http://www.sitebits.com/canada/montreal/restaurants.html Montreal Restaurants en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:58:37 EST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com I've been looking for the perfect breakfast crêpe in Montreal for a long time. It hasn't been easy, but I think I've just found it. <br/><br/> This treat is called "Bonne Journée" and comes from the kitchen of "Crêpe Café" - a small café that is named after what it makes best. Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2008/bonne-journee-from-cafe-crepe.html Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT With few exceptions, I never order anything that I can cook well myself. Thai is one cuisine that I would love to wow guests with. Its distinguishing feature is the use of coconut milk, lemon grass, peanuts and chilli peppers in harmonious constellations for consumption. But sadly, I've never actually done anything about studying it, maybe because I am a regular at Restaurant Thaïlande. Let's face it, we're a lazy species, and if others can do it better, why not go to them? Andrea http://www.sitebits.com/2008/high-on-thai-restaurant-thailande.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:40:00 EST There are many restaurants in this town proving their worth by hiring the right chef, PR agency or interior designer, attracting the "in" crowd or serving the most "creative" (sometimes absurdly creative) nouvelle cuisine dishes. <br><br> And then there are restaurants that don't need to prove anything: as long as they stay true to their mission and character, they will be deservedly popular. <br><br> L'Express at 3927 rue St-Denis belongs to the second category. In the 20-odd years that the place existed, it slowly transformed its status from that of a "cool new thing" to that of a Montreal institution... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2008/l-express-way.html Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:25:00 EST I am not exactly a frequent visitor at tea salons - a fact pretty much ensured by the very presence of the Y chromosome in my DNA. </p><p> Yet, since about a year ago, I regularly find myself at a place that ranks suspiciously well on the tea connoisseurs' list of Montreal cafés and restaurants. And what do I order there? Tea. And cookies... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2008/tea-at-nocochi.html Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:15:00 EST My mission for the night: to have a decent terrace meal in the Old Port and enjoy a nice conversation with my dining partner (who happened to be another SiteBits contributor). Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2007/aszu.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:05:00 EDT Pi Café (Café π) is basically a mixture of coffee shop, workplace, gallery, chess venue and a place for tranquility. Fernanda http://www.sitebits.com/2007/pi_cafe_coffee_tranquility.html Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:25:00 EDT Somebody on the site mentioned that Le Grand Comptoir is one of the few restaurants in Montreal with friendly, non-pretentious “single person" table service and I would agree with them. What I mean by that is that going there by yourself doesn't necessarily present you with the typical dining-alone nuisances, like having to sit at the counter and thus forgo being able to relax in a chair, or being subjected to attitude from the host(ess) and the server. (After all, you're taking up a whole table and you'll only leave one person's tip!) <br><br> Like I said, Le Grand Comptoir is a fortunate exception to those experiences. You can go there alone at almost any time of day (except the lunch hour: too busy) and find more than a handful of individual tables to choose from... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2007/alone_at_le_grand_comptoir.html Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:20:00 EST A staggering number of chain cafes and coffee shops in Montreal haven’t yet cornered the market on favoured hangouts. We Montrealers enjoy our home-grown locales. Café Utopik is such a place that seems to thrive on its independent situation... Steve http://www.sitebits.com/2007/cafe_utopik_2007.html Sat, 20 Jan 2007 13:00:00 EST As a Mexican, I am instinctively drawn to anything Latin and even anything with a Spanish word in the title. I turn my head every time I hear my native language and I am definitely guilty of buying overpriced Mexican groceries (jalapeños, frijoles, tortillas, etc.) from those little depanneurs on St-Lawrence. (I am not complaining, though, as I would die without my jalapeños!...) <br/><br/> Thus, it didn't take me long to notice a small café called Café Rico, on Rachel street (corner of Boyer). Fernanda http://www.sitebits.com/2006/cafe_rico_independent_cafes.html Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:40:00 EST I awoke one morning after a night on the town with a desperate craving for a fast, filling, delicious breakfast to indulge my palate and soothe my aching stomach. Fortunately, the decision of where to go was easy: Dusty's, on the corner of du Parc and Mont Royal... Steve http://www.sitebits.com/2006/breakfast_at_dustys.html Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:45:00 EST Café Holt in Montreal serves suprisingly good food and coffee in a stylish atmosphere. Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/cafe_holt_montreal.html Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:15:00 EST Le Convivial's chef Emmanuel Nozati did his magic again last night with his delicious five-course meal and a carefully selected list of matching wines. <br><br> We already knew of his braveness with local ingredients from a visit to the Auberge Hatley where he used to cook (it is with great sorrow that I announce that right after our visit the hotel burned to the ground. The terrible accident had nothing to do with us, I swear!). Anyway, it was good to feel that the fate of your Thanksgiving dinner is in competent hands... Alban http://www.sitebits.com/2006/le_convivial_2006.html Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:10 EDT L'Entrecôte St. Jean is an establishment that has been there approximately forever, in part because of its prime location in <a href="http://www.sitebits.com/canada/montreal/districts/downtown-montreal.html">Downtown Montreal</a> (the corner of Rue Peel and Blvd Maisonneuve) and in part because its formula just works. Mix one part indecision, two parts repetition, a dash of hospitality, a slab of steak, a sprinkling of chocolate and a glass of red wine. That simple formula could be a critic's worst nightmare, but that's only because they would be going there with the wrong attitude... Ree http://www.sitebits.com/2006/comfort_food_for_carnivores_entrecote_st_jean.html Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:10:00 EDT We only discovered this place a couple of months ago and already we've been there three or four times. My personal opinion, as somebody who has lived in Italy for 5 years, is that Vago tries to be faithful to the original taste of Italian cuisine... Alban http://www.sitebits.com/2006/vago_montreal_2006_review.html Tue, 25 Jul 2006 02:10:00 EDT Whether you live in Montreal or visiting, La Chronique is a dinner option worth considering... Irazema http://www.sitebits.com/2006/la_chronique_cena.html Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT I am happy to recommend this cosy, hip (but not slick) wine bar, which despite being located in a place not conducive to any kind of nightlife (with the lights of the Provigo supermarket intruding through the large plate glass windows), offers quite something in other regards. Alban http://www.sitebits.com/2006/pullman_bar_montreal.html Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST