Bringing together proven expertise in creating and running local haunts in the city, partners in life and business Alexandre Cohen and Raegan Steinberg of Arthurs Nosh Bar have created Romies, a contemporary American bistro in Old Montreal.
“Romies is the culmination of everything we felt we wanted to experience in Montreal: quality casual dining that was accessible, quality ingredients, and just a fun vibe,” says Steinberg.
“I think that Romies is really just going to become a comfortable place that feels like it's been here forever.”
Taking on the address that once housed Boris Bistro—including the enviable terrasse that’s lain out in the shadow of an heritage stone façade—Romies has created an entirely new place out of old bones, but maintains an old-school atmosphere.
Sprawling, luxuriously cozy, romantic
Working with designer Annika Krausz, whose portfolio includes transforming Mile-Ex’s Bar Alexandraplatz into Bar WILLS and working on Lawrence, the interior at Romies reflects the warm, throwback ambiance you’d find in midcentury gems of the States.
Photograph: Courtesy Romies
Think ‘luxuriously cozy’: Leather banquettes the colour of red wine, a dining room full of candlelit marble tables, and warm wood walls dotted with black-and-white photographs by Krausz's father Peter Krausz and paintings by Krausz's grandfather Tibor Thomas Krausz fill the space. The front is lined by a small bar backed by gold-tinted glass, while the right-hand side of the room looks out onto a heritage courtyard with enough room for games of pétanque via a floor-to-ceiling window.
Romies might seem sprawling at first glance, but from a table, diners will be able to see how it has been divided to allow for a variety of energies: Some tables cater to romantic tête-à-tête, while others are bigger for family reunions or a loud evening with friends.
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