Around the world with MTLàTABLE

Mayssam Samaha

Mayssam Samaha is a food and travel writer and blogger and the founder behind the blog Will Travel for Food. She travels the world in search of the next culinary discovery. From Iceland to South Africa, she’s already visited over 30 countries and there’s nothing she enjoys more than wandering around a farmers’ market in a foreign city. She is also the founder of the SAISONS intimate dinner series highlighting Québec products and chefs.

This article was published on October 12, 2022.

Montréal’s Restaurant Week, MTLàTABLE, is the perfect occasion to indulge in as many three- or four-course meals as you can fit in the 11 days that this gourmand event lasts. It’s also a great opportunity to travel around the world by sampling excellent international cuisine represented by many of the participating restaurants. 

FRANCE

French restaurants reign supreme in Montréal, accounting for the highest percentage of eateries in the city. If you enjoy classic French cuisine from steak frites to crème brûlée, you are spoiled for choice with an overabundance of establishments to pick from. 

Café Le Petit Flore 

Osco!, Brasserie Provençale 

Alexandre et fils 

Chez Lévêque 

Renoir 

Plein Sud 

Restaurant La Raclette 

L'Auberge Saint-Gabriel 

Brasserie Bernard 

Modavie 

Brasserie 701 

Les Cavistes Restaurant Bar à vin 

Les Enfants Terribles (several locations) 

Monème 

Méchant Bœuf  Bar-Brasserie 

Mignon 

Restaurant Le Square 

Le Valois 

Bonaparte 

Le Boulevardier 

Les Canailles 

 

ITALY

If the thought of a comforting bowl full of  melt-in-your-mouth gnocchi, velvety tiramisu or crispy pizza gets your blood flowing, then head to one of these restaurants to satisfy that craving. Buon appetito! 

Il Bazzali 

Mercato Comunale 

Fiorellino (2 locations) 

Trattoria Gio 

Fiorella 

Osteria MKT 

Restaurant Tbsp. 

Jacopo 

Moleskine Restaurant 

Bevo 

Restaurant Le Richmond 

Le Rose-Marie 

PAN-ASIA

From sushi to ramen and Thai and Taiwanese specialties, several Asian cuisines are represented at this year’s edition of MTLàTABLE. 

Tsukuyomi Ramen St-Laurent 

Coba Sushi 

Kyo Bar Japonais 

Saiko Bistrot Izakaya 

Bar MajesThé 

Restaurant ChuChai 

 

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL

Spanish and Portuguese cuisines inspire conviviality and sharing, from tapas and petiscos to a table side paella. These participating MTLàTABLE restaurants hailing from the Iberian Peninsula are not to be missed if you enjoy these cuisines.  

Ibericos Taverne à tapas espagnoles 

Tapeo Bar à Tapas 

Meson 

Ibérica 

Santos 

Aldea MTL 

GREECE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Fresh seafood, garlic-laden spreads, exotic spices and delicate desserts are all on the following restaurants’ menus featuring specialties from Greece and the Middle East. 

Babacool 

Ikanos 

AFRICA

The African continent is home to a plethora of different cuisines. Sample the traditional flavours of Morocco, Tunisia and Sub-Saharan Africa at this year’s restaurant week by visiting these three participating restaurants. 

Restaurant La Rose des Sables 

Darna Bistroquet 

Le Virunga 

INDIA

Chez Dévi is the only Indian restaurant at this year’s MTLàTABLE, but it’s such a great choice, offering a traditional cuisine that includes many beloved classics. 

 

QUÉBEC AND BOREAL CUISINE

These two restaurants offer a taste of home, and all that Québec’s terroir has to offer, from bison tataki to venison spare ribs. 

Bivouac cuisine et lounge 

Caribou Gourmand 

 

Follow MTLàTABLE on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and don’t forget to use the official event hashtag, #MTLaTABLE, in your tweets or Instagram photos. 

Mayssam Samaha

Mayssam Samaha is a food and travel writer and blogger and the founder behind the blog Will Travel for Food. She travels the world in search of the next culinary discovery. From Iceland to South Africa, she’s already visited over 30 countries and there’s nothing she enjoys more than wandering around a farmers’ market in a foreign city. She is also the founder of the SAISONS intimate dinner series highlighting Québec products and chefs.

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