Fukurō: tapas + cocktails

Named after the Japanese word for owl, Fukurō is built for the night. The Mont-Royal East lounge leans pan-Asian in flavour, but it’s more personal than that—drawing from Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, and Cambodian dishes the team grew up on, then spinning them through a tapas-style format made for sharing. Most plates fall between $15 and $30, ranging from bright and balanced (scallop ceviche, papaya salad, grilled eggplant) to full-on comfort: sticky-sweet wings, fried octopus balls, pizzas topped with bò kho or kimchi. The cocktails are sharp, oddball, and considered—matcha gin fizz, jasmine old fashioned, bloody tom yum with a shrimp skewer. Kissa-style DJ sets set the tone without overpowering the room.