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      Montreal's Most Exciting Places to Eat in 2023 According to the City's Food Writers and Photographers

      Where Montreal's food writers, bloggers, and photographers loved to eat most in 2023.

      Par J.P. Karwacki31 décembre 2023 - Read time: 5 min
      Montreal's most exciting places to eat in 2023 according to the city's food writers and photographers
      A look inside Cabaret l'enfer from chef Massimo Piedimonte. / Photograph: Scott Usheroff / @cravingcurator
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      Montreal's Most Exciting Places to Eat in 2023 According to the City's Food Writers and Photographers

      Where Montreal's food writers, bloggers, and photographers loved to eat most in 2023.

      Par J.P. Karwacki31 décembre 2023 - Read time: 5 min
      Montreal's most exciting places to eat in 2023 according to the city's food writers and photographers
      A look inside Cabaret l'enfer from chef Massimo Piedimonte. / Photograph: Scott Usheroff / @cravingcurator

      Who better to ask about the biggest movers and shakers of Montreal's dining scene than the people who eat it all up for a living?

      Here's what local writers, critics, photographers, and bloggers had to dish on in 2023, from their favourite meals to the chefs and new addresses that had the biggest impact on their year of eating out.


      Chef Mehdi Brunet-Benkritly of Marconi (left) and chef Hiroshi Kitano of Kitano Shokudo (right). | Photograph: Scott Usheroff / @cravingcurator

      Where did you love to eat in 2023?

      Alison Slattery, photographer, @twofoodphotographers: Many places. I had wonderful meals in Fleurs & Cadeaux, Noren & Kitano Shokudo, and I ate in Chinatown a lot.

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      Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing
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      J.P. Karwacki

      Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing

      Chef Chouchou Jia spent years cooking in French and Italian kitchens before opening their first restaurant, and the result is unlike anything else in town.

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      Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner

      Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg are combining dinners with breakfast classics to the 48-seat Arthus Dinette in Monkland Village.

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      How Boom J's Went From a Home Kitchen to a Jamaican Institution
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      Owner Jermaine learned to cook from his grandmother in Jamaica at six years old. Everything at Boom J's still carries those teachings.

      Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work
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      A quietly confident Little Italy bistrot from Montreal restaurant alum puts chef Darcy Gervais-Wood front and centre.

      Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple
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      Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple

      Meatballs from a family recipe, martinis refreshed before you ask, and a room dressed in heirlooms: eat with your hands and make a mess.

      Who better to ask about the biggest movers and shakers of Montreal's dining scene than the people who eat it all up for a living?

      Here's what local writers, critics, photographers, and bloggers had to dish on in 2023, from their favourite meals to the chefs and new addresses that had the biggest impact on their year of eating out.


      Chef Mehdi Brunet-Benkritly of Marconi (left) and chef Hiroshi Kitano of Kitano Shokudo (right). | Photograph: Scott Usheroff / @cravingcurator

      Where did you love to eat in 2023?

      Alison Slattery, photographer, @twofoodphotographers: Many places. I had wonderful meals in Fleurs & Cadeaux, Noren & Kitano Shokudo, and I ate in Chinatown a lot.

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      Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing
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      Chouchou Is the Modern Chinese Bistro Our City's Been Missing

      Chef Chouchou Jia spent years cooking in French and Italian kitchens before opening their first restaurant, and the result is unlike anything else in town.

      Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner
      Food & Drink
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Arthurs Nosh Bar Is Coming to NDG, and This Time, They're Bringing Dinner

      Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg are combining dinners with breakfast classics to the 48-seat Arthus Dinette in Monkland Village.

      Peel Pub Is Coming Back
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      Peel Pub Is Coming Back

      Eight months after closing, the downtown institution has new owners, a renovation, and a reopening before St. Patrick's Day.

      How Boom J's Went From a Home Kitchen to a Jamaican Institution
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      Version Anglaise
      Anick Jasmin

      How Boom J's Went From a Home Kitchen to a Jamaican Institution

      Owner Jermaine learned to cook from his grandmother in Jamaica at six years old. Everything at Boom J's still carries those teachings.

      Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work
      Food & Drink
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Bistrot Boisselet Skipped the Hype and Went Straight to Work

      A quietly confident Little Italy bistrot from Montreal restaurant alum puts chef Darcy Gervais-Wood front and centre.

      Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple
      Food & Drink
      Version Anglaise
      J.P. Karwacki

      Figata is Saint-Henri's New Italian-American Red Sauce Temple

      Meatballs from a family recipe, martinis refreshed before you ask, and a room dressed in heirlooms: eat with your hands and make a mess.

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