Chef Reactions Does Montreal

Montreal is one of my favorite food cities in all of North America, so it was a pleasant change to go somewhere where I knew I'd enjoy the food. This time around I went in fairly blind and left my favorites (Like Schwartz's, Joe Beef, Au Pied Du Cochon, etc) off the list and tried some new spots.

We walked around the city. We ate food.

Orange Julep is an iconic giant orange orb along the highway, with hot dogs, creamy orange drinks and fries for takeaway. We stayed in Old Montreal for ease of travel, but usually stay in the Plateau Mont Royal area. For dinner the first night, we went to Garde Manger, a Chuck Hughes restaurant. You'll never guess what I paid for a pasta dish.

I like a light breakfast so we went to Olive + Gourmando for croissants and whipped sweet ricotta served with toasty brioche. Walked around places like the Old Port of Montreal, trying to avoid tourists, and finding a few things to do for free. You can find a bunch of lunch options in one place at the Time Out Market; it's easily accessible by Metro.

Montreal Plaza was a fancy tasting menu with seasonal ingredients, featuring on Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix.

St. Viateur is one of my favorite places in all of Montreal. Their bagels are boiled, then baked. People here think they’re special and so do I. Checked out the Plateau area of the city, filled with cool graffiti and local artsy stuff.

Speaking of local, we went to Jean Talon Market for a look at fresh produce, seafood, and grabbed lunch at Bouffe Moi which were vegan hot dogs; really good.

Finally we went to Nora Gray, an Italian restaurant featured as number 24 Canada's Best 100 Restaurants in 2023. Everything was really good and I was able to check out the kitchen to thank them for a great meal.

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