Montreal tells its story at the table. Here’s the little black book we hand to people settling in, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

Bagels, smoked meat and the classics

The St-Viateur versus Fairmount debate will never be settled: both, in Mile End, bake their bagels in wood-fired ovens, thinner and sweeter than New York’s. For smoked meat, Schwartz’s on Saint-Laurent is still an institution. These are the first places to take a visitor.

Mile End, the Plateau and everyday tables

Mile End and the Plateau are full of unpretentious spots where you eat remarkably well: neighbourhood bistros, third-wave cafés, late-night rooms. This is the Montreal you adopt day to day, the one of summer terraces and winter dinners with friends.

Old Montreal and the big occasions

For a business dinner or a birthday, Old Montreal and downtown line up the grand rooms and tasting menus worth the reservation. These tables book weeks ahead, and that’s often where we step in for clients.

Tell us what you love, and we’ll build your list, reservations included.