Bistro restaurants in Montréal
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L’Avenue
This self-consciously hip restaurant is a magnet for the young, post-party brunch crowd. Over a dozen different types of omelets, plus all the classics – French toast, waffles, eggs Benedict – all arrive nicely prepared. Lunch and dinner, with middling veggie burgers and salads, are less of a draw. Electronic music plays overhead at all hours, and artwork and urban murals adorn the walls. The surreal multimedia-infused washroom is an experience in itself.
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L’Express
L’Express has all the hallmarks of Parisian bistro – black-and-white checkered floor, art-deco globe lights, papered tables and mirrored walls. High-end bistro fare completes the picture with excellent seafood dishes (like grilled salmon dressed with sea salt or almond-crusted sole), and even standards such as confit de canard (roast duck) are consistently delicious. The waiters can advise on the extensive wine list. Reservations are essential.
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Boris Bistro
You’ll be elbowing your way through everyone from Armani-clad executives and disheveled artists to maple-syrup-toting tourists in order to get a table at this popular bistro. Once settled, however, you can feast on a mouthwatering assortment of dishes, including artfully presented salads, a much-touted duck risotto with mushrooms or uncomplicated bistro favorites like pasta with spicy chorizo. Whether you want to eat inside or underneath the high ceilings and exposed heat conductors or in the outdoor courtyard, it’s a good idea to reserve ahead during the lunch rush.
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Café St-Paul
With so much hullabaloo in Old Montréal, this is the place visitors stop for a low-key rest from exploring the area or start their days with breakfast while going over their brochures and guidebooks before heading out. It's got grey, exposed stone walls and understated bare, black and chrome colored tables and chairs. Burgers, salads and bacon and egg breakfasts.
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Restaurant Holder
High ceilings, a warm color scheme and beautifully turned-out dishes are just part of the appeal of this classic bistro on busy Rue McGill. It’s a buzzing place (sometimes quite noisy), where the crowd – good-looking media and corporate types – dines on tuna niçoise, grilled hangar steak, pan-seared tilapia and other bistro classics.
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Le Grain de Sel
This tiny, friendly bistro just beyond the eastern edge of the Village exudes old-world ambience with a small bar and open kitchen. The menu has bistro favorites such as pheasant terrine, bavette (undercut steak), mussels cooked in beer and goat cheese salad, but with Asian accents. The waiters will marry the right wines with your meal.
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