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Paparmane: Dreamy tea time is served by Montreal brunch royalty
J.P. Karwacki

Paparmane: Dreamy tea time is served by Montreal brunch royalty

Here's the tea: The minds behind brunch destinations Régine Café and Janine Café turn their attention to English tea room services twisted in their own Montreal image.

Kwizinn: New Horizons in Caribbean Cuisine for Mike Lafaille
J.P. Karwacki

Kwizinn: New Horizons in Caribbean Cuisine for Mike Lafaille

Haitian-Montrealer chef Mike Lafaille on his new restaurant address for Kwizinn in the old quarter, transforming Caribbean cuisine, and local obsessions.

Badin: The cocktail-forward listening lounge built for aurality and intimacy in Little Burgundy
J.P. Karwacki

Badin: The cocktail-forward listening lounge built for aurality and intimacy in Little Burgundy

The cocktail-forward listening lounge below Little Burgundy's HENI is an unreal gem for audophile lushes.

La Gargamelle: Reveling in food and drink at an Old Montreal reverse speakeasy
J.P. Karwacki

La Gargamelle: Reveling in food and drink at an Old Montreal reverse speakeasy

The Montreal cocktail scene player Tittle Tattle now finds itself with a gastronomic side that showcases it's chef's flavour play.

The nouveau Levant: Redefining cuisines and cultures from Montreal's Arab diaspora
Yasmine Dalloul

The nouveau Levant: Redefining cuisines and cultures from Montreal's Arab diaspora

How Montreal's Levantine Arabs—Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian—are opening concepts that bridge adapting to a Western palate with staying true to who they are. 

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [April 2024]
J.P. Karwacki

The Best New Restaurants in Montreal [April 2024]

These are the 27 best new restaurants in Montreal, from casual hangs to pristine and high-class joints.

O’Citrus: Overcoming the odds of growing citrus in Québec
Mayssam Samaha

O’Citrus: Overcoming the odds of growing citrus in Québec

Vyckie Vaillancourt's greenhouse O’Citrus is the first-ever operation to grow citrus fruit in Québec in any sort of commercial way.

Bottomless Pete Reviews: Amea Café
Bottomless Pete

Bottomless Pete Reviews: Amea Café

Amea take your order?

Long live Snowdon Deli: A photo essay tribute with Montreal's Craving Curator
Scott Usheroff

Long live Snowdon Deli: A photo essay tribute with Montreal's Craving Curator

Montreal's Craving Curator, Scott Usheroff, on why Snowdon Deli stands out as a true Montreal institution and beacon of tradition, community, and delicious food.

Talking queer food—and where to find it in Montreal
Ivy Lerner-Frank

Talking queer food—and where to find it in Montreal

Montreal's a queer-friendly city. How does that influence its hospitality industry and the safe spaces of its restaurants, cafés and bars?

La Marelle: Don’t even think of boxing this Mile-Ex restaurant in
J.P. Karwacki

La Marelle: Don’t even think of boxing this Mile-Ex restaurant in

With its chef's El Salvadorean roots and Eurocentric tutelage, as many fine wines as there are cold pints of 50, and versatile vibes, La Marelle is a sense of play incarnate.

Jun Jun: The hi-fi restaurant modernizing Filipino cuisine in Griffintown
J.P. Karwacki

Jun Jun: The hi-fi restaurant modernizing Filipino cuisine in Griffintown

Montreal's first modern Filipino restaurant brings together a supergroup of the community to create a new generational take on their cuisine and culture.

Bottomless Pete Reviews: Lou's
Bottomless Pete

Bottomless Pete Reviews: Lou's

Lou's is a win.

Ohayo Café: Saying good morning to Montreal with Japanese yoshoku
Ivy Lerner-Frank

Ohayo Café: Saying good morning to Montreal with Japanese yoshoku

Rice, sandos, knives, basketball—this is chef Hiroshi Kitano’s journey from Japan to Montreal, and the restaurants he’s created for the city.

Oncle Lee: Bringing a contemporary taste of Chinatown to Montreal’s Mile End
J.P. Karwacki

Oncle Lee: Bringing a contemporary taste of Chinatown to Montreal’s Mile End

Oncle Lee is where chef Andersen Lee has a space to call his own, exploring his Chinese identity, influences, and inspirations.