1871 Centre
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Charlevoix
Bus: STM 57, 61, 71, 107
Visit: March 8, 2013
http://www.diableaquatre.com/
The Pointe-Saint-Charles district of Montreal is becoming an increasingly popular area when it comes to finding places to eat. These neighborhoods are becoming the places to go to when it comes to finding those places. One of the places that’s attracting crowds is a place called Le Diable à Quatre, which touts itself as a modern tavern.
8746 Notre-Dame E.
Montreal, Quebec
Bus: STM 22, 185, 410, 430
Visit: March 7, 2013
http://www.restaurantcoronel.ca/
One of the biggest issues that I always mention in doing this search on the island of Montreal is the fact that it’s not very easy to find burgers in the east end. At this point, the furthest east I’ve been has been near Les Galeries d’Anjou and I just know that there are places further east. So, for this visit, I ended up at Coronel on Notre Dame East.
3041 Notre-Dame O.
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Lionel-Groulx
Bus: STM 36, 71, 78, 108, 191, 211, 405, 411, 425, 485, 491, 496, 747
Visit: March 4, 2013
On the second anniversary of Mr. Lew’s Great Burger Search: The Blog, there was only one way to celebrate and that was to eat a burger. Alright, I’ll be honest, for another year, I forgot about it. There’s another thing that I forgot, in a way, that there was a place on Notre-Dame that’s been around for many years, Green Spot.
This is a revisited post for Ruby Rouge. Click HERE to see the original post.
1008 Clark
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Place-d’Armes, Champ-de-Mars, Saint-Laurent
Bus: STM 14, 15, 55, 80, 129, 150, 410, 427, 430, 435, 747
Visit: March 2, 2013
http://www.restaurantrubyrouge.com/
For anyone of Chinese descent, Dim Sum is a mandatory practice that is part of living the traditional life. What used to be exclusively a Chinese activity had now become one that is now shared with just about anyone who likes to eat. I had an unfortunate Dim Sum drought that lasted years. It wasn’t until 2 years ago that the dry spell was broken with a visit to Ruby Rouge. Now, 2 years and 3 other places later, I have returned to Ruby Rouge to give it the due it so richly deserves.
9540 L’Acadie
Montreal, Quebec
Bus: STM 19, 54, 121, 179
Visit: March 1, 2013
http://www.nostosgrill.com/
After 4 years and 99 Annex posts, we’ve finally reached the 100th post in that series. One of the most frequented types of cuisine for the Annex is that of Greek. For this occasion, the place that was put to the test was Nostos. I might have thought of something a little more special for the 100th post, but Greek cuisine has played a large part of the Annex and I was more than happy to set foot in Nostos.
133 du Sous Bois
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec
Visit: March 1, 2013
http://www.autoitrouge.com/
Over the last few weeks, we’ve all been in the midst of a very tense argument about the state of things in this province. While that has been a very negative and nasty situation, we still have to remember why this province is still the best place to live in the entire world. One of the key experiences to have when living in Quebec is to go to a cabane à sucre. My favorite area for the traditional experience is in Mont-Saint-Grégoire. The place for that is Au Toit Rouge.
Now that the new car smell of 2013 is long behind us, we’re getting down to the nitty gritty. A lot of us are working to make 2013 a year to remember. February was a very busy month and I wanted to make sure that I took every opportunity to make the most of it. With that being said, there’s no other direction other than up for me.
1053A Bernard
Montreal, Quebec
Bus: STM 46, 80, 160, 435, 935
Visit: February 26, 2013
http://www.lestersdeli.com/
Montreal AM Radio has had a huge impact on my life. Over the years, I’ve listening to such names as Ted Tevan, Peter Anthony Holder, and Mitch Melnick. One thing that all three of those names have in common is the fact that they’ve all spoke for various restaurants. I haven’t had the chance to visit the places they talked about, but there’s one that I would have never known of if it wasn’t for the hours I spent listening to AM radio. That place is called Lester’s Deli and it was finally time to see what the fuss was all about.
5660 Sherbrooke E.
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Cadillac, Assomption
Bus: STM 22, 32, 131, 136, 185, 432
Visit: February 24, 2013
http://vinniegambini.com/
You know what they say about the best laid plans, they often go astray. No matter how much you’re sure about where you’re going or what’s going to happen, there are curves in the road of life. One of the curves led me recently to setting foot in Vinnie Gambinis in the east end of Montreal.
1862 Sainte-Catherine O.
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Guy-Concordia, Atwater
Bus: STM 15, 24, 57, 63, 66, 90, 104, 108, 138, 144, 165, 166, 427, 435
Visit: February 21, 2013
http://kazumontreal.com
In Montreal, there is a list of the essential go-to spots that you have to check off of your list to officially call yourself a resident of this city. They vary from different kinds of cuisine, budget criteria, and just sheer levels of awesomeness. One of the places that I’ve been itching to go to in the last few years is called Kazu. You can ask just about anyone in Montreal and they’ll tell you that this is the place to go.
705 Sainte-Catherine O.
Eaton Center
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: McGill
Bus: STM 15, 24, 61, 107, 125, 168, 420, 715
Visit: February 9, 2013
In this day and age, not everyone can afford to spend ridiculous amounts of money on food. A lot of people are forced to settle for the offerings of the common food court. Located in Montreal’s Eaton Center, Trattoria Mangione is one of the many vendors that serves the jam-packed food court every day.
275 Fairmount O.
Montreal, Quebec
Bus: STM 46, 51, 80, 435, 935
Visit: February 7, 2013
http://www.voro.ca/
Sometimes, when you walk around and see places from the outside, you don’t quite know what’s going on inside. You wouldn’t know it from looking in from the outside, but there’s a place called Voro that has a few good tricks up their sleeves, most involving bacon.
4436 Wellington
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Verdun, De L’Eglise
Bus: STM 37, 58, 61, 107
Visit: February 6, 2013
http://blackstrapbbq.ca/
With Montreal’s first ever poutine week now behind us, one has to think that this city is greatly spoiled. Believe me, none of us would have it any other way. During that short period of time at the beginning of February, at least 30 different restaurants put out their version of Quebec’s signature dish. While a lot of those options were tempting, only one particular poutine was worth the trek. The one worthy poutine can be found at Blackstrap BBQ in Verdun.
701 Cote de la Place D’Armes
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: Place d’Armes
Bus: STM 14, 55, 129, 715
Visit: February 1, 2013
http://www.suite701.com/
With the sixth edition of Happening Gourmand now a thing of the past, it’s time to take a look at the fourth and final place on my itinerary for this year. Located right next to the Palais des Congres, Suite 701 has the distinction of being the place I was looking the most forward to. As I think of my other 3 restaurant visits during the event, I could only wonder if Suite 701 would live up.
677 Sainte-Catherine O.
Complexe Les Ailes
Montreal, Quebec
Metro: McGill
Bus: STM 15, 24, 61, 107, 125, 168, 420, 715
Visit: February 1, 2013
http://www.lesushiman.com/
One of the recurring threads of 2013 so far is the fact that I’m ending up in places or situations that I don’t plan on. One of those places happens to be a shopping center sushi shop known as Sushiman. With 11 locations in the province of Quebec, they are now part of lunches every day. My visit was not expected, but one that I’m glad I made.
