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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
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
Montreal's first modern Filipino restaurant brings together a supergroup of the community to create a new generational take on their cuisine and culture.
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
Oncle Lee is where chef Andersen Lee has a space to call his own, exploring his Chinese identity, influences, and inspirations.
Amour Liquide: Expanding ready-to-drink cocktail culture in Canada
The first ready-to-drink cocktail above 7% alcohol in Canada that’s served in one portion, changing the national scene one can at a time.
Little Burgundy’s HENI is opening Montreal up to a whole underexplored wine culture
Heni’s expanding Montreal’s wine scene with bottles and food celebrating the SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) region of the world.
Montreal's most painful closures in 2023 according to local food writers and photographers
The places Montreal's food writers and photographers are going to miss the most that closed in the last year.
These were the most exciting pop-ups of Montreal's dining scene in 2023
Pop-ups in Montreal may have been brief in 2023, but they made a big impact.
Looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 in Montreal's dining scene
How the city's writers and photographers viewed the past year, and what they think is coming next for Montreal's dining scene.
Where and what Montreal's writers and photographers loved to drink in 2023
A range of institutions in the making, speakeasies, and classic bars—even cafés—numbered among the best places to drink this past year.
Montreal's most exciting places to eat in 2023 according to the city's food writers and photographers
Where Montreal's food writers, bloggers, and photographers loved to eat most in 2023.
Food and drink predictions for 2024 from a Montreal food stylist
Future-gazing about food and crystal balling booze with Montreal-based food stylist Daniel Chen.
The best restaurants for winter dining in Montreal
Where to dispel the darkness and crack the cold of winter with Montreal's restaurants and chefs.