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Montreal loves its chicken. There’s classic Quebec-style rotisserie, spit-roasted shawarma, and now lots of options for fried, but many flock to the city’s Portuguese poultry: spicy, chargrilled, and ...

Cool climes and snowy days mean more time indoors for many, but with Canada’s latest crop of page-turning cookbooks, one can easily keep busy. For those in the market for a last-minute Christmas ...

There’s pride in those preserved vegetables and fruits, and in sourcing locally as they did at Manitoba. “We’re definitely doing wild and foraged, and with more of an Asian thing than our other places ...

Part French bistro, part café, and part pastry shop, this highly regarded Westmount haunt from top Montreal chefs Antonio Park and Bertrand Bazin is great for croissants, quiche, and, yes, some ...

With truncated hours (operating only on weekends until the restaurant can stand on its own two feet), it’s effectively a pop-up within a pop-up, with Bucky’s fried chicken in the background of global ...

This Old Montreal mainstay has been charming diners since 1969 with its romantic courtyard, its stone walls, original 200 year old beamed ceilings, and cozy fireplaces. The menu is traditional ...

Lebeau opened Boris Bistro, named after his dog, in 1999, becoming “the precursor of the revival of McGill street,” per the restaurant’s website.In June 2018, after Lebeau was diagnosed with celiac ...

Out with the 19th century-style British pub, and in with the upbeat Italian restaurant and bar inspired by Sophia Loren: That’s Bella, the newest spot to serve pasta and pizza in Old Montreal. For ...

Abdul Samad removes the tandoor lid to inspect his samsas. “Two more minutes and they’ll have better color,” he says. He waits quietly, watching as the delicately folded pockets of dough, stuffed with ...

Le Roy Jucep, a Drummondville diner regarded as the possible birthplace of poutine, decided to rename the dish last week — a move it says was prompted by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On February ...

One of Montreal’s most exciting restaurants to open during the pandemic says goodbye today: Little Italy’s Joon, which served food influenced by the cuisines of the Caspian and South Caucasus regions, ...