A piece of Japan and Asia in Montreal! I love Japan! Its food, its culture, its video games,…read moreeverything's great! Went there 10 years ago and going back there in 2018. But whenever I want my Japan fix, I go to this grocery store on Sainte-Catherine. They have pastries, rice cakes, Calpis, cookies, nori and a lot of Korean food as well but I'm not as versed as for the Japanese one. Anyway, great place to find true imported Asian goods.

So there are 2 Épicerie Coréenne & Japonaise within very close proximity of each other. This is the…read morelarger one that's only 1 floor (the other one is smaller, but over 2 floors). It is slightly west of the smaller one. This one also sells kitchenware, while the other one does not. They both sell lots of prepared foods, drinks, and ice cream! So obviously, I am a huge fan, lol. As the name of the store suggests, they sell Korean and Japanese groceries. Prices are slightly higher than the bigger Korean supermarkets (like Galleria or HMart in Toronto), but comparable to other Japanese supermarkets that I've been to. The stores are clean and well lit. Service is friendly.

Cute little European grocery store with a large aray of products imported from Eastern European…read morecountries. As you walk in you can find awesome Montreal based russian Newspapers on the right side .. these newspapers are free and very interesting. I use to come here very often years ago when they called it Krazy Kris.. not sure why they changed their name!! I moved far away so I no longer have as much time to come back here only if necessary. Place is awesome they got everything from Caviar , fish, meat , cheese specialty breads marmalades Canned euro goods ! I love how they highligh their specialty items. You can't find products here in any typical grocery store. Overall, pretty unique and authentic definitely recommend this place if you're searching for something different and you're in the area Cheers

For a chain market, IGA Vallée is a VERY good place to shop…read more Very good variety of products. They have fresh produce and the store is kept extremely clean. Every department (Butcher, Bakery, Fish and Cheese counter) have good products - whether they be simply cut or fully prepared/marinated. The staff is also knowledgeable. They also have a sushi counter where you can buy same-day prepackaged meals or have them make it right in front of you. They also offer catering at reasonable prices. I definitely recommend this market. Note : Owners supports local community.

Its Friday doing my weekly groceries, love my local IGA has what i need and to survive the week…read more Also serves prepared hot meals for a decent price, their seasoned potatoes are awesome as their BBQ glazed wings. Pick up their in house baked goods too.

My cousin was very excited about us going here as a group so we obliged. While this place has a 4.8…read moreon Google, the 3 on Yelp makes more sense. It's like a want to be New York deli vibe. Very limited menu and kinda high prices for solid but not amazing food. We had fries, chopped liver and some special between the two of us. It was $75. The chopped liver was alright, quite a few pearl onions that are not shopped up which I thought was odd. The fries reminded me of McDonald's, pretty good with a big portion. The meat plate special (can't recall the name) was tasty. A 6oz steak with a thin sausage and then 3 meat patties served with a small potato kinish and pickled tomatoes. Enjoyed the meats, but not so much the tomatoes. The sauce it came with was good for dipping the fries. Overall this falls between a 3 and 4 for me. The free pickles were delicious, the service a little slow. I'll error on the side of caution due to the price.

Yesterday was one of those rainy Mondays, the kind that makes driving from place to place for work…read morefeel even heavier. It was also one of those days when I was missing my mom deeply. She passed away this summer, and rainy days like that used to be the ones where she'd call me in the middle of the day to say, "I made matzo ball soup for you, come pick it up on your way home." While driving, I thought maybe I'd stop somewhere for soup. Not just because I wanted something warm, but because I was craving that comforting feeling of being cared for, something that reminded me of her. I went Yan's Deli, and although the door was unlocked and I walked in, they were actually closed. Benji greeted me kindly and apologized, saying they were closed. I told him I had really been hoping for some soup. He paused, looked at me, and said, "I could probably do that for takeout if that's OK." So on a day when it was pouring rain, and the restaurant was closed, this man stopped what he was doing, went into the kitchen, and made me soup. While I waited, I held back tears because his kindness and generosity were exactly what I needed in that moment. It felt like a small act of love from a stranger, and somehow, a little piece of my mom's warmth shining through. When he handed me the bag and said, "It really is soup weather," I smiled and thanked him. Sitting in my car, eating what was probably the best soup I've had in a long time, I cried missing my mom, but so grateful for the compassion of someone who didn't even know me. It might sound cliché to say that this place and this soup will hold a special place in my heart, but they truly will. Thank you, Benji, for reminding me that kindness still exists in the simplest moments. I can't wait to come back.

Located in Cote-des-Neiges, Restaurant L'Abidjanaise doesn't look like much when you first walk in…read morebut the service and food makes up for it right away! My cousin was visiting Montreal for a couple of days and wanted to find a West African restaurant after living in Ghana last year. He called in advance to organize our order. The lady (presumably also the owner and chef) was exceedingly welcoming and really made us feel at home. We ate: 1. Roasted fish - My aunt guessed that it was tilapia. It was topped with onions, tomatoes, cucumber and carrots. The fish was really flavourful and the veggies brightened up the dish a lot. 2. Roasted chicken - I think the seasoning was similar and the veggies were certainly the same. It was served with fried plantains on the side... delicious. 3. Attieke - Grated cassava, sort of like rice. It was a nice consistency and served with hot peppers as a condiment 4. Salted tuna - Served on more attieke. We thought it was a bit try and too salty. 5. Bissap - Hibiscus drink was really refreshing and not too sweet. It was perfect at the beginning because it was warm in the restaurant when we first arrived. 6. Degue - Millet porridge. It tasted like creamy, tangy yogurt with millet grains. It was quite sweet but a nice ending to the meal. The homestyle service is here really where the four stars are going. The food is certainly good but it's tough to compare with limited West African cuisine options in Montreal. Give it a shot and see for yourself!

Fantastic Eastern European supermarket! Saw lots of specialty items from Russia, Ukraine, Poland…read moreand the rest of Eastern Europe. You're going to hear a lot of Slavic languages here and see lots of Cyrillic languages on some of the labels. They have whole aisles just for pickles and pickled foodstuffs, another aisle to jams and fruit preserves, a wonderful frozen foods area where you'll find frozen pierogies of various kinds of Russian pelmeni, Georgian khinkali, and Ukrainian vareniki including dessert versions like cherry vareniki (dumplings). You'll find fresh organic butter and yogurts and the meat and cold cuts counter is damn good too. Garlic sausages, lamb cutlets, cheeses, I don't know any of their names but just ask the person behind the counter and she'll either explain items to you or even give you a small sample to try right there. Their liverwurst is great. You'll find all the European brand chocolates like Milka and Rittensoort, Polish Wawel poppyseed cakes and babkas and tons of other stuff. There's also a prepared foods counter which had some good stuff. I took home a large container of real home-made borscht that even had huge chuncks of beef in it and it was perfect for a dinner on a cold evening. You need a good hour here to just look over stuff and see what they have.

Not fresh. Check expiration dates and don't buy anything from buffet or the cakes…read more Packaged foods are ok. Lots of selection.

Very convenient neighbourhood store when Chinatown is out of reach. Much larger than expected!…read morePrices are fair, and there's a good selection of Korean, Japanese and Chinese products. They also carry asian cookware and utensils! Check out some of the product tags for fun and giggles. :)

This place is surprisingly much bigger than you would expect from looking at it outside. They has…read moreeverything you could hope for in an Asian market. Carrying mostly Korean and Japanese products, this clean and cheerful, well laid out store is a weekly regular on my shopping list. Many many excellent varieties of frozen foods available. (dumplings, shrimp, all sorts of seafood and other proteins, Vegetables. ) Huge assortment of seaweed products. Large candy and treats section. Every sauce and seasoning you could hope for. One of the best in town! Highly recommend

I go here regularly for some Asian groceries…read more The place as started offering take out food. I will generally get something to eat which is on special. I believe that they have weekly specials. In order to pay by card (credit or debit), you need to spend over $10 at the take out counter as they are separate from the Marche Lian Tai grocery store itself so you must pay at their counter and not at the grocery counter. They also have crispy skin pork and duck. During my most recent trip there, I purchased some fried rice, some salt & pepper pork chops, some General Tao chicken, and some salt & pepper whole shrimps. They were all good and less expensive than what it would cost in a restaurant.

My favourite place to get my asian snacks when I have a craving! They have such a wonderful variety…read moreof products and the prices are good! They have boba popsicles! I haven't looked yet for prices of meat or dairy but if you need supplies for a Korean bbq night, this is the place.