More Montreal Restaurants, taken from the same source.
General
Russian
Troika
Beluga, Ossetra, Sevruga caviars.
Traditional Russian: piroshki, pelmeni, vareniki, smoked sturgeon, chicken Kiev, beef Stroganoff. Newer lighter Russian: veal medallions with lemon-vodka- ginger sauce, salmon with oyster mushrooms, pepper vodka, crushed peppercorns. 2171 Crescent Street 849-9333
Spanish
Fiesta Tapas
Excellent tapas, dozens of them. Also paella. Guitar & singing weekend nights. 479 St Alexis Street 287-7482
Mexican
Casa de Mateo II
Guacamole made at the table. Ceviches, nachos, marinated jalapeno peppers, refried beans, cactus hearts gratinado. Pescado Veracruzana, Fragita (sp?) (marinated sliced steak) 440 St Francois Xavier Street 844-7448
Steaks
Gibbys
Top beef, whether broiled or with peppery cream sauce. Large servings, beautiful surroundings. 298 Place Youville 282-1837
Moishes
Known for broiled rib steaks. Large portions. Sides are mostly Jewish faves: schmaltz herring, chopped liver, potato pancakes, etc. 3961 St Laurent Boulevard 845-1696
Fish
La Maree
Lobster Brumetiere. Poached fillets of sole with Beaume de Venise, cream, stewed lobster and leeks. Braised fish and shellfish in white port wine, cream, and morels. Market oriented daily specials: lobster bisque, lobster with cepes in American sauce, steamed grouper with citrus and and ginger. 404 Place Jacques Cartier 861-9794
Le Pavillon de l'Atlantique
Lobster thermidor, lobster Newburg, scampi stuffed with crab, stuffed sole. Daily fresh fish may be broiled, grilled, fried, poached, or blackened Cajun. 1188 Sherbrooke Street West 285-1636
LES GRANDS RESTAURANTS
Warning: These range from expensive to really expensive. No bargains here.
Les Halles
Regular menu is a starting base. Daily market oriented specials. Menu du patron, a five course dinner. Entrees: Sweetbreads with endives and blue cheese in a Pineau and cream sauce. Half lobster served on the shell with spinach in a sauce of shallots, ginger, fish stock, sauterne, lime juice, and butter with shredded coconut and melon. Main dishes: Venison noisettes a la royale (creme de cassis flavored sauce). Steamed bass fillets with girolles, shiitake, pied de mouton, mousserons, cepes in cognac, port, fish fumet sauce with fines herbes. Sweets: Feuillantines aux fraises, dark chocolate, strawberry mousse. 1450 Crescent Street 844-2328
Les Mignardises
Grilled scallops in lime butter sauce. Trois mignardises: marinated salmon, guinea hen, duck with pear, lobster, fresh raspberries. Partridge with wld mushrooms and foie gras. Fillet of rabbit with rhubarb compote. Venison en persillade. Roast lamb on puff pastry. Sweets recommended. 2037 St Denis Street 842-1151
Claude Postel
Fresh Atlantic salmon laminated to smoked salmon in sherry sauce. Warm scallop salad. Prune studded terrine of ham. Marinated venison in raspberry sauce. Sweetbreads braised with morels and ham. Pastries. 443 St Vincent Street, Old Montreal 875-5067
Citrus
French-california cuisine. Fresh, no freezer on site. Ravioli like sliced salmon with chopped snails and spinach with asparagus, ginger, cream sauce. Lasagna of smoked salmon, leaf spinach, goat cheese. Medallions of Barbary duck with clover honey and cloves. Nuggets of leg of lamb with coulis of fresh basil. deep-fried beet chips a threat to french fries. 5282 St Laurent Boulevard 276-2353
Milos
Best fish, best Greek. Fish prepared Greek style : charcoal broiled. Lightly touched with olive oil, lemon, oregano before serving. Fresh fish arrives daily from the world over. 5357 Park Avenue 272-3522
Les Chenets
Classic French cuisine with an extensive (2500 kinds) wine cellar. Delice du Chambord (fillets of salmon and halibut with beurre blanc and hollandaise sauces). Pheasant forestiere with morel sauce. Ambrosial soups. Special sweets. 2075 Bishop Street 844-1842
Le St Amable
Pannequet Ostendaise (crab meat crepe with mussels and lobster sauce) Turbot a la Parisienne (wine-cream sauce with truffles and mushrooms) Breast of pheasant Alcantra (goose liver and truffle sauce) Quails Clamart with cognac, artichoke, peas. Market specialties may include Fresh green and white asparagus with sabayon sauce, scallops a la Florentine, gratin of lobster with mustard cream sauce, streamed fillets of Dover sole and shrimp with cream and basil sauce, morels. 188 St Amable Street 866-3471
Le Fadeau
Eight course Discovery menu:
Pyramide de Bresse aux morilles, supreme de volaille souffle aux morilles, sweetbreads with caramelized pears, cold-smoked salmon.
Regular carte:
Transparent raviolis filled with lobster. French oxtail soup. Cold cream of curry with apple and cucumber. Roast rack of lamb with eggplant ragout. Medallions of veal with wild mushrooms. Wonderful desserts. 423 St Claude Street 878-3959
Chez la Mere Michel
Lobster souffle Nantua. Weekend menu of degustation: confit of pheasant and mushrooms au gratin, a variety of fish mousses, chausson of grenadin of veal with mousse of sweetbreads. Exceptional sweets. 1209 Guy Street 934-0473
Zen
Supreme of shark's fin. Szechuan duck with crepes, live lobster with tangerine peel and crushed garlic, sea-spiced dragon prawns with scallops, Deep-fried angel's hair of seaweed with pine nuts, curried minced beef croquettes, Deep-fried minced shrimp balls. Peking duck available without 24 hour notice. 1050 Sherbrooke Street West (Four Seasons Hotel) 499-0801
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Montreal has several restaurant streets. Park Avenue has a Greek section, as does Jean-Talon. Here you may find quite authentic dishes like taramosalata, vine leaves, squid, moussaka, tzatziki et al.
St Denis Street north of Sherbrooke features some interesting spots. L'Express is a nice little place open from 8 or 9 am till 11 pm. Supper looks ok, and the continental breakfast includes *real* French coffee. La Creperie Bretonne is as its name does, and how could you visit a French city without eating at least one crepe? There are also a couple of good couscous places.
St Laurent Street north of Sherbrooke shows off ethnic groceries, and you can eat quite well on the run: European fast food. The Main and Schwartz's both offer Montreal style smoked meat served on thick slices of rye bread. Across the street La Cabane makes a fine sangria, cools you down on a hot day.
Futenbulle imports beers from all over the world.
The local chains are at least a notch or two above acceptable into good. Better specializes in European sausages in authentic dishes. Van Houtte is the standard coffee shop in town.
Home grown beers ( microbreweries ) are almost worth the trip by themselves. Some beers to try are: Boreale on tap and in bottles, St Ambroise in bottles, Massawippi on tap (rare), Belle Gueule on tap. I prefer Boreale, but your mileage may vary.
Please note: impaired driving laws are quite strict, and the restaurants listed in the above two posts will accomodate a good time. You will want to be careful.
Montreal is a fine foodie city, enjoy.
Francois.
From Fri Aug 23 09:35:16 PDT 1991
Yvonne C. wrote:
>I will be visiting Montreal soon and I was wondering if anyone
>knew any great restaurants or must-eat places.
These places have great prices and great food:
La Creperie Quebecoise, 1776 rue St. Hubert (a cote' de rue St. Denis, au coin de rue Ontario).
Au Vieux Port, rue St. Paul presque blvd. St. Laurent.
Dalat (Viet.), de Maisonneuve and Parc/Berri (street name changes somewhere along the way ...)
Schwartz's Deli, blvd. St. Laurent -- THE place for Montreal Jewish food, especially the unique "smoked meat" (this is NOT pastrami) so good that it's shipped fresh daily to expatriates in Beverly Hills.
If you're into spending money, you can try L'Express on rue St. Denis north of Sherbrooke.
gldMontreal, Canada