While this isn’t a definitive ranking or an exhaustive survey of everything that’s opened, this focused set of places has made an impression. Their binding feature is that each understands what their neighbourhood, and the city at large, needs right about now: Food that is honest and simple yet no less skillful in its execution, and drinking climates that are expertly curated and experiential in equal measure. Enjoy.
Bistro Boisselet
Those who love the institutional types like L’Express and Leméac will find a fast friend in this newcomer to Little Italy, located around the corner from Jean-Talon Market. Then it will become a reliable standard on speed dial: Boisselet is the rare new restaurant that already feels like it's been here for years.
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