This is what my Italian dreams are made of. Fresh mozzarella, handmade pasta, sliced to order…read moreporchetta, I could literally die a happy woman at Milanos. The Italian grocery store recently expanded, almost doubling in size. It's located in be heart of little Italy, and honestly one of my favourite weekend spots to visit. All the staff speak Italian and they carry many hard to find Italian must haves. Yes it gets crazy busy, but honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way.

This Italian grocery store is so like the grocery stores we shopped in when living in Italy we got…read moresuper excited. OMG all the groceries! I have no idea what the rule is about bringing packaged foods back to the U.S., but I wanted to buy so much stuff I used to keep in my Italian pantry! Next visit to Montreal we plan to stay in the Little Italy area and shop here on day one. Even if we have to eat it all before we leave town. We literally stumbled upon this grocery store. Established in 1954, two brothers introduced Montreal to Italian products. Today their children have taken over and it seems to be a very popular neighborhood market based on the number of customers shopping during our visit. Bakery, deli, meat counter, dairy, produce. All the sections you expect in a traditional grocery store. The breakfast sweets. The Chocolate. Whole rabbit in the meat counter. So much pasta! Oil, balsamic, sauce. I just need to go back. If you cook Italian, you should be shopping here. Actually, if you eat, you should shop here.

As I passed by the restaurant, I wasn't sure if it was open or not. The interior look so dimmed…read more But I'm glad I went in. The food is so good! :D I had the Gra Borng: fried kabocha squash fritters served with a spicy tamarind sauce. Pad Kaprao (Vegan): stir-fried tofu and Quebec mushrooms with holy basil, served with jasmine rice. The waitress warned me that it was very spicy and asked if I wanted it less spicy. I said yes to that and it was still very spicy for me. Beware of the red chillies! The jasmine rice saved me! :P I would definitely visit again.

Loved our meal at Pichai that I knew I had to try Pumpui during this past GP weekend. Arrived…read moreshortly after 6 and the restaurant was packed. Luckily, a booth opened up within a few minutes for us which helped as we were going to try a bunch of dishes. Pad kaprao pork - simply put, awesome! One of my go to dishes when having Thai food back home or online BKK. Only complaint was that I wish the egg was served sunny side up instead fried to a well done. Pad pak boong pork - another awesome dish! Not sure how you can go wrong with crispy pork belly w/ perfectly sautéed morning glory. We did order this mild and it was still pretty spicy for me. Not sure why the rice served in Montreal is so wet. IIRC, the white rice at Pichai was also pretty wet. Ended up wasting almost the entire plate as it was so mushy. Gaeng massaman gai - the one dish that was just ok in my opinion which is odd since I usually love red curry. Not sure what was lacking but something was a bit off. Since the pad pak boong came with a huge plate of rice, asked the waitress to not bring another serving. Pad thai - pretty tasty and noticed almost all patrons ordering this dish. Wished I could've subbed the shrimp for chicken. Quebec lobster - this was one of the main reasons for dining here as I kept seeing IG posts about this. Sadly, this was a disappointing dish. The lobster really didn't have any meat and thought it was weird they served it with what tasted like salsa verde. Khao neeo mamuang - great way to end the meal. Perfectly cooked glutinous rice w/ an ample amount of coconut milk. Was surprised at how sweet the mango was. Almost as good as Mae Varee in BKK!! Would definitely come back the next time we are in town for the GP!

Added to my Montreal Favorites List…read more I love everything about this shop. You can tell there is so much TLC that goes into each dish. The flavors are really well thought-out and balanced. The price is right too. Super friendly staff, and I love the business model, giving lots of creative freedom to the chef, not being boxed in by the same meals every day. Ordered a bunch of different things and literally 5-stars across the board. I will DEFINITELY be returning here regularly going forward. I hope they stay around for a while... do yourself a favor and go visit this restaurant / grocery / Chinese deli

Love this little spot! It's a mix of take out counter / a few seats to eat there / a small…read morespecialized grocery. There are two daily noodle options to choose from (varies between soup / noodles with sauce / warm / cold). The two options vary a lot, but there's always one that's with meat and one that's vegetarian, often with tofu and vegetables. It's often spicy and always has great depth of flavour. The ingredients taste fresh and there seem to be an effort put into choosing local and seasonal products. Watch out to go somewhat close to opening time as they tend to sell out in the early afternoon! There's also a fridge with a few other options you can purchase (ex. fried rice, smashed cucumber, eggplants). The cook and the front of store lady are both very kind and welcoming. This place seems pretty successful already, wish them all the best!

If you are looking for Argentinian cut style meat for a great BBQ this is the place to go…read more Amazing chorizos and morcilla. Jose and his wife really make this place a great place to visit over and over. I recommend this place.

I've popped in here a bunch of times recently and am increasingly a fan of this place, mostly…read morebecause I love the friendly vibe and the super nice folks who work here. They seem like a family, they sell homemade empanadas, they know many of their customers by name, all of this is my favourite. There is a fridge of very fresh looking marinated meats and sausages ready for the bbq which I will sample soon as I get my bbq fixed, and the sliced meats are fairly priced and seem high quality. You can get fresh corn tortillas here and a small range of other groceries and freezer items. Good little spot for meats and smiles on Beaubien.

I stopped by this wonderful bakery in a visit to Montreal! The staff there were so sweet and very…read morefriendly. They spoke both English and French. I had one of the best hot chocolate I'd had in quite a while. It was so deliciously creamy! I enjoyed the butter cookies and especially the brownies! I'd go back just for that hot chocolate lol! Delicious!

I love a good bakery! This was our favorite that we visited in Montreal. The flan croissant was my…read morefavorite of the items we bought. The maple pastry was very Canadian and sweet. They had a bunch of bagged cookies and sweets that would be great for presents for people.

Weather was giving fall glory this weekend in Montreal. I wanted to enjoy it with a burger, a beer,…read moretop notch fries, and a breeze on my skin. Found this place in a Reddit thread and the Yelp pics sold me. Huge beer spot - the dining room had multiple expanses all leading out to an inviting deck and patio area. Outdoors seating can be a miss for me sometimes since restaurants don't always include seating to fit a wide variety of bottoms but Vices et Versa nailed it! There were small wooden chairs and also long bench/pew seating as well as some smaller standalone benches. Perfect. The beer list was excellent - you already know I got the sour and my husband got a framboise. I knorrrr! My tarty fruity sour vibes are finally starting to wear him down muahahahhaha Ahem. Anyway. Food: I got the bacon burger with fries. He got the spicy chicken thigh sandwich with fries. Let's talk about those fries. Crispy outside, pillowy inside. Yeeesssssss. And Montreal serves them as they should be done - WITH MAYO!! The waiter even took one look at the half full mayo cup that came with my burger and said he'd top it off for me. He gets it. He gets me. I know this place must be rocking on a weekend - if so - 100% worth the wait. Fantastic. On street parking is plentiful compared to other parts of the city. But if you have the time, drink up and call an Uber.

Drinks were consistently good and well served. The food menu felt a bit limited, but still enough…read morefor light bites.

Another stop while strolling along Little Italy, we found this market. It turned out to be more…read morethan a local Italian grocery store with lots of delicacies. In the back, we found prepared pasta, antipasti items, and the aracini in the photo. They heated them up for us and we sat in the front of the store by the windows to eat and enjoy watching the world go by. This was a great place to browse and warm up as well. Can't wait until our next trip to Montreal!

We were in Little Italy on Palm Sunday and many of the restaurants were closed for lunch. We went…read moreto this Italian market that had prepared food available for sale and a space for dining in. The proprietor was friendly and helpful in explaining how everything worked. We were able to select from a variety of prepared foods -- sandwiches, pizzas, focaccia -- and have it heated for us while we chose beverages and other items from the market to go with it. Everything was fresh and delicious. This turned out to be a wonderful experience. I am Italian American and was charmed to see a bottle of Mazola -- what my Italian grandmother cooked with -- tucked in between the olive oil. I was so happy we lucked into this place.

This is a fairly hidden spot by the Jean talon market and has some decent seafood options for…read morelunch. Fish and chips - the cod was well cooked was fried well but nothing really stood out here from the typical fish and chips I get at the pub. The fries were also soggy. They put it under the fish which doesn't help. The veggies seemed like an after thought and doesn't make the dish more special. Eggs Benedict- pretty basic here. No unique taste or add on to make it different. Salmon- I picked a fish from the display for them to cook and the fish was cooked well. However, the piece of lettuce with Parmesan and those croquettes underneath did not complement the salmon at all. It looked like an after thought. Overall, food was ok and so was the service/atmosphere.

We stopped at Palomar at Marché Jean-Talon for a weekday lunch in mid-June 2024. Hands down it was…read morethe best restaurant meal of our four-day visit to Montreal. The food was absolutely delicious! We started with a dozen Canadian oysters, mostly from Nova Scotia. They were freshly and neatly shucked. Then we shared a fish charcuterie board consisting of gravlax and a couple of dry-cured tuna dishes. Highly recommended, top-quality fish at a very fair price!