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Showing 22 of 22 places in Montreal
Opening in 2002, Café Orange is an NDG staple destination for all-day breakfast and lunch. Self-described as “Not fine d...
The flavours of New Orleans come to Montreal at La Louisiane, a Cajun-Creole spot that specializes in regional favourite...
Mon Ami Korean BBQ has several locations on the island and beyond—13 in Quebec, to be exact. Its NDG restaurant, though,...
Hermas Gibeau's dream of sharing his trademark beverage, the Orange Julep, materialized in 1932 with the opening of his...
A family-run Cambodian and Thai restaurant in Côte-des-Neiges, Tuk Tuk seats around 30 in a small room with white walls,...
Smash MZL is a fully kosher smash burger counter, MK-certified, built around crispy-edged patties and pareve cheese that...
Restaurant et Poissonnerie Zeina pairs a seafood counter with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking, where diners can...
Pinoy Pansitan has been serving Filipino home cooking on Avenue Victoria since 2015, operating out of a small, casual sp...
Cuisine de Manille, formerly known as Perle de Manille, has been serving Filipino food in Côte-des-Neiges since 2003, ma...
Hot Africa has been a fixture on Chemin Queen Mary in Côte-des-Neiges since at least the mid-2010s, specializing in Came...
The name on the wall reads "Table 51", a reference to the literal seat where co-owner Jimmy Kosmas spent 18 years plotti...
Snowdon Deli isn't just a restaurant; it's an institution. For those in the know, it's a nostalgic trip down memory lane...
Chin Chow has outlasted nearly everything else in Plaza Côte-des-Neiges. The Chinese restaurant has been feeding neighbo...
Pho Lien has been a Côte-des-Neiges institution for nearly 25 years, drawing crowds daily with its Vietnamese fare. Loca...
Kam Shing has cemented itself as a cornerstone for Chinese comfort food in Montreal, with each of its locations drawing...
Since 1927, Dunn’s Famous has been serving up Montreal smoked meat, and the Décarie location carries forward this histor...
Duc de Lorraine isn’t trying to be charming—it just is. Open since 1952 on a busy Côte-des-Neiges corner, it’s said to b...
Tasty Food’s history reads like a survival story. It starts in 1958 as a Tastee Freez on Décarie, set up to catch bus tr...
Marathon Souvlaki has been doing the same thing, more or less the same way, since the late ’70s. Looking at what they've...
Since 1986, this Côte-des-Neiges institution has been dishing out all-vegetarian North Indian fare from its perch in the...
A pillar of Montréal’s steakhouse tradition for over six decades, Rib N Reef is a masterclass in old-school indulgence....
The Caribbean Curry House has been a Côte-des-Neiges mainstay since 1980, serving up unapologetically bold flavours and...
Showing 22 of 22 places in Montreal
Opening in 2002, Café Orange is an NDG staple destination for all-day breakfast and lunch. Self-described as “Not fine d...
The flavours of New Orleans come to Montreal at La Louisiane, a Cajun-Creole spot that specializes in regional favourite...
Mon Ami Korean BBQ has several locations on the island and beyond—13 in Quebec, to be exact. Its NDG restaurant, though,...
Hermas Gibeau's dream of sharing his trademark beverage, the Orange Julep, materialized in 1932 with the opening of his...
A family-run Cambodian and Thai restaurant in Côte-des-Neiges, Tuk Tuk seats around 30 in a small room with white walls,...
Smash MZL is a fully kosher smash burger counter, MK-certified, built around crispy-edged patties and pareve cheese that...
Restaurant et Poissonnerie Zeina pairs a seafood counter with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking, where diners can...
Pinoy Pansitan has been serving Filipino home cooking on Avenue Victoria since 2015, operating out of a small, casual sp...
Cuisine de Manille, formerly known as Perle de Manille, has been serving Filipino food in Côte-des-Neiges since 2003, ma...
Hot Africa has been a fixture on Chemin Queen Mary in Côte-des-Neiges since at least the mid-2010s, specializing in Came...
The name on the wall reads "Table 51", a reference to the literal seat where co-owner Jimmy Kosmas spent 18 years plotti...
Snowdon Deli isn't just a restaurant; it's an institution. For those in the know, it's a nostalgic trip down memory lane...
Chin Chow has outlasted nearly everything else in Plaza Côte-des-Neiges. The Chinese restaurant has been feeding neighbo...
Pho Lien has been a Côte-des-Neiges institution for nearly 25 years, drawing crowds daily with its Vietnamese fare. Loca...
Kam Shing has cemented itself as a cornerstone for Chinese comfort food in Montreal, with each of its locations drawing...
Since 1927, Dunn’s Famous has been serving up Montreal smoked meat, and the Décarie location carries forward this histor...
Duc de Lorraine isn’t trying to be charming—it just is. Open since 1952 on a busy Côte-des-Neiges corner, it’s said to b...
Tasty Food’s history reads like a survival story. It starts in 1958 as a Tastee Freez on Décarie, set up to catch bus tr...
Marathon Souvlaki has been doing the same thing, more or less the same way, since the late ’70s. Looking at what they've...
Since 1986, this Côte-des-Neiges institution has been dishing out all-vegetarian North Indian fare from its perch in the...
A pillar of Montréal’s steakhouse tradition for over six decades, Rib N Reef is a masterclass in old-school indulgence....
The Caribbean Curry House has been a Côte-des-Neiges mainstay since 1980, serving up unapologetically bold flavours and...
