Mike’s Resto Notes: Duc de Lorraine for dinner, 40 Westt & L’Oeufrier mikecohen August 18, 2024 1374 Readers will be familiar with the fact that Duc de Lorraine, the magnificent French bistro, bakery, pastry shop and caterer, is one of my favorite spots in Montreal. It first opened in 1952 at the corner of Côt...
Check out Lulu’s: Montreal’s newest pasta bar in trendy Griffintown mikecohen July 13, 2024 1289 MtlRestoRap Lulu’s Pasta Bar, located in trendy Griffintown, had made a very good impression thus far. The husband and wife team of Jimmy Petropoulos and Anthy Siounis are the visionaries behind this project....
Mike’s Resto Notes: Porto Poulet serves up great Portuguese chicken mikecohen July 10, 2024 827 Every now and then I discover a terrific restaurant in an unfamiliar location. Such is the case for Porto Poulet at 1612 Fleury East in Ahuntsic, which specializes in Portuguese chicken. It is called Porto Poul...
Terrasse Carla provides a superb summer patio dining experience mikecohen June 21, 2024 1015 MtlRestoRap The summer terrasse season in Montreal is well underway. Readers are well aware that I like nothing more than sitting in the great outdoors while enjoying a nice meal. My first patio venture of 20...
Mythik lights up the culinary scene at the Bell Centre for game and concert nights mikecohen May 26, 2024 775 MtlRestoRap Mythik, a trendy restaurant-bar opened in the fall of 2019 at the Bell Centre. It is open only to ticket holders on Montreal Canadiens game nights, concerts and other special events. The 250-seat...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Restaurant Bonaparte marks 40 years of success in Old Montreal mikecohen May 24, 2024 1011 Located in a historic building on rue Saint-François-Xavier and next door to the Centaur Theatre in Old Montreal, fine French cuisine Restaurant Bonaparte (www.bonaparte.com) turned 40 in March. It was wonderfu...
Sharing my Red Lobster and Cheesecake Factory experiences in Albany, New York mikecohen April 15, 2024 1829 MtlRestoRap ALBANY, NEW YORK – Readers of The Montrealer are well aware of how much I love Red Lobster and wish we had a franchise here in our city. The same can be said for The Cheesecake Factory. Nobody sho...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Geez Resto Bar Café may be the best kept secret in NDG mikecohen April 13, 2024 1487 After attracting a steady clientele on Somerled Ave. in NDG for many years. Geez Resto Bar Café relocated to St. Jacques Street in NDG after the pandemic. This quaint little bar can seat 88 people indoors and o...
Ferreira Café serves as a great Montréal ambassador of modern Portuguese cuisine mikecohen March 13, 2024 1307 MtlRestoRap Since 1996, Ferreira Café on Peel Street has been a great Montréal ambassador of modern Portuguese cuisine. Warm and refined, while chic and relaxing, this is an ideal spot for anyone wanting to s...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Boustan’s rapid expansion mikecohen March 9, 2024 1443 Emad Saad purchased the Bouston restaurant brand in 2017. At the time, only the original spot on downtown Crescent Street and three others existed. Seven years later there are now 66 locations and counting. Pub...
