Best Restaurants in Montreal 2026: Canada's 100 Best, MICHELIN and Local Legends on One Map

Little Italy, Montréal · Wine bar, seasonal plates

Co-chefs Jessica Noël and Marc-Olivier Frappier run a menu that reads simply, listing ingredients and producers. It is #5 on North America's 50 Best 2026 and #2 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

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Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montréal · Tasting menu

A 16-seat room where pastry chef Patrice Demers cooks six-course tasting menus and Marie-Josée Beaudoin chooses the wines. It entered North America's 50 Best at #34 in 2026 and holds one MICHELIN Star.

Verdun, Montréal · Argentine-Jewish

Brothers Ari and Pablo Schor opened this 28-seat Verdun restaurant in 2019, cooking from their Argentine-Jewish family tradition. It ranks #27 on North America's 50 Best 2026 and #6 on Canada's 100 Best.

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Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal · Contemporary

An intimate Plateau restaurant where co-chefs Danny Smiles and Mitch Laughren cook a continually evolving menu. It ranks #15 on North America's 50 Best 2026 and #8 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

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Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Montréal · French-Japanese

Co-chefs and co-owners Charles-Antoine Crête and Cheryl Johnson lean on French tradition with Japanese influences in a playful room. A sea urchin cream has been on the menu since opening.

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Rosemont (Angus), Montréal · Modern, wood-fired

Housed in a former factory where trains and tanks were once built, this restaurant cooks nearly everything over a wood fire. It received its first MICHELIN Star in the 2026 Québec guide.

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Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Montréal · Tasting menu, Québec terroir

Chef and co-owner Simon Mathys serves a continually changing five-course carte blanche menu inspired by Québec terroir, with wine flights that lean natural. It holds one MICHELIN Star.

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Mile End, Montréal · Edomae sushi omakase

An eight-seat counter where chef-owner Vincent Gee serves an edomae omakase built on local and imported wild seafood. It gained a MICHELIN Star in the 2026 Québec guide.

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Downtown, Montréal · Modern French

A bright dining room with a view into the kitchen, where French technique is applied to Québec ingredients such as seafood and game. It holds one MICHELIN Star in the 2026 Québec guide.

Quartier international, Montréal · Contemporary Québécois

Normand Laprise has built Toqué! on seasonal cooking with local products for about 30 years, with a multi-course tasting menu as the fullest way to eat there. It is #70 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

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Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal · Québécois, foie gras

Martin Picard's restaurant is known for rich Québécois cooking built around meat and foie gras, including a foie gras poutine. It is #78 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

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Little Burgundy, Montréal · French bistro, seafood

A pub-like room known for Lyonnaise-inspired cooking and its lobster spaghetti. Anthony Bourdain featured its owners in Parts Unknown, and it is #51 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

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Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal · Jewish deli, smoked meat

A lunch-counter deli on the Plateau since 1928, known for smoked brisket made to founder Reuben Schwartz's recipe and for the queue outside. Time Out ranks it first among Montreal smoked meat spots.

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Little Italy, Montréal · Seasonal bistro

A 32-seat Little Italy room built around an open kitchen, with a concise seasonal menu that still serves its opening-day oeuf mayonnaise with lobster. It holds a Bib Gourmand.

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Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal · Poutine

A Plateau poutine shop that Time Out names as the place first-timers are sent and ranks fifth in the city. Eater listed it among its Montreal musts.

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Villeray, Montréal · French bistro

A corner bistro that keeps its kitchen open until midnight every day, serving French-leaning staples. It holds a Bib Gourmand and is #100 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

Little Italy, Montréal · French-Italian bistro

Opened in March 2025, Limbo serves chef Harrison Shewchuk's near-daily changing menu drawing on French, Italian and British cues. It holds a Bib Gourmand and is #23 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal · French bistro

A Saint-Denis bistro open since 1980 with an unchanging à la carte menu of classics such as bone marrow and steak frites. It is #73 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

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Montréal · Contemporary, Mexican

Alma is ranked #34 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Contemporary and Mexican cuisine.

Villeray, Montréal · French, Middle Eastern accents

Co-owners David Gauthier and Emily Homsy run a neighbourhood restaurant pairing seasonal French cooking with Middle Eastern influences, including a family falafel recipe. It is #22 on Canada's 100 Best 2026.

Montréal · Contemporary

Bouillon Bilk is ranked #69 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · Contemporary

Cabaret l’Enfer is ranked #45 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · Seasonal tasting menu

Chez Jean-Paul is ranked #95 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026.

Montréal · Seasonal small plates

Claire Jacques is ranked #99 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026.

Montréal · Syrian

Damas is ranked #91 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2025.

Montréal · Italian

Elena is ranked #93 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Italian cuisine.

Montréal · Contemporary

Foxy is ranked #83 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · Italian

Gia Vin & Grill is ranked #71 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Italian cuisine.

Montréal · Southwest Asian, North African

Heni is ranked #83 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2025.

Montréal · Contemporary

Juliette Plaza is ranked #77 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2025. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · Contemporary

Lawrence is ranked #57 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · Nordic-inspired tasting menu

Le Mousso is ranked #98 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024.

Montréal · Contemporary

Le Vin Papillon is ranked #80 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · Contemporary

Liverpool House is ranked #93 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Montréal · French

Monarque is ranked #61 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under French cuisine.

Montréal · Italian

Paloma is ranked #55 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024. The list files it under Italian cuisine.

Westmount, Montréal · Japanese

Park is ranked #100 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024. The list files it under Japanese cuisine.

Montréal · Handmade pasta

Pasta Pooks is ranked #47 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026.

Montréal · Thai

Pichai is ranked #36 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Thai cuisine.

Montréal · Contemporary

Salle Climatisée is ranked #43 on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026. The list files it under Contemporary cuisine.

Little Italy (Jean-Talon), Montréal · Syrian, Armenian

The casual sibling of Alep next door, run by sisters Chahla and Tania Frangié, serves Syrian- and Armenian-inspired mezze without reservations. It holds a Bib Gourmand.

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Rosemont (Angus), Montréal · Wine bar, shared plates

Opened in 2023 in a renovated industrial complex, this wine bar pairs a long wine list with shareable seasonal dishes from an open kitchen. It holds a Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Québec guide.

Mile End, Montréal · Montreal-style bagels

A Mile End bakery whose wood-fired oven has burned since 1957, open every day. CNN and Condé Nast Traveler cover its long rivalry with Fairmount Bagel.

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Mile End, Montréal · Montreal-style bagels

A Mile End bagel bakery at its current location since 1949, using long-standing recipes and a wood-fired oven. Time Out ranks it second in the city, behind its rival St-Viateur.

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Mile End, Montréal · Lunch counter, grilled sandwiches

A lunch counter open since 1932, known for the Wilensky Special of grilled salami and bologna with mustard on a flattened bun, plus cherry cola from the fountain.

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