To really get a feel for Montréal, take a look at our menus. If the way to the heart is through the stomach, then we’re about to engage in a life-long love affair.
For Montréalers, food is a daily celebration of sensuality. We don’t just eat it, we enjoy and experience it; we’re passionate about everything, from selecting the perfect wine to finding the ideal spot in which to savour it.
Not surprisingly, we’re passionate about culinary ingenuity, too. We liberally season our dishes with the same creativity that is so incredibly Montréal: innovation, style and originality surge through our menus as freely as fine wine flows from a sommelier’s hand.
Choice and lots of it is the theme for Montréal’s gastronomic scene. From five-star restaurants to cozy eateries to hard-and-fast local favourites, Montréal offers one-of-a-kind experiences to tantalize any and all palates.
Where else in the world, on any given day, can you lunch bring-your-own-wine (BYOW) terrace-style on the Plateau, continue on to a trendy 5 à 7 at a downtown bar, then rub elbows with royalty for supper à la Normand Laprise at Toqué! (sharing a dining room with Prince Philip and Sophie is something else, we can assure you) and finally top it all off with a fresh-from-the-oven bagel or glistening mountain of poutine? And let’s not forget the all-time classic smoked meat sandwich, good anytime, anywhere!
Foodies to the core, we’ve even devoted an entire festival to the pleasures of the table: the MONTRÉAL HIGH LIGHTS Festival, an annual event for the who’s who of the international culinary world.
Although we’ve got the “global village” down when it comes to gastronomic diversity, you can’t miss the rampant French-Canadian influences that pervade our kitchens.
Simply grab a bite at any one of our many restos or, for an upscale yet unpretentious introduction to Québécois cuisine, try Martin Picard’s boisterous bistro-cum-brasserie Au Pied de Cochon or Jérôme Ferrer’s delectable nine-course tasting menu at Europea, and watch the gourmet sparks fly.
Feeling inspired after reading this text? Have a look at these itineraries below to find out how to make the most of your stay in Montréal.
Cuisine - Itinerary
