Food & Drink
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Is the South Shore of Montreal the new poutine capital of Quebec?
A multi-generational investigation into the depths of 450.
Montreal’s ‘fake café’ Saturday, a casual hangout turned roaming pop-up
Whether intimately based out of their apartment or expanding out into the real world, Saturday is about maintaining devoted time for people to connect.
The ‘matante’ that launched a thousand ships: Lafleur's 63-year-old fast food cashier, Lucie
How one classic, family-run business’s franchise rooted in Quebec’s fast-food history made a broader cultural shift in restaurant marketing their own.
A Plateau chophouse flips to Bouillon Albert, a 19th-century Paris-inspired eatery
At traditional bouillon restaurants, food should be quick and affordable. This French address asks: Why mess with a good thing?
The third-wave cider of Cidre Intrus, and a chemistry of place
A natural cidery's unconventional experiments in production and branding, and how it's helping push Quebec's unique place on the global scene.
The fish, fowl, and finery of NDG's Épicerie Mange-Tout
With a locally-minded line on fish & seafood, meat, booze and dry goods, this fine grocer has good reasons to get high on its own supply.
Rendez-Vous: Pointe-Claire Gets Another Cool Buvette-Style Restaurant
Feels like there's never been a more intimate service of international, greatest-hits dishes from a spacious kitchen than at Rendez-Vous in Pointe-Claire.
Pavillon: This downtown social club inside the SAT can cook
The latest third floor project for the Society for Arts and Technology (SAT) stays true to its cultural ethos: Creating space where food, creativity, music, and community can intersect.
Bad Bones Beer: From a bone-crushing car accident to an Eastern Townships brewery
How brewer Zack Heuff turned a life-altering car accident off black ice on a country road into something everyone can enjoy.
The Michelin Guide is officially coming to Montreal
Announced today, the province is now Canada’s third destination, joining the ranks of Toronto and Vancouver.
Bottomless Pete Reviews: Regashi
What's it like at one of Montreal's most enigmatic izakayas to date?
Fringale: A month-long exploration of Saint-Léonard through food
The first edition of the SDC Jean-Talon Est's new food festival Fringale explores the migratory cultures that make up 70% of Saint-Léonard's communities over five weekends.
Romies: Creating a contemporary American bistro with midcentury charm
Behind a heritage stone façade of Old Montreal, Romies reflects the warm, throwback ambiance of midcentury dining gems in the United States.
La Spada: A love letter to Rome with a Montreal osteria
The experiential, Roman-Italian dining of Saint-Henri's La Spada, combining institutional class with electric restaurant theatre.
Le Violon: Stepping into a painting of fine dining in the Plateau
Taking over the address that once housed Maison Publique, Le Violon is a new neighbourhood project that celebrates kinship and thoughtful, ingredient-driven cuisine.