Returning to Montreal after 10 years 🥹

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I really enjoy dining at Au Pied de Cochon and Garde Manger.

Garde Manger (Montreal)

Huge thanks to @caleb for recommending Garde Manger, and to @set0312 for conveniently soliciting Montreal recommendations just a few weeks before my own impromptu trip up north. Garde Manger is a seafood-focused modern French (or Quebecois?) restaurant that wouldn’t be out of place in LA’s dining scene. Menu [image] [image] Drinks Decent but not extraordinary. [image] [image] [image] Razor Clams Good but given the price tag, I wouldn’t bother, I think. [image] Oysters (Two kinds…

I have dined at Au Pied de Cochon 4 times. I like to dine at the bar.

For upscale Portuguese seafood, Café Ferreira on Peel is my go-to.

Milos is still great.

For upscale casual food, I like Foxy. (same owners as Olive + Gormando)

Foxy (Montreal)

@caleb absolutely killed it with the recommendations for Montreal dining. (This report is very late; our meal at Foxy was like two days after Garde Manger). Menu [chrome_39jW6TF5Fy] Grilled broccoli I’m not really a broccoli person but the pickled whatever it was was pretty good. [image] Oysters Good but not as amazing as those at Garde Manger. [image] Homemade feta & pita the homemade pita was great, but the mixture of feta, pear, red wine, & almond was amazing. [im…

For refined Syrian food, I like Damas.

Here is my trip report from October 2025. I’ll post my next trip report here on FoodTalkCentral.

3 Days in Montreal, a trip report

I like this Patisserie

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