Oncle Lee's Kǎo puts modern Chinese-American on the menu in Old Montreal

For Andersen Lee, Oncle Lee Kǎo is the latest in the chef’s creative statements to the city, and a new dimension to his forté.

Located the heritage stone space that once housed the Greek-forward Ikanos and its brief off-shoot Garde-Côte in Old Montreal, it’s the latest venture from the team behind Oncle Lee: Lee is at the helm alongside Émile Collette in the kitchen, Marie-Alexandra Dahouet at the front of the house, and François Nadon and Mélanie Blanchette of Boullion Bilk, Cadet, and Place Carmin fame as partners.

But while Oncle Lee made waves on Laurier Ouest with its contemporary takes on Chinese cuisine, Kǎo carves its own path by pulling from street food traditions as much as they do high-end techniques.