Tag: restaurant
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Le Boucan 2 Is Open
Montreal isn’t a big city. Sure our island is home to millions of people and it sprawls from the West Island all the way east to Point aux trembles but the centre, the main neighbourhoods of the city are relatively close making it easy to get from one end to the other by metro, Uber…
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Le MTL Resto + Bar
In order for a restaurant or a bar to survive Montreal’s busy scene it needs to stand out. Investments in top notch decor, the best food and most importantly great people are key to making an establishment a success. MTL Resto and Bar recently opened on the Plateau, the city’s most densely packed neighbourhood, and…
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Taqueria Arturo
Prince Arthur Street, between St. Laurent and Laval used to be a bustling hub of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops that attracted people from all over the city. It was one of a few pedestrian promenades in Montreal and it was busy morning, noon and night. In recent years the area has become less popular…
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Nespresso’s Cafe Gourmand
Back in December four up and coming pastry chefs were put to the test as they competed in the second edition of the Cafe Gourmand contest. Presented by Nespresso and held at the Institut de l’Hotellerie et Tourisme du Quebec (ITHQ), the contestants were required to create unique coffee pairings with two creative mignardaise (bite…
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Europea
Although there are thousands of restaurants to choose from in Montreal, it’s difficult to find a lunch table that matches the impeccable attention to detail that you will find at Restaurant Europea. Over the holidays I paid a visit (my first ever) to the restaurant with one of the Montreal Food Divas and I was…
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Dolcetto & Co.
I’ve walked past Dolcetto & Co. in Old Montreal a thousand times or more and almost every time the restaurant’s marine inspired decor has caught my eye. Anchors, buoys and life preservers are not things I would normally associate with an Italian restaurant but upon finally getting a chance to try their food last week,…
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LOV In Old Montreal
Up until now I don’t think I have ever uttered the phrase “let’s go to a vegetarian place for dinner”. My love of meat (especially hamburgers) and chicken is well documented and my fear of fainting from hunger after eating vegetarian or vegan has often led to a second supper. Up until now there hasn’t…
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The Holidays At Le Richmond
There are a number of reasons why I keep going back to Le Richmond. The larger-than-life decor is still as impressive as the first time I saw it, the ambiance is as lively as ever and the food keeps getting better. The main reason why I love going back to the restaurant and the market…
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Bombay Sapphire
Every now and then, a group of Montreal’s media and bloggers are invited to congregate for a special night out. Getting us all sharing the news on social media, there’s no better way for a brand to announce a new product, especially when that brand is Bombay Sapphire Gin. For the launch of the new…
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Taberna
I had big plans for this year’s MTLATABLE. With over 150 restaurants participating during the 10 day food festival, there was almost no limit to the choices that were offered. Well, those 10 days slipped by quicker than expected but I did manage to snag myself a table at Taberna towards the tail end and…
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L’Gros Luxe Deluxe
In a very short time, L’Gros has grown to become a neighbourhood favourite throughout Montreal. They recently opened their second Plateau location after transforming their original St. Andre and Roy location into the first ever entirely vegetarian L’Gros Luxe. Until this week, the new Plateau location (451 Ave Duluth E) was serving only food…
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L’Auberge St-Gabriel
L’Auberge St-Gabriel is one of the most beautiful places in Old Montreal. It’s modern, chalet-inspired interior, with fur-decorated stone walls, segmented dining rooms and dim lighting make it the perfect place to cozy up for a cocktail. The smell of wood fire wafts through the space inspiring comforting thoughts of deep winter, drifting snow and…
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Allô Mon Coco
For the last 15 years Allô Mon Coco has been serving up delicious breakfast in over 20 beautifully designed locations across Quebec. Last week those 15 years were celebrated by media and VIP guests at the new Plateau location on the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Mont-Royal Avenue. We traded in our coffee for…
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Maggie Oakes
A very lucky group of media and VIP guests were recently given a tasty preview of what Chef Derek Bocking has been cooking up for the recently opened restaurant, Maggie Oakes. The beautiful new space located in Old Montreal is the house restaurant for the equally majestic William Gray hotel. We were treated to a…
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The Secret Door
Although its name kind of gives itself away, Le Speakeasy on McGill Street in Old Montreal is a pretty cool place to grab a drink. Fronted by a sandwich shop, once you pass the right door, you’re transported into vast room with so many visual cues that it will take more than one visit to…
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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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Breaking The Chain
Joe Mercuri is one of Montreal’s most talked about chefs. He’s personable, funny and very hands-on in his kitchen. He’s been around the block a few times having headlined at Bronté before opening his own successful restaurant in Old Montreal a few years ago. Building on the success of Mercuri he has now teamed up…
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Macbar et Fromage
It’s hard to sit still in a city like Montreal. Each of our diverse neighbourhoods offers something unique to everyone who lives in or visits them. On Ontario Street East, you’ll find a heap of new restaurants, bars and services popping up almost daily. They continue to transform and gentrify the area creating yet another…
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Robin des bois
The story of Robin Hood is familiar to us all. The galant vigilante who robbed from the rich to give to the poor was a symbol of defiance and a hero to those downtrodden and helpless against a system build to keep people in their place. In Montreal, Robin des bois, a restaurant concept unique…
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Grand Prix Insider
Montreal’s W Hotel has been the talk of the town for the last year. From an amazing series of renovations to the opening of ÊAT, the W has repositioned itself as the place to see and be seen in the city. During Grand Prix is was one of the key places to party in Montreal.…
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High Société
Over the last three years I’ve found myself at La Société on several occasions. Celebratory cocktails, clothing launches and Grand Prix parties are all made better with the elegant back drop that La Société provides. Last week, La Société was the toast of the evening as we celebrated the restaurant’s three years in business in…
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Fahrenheit 155 Is Closed
As far as burger places go in Montreal, we have our fair share. Ranging from fast food to haute gamme, there’s something for everyone who loves their meat between two buns. Fahrenheit 155 is the latest restaurant in the city to feature their take on burgers and we’ve already stopped by twice to check it…
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Remember Your Roots
Many of today’s hottest neighbourhoods in Montreal got off to a gritty and very practical start. Both Griffintown and Hochelaga were both centres for tanning leather goods. La Tannerie on Ontario east in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a bring-your-own-wine restaurant that pays homage to the neighbourhood’s roots in name, style and substance. At a recent media event,…
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Beyond The Books
Montreal’s Côte-des-neiges neighbourhood is rich with wonderful restaurants, shops, cafes, pubs, parks and more. A walk along Côte-des-neiges road can lead to some truly unique surprises. Tucked away, behind the shelves of books in the neighbourhood’s popular Olivieri Bookstore you’ll find the Olivieri Bistro, one of these wonderful surprises that feels like a veritable secret…
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A World Of Wine
We are very excited to finally present you with an exclusive look at M. Mme, Montreal’s coolest new wine bar and restaurant. From the brilliant minds of Chef Stelio Perombelon (Les Chèvres, Les Cons Servants, Sinclair) and Hovig Kalanjian (Toi & Moi Café), M. Mme is an immersive experience into the delicious world of wine,…
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Rounded House
I’ve been wanting to try Nini Meatball House in Griffintown for some time now. The relatively small restaurant’s captivatingly pure aesthetic draws us in like moths to a bright white flame but its what’s on the menu that really piques our interested. Last week a handful of Montreal’s media gathered at a table to sample…
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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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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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Far East Movement
DJNL was on the scene last week at the VIP opening of EAST Pan-Asiatique, the beautiful new restaurant located in the lobby of the recently opened (and heavily buzzed about) Renaissance Hotel on the corner of Cathcart and Robert-Bourassa. The latest endeavour from the Satori Group (they first opened Satori in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu followed by Siam…
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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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The Northern Bites
It hasn’t been that long since Soubois launched their Sunday brunch menu but in a very short time they have perfected a selection of wonderful dishes. Having become one of Montreal’s top restaurant success stories in 2015 with their excellent food, unique atmosphere and great service, Soubois is excelling at what it does best; showing…
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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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Grill Master
No matter how fancy food can get, nothing beats a good homestyle barbecue. The scent of grilled meat and spices slowly roasting over smouldering charcoal or sweet, smokey wood get mouths watering like little else. Lattuca Barbecue is an excellent yet surprising addition to Old Montreal’s collection of restaurants because of its simplistic approach to…
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Keeping Us Warm
Located only steps from St. Laurent in the in-between neighbourhood of Saint-Édouard is Les Cocottes, a charmingly eclectic restaurant that recently celebrated its first year in business. Serving a variety of comfort food staples, mostly in clay ramekins, the concept is completely simple and utterly savoury. Late last week an intimate number of Montreal’s media…
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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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Great Company
Montreal is full of wonderful surprises and for someone like myself who loves to go out and find cool new places to eat and drink, it is such a pleasure to be surprised by a restaurant I had wrongly judged. A couple of years ago I went to Rosalie for the first time. Having ignorantly…
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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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All Jazzed Up
For years Modavie in Old Montreal has remained one of St. Paul Street’s constant favourites. Serving up great food and wine, people have returned as regulars because they enjoy the warm atmosphere and courteous service. For the last few months, Modavie has been under construction and last week the new decor (and an exciting new…
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L’New Luxe
It seems like yesterday that we clamoured to see what the all the fuss was at L’Gros Luxe on the Plateau. Fast forward to their fourth location (one in Mile-End, one in Longueuil and another one coming in Quebec City) now open in Little Burgundy on Notre-Dame, this local chain of restaurants has found success…
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Major League
Love comes in all shapes and sizes and in Montreal, our love of food knows no boundaries. That’s why many of us will go the end of the earth (or at least the island) to find our next great meal. État-Major is located near the busy intersection of Pie-IX and Ontario, in the heart of…
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Night and Day
We recently attended the media opening of Ozeu & O’Boeuf, a special 2-in-1 restaurant that has taken up shop in St-Henri. Part breakfast place, part burger joint, the concept is gimmicky, offering two different atmosphere depending on when you visit the restaurant. Ozeu is open from from early morning until about 3pm where breakfast, brunch…
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The Natural Elements
Located in a cavernous underground space along one of Montreal’s busiest downtown streets, SouBois, one of our city’s newest multi-facted restaurants takes the concept of bring nature indoors to the next level with thier culinary expertise and their out-of-this-world decor. Equal parts restaurant, bar and nightclub, taking the stairs down into SouBois feels a little…
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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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The Time Is NAO
Late last month, DJNL was invited to Nao Steakhouse in Toronto to celebrate a spirited 5a7 with the House of Bombay. Our Toronto corespondent sipped on Bombay Sapphire Gin martinis and cocktails while beating the hot summer heat. Despite a sweltering heat, the downtown Toronto terrasse was packed with people enjoying complientary Bombay Sapphire signature…
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That’s Amore
When it comes to food, there’s nothing better than a perfect pairing. Classics like champagne and oysters, beers, burgers and fries and of course pizza and wine remind us that on their own foods like this can be great, but when paired up with their beverage soulmates, they are unstoppable. When it comes to pizza…
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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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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,…