Some people love this Little Burgundy eatery because it serves beautiful seafood platters, foie gras, excellent dry-aged steak, and all kinds of other sturdy, meaty dishes, liberally seasoned with old-school enhancements like salt, butter and Worcestershire sauce. Others go there…

“Maison publique” means “public house” in French, and true to its name, this restaurant in the heart of mostly-francophone Plateau Mont-Royal looks like a traditional British pub. Yet its wood paneling and retro wallpaper feel Canadian, too. Chef owner Derek…

Nowadays Montreal’s Hasidim share their Mile End neighbourhood with a new breed of fellow, long-bearded men in uniform called hipsters—and Hotel Herman is their new foodie temple. To be clear, it is not a hotel, but a happening restaurant. It’s…

Amidst the restaurants catering to a hip, young downtown crowd, this stands out as something different. Yes, the décor is industrial and spare, combining whitewashed brick seats and rough wood tables. But instead of the usual braised and deep-fried meat-heavy…

Chef Claude Pelletier and maître d’ extraordinaire Hubert Marsolais opened Le Club Chasse et Pêche in 2007 on the site of an old-school Montreal French stalwart called Le Fadeau—and something of the venerable feel of its predecessor has stayed on.…

The New York-based Lyonnais master chef Daniel Boulud has been resoundingly welcomed in Montreal, a city at ease with his modern French cooking. And he has found a most appropriate home in the beautifully renovated Ritz-Carlton, where the original lobby,…

Milos is Canada’s most successful high-end restaurant concept. First came Montreal, then New York, and just in time for the Athens Olympiad, owner Costas Spiliadis did the impossible and introduced his authentic Greek cuisine to… Athens. Next, Las Vegas, Miami,…

Martin Picard’s cult restaurant was conceived less for the gourmet than the gourmand. And the unapologetically gluttonous appeal of the original menu items that made its reputation—like the foie gras poutine, and duck in a can—remain the guiding culinary principle…

Hugely popular, noisy and busy, the Filet is a must for those who want to go out, see the cool people of Montreal and eat brilliantly composed, tasty dishes—all in the same venue. Opened four years ago by the team…

This bistro occupies the main floor of what was once the Darling Foundry, on the industrial flank of old Montreal—and the interior design mirrors the setting.Exposed brick, bare ducts and pipework, hard edges, simple lighting and vast expanses of old…