Tag: Food
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Place Ville Marie’s Food Hall Is Open
Construction has been a huge part of life for Montrealers lives since the beginning of time (or at least it feels that way) but some of that hard work is finally paying off. Le Cathcart, Place Ville Marie’s new food market opened earlier this year and has proven to be a powerhouse, downtown attraction. Featuring…
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A New Wine and Coffee Spot Is Open
Late last year, Bazarette opened it doors to cocktail, wine and coffee lovers lovers alike. Owned, in part, by the same group that owns the Montreal Canadiens, Bazarette aims to offer an alternative to the gaggle of “American” sports-centric bars in the area. Perfectly positioned near the Bell Centre and Lucien L’Allier train and metro…
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New Surprises At An Old Montreal Classic
Going out for dinner in Old Montreal is something I would recommend to anyone, any night of the week. There’s always something new to try in the neighbourhood but every now and then it’s nice to drop in on a classic. Last week we returned to Verses on Saint-Paul, a restaurant that prides itself of…
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Old Montreal’s Most Epic Boozy Brunch
I’ve been a big fan of Méchant Boeuf for quite some time now. Their food satiates my hunger, their wine list has never let me down and the ambiance on a regular night is vibrant and radiates a good time. When it comes to brunch at this Old Montreal staple, I didn’t know what I…
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5 Killer Dishes Guaranteed To Level Up Your Brunch Game
I’m not going to beat around the bush – brunch at SuWu is excellent. Know this as you read on. Normally St. Laurent Boulevard is the last place I think about being on Sunday morning. After all the partying and clubbing drums to a close, the street itself looks a little hungover as the sun…
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Polarizing Pops Of Flavour Reach Near Perfection
A night out at a restaurant can mean different things to different people. Some go out just to satiate their hunger, some go out for the intense social interaction and some go for an experience that they can’t find anywhere else. At Perles et Paddock, a beautiful restaurant erected in a space that once housed…
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The MTL à Table Annual Feast Is Back!
It’s time to try it all – I couldn’t agree more with this tagline. Hundreds of restaurants around Montreal are gearing up for this year’s edition of MTL à Table, a 10 day adventure in eating and celebrating the best our diverse restaurant scene has to offer. Starting November 1st and running through to the…
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The Must-Try Dishes From Joiea Sociale
In Montreal’s vast restaurant landscape, there’s something for every taste – especially if you like Italian food. From quiet corners in mom and pop restaurants to fancy white-glove fine dining, Italian food is available for one and all in Montreal. Joiea Sociale is a blend of several different styles and they all work well. The…
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Rosetta
Passion, hope and courage are among the driving factors for many who wish to set up shop in Montreal. Rosetta, a fantastic new Italian/French bakery, café and pastry shop on rue Notre-Dame in Saint-Henri is a highlight of the year where the passion to impress customers with quality and service reigns high. They offer exquisitely…
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Porco
Just a few short weeks ago we were in NDG for a special media sit down dinner at Hopkins. Last week we returned to the bustling Monkland village neighbourhood for the opening of Porco, Hopkins’ sister restaurant. The two can’t be compared but they do share an owner and a desire to offer their clients…
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The Ikanos Brunch
There’s nothing like a good brunch to keep your weekend rolling. Montreal is a city with no shortage of brunches and ranging from simple bacon and eggs to complicated quiche, there’s something for every taste at every hour of the day – at least till three pm. Ikanos is far from simple but the food…
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El Zaziummm
It’s very rare that I make it back to a restaurant as quickly as I did to review El Zaziummm. I attended their 25th anniversary party back in June and a couple of weeks later I organized (with plenty of wonderful help) a sit down dinner to try a little more food in a setting…
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Hopkins
NDG is one of those Montreal neighbourhoods that stand out as something truly different. The area is one of the most culturally diverse in the city, there’s a laid back easiness to the people that call NDG home and along Monkland, the neighbourhood’s main strip, you will find some of the best restaurants, bars and…
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El Zaziummm
Laurier Street east in Montreal’s very popular Plateau neighbourhood is a quiet oasis where crowds of people stroll to and from the sprawling park, they meander slowly from one shop to the next, buying breads, cheese, clothing and trinkets from the little shops that line the street. Surrounded on all sides by busy thoroughfares like…
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Rosewood Revisited
As a food writer, restaurant lover and nightlife enthusiast, I eat out a lot. As much as I love the feeling of walking into a new restaurant for the first time, I also enjoy recurring visits to some of my favorite places in the city. When I returned to Rosewood a couple of weeks ago…
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Mac-n-Cheese Week 2017
I hope you’ve been wearing your eatin-pants all week! The third annual Mac-n-cheese week is bigger than ever before with more restaurants, crazier recipes and of course plenty of ooey-gooey Mac-n-cheese to go around. From April 3rd to 10th over 30 restaurants across Montreal and Quebec City have developed plenty of fun new takes on…
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Henden
After conquering the fried chicken world by opening Bird Bar on Notre-Dame west less that 3 months ago, Kimberly Lallouz has set her sights on becoming the Queen of cocktails in Griffintown. Last week some of Montreal’s movers and shakers of the city’s media and social scene gathered for the VIP opening of Henden, a…
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Happening Gourmand 10: Food Edition
Happening Gourmand has been treating us to some great food for a full decade. Feast your eyes on some of the food we sampled at the launch late last week. Running until February 5th, 9 restaurants throughout Old Montreal will be serving up specially created lunch and three course dinner specials. This combined with some…
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Emiliano’s
Two weeks ago Emiliano’s woke up the neighbourhood with a mariachi infused grand opening that sent the sounds of Mexico wafting through the corridors of Old Montreal. Hundred’s of people gathered at the 3 month old restaurant to mingle, try the food and get a feel for what they owners hope to accomplish with their…
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Omnivore 2016
From the 16th to the 19th of September, Montreal will be getting culinarily creative at Omnivore. This highly anticipated international food festival is presented in collaboration with the Société des Arts et Technologies (SAT) and will feature four days packed with activities and will feature both local chefs and guest chefs from around the world. …
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HVOR
With thousands of restaurants to choose from in Montreal, to stand out in the crowd, you must offer something extra special. In Griffintown, HVOR has taken the normal restaurant formula and changed it up slightly, offering something a little different which has led to a lot of curiosity throughout the city. A couple of weeks…
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9 Reasons To
Last week we attended the official opening of Terrasse sur l’Auberge, an amazing rooftop terrasse located in Old Montreal. You can read about the opening here. When putting together the article, we came across so many great pictures of the food and drink served on the terrasse we couldn’t help to put something together to…
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An Urban Garden Party
Montreal’s Fitzroy is many different things. It’s a wildly decorated pool hall hangout, an awesome bar with great cocktails and a restaurant that serves up pretty fantastic food. It’s obvious that I liked the place (which surprised me a little) but you will need to see this it for yourself. Read on. Fitzroy is perfectly…
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Pizza On The Plateau
Though you can find just about everything on the Plateau, a good pizza place was the one thing that eluded Mount Royal Avenue. With Pronto arriving on the scene a few months ago, that’s all changed now and for the better. Pronto isn’t just a pizza place though. To limit it to one thing would…
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DJNL’s BEST PIZZA
When it comes to guilty pleasures, pizza is right up there with burgers, fries and poutine. Whether its dinner time or 3 am, gourmet or 99 cent, Montrealer’s will find any occasion to grab a slice or two. We’ve done the legwork to bring you our 4 favourite places that slice up the competition. Here…
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Buonanotte
A restaurant’s success depends on many factors. Food quality, service, ambiance and a little notoriety rank among the most important of these factors. Without this necessary foundation of imperative building blocks, nothing (including a solid customer base) can be built. During its 25 years on St. Laurent, Buonanotte has seen it all. The restaurant and…
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An Italian Adventure
We find Fiorellino on a quiet section of La Gauchetière near Beaver Hall where the longstanding structures of Old Montreal meets the sky-scraping new towers of downtown. In the few short weeks it has been open, Fiorellino, a new Italian snack-bar from the guys behind some of Montreal’s coolest restaurants, has been attracting a wealth…
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Rosewood Revisited
It’s been a little over a year and a half since Rosewood joined the ranks of Montreal’s busy restaurant scene. Part restaurant, part bar and part music venue (no doubt an influence brought to the restaurant by co-owner and Montreal rocker, Jonas), Rosewood has aimed to add a rock and roll element to our dining…
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The Weekend Dish
It seems like I’ve been spending a lot of time at the W Hotel lately. This past summer we covered the opulently redecorated rooms that have added a spark of new life to the exquisite hotel. More recently we followed up with Êat, the brand spanking new restaurant that opened in December and serves up…
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Pass Pour Poutine
With bikini season still months away here in Montreal, there’s no better time to indulge in heaps of everyone’s favourite comfort food, poutine. Starting tomorrow, February 1st and continuing all week until the 7th, La Poutine Week is back for its 4th edition and this year its bigger and better than ever before. This year…
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Depth Perception
When Êat opened last December I called it a triumph and a creative shot in the arm for Montreal’s restaurant scene and that was before I had taken a single bite. Located in the W Hotel, the blended decor felt refreshingly new and featured a mix of graffitied walls that lead into a larger, more…
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GIVE/RECEIVE
Here we are again folks, the holidays are closing in and like a pair of Aretha Franklin’s high-heels, you’re feeling the pressure. As we head into the final stretch of the busiest shopping season of the year, take a moment and breathe deep because we are here to help. For those of you who are…
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Fashion X Art X Food
For the better part of the last few months, Montreal’s W Hotel has been undergoing a little work to help freshen the place up. We’ve seen first hand the wonderful work they did to their luxurious rooms and last week, at one of the biggest bashes of the year, we finally got our first glimpse…
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Out of the Ashes
Pintxo was one of the first restaurants we covered here on dayjobsnightlife.com. That was almost three years ago (you can read that article from January 2013 right here). A lot can happen in three years and for this very well known Plateau eatery, time wasn’t so kind. The restaurant’s original location burned down earlier this…
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MissFresh
Because it’s 2015, just about everything we need can be ordered online. From books to clothes and everything in between, we can have the world brought to our door at our leisure. Across the country, subscription services are booming and amongst the plethora of box of the month clubs, there exists in Montreal a niche…
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Tommy
Old Montreal is home to many beautiful spaces. New cafes, bars, hotels and restaurants keep finding creative ways to incorporate their astoundingly designed decors into the area’s beautiful old buildings. Tommy is a perfect example of a cafe that looks like it was custom tailored to the Insta-generation. A good looking restaurant is nothing without…
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Sneak and Chic
For the last twelve months Pandore has proven itself as one of Montreal’s most stylish event spaces. Now, after a successful first year atop one of the busiest corners in the city, they are shaking things up a bit on Friday nights. Welcome to Sneak and Chic, a throwback to a time where live music…
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Redefining An Icon
These days it’s hard to imagine a Montreal bar or a restaurant lasting more than a few years, let alone a decade or more. Thursday’s is a staple in Montreal and has been riding the ebbs and flows of our city’s nightlife scene since May of 1973. The establishment, a combination of bistro, bar and…
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Eating Is Believing
When a trend hits Montreal, you can bet that it will spread like wildfire. From one side of this city to the next, restaurants offering variations on comfort food for very reasonable prices have been opening, one after the next. L’Gros Luxe has made a fortune doing it and now boasts three locations in Montreal,…
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A Warm Welcome
In Montreal’s east end, just past the Plateau and beyond the railroad tracks that divide the city, is the up and coming Shop Angus neighbourhood. A mecca of new business mixed with a multitude of new residential development, the relatively new Rosemont neighbourhood is expanding at a breakneck pace. With the arrival new people and…
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YUL EAT 2nd Edition
The second edition of YUL EAT satiated the appetite of over 103,000 foodie festival-goers during the three day festival held in Montreal’s Old Port at the Clock Tower Beach. The sun was shining and the weather was warm as Montrealers gathered to celebrate one of the things our city does best, delicious food. From open…
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Oysterfest 2015
This year’s Oysterfest was bigger than ever before. Raising money for charity, the festival gathered thousands of food and music lovers to the new location at the Peel Basin for two days of sampling delicious food, listening to local music, watching and participating in plating and cocktail competitions and of course shucking over 30,000 oysters.…
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Spanish On The Fly
Sitting adjacent to Tapas 24 on Notre Dame is the newest addition to the MTL Cuisine family, Tapas 24 Snack Bar. Opened officially to the public last week, they enjoyed a soft launch over the weekend featuring a couple of nights of friends and family specials, free ice cream and weekend brunch. We stopped by…
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Style and Substance
The Peel Basin, located a stone’s throw from the Lachine Canal, has changed a lot over the last ten years. Once an area filled with empty lots and crumbling buildings, it is now home to high end boutiques, hotels, condos, cafes and restaurants that are leaving their unique mark on our vibrant foodie scene. One…
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Hidden Tiger
The Red Tiger is an interesting addition to Montreal’s Gay Village. This Vietnamese Pub is adding a little needed diversity to an area of the city that should be doing so much better. Featuring an excellent menu of cocktails and some fantastic Vietnamese food, Le Red Tiger is the latest in a new generation of…
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Seventh Heaven
In a few short weeks we will be up to our eyeballs in oysters when Oysterfest returns for its 7th edition. This year promises a fantastic new venue, more music, more restaurants, fierce competitions and of course loads of oysters for all you shuckers out there. Read on for all the details. At a press…
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Raising The Bar:
There is a lot to love at the Sofitel Hotel and their restaurant, le Renoir but just when you think they can’t possibly do anything more to impress, they present us with a tasty new bar menu designed by Chef Olivier Perret. Featuring delicious burgers, a sumptuous duck poutine, gourmet sandwiches, hotdogs, tartare, oysters and…
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To Market, To Market
It’s no secret that we love Le Richmond. We have been raving about this outstanding restaurant since it opened a few short years ago (Click here, here and here to read more!). Located in Griffintown, the restaurant has made quite a name for itself as a must try in Montreal. In a city like Montreal,…
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Grand Prix Pit Stop
The W Hotel in Old Montreal is no stranger to the hottest parties in town, which is why it makes sense that they had one of the most talked about parties of this year’s Grand Prix. Attended by VIP guests, local celebrities and high-profile media, the Pit Stop Party was the place to see and…
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Food Truck Thursdays
Ever since opening their doors, Mme Lee has been a strong draw in downtown Montreal. Located perfectly on Ontario between St-Laurent and St-Denis, the spectacularly designed bar boasts a fun menu, a great signature cocktail list and non-stop weekend parties featuring an in-house DJ. They also happen to be a great place for a weekday…