bradm Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 (edited) I'll be in Montreal from Saturday afternoon through Wednesday morning, and am looking for recommendations for places to have lunch and dinner. Somewhere near St. Laurent from about 2000 - 4000, going a few blocks either side of it would be the area I'm intersted in. Saturday dinner is reserved for Schwartz's, and Sunday dinner I'll be going out with some friends, but the other lunches and dinners are open.brad, check out cafe santropol if you like sandwiches and atmosphere. st urbain and duluthI'll mark it on my map. Thanks!Blane also mentioned Casa del Popolo, but in a chillin'-on-the-back-porch context; I'd assume it's pretty good for meals, but don't know. I'm not interested in high/fancy cuisine, small-scale bistro-style is more my speed.Aloha,Brad Edited July 25, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 (edited) In that neighbourhood I recommend Chez Doval for Portuguese grilled goodies (try the fish of the day, it's always a good bet). Get there early (pre-7:30) or be prepared to wait. This is more dinner-oriented. Cafe Jose (fuck I hope that's the name) at the corner of Hotel de Ville and Duluth is a lunchtime staple. Great seafood soup, empanadas, sandwiches, smoothies, and sweets for really really cheap. Totally iconic montreal style too. Often rediculously hot waitresses.Casa is fun (see other post). If you want a bit of a more upscale treat (price wise not vibe wise) DEFINATELY try La Sala Rossa. Spanish tapas. If you go there you MUST eat the goat's cheese balls with caramelized onions. This is a perfect stop to pair with a concert upstairs if you can swing it. They've got cheap house wine too. Across the street from Casa.oh yeah, and if you are feeling like totally bumming it, go to Copacabana (dive bar) and eat some of Jay's yummy indian fusion stuff. It's not top notch, but it's very tasty (the tilapia is great!) and it's like eating in the dominion tavern.Those are what come to mind immediately.Thought of one more, but out of your way a bit. ON the 1000 block of Jean Talon (taxi or bus from where you are) is an indian place called Bombay Mahal. For about 6 dollars it has FANTASTIC indian food. Go for the Chaana Samosa the Bhartha (smoked eggplant), or nearly anything else. Bring your own beer.Oh shit, one more (these keep coming to me). Golden Curry (corner of St. Laurent and Fairmount) has delicious indian for a good price (more expensive than Bombay Mahal though). Smallest restaurant in montreal? Possibly.I forgot to mention the curry garden (rotis) and the Euro Deli on St. Viateur (more in the 5000 blocks of St. Laurent but who cares) for a lunch of pierogies and borsht. Ask the bouchards. Heavenly.And brad, don't leave montreal without a night at Dieu du Ciel doing a round of tasters. Their website will tell you which beer they're brewing at the moment. they have tasty nachos. Edited July 25, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headymamamyrna Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 I do believe it was chez Doval where I hadthe best salmon ever and the potatoes were out of this world.It was also a lot of fun in there and the wine was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Cafe Jose (fuck I hope that's the name) at the corner of Hotel de Ville and Duluth is a lunchtime staple. Great seafood soup, empanadas, sandwiches, smoothies, and sweets for really really cheap. Totally iconic montreal style too. Often rediculously hot waitresses.I think it's called Chez José, but i could be wrong. Everything Blane said is dead-on, an excellent recommendation. (I haven't tried everything he suggested, but I've had the empanadas and various sandwiches and breakfast stuff and it was all really good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 I know every time I'm in Montreal I try and eat at Croissant de la Lune. It's on St.Denis near rue University. It's more of a breakfast place and kind of small, but has a really old authentic french feel. They make crepes right there in front of you and the smell is just irresistible. Not overly priced either... As you know we'll be there this weekend too Brad, maybe we can do dinner at some point. You thinking of going to Tam Tams on Sunday? See you there!Steph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Oh, oh, oh, I'm going to have to jump on the Chez Dorval train as well. My gawd what atmosphere, what food, what prices!I ordered the whole fish. I forget what kind it was but I was served two of them! I ate every, delicious bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 La Paryse on Ontario St, about a block from St. Denis makes the best burgers in Montreal. Good, cheap, fast.AD's suggestion of Santropol is great, they have a wicked garden patio in the back with a fountain and lots of trees. Everything Blane says about food is always true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Blue Nile on St. Denis for Ethiopian is delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Mondo Frites for late-night drunken take-out, just down the street from Scwartz's, has great fries and good veggie options. Their hot tofu sandwich kicks ass when hammered. And the fries have a thousand dipping options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Is Mondo Frites a different thing from Frite Alors (which I also want to get to)?I also think I should drop by one of the St. Viateur bagel places while I'm there; I think the one of Mont Royal east is the closest to my hotel (which is on Avenue du Parc, just North of Sherbrooke).Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 brad, you gotta go to the ones on St. Viateur, or to Fairmount bagel on Fairmount. Gotta have the real deal. IT's SUPER easy to get there from Parc. Just take the #80 bus that runs up and down parc every 5 minutes or so. Easiest way to quickly get north-south. Stops 100 meters from the bagel shop. Much easier than going all the way to Mr. Royal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 brad, you gotta go to the ones on St. Viateur, or to Fairmount bagel on Fairmount. Gotta have the real deal. IT's SUPER easy to get there from Parc. Just take the #80 bus that runs up and down parc every 5 minutes or so. Easiest way to quickly get north-south. Stops 100 meters from the bagel shop. Much easier than going all the way to Mr. Royal.I guess I'm a bit confused. The map for the shop on St. Viateur is here, and the one for the shop on Mont Royal is here It looks like the one on Mont Royal is at Mont Royal and Parc, so couldn't I also take the #80 bus to it, too? (As well, to my legs, the Mont Royal shop isn't that far a walk from the hotel.) The St. Viateur shop looks to be just further up Parc from Mont Royal, and while St. Viateur is the original/real deal, the Mont Royal shop offers sandwiches and things, rather than the two kinds of bagels the St. Viateur shop offers.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 the one on Mt. Royal is much further east than that. there was a problem with your map. It's at the corner of Christophe Colomb, here;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1127+Mont.+Royal+east,+Montreal,+Quebec,+Canada,+H2V+1X9&ll=45.528300,-73.579200&spn=0.063965,0.078467&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 the one on Mt. Royal is much further east than that. there was a problem with your map. It's at the corner of Christophe Colomb, here;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1127+Mont.+Royal+east,+Montreal,+Quebec,+Canada,+H2V+1X9&ll=45.528300,-73.579200&spn=0.063965,0.078467&hl=enThe map I used (which places the same as your map, at the corner of Parc and Mont Royal) came from the "our shops page athttp://www.stviateurbagel.com/Where does the numbering for Mont Royal start? (I see where Mont Royal east and Christophe-Colomb meet, and you're right, it's a ways out.)Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 Don't sweat it so much, Brad. You already have a ton of great recommendations. Buy yourself a paper map and/or just hit the town on foot. It's Montreal, you'll have a great time and eat well no matter what. See you at Irene's tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headymamamyrna Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Sharon,was it white fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 eurodeli on st.viateur for perogies and borscht! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 i didn't like the borscht but yummy perogies and great atmosphere!i love the place "toi moi et cafe" blane took me to near his place, i've gone back a few times for breakfast. great coffees as well. hmmm...is the street laurier? something with an L hehehe it's just off of parc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 how could you not like the borscht? aren't we blood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted August 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 For the record, I tried Cafe Santropol, Chez Jose, and Mondo Fritz while I was there, and liked them all a lot. I wasn't able to get to St. Viateur, but I did have a really nice lunch on a patio/sidewalk down by the water in Old Montreal...and ran into Greg Hemmings while I was eating! He was in town for some reason or another, and was actually leaving (for Italy) about an hour after we met. That encounter added just the right dose of unanticipated magic to the trip. I also had dinner at Frites Alors and Schwartz's...mmmmmm....smoked meeeeeeaaaaat.... Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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