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The morning-after menus worth staying awake for.
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When Nuit Blanche ends and the metro empties, somewhere around 7 a.m. the question shifts from "where next?" to "what’s open?"
Brunch en Lumière is the answer: On March 1, 2026, the morning after Montreal's all-night arts and culture marathon, a curated lineup of restaurants across the city opens early with special menus designed for the sleepless, the triumphant, and whoever just wants a good brunch.
Darna Bistroquet's Brunch en Lumière on March 1 bridges Montreal breakfast traditions with North African flavours—no folklore, no clichés. Chef Otman Amer's menu draws on the Petite-Patrie bistro's Moroccan roots while leaning into local, seasonal products. It's a generous, unhurried morning that plays like a conversation between two culinary cultures, served in a space that feels more like a warm home than a restaurant.
Details:
$25 for two signature dishes and a signature coffee (full menu also available)
March 1 @ 10:30 a.m.
Montreal's longest-running French patisserie, open since 1952, marks Brunch en Lumière with a table d'hôte rooted in the classics that built its reputation. Chef and team revisit the house's greatest hits with refined, seasonal touches—a nod to over seven decades of buttery croissants, glossy éclairs, and the signature fraisier. It's old-school French tradition on a Côte-des-Neiges corner, served with the same white-aproned theatre the Duc has always delivered.
Details:
March 1
Chef Julien Laporte's Jarry East bakery-café brings a Nordic-accented brunch menu to the festival—funky, elegant, and anchored by house-baked breads and viennoiseries made with organic, locally milled flour. The kitchen's approach is thoughtful without being fussy: balanced plates, boreal flavours, and everything made in-house. One of the sharper brunch options in the lineup.
Details:
March 1 @ 9 a.m.
Le Pois Penché's Brunch en Lumière leans into "vintage chic"—a table d'hôte inspired by the Parisian and Montreal dining rooms of the 1960s and 70s. Chef Josserand Valiquette builds a menu around that era's spirit: classic mains, nostalgic desserts, and cocktails that fit the mood. Served in the Golden Square Mile brasserie's red velvet and checkered-floor setting, it's a throwback done with polish.
Details:
2 courses + 1 cocktail, $55
March 1 @ 10:30 a.m.
Restaurant Lloyd's Brunch en Lumière brings a Quebec artisan to the table, showcasing local products alongside chef Nicolas You's French-grounded, seasonal cooking. Set inside the Marriott Château Champlain—a room inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's clean lines—it's an accessible downtown option steps from Bonaventure and the Centre Bell. A steady, polished morning anchored by local sourcing.
Details:
$55
March 1 @ 11 a.m.
Montréal Plaza's Brunch en Lumière goes full bouchon—playful, convivial, and a little chaotic in the best way. Charles-Antoine Crête and Cheryl Johnson welcome Aurélien Dufour, Arthur Dehaine, and Mélissa Djabourian for a morning that leans into the Plaza spirit: irreverent energy, serious technique, and a menu that refuses to play it straight. If you know the restaurant, you know what to expect; if you don't, this is a good introduction.
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March 1 @ 11 a.m.
Paparmane's Brunch en Lumière brings chef Yoann Bouyer's colourful take on English afternoon tea to Old Montreal. Steps from the Notre-Dame Basilica, the maximalist salon—velvet chairs, chandeliers, vintage china—delivers a festive, theatrical brunch that owes more to spectacle than tradition. Tiered service, 18 types of tea curated by sommelier Elyse Perreault, and a menu that dresses up classics with truffle, miso, and local cheese. Brunch as performance.
Details:
$55
March 1 @ 11 a.m.
Casino Montréal's flagship buffet joins Brunch en Lumière with a special dish for the occasion. Chef Jonathan Legris oversees a kitchen built for scale—live cooking stations, river views, and an all-you-can-eat format that runs smoother since the 2025 expansion. At $45, it's one of the more accessible options on the brunch lineup, and a chance to experience Pavillon 67's polished volume in a festival context.
Details:
$45
March 1 @ 10 a.m.
Régine Café, one of the city's reigning brunch destinations, brings chef Gregory Chandler's elaborate, comfort-meets-creativity menu to the festival. The rococo-styled room on Beaubien delivers warmth, generosity, and the kind of plates that justify the usual weekend lineups: waffles with trout gravlax, egg-stuffed croissants, fresh-pressed juice shooters. A Montreal brunch institution doing what it does best.
Details:
$16–$30 per plate
March 1 @ 9 a.m.
Rosélys marks Brunch en Lumière with a menu that digs into the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth's culinary archives. Chef Edgar Trudeau-Ferrin revisits legendary hotel recipes, reinterpreted with a modern hand: a buffet that balances tradition with creativity in the Art Deco dining room designed by Sid Lee. It's a hotel brunch with polish, fitting for a festival themed around 65 years of Montreal gastronomy.
Details:
All-you-can-eat buffet, $85
March 1 @ 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
These are one-day-only menus from some of the city's best kitchens with everything from pastry-focused spreads to chef-driven plates, each of which easily justify either dragging yourself out of bed or dragging yourself over the finish line. Some are celebratory, some are restorative.
This guide breaks down the 2026 Brunch en Lumière lineup with 10 spots to choose from during one morning. The best tables go fast. Plan your recovery now.
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