Around the world with MTLàTABLE
Mayssam Samaha
This article was updated on October 2, 2023.
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 16 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
Brasserie Bernard
Plein Sud
Les Enfants Terribles (several locations)
Restaurant La Raclette
La Bêtise (2 locations)
Restaurant Mignon (2 locations)
Le Valois
Monème
Osco!
Les Cavistes Restaurant Bar à vin
Chez Lévêque
Alexandre et fils
Bagatelle Bistro
Bonaparte
Le Boulevardier
Restaurant Le Square
Méchant Bœuf
Modavie
L'Auberge Saint-Gabriel
Les Canailles
Brasserie 701
Renoir
Brasserie Milton
Chez Roger
Gaspar - French Brasserie
Monsieur B
Restaurant Europea menu spécial présenté par Beaver Hall
Restaurant Leméac
La Chronique
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!
BEVO Bar + Pizzeria
Il Bazzali
Aqua E Farina
Restaurant Rita
Le Marché Italien Le Richmond
Artigiani Pizzeria & Cucina
Fiorellino (2 locations)
Trattoria Gio
Jacopo
Restaurant Tbsp.
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.
Restaurant Siam
East Pan-asiatique
Tsukuyomi Ramen (2 locations)
Restaurant Kyomi
Restaurant ChuChai
Ăn Chơi Plaza
Bloom Sushi (2 locations)
Côba Sushi
Umami Ramen & Izakaya
Nikkei MTL
Kyo Bar Japonais
Seasalt & Ceviche Bar
Ichigo Ichie
Saiko Bistrot Izakaya
Pamika - le Wine Room
Le Farsides
Hang
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.
Santos
Ibérica
Aldea MTL
IBERICOS
Bar Tapas Taza Flores
GREECE AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Fresh seafood, garlic-laden spreads, exotic spices and delicate desserts are all on Babacool’s menu featuring specialties from the Middle East.
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
THE CARRIBBEAN
Kwizinn
Restaurant Kamúy
MEXICO
La Catrina (2 locations)
La Toxica
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 spareribs.
Bivouac cuisine et lounge
Caribou Gourmand
Our restaurants are eager to greet you! Out of respect for them, please honour your reservation or, if necessary, postpone or cancel it.
Hot tip! Turn your evening into a dinner and movie date. The Cinémania film festival is on during MTLàTABLE (November 1 to 12).
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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 36 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.