With thousands of options, getting a taste of Montreal’s restaurant scene can take some precise logistical planning. Luckily if you’re visiting Montreal, your gastronomic journey’s starting point can start closer than you realize. Some of Montreal’s great chefs helm the kitchens of the city’s finest luxury and boutique hotels. These restaurants highlight some of city’s creative culinary teams and are frequented and appreciated by visitors and locals alike.
E.A.T (Être Avec Toi)
Located in the trendy W Hotel (also home to Plateau Lounge and Wunderbar) E.A.T is amalgamation of restaurant and art gallery. Edgy murals and commissioned canvas pieces by local artists adorn the walls of the space. Headed by Executive Chef Sébastien Giannini, the menu is heavy on seafood that features, multi-tiered seafood towers, shellfish on ice, catch of the day specialties as well as local and seasonal dishes.
W Hotel – 901 Square-Victoria (514 395-3180)
Laurie RaphaëlDiscover the wonders of Quebec terroir cuisine at Laurie Raphaël brought to you by Chef Daniel Vézina. Chef Vézina (radio and television host, author, and philanthropist) and team executes his contemporary style of cuisine characterized by an emphasis on local products and regional flavours.
Hotel Le Germain – 2050 Mansfield Street (514) 985-6072
BranzinoBranzino’s philosophy of a great dining experience is a simple of equation of food, atmosphere and service – a balance of which the team at Branzino is proud to exemplify. Their menu is creative and unpretentious and is complimented by their casual but refined atmosphere.
Hotel Le Méridien Versailles – 1800 Sherbrooke Street West.
Chef Mathieu Saunier’s menu allows you to discover local Quebec products enhanced with the flavours of his native Provence. Much of the produce and organic ingredients on the menu are harvested from Osco!’s own roof-top garden. Located right next to Osco! is Montreal’s premiere absinthe bar, Sarah B. Sarah B invites you to sample the once outlawed spirit in the plush space that features nooks and secret alcoves to enjoy the ritual of absinthe as well as a fantastic bar menu of small bites and hors d’oeuvres.
Hotel Intercontinental – 360 Rue Saint Antoine West (514 847- 8729)
KyoKyo boasts an izakaya themed menu and an extensive –and probably the city’s biggest – sake list of over 30 options. With tapas style dishes, Kyo offers a little bit of everything from different styles of Asian cuisine with a deft Japanese sophistication; from sushi and nigiri to chicken yakitori and hamachi bibimbap, Chef Ding and crew will not let you leave hungry.
Hôtel Le Place d’Armes – 711, Côte de la Place-d’Armes (514 282-2711)
Suite 701Also located in the Hotel Place d’Armes, Suite 701 is a popular spot for locals and visitors for happy hour drinks as well as boozey Sunday brunches that feature a live DJ spinning tunes to knock the cobwebs out of your head.
Hotel Place d’Armes – 711, Côte de la Place d’armes (514 282-1201)
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Chez Chine
Located in the heart of Chinatown Chez Chine serves Cantonese dishes as well as traditional dim sum. The restaurant is located in the atrium and overlooks a live indoor koi pond. Book the table in the pagoda for a unique dining experience.
Holiday Inn Centreville – 99 Viger Avenue West (514 878-9888)
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Let the next class of hospitality professionals serve you today. Located in the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, this teaching restaurant and hotel is where students garner experience to graduate as top industry professionals. Keep an eye out for their creative and inspired menu items, who knows, they may be featured at the next up and coming restaurant.
– 3535 Saint-Denis Street (514 282-5155)
Gazette
Chef Paul Little is a Montreal restaurant scene veteran and has been executive chef at Gazette for the last seven years. His menu promotes the terroir farm-to-table slow food movement and features ingredients sourced from local farms which they proudly list on their official website.
Le Westin Hotel – 300 Saint-Antoine West (514 380-3477)
La Coupole Bistro LaurentienThe rustic menu at La Coupole Bistro Laurentien features products from local artisans from all over Québec. Their whimsical blackboard on the wall identifies what part of the province the produce in your meal is sourced from. Their wine list features 25 locally made wines perfect to complete a terroir dining experience.
Hôtel Le Crystal – 1325, Boul. René-Lévesque West (514 373-2300)
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Other hotel restaurants to try:
Restaurant Bonaparte (Bonaparte)
Bijou (Marriott Terminal)
Le Petit Opus (Omni)
Restaurant Gault (Hôtel Gault)
Samuel de Champlain (Marriott Château)
Taverne Gaspar (Auberge du Vieux-Port)
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