Stopping through Montreal for a night on our way to Burlington and looking for a restaurant. Not necessarily looking for fine dining - it sounds like their poutine game is 
. Any experts on the board?
My wife and I are fans of Toque’.
I like the wine list.
Random example:
2018 Château Calon-Ségur can be had here for 145 dollars American at retail, and their list is only 123 Canadian.
You must of course have smoked meat while you’re in Montreal or GTFO. Stop in at Snowdon Deli, Reuben’s Deli, Dunn’s Famous, Lester’s Deli, Schwartz’s Deli, or The Main Deli. You should also do Montreal Rotisserie chicken at Chalet BBQ.
@Anton_D Thanks for the rec - I think we’re aiming for something simpler on this run.
@Tran_Bronstein That is what I’m looking for! Looks like we’re doing Chalet for dinner and Snowdon for breakfast.
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https://www.aupieddecochon.ca/us/en/
Mic drop…
Late to this, but check out Gibby’s. Informal steakhouse in an awesome setting.
Joe Beef still great? Loved au pied de cochon.
I was at Joe Beef last month and had a great meal, probably my favorite during the trip where we also made it to Toque, l’Express, Vin Mon Lapin, and a handful of others.
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Any other suggestions - fish oriented when possible.
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Planning a trip in early December any recent standouts?
Non tasting menu - good and affordable wine list…
Been years, but L’Express was a simple bistro with a nice wine list if you’re near the plateau. I’ve only been there for lunch.
Ours
Marcus
Monarque
Vin Mon Lapin
L’Express
We went to Le Filet about 5 years ago and enjoyed it.
Any recent reports or updates on Vin Pappillon, Le Filet, Monarque, Montreal Plaza, or Foxy?
Headed to Montreal in September.
We really like Monarque, the bone marrow especially. We sat in the brasserie, the less expensive option. Vin Mon Lapin was fabulous, my wife still raves about the mackerel crudo. Wines tend toward natural. Our hotel made the reservations, all but Vin Mon Lapin should be easy to get if you reserve in advance. We also went to Marcus (Samuelson) and L’Express. These were also good.
In other news, SAQ is way better than the LCBO.
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I visited recently and went to Le Filet. Report here: Montreal - #15 by Zachary_Ross
Dinner at Vin Mon Lapin last night. Ditto Tom’s review , “fabulous”. Server was top notch.
Just finished up a long weekend in Montreal. Foxy, Le Filet and Monarque were all outstanding. Additionally, the service at all 3 was great, particularly the first two.
Highly recommend all three.
Ate at Joe Beef, Park, Vin Mon Lapin and L’Express for the list. They usually have Ravenau at a great price.
Joe Beef was best. Which surprised me but was excellent. Then Park which was great. Vin Mon Lapin was fine gets a lot of great press but was only fine/good for me.
George
Recent Eric Asimov Article from New York Times about good wine restaurants in Montreal:
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