A bad day along Saint-Laurent! I stepped into the joint only…read moreto be harassed by a man panhandling for money... INSIDE the store. What the??? Why would a business owner allow this? After brushing him aside, I looked at the wall of dried sausages hoping to spot my prize. I wanted to bring home a nice selection on the plane home to Vancouver. Wait! What the??? again. Staring back at me was a nice coating of blue mold around one of the ends of the sausages. Au Revoir!

Tiny meat store with a good assortment of eurostyle cured meats and sausages, along with some…read moreappropriate spices and canned and packaged foods. As others have said, they also make sandwiches to go, which one can choose to eat at their little parcel shelf next to the door. The appeal of this place for me, though, is the partially-smoked and cured pork shoulder rolls they keep in the small cold case along the back wall. They're not even labelled, so you may have to ask to be pointed at them. But do ask. One of those balls of meat, simmered in a cauldron of water for 150 minutes, yields both the most densely-flavored, tastiest cold pork you'll ever put on your sideboard, and a pot of truly magnificent stock for your next pea or white bean soup. They also sell a couple of different varieties of bacon, in slabs if you wish. And there is no question too stupid for the bright lady in the baseball hat behind the cash. This is another of those little places that makes cooking my way through a Montreal winter into something I almost look forward to in summer.

Can't complain. Good selection of just about everything. Purchased the pre-made…read morehamburgers...which are JUST meat... no fillers or seasonings. Pre-seasoned lamb, chicken & beef available too. Interesting place. Never seen butchers cutting whole carcasses in front of me before. Was always hidden from view. Looks like it's also a school for butchers "to be". Young, Fun, Happy employees all cutting carcasses together... joking around.. poking fun at each other.. I like the environment. Will go back.

The charm of a butcher shop and patissiere as if you were in France. The Canadians really are a…read moreclass act culture. They take pride of their heritage and the cuisine is based on using farm to table concept and waste not. Boucherie Lawrence was part of a cultural & foodie walking tour while in Montreal. This is my favorite stop. From the meats, cheeses,pastries and seasoned nuts, all were of high quality. Fresh is their middle name. They also have a selection of maple syrups and honey. Pastries looked so decandent, too bad I was still full from the other stops. But I made sure I bought the cheddar cheese and maple syrups. Get here and make a stop. You'll really want to! The butchers are friendly and helpful. And of course, the place is immaculate!

**Update August 2026** It's been a few years since I've…read morereviewed this bougie food store, and my mother and I have now been here at least 15 times, usually to get a quiche. I must say, their selection of quiches is wonderful, and they are all amazingly good. We usually also find niche foods, and I always get a gourmet fine chocolate bar for my neighbors back home in Vancouver, too (my neighbors are chocolate connoisseurs of sorts, so it's not as if I can get them an Oh Henry bar lol). In the past, I've also gotten many a bottle of Gibby's salad dressing here. (I love how this store sells condiments from local well-known restaurants, like Gibby's, Joe Beef, Mandy's, etc. It's a great place to get food gifts from Montreal). Yesterday I was in the area and popped in to get a few bottles of said salad dressing but I couldn't find it anywhere. I asked a lady who was working there, in the aisles, where this item was located, and she looked at me as if I was from Mars, asking me in French if I spoke French. She clearly did not speak or understand English and my French is sorely lacking. I was able to convey "salad" and "Gibby's",but I don't know how to say "salad dressing". She totally shrugged me off and went back to her work, as if I was a bothersome but ignorable annoyance. I have to admit, this rubbed me the wrong way. I've lived in the USA and in Vancouver now for so many years, I'm sorry if my French isn't great, but I'm trying. If I'm a paying customer at a store and I'm trying, but you don't understand me, it'd be common courtesy - not to mention good business sense - for you to get a fellow employee who DOES understand English. This interaction reminded me of past experiences here when the cashier was aloof (at best). Maybe the employees are like this with ALL English-speaking customers? I don't know. For me, though, I see a pattern. If you are visiting from out of town, and/or if you don't speak French well, I think I'd advise you to skip this store, despite the wonderful gourmet foods they have here. You sure won't get a feel for warm "Montreal hospitality" here, that's for sure. Oh, and they no longer carry Gibby's salad dressings, too - at least, I don't think they do.

High quality everything! You must respect their choices of produce, meat, prepared dishes,…read morecheeses, accompaniments and good advice! Try it for yourself! Kathryn

Very nice and consistently good quality meat...that's unfortunately very expensive (my only gripe…read morewith this place really). Before going to Vito's I never thought that there could be such variations in the taste of a cut of pork...now I know. Service is always warm and friendly. These guys also have a great memory for faces. I only go there 8 or 10 times per year and they always seem to remember me and most of their customers. It's also the only place I know of where I can get my fix of authentic Italian Limonata (not the one made in the States).

Chez Vito is one of my favourite butchers in Montreal. Friendly service and great small-talk with…read morethe guys when you come in and they will always help you find the perfect steak for you. Honestly, whenever we are in the mood for steak, we'd rather go buy their marinated bavette and cook at home instead of going out. The marinade is very simple (oil, paprika, steak spice, salt, pepper) and not overpowering. With a cast-iron pan and some animal fat for frying, you can make a restaurant quality meal in no time. Another great thing about this place are the wonderful Italian products they import. The other day, Dino had me try some special Mortadella he had imported (the name escapes me). It was soft, perfectly flavoured and melt-in-your mouth good. If you're looking for a butcher in the Plateau/Mile-End, look no further. Chez Vito ranks among the top 3 butchers in the city and his prices are very reasonable.

I always stop by this place when I'm in Montreal. They make nice Lebanese grilled pita…read moresandwiches... Sojouk, Shish Taouk, filet mignon... all on charcoal. The food is tasty and the service is good but not overboard.

We drove all the way from Pennsylvania to try this place and it was amazing specially the kibbe…read morenayi and Mixed Machewi but the only downside was the seating area but I would eat this food even in the parking lot no problem

At first I was a little surprised to see an old school Kosher butcher and deli in a shopping mall…read morebut as soon as I walked in I realized this place was special. The quality of the meat was second to none and the takeout and deli was delicious. Try the general tsao Chinese chicken and the old fashioned smoked turkey. Out of this world. The knishes are made in-house and they have their own homemade hummus and moroccan salads. The pulled beef was a hit at my Sunday brunch and the kosher bacon was a pleasant surprise! You can't go wrong - there's a reason this place is still around after 60+ years.

I voyaged to canada a few weeks ago and stumbled upon this gem…read more Everything is made/smoked/prepared in house, and all of their meats are top notch. Off the top of my head: Pastrami was amazing. Hot Dogs were really good. Steaks were top notch. Don't be afraid to combine all three of those meats into what I refer to as the Pastramisteakdog... yeah... it's good. I typically don't rate non-restaurant shops, but this deli was out of the ordinary.

Great sandwich from the grill. The lamb and merguez combinations was to die from! Will definitely…read morebe back to try more menu items.

Farhat is a butcher shop/grilled meats counter that operates in the same area as Abu Elias…read more Now I'm not here to say they're better than the legenday AE but the overall experience is better in some aspects. There's rarely a lineup and plenty of parking in the back, and the service is more friendly than the other place so it seems to taste better because of that, it's also much cheaper. They offer subs with grilled meats , the selection is gigantic but my favorite is the Farhat mix. About 1 kilo with 5 types of grilled meat including filet mignon. Comes with bread and salad and more than enough for 3 people. I wish I took a picture but that's how fast it disappears

Working in Le Plateau near Saint-Laurent and Mont-Royal is heaven for a foodie. So many options…read morefrom cheap ethnic hole-in-the-walls to fancy restaurants. One thing seriously lacking, though, are options for awesome sandwiches. Charcuteries Viens just opened a few days ago. Their offering is pretty limited: hand made cold cuts such as porchetta, ham and dry-cured sausages, as well as a few choices of sandwiches made on order which you'll take to go, as they're not expecting you to eat there. I tried their ham sandwich featuring their handcrafted ham (prosciutto cotto style with a nice fat cap), a few slides of Comtomme cheese by La Station de Compton, pickles and mustard. At $10 for two small sandwiches, it's a pretty good value. And it's pretty good tasting, too! What's lacking is perhaps a choice of one or two side salads for a more complete meal. No need for something fancy, a tangy red cabbage slaw, or a sweet beet salad would work beautifully. It may very well become one of my regular spots in the area to grab lunch!

MEAT SNACKS. There's…read morenot a lot of things that will get me excited as when I see the words "new", "charcuterie" and "Plateau" in the same sentence. Luckily for us, there's already a wealth of charcuterie in the Plateau, so the more the merrier, no? Mr. Phillip Viens comes from a pedigree of working with DNA, Maison Publique, and supplying charcuterie for Toqué and other restos, so I was really looking forward to trying their fare. When I first arrived, there was a photographer shooting a big chunk of porchetta at the front window. I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE. They won't offer the full service in terms of meats, instead specializing in strictly charcuterie. I picked up a chorizo, fennel saucisson, some fresh pork sausages, and a bit of head cheese/sopressata. The best word I could use to describe their meats is restraint. When asked what was in their fresh pork sausages, they replied, pork, seasonings. "We really want the quality of our pork to shine." And shine it does, with just enough to accompany it in terms of salt et al. I think it might not be to everyone's taste, but it's still delicious. Personally, I prefer the saucisson from Lawrence and Champfleuri, but it's still excellent. The chorizo has a nice, deep smokey heat, but more from paprika than any chili (was there any chili?). Generally, the meats here are not salted as liberally as the others, both old (Fairmount, Vito, Champfleuri, Maison du Rotî) or new (Lawrence), which I prefer in the fresh stuff. I'll be sure to be back to try their porchetta and terrines.