No. 50: Europea
1227 DE LA MONTAGNE, MONTREAL,QUEBEC EUROPEA.CA 514-398-9229 This elegant restaurant started small over a decade ago, then expanded twice within the same Victorian house, in the process growing from 35…
No. 40: Hotel Herman
5171 BOULEVARD SAINT-LAURENT, MONTREAL,QUEBEC HOTELHERMAN.COM 514-278-7000 Located in the Mile End, where hipsters share the neighbourhood with Hassidims—just like they do in Williamsburg, Brooklyn— Hotel Herman is a not a…
No. 42: Liverpool House
2501 RUE NOTRE-DAME WEST, MONTREAL,QUEBEC JOEBEEF.CA 514-313-6049 Squeezed between the internationally famous Joe Beef and the hip Vin Papillon on Notre-Dame West, Liverpool House is meant to be a neighbourhood…
No. 44: Lawrence
5201 BOULEVARD SAINT-LAURENT, MONTREAL,QUEBEC LAWRENCERESTAURANT.COM 514-503-1070 When you quit boulevard St. Laurent and step into Lawrence, the first thing that strikes you is the warmth and intimacy of the place.…
No. 45: Jun I
156 AVENUE LAURIER WEST, MONTREAL,QUEBEC JUNI.CA 514-276-5864 Junichi Ikematsu’s modern Japanese restaurant is a hybrid that reflects his own unusual culinary background For in his native Kyoto he trained largely…
No. 32: Cabane à Sucre
11382 RANG DE LA FRESNIÈRE, ST-BENOÎT DE MIRABEL,QUEBEC AUPIEDDECOCHON.CA 514-281-1114 At Cabane à Sucre, au Pied de Cochon chef Martin Picard grows vegetables, raises organic pigs and—mostly—taps surrounding maples to…
No. 34: Au Pied de Cochon
536 DULUTH EAST, MONTREAL,QUEBEC AUPIEDDECOCHON.CA 514-281-1114 Martin Picard’s cult restaurant continues to awe crowds with the same unapologetically gluttonous menu items that made its reputation—like foie gras poutine and duck…
No. 26: Le Club Chasse et Pêche
423 RUE ST. CLAUDE, MONTREAL, QUÉBEC LECLUBCHASSEETPECHE.COM 514-861-1112 Despite the contemporary photographs on the walls, le Club Chasse et Pêche has an enduring and charming retro feel, helped along by…
No. 21: Maison Publique
4720 RUE MARQUETTE, 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. 24: Nora Gray
1391 RUE SAINT-JACQUES, 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 the love regular customers…