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Ramen Ramen Fes returns for a two-week citywide noodle crawl
The Main

Ramen Ramen Fes returns for a two-week citywide noodle crawl

The fourth edition of Montreal's annual ramen festival lets you eat and vote your way through special bowls from October 13 to 26, 2025.

The Best New Bars in Montreal [October 2025]
J.P. Karwacki

The Best New Bars in Montreal [October 2025]

A Caribbean restobar, a fridge-door chapel bar in Old Montreal, and an owl-inspired cocktail lounge on Mont-Royal—just a few of the 11 best new bars in Montreal right now.

North America's 50 Best Restaurants proves Montreal is a world-class dining capital
The Main

North America's 50 Best Restaurants proves Montreal is a world-class dining capital

Quebec chefs cleaned up at the inaugural awards.

An exclusive look at David McMillan and Derek Dammann's upcoming West Island restaurant Grille-Nature
J.P. Karwacki

An exclusive look at David McMillan and Derek Dammann's upcoming West Island restaurant Grille-Nature

The former Joe Beef co-owner and ex-Maison Publique chef plan to debut a place in Dollard-des-Ormeaux that can “feed everyone (with) true hospitality” in November 2025.

A chef's perspective: How pop-ups are keeping Montreal's food scene alive
Emilie Madeleine

A chef's perspective: How pop-ups are keeping Montreal's food scene alive

Rent's wild, opening a restaurant feels like a gamble—but it's one-night-only dinners where new chefs test ideas without going broke.

Elevating Mexican traditions with the 'fonda fina' Bar Luz
Ivy Lerner-Frank

Elevating Mexican traditions with the 'fonda fina' Bar Luz

Bar Luz offers an intimate and elevated expression of Mexico's traditional eateries with hand-pressed tortillas and dishes inspired by one chef's matriarchs.

New takes on Chinese tea culture from a roaming all-female teahouse
Alexa Toguri-Laurin

New takes on Chinese tea culture from a roaming all-female teahouse

Thé Jinjin blends traditional Chinese tea culture with the culinary and food science backgrounds of its founder Wenhui Zhang.

This is what a burger says about a restaurant
The Main

This is what a burger says about a restaurant

Burger Week 2025 entries that flex, tell stories about staff meals and family memories, and announce the revival of a beloved local project.

Laurent Dagenais builds the restaurant he always wanted
J.P. Karwacki

Laurent Dagenais builds the restaurant he always wanted

Limousine in Saint-Lambert shows how the Montreal chef's approach to French classics translates from social media to the table.

Coco Disco Club wants to be your neighbourhood everything spot
J.P. Karwacki

Coco Disco Club wants to be your neighbourhood everything spot

The Duluth restaurant aims to fill the third place gap with everything from morning coffees and dinners to late-night cocktails.

A Montreal smoked meat deli with Texan inspirations
J.P. Karwacki

A Montreal smoked meat deli with Texan inspirations

At Aylwin Deli, Montreal’s most sacred sandwich gets a smoky twist as brisket traditions meet barbecue technique.

Remembering Claude Masson, the philosopher behind the bar of L’Express
J.P. Karwacki

Remembering Claude Masson, the philosopher behind the bar of L’Express

For nearly 40 years under a canopy of glassware, he brought elegance, humour, and quiet mastery to one of Montreal’s most iconic restaurants.

The name above Burgundy Lion's door is now a line being crossed
The Main

The name above Burgundy Lion's door is now a line being crossed

An OQLF francization check becomes a fight over place names, proportion rules, and who gets to define Little Burgundy/Petite-Bourgogne.

Old world Jewish noshes meet a new generation of cooking at Yans Deli
J.P. Karwacki

Old world Jewish noshes meet a new generation of cooking at Yans Deli

Led by Joe Beef alum Benji Greenberg, this new highway-side deli blends Eastern European roots with fine-dining rigour and a family-first ethos.

"A restaurant is fixed in time and place—Menu Extra is not."
J.P. Karwacki

"A restaurant is fixed in time and place—Menu Extra is not."

How a group of Le Mousso alumni laid out their own definition of dining in Montreal—all without opening a restaurant.

Fast culture is making you sick. Slow food is your rebellion.
Emilie Madeleine

Fast culture is making you sick. Slow food is your rebellion.

I used to clock long days where time was currency: Every email was urgent, seven approval rounds, no mistakes, and it was needed yesterday. Now? I make pasta.