Maklershed
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Howdy GAF - I'm heading back to Montreal for the first time in years and I'm wondering if there any restaurants you all feel strongly about visiting?
Schwartz Deli for lunch http://www.schwartzsdeli.com/
Joe Beef for dinner http://joebeef.ca/ call early for dinner reservations (website only shows reservations for 3 months out)
Poutine http://labanquise.com/ after clubbing
Just regularWhat's your favorite kind of poutine from La Banquise?
I second Joe Beef. One of my favorite meals ever.
You're absolutely right. If OP is looking for regular poutine, he could go almost anywhere else. And if he's looking for a poutine that's different, I suggest he goes across the street from La Banquise to Ma Poule Mouillée (a Portuguese chicken joint) and get their Portuguese poutine, topped with chicken, chorizo and hot sauce. It is the best poutine around!La Banquise is low-grade poutine only popular cause it's opened during the early hours.
Fairmount has the best bagel.+++ recommendation for Schwartz.
Also, get some Fairmount or St-Viateur bagels.
You're absolutely right. If OP is looking for regular poutine, he could go almost anywhere else. And if he's looking for a poutine that's different, I suggest he goes across the street from La Banquise to Ma Poule Mouillée (a Portuguese chicken joint) and get their Portuguese poutine, topped with chicken, chorizo and hot sauce. It is the best poutine around!
bagged milkpoutine
Oh yeah how could I forget! Rotisserie Romados is the other popular place for portugese chicken (I think the chef of la poule mouillée used to work there or something before starting his own joint). Cant go wrong either way!
It's closed...Le Comptoir.
Fancy eating while being very affordable. It was lovely.
If you like breakfast, L'Avenue and La Grand-Mère Poule are amazing
Edit: oh didn't notice it was a post-bump. Oh well it'll serve the next person
If you don't want to wait in the in line for Schwartz, the Main deli across the street is just as good.
Some other favs of mine:
- Kam Fung (Dim Sum)
So would that be the Kam Fung in Brossard or the Kim/Kam Fung in Chinatown? Just curious (see my post above.)
All that said, it's hard to go wrong with Chinese in general in Montreal which reminds me of one more recommendation:
Qing Hua Dumpling on Lincoln. All they do is dumplings and they have over 50 different kinds. Absolutely amazing.
Qiang Hua is great for dumplings, but I (personally) prefer Mai Xiang Yuan in Chinatown (that doesn't even have a sign, ha!). I find their dumplings have more flavor, but it's still pretty close. Qiang Hua is always a bit dirty, too
They're the same. Chinatown is the original one.Missed this somehow but La Maison Kam Fung in Brossard is absolutely delectable, especially their dim sum.
http://www.restaurantlamaisonkamfung.com/dimsum.html
You may have to call and see when they do dim sum. I think it's at least weekend mornings. It's not to be confused with Chinatown Kim Fung in Montreal proper, which it looks like from Google search results is sometimes referred to as Kam Fung. I haven't been there so I can't say if it's any good. I did just read a review from a Yelper saying "beware!!!! dead fish in tank while eating here and got severe food poisoning that day! do not eat here." Both restaurants have 3.5 stars. I can say for sure when we last went to the Brossard Kam Fung it was very delicious, and we had gone multiple times (coming up from Vermont).
The Biodome in Montreal is a fun place to check out, BTW.
I wouldn't really call it a tourist trap but it's true that there's better. It's mostly good because it's opened 24/7 and they offer tons of toppings.La Banquise is also a tourist trap - there's a TON of better poutine joints in the city. It's basically the place where all the people from France bring their visiting friends, but it's really ordinary poutine.