No. 49: Candide
551 SAINT MARTIN STREET, MONTREAL, QUEBEC RESTAURANTCANDIDE.COM 514-447-2717 Candide is deeply committed to serving what’s local and seasonal, and—deliberate or not—its messaging on this front begins long before you pick…
No. 47: Damas
1201 VAN HORNE AVENUE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC RESTAURANT-DAMAS.COM 514-439-5435 DAMAS OPENED IN MODEST QUARTERS ON PARK AVENUE IN 2010 AND WAS THRIVING THERE BEFORE THE WAR IN SYRIA PIQUED LOCAL INTEREST…
No. 44: Jun I
156 LAURIER AVENUE WEST, MONTREAL, QUEBEC JUNI.CA 514-276-5864 THE FINEST JAPANESE RESTAURANTS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS RIGIDLY TRADITIONAL, BUT JUNICHI IKEMATSU’S MODERN JAPANESE RESTAURANT IS AN EXCEPTION. His cuisine is a…
No. 41: Wolf in the Fog
150 FOURTH STREET, TOFINO, BRITISH COLUMBIA WOLFINTHEFOG.COM 250-725-9653 PERCHED OVER A SURF SHOP ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FISHERMAN’S WHARF, WOLF IN THE FOG COULDN’T BE ANY MORE HOLISTICALLY ALIGNED…
No. 19: Nora Gray
1391 SAINT JACQUES STREET, MONTREAL, QUEBEC NORAGRAY.COM 514-419-6672 LOCATED NEAR THE BELL CENTRE IN A RETAIL NO MAN’S LAND, NORA GRAY IS NONETHELESS ALWAYS FULL—WHICH SAYS A LOT ABOUT THIS…
No. 13: Maison Publique
4720 MARQUETTE STREET, MONTREAL, QUEBEC MAISONPUBLIQUE.COM 514-507-0555 MONTREAL’S PLATEAU MONT-ROYAL MIGHT SEEM AN UNLIKELY LOCATION FOR ONE OF THE BEST GASTROPUBS THIS SIDE OF PICCADILLY, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT MAISON…
No. 45: Park
378 VICTORIA AVENUE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC PARKRESTO.COM 514-750-7534 IN NOVEMBER 2016, A FIRE SEVERELY DAMAGED THE WESTMOUNT BUILDING WHERE PARK IS LOCATED, FORCING THE RESTAURANT TO CLOSE. Chef-owner Antonio Park took…
No. 4: Le Vin Papillon
2519 NOTRE DAME STREET WEST, MONTREAL, QUEBEC VINPAPILLON.COM 514-439-6494 THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE JOE BEEF AND LIVERPOOL HOUSE CLAN MAY BE CALLED LE VIN PAPILLON, BUT IT COULD BE NAMED JOE VEGETABLE.…
No. 3: Joe Beef
2491 NOTRE DAME STREET WEST MONTREAL, QUEBEC JOEBEEF.CA 514-935-6504 THE HUMBLE 30-SEAT BACK-TO-BASICS CULINARY OUTPOST THAT CHEFS DAVID MCMILLAN AND FRED MORIN OPENED ON A SKETCHY STRETCH OF NOTRE DAME…
No. 2: Toqué!
900 JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE PLACE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC RESTAURANT-TOQUE.COM 514-499-2084 SOMEWHERE NEAR THE MIDDLE OF YOUR MENU DÉGUSTATION, THE SEARED LOCAL DUCK FOIE GRAS, PLATED WITH EARTHY PUFFED BUCKWHEAT, WARMED QUEBEC BLUEBERRIES…