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Heading to Montreal from New England? Some ideas on places to hit.

 1. L'express

3927 Rue Saint Denis
Montreal, QC H2W 2M4
Canada
(514) 845-5333

Categories: French, Bars

5.0 star rating
  6/1/2011

Classic French food at its best - unstuffy, yummy food with unstuffy, kind service.  We arrive here at 10:30 following the Opera to find a bustling restaurant with happy looking patrons fishing cornichons out of jars as they talked animatedly.

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 2. Schwartz's

3895 St-Laurent Blvd
Montreal, QC H2W 1X9
Canada
(514) 842-4813
4.0 star rating
  6/1/2011

I'm worried my rave reviews in Montreal will undermine my Yelp rating integrity, but all the recommendations we received have more than lived up to expectations.  People are not joking about Schwartz's!  It's delicious.  We were lucky to experience…More »

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 3. Restaurant Leméac

1045, Avenue Laurier Ouest
Montréal, QC H2V 2L1
Canada
(514) 270-0999

Category: French

4.0 star rating
  6/2/2011

I prefer L'Express for food and ambience but Lemeac offered up a delicious dinner as well in a bistro-like atmosphere.  Their gazpacho was the best I've ever had, cool, sour, savory, and fresh all at once.  I had the crab cake as a small main course,…More »

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 4. Frites Alors

3497, Boul. Saint-Laurent
Montreal, QC H2X 2T6
Canada
(514) 840-9000
4.0 star rating
  6/2/2011

If you are looking for authentic no-fuss no-muss poutine, this is the place our Quebecois friends swear by.  And it did not disappoint.  Frites Alors is a chain with locations along the hip streets of Montreal; this location on Rue Saint Laurent was…More »

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 5. Modavie Resto-Bar

1 Rue Saint-Paul O
Montreal, QC H2Y 1Y6
Canada
(514) 287-9582

Category: French

3.0 star rating
  6/1/2011

Our hotel in Montreal suggested we try Modavie, so at first we were resistant, thinking it might be a touristy place.  In the Old Port, Modavie is a breath of fresh air amidst much more touristy menus (although the weird digital menu boxes outside…More »

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 6. Café Santropol

3990, Rue Saint-Urbain
Montreal, QC H2W 1T7
Canada
(514) 842-3110
3.0 star rating
  6/1/2011

We went here with Quebecois friends who recommended it.  A very nice local spot, the patio is a lovely place to sit on a summer day and the prices are right.  The sandwiches come on the thickest, but also softest, bread you've ever seen.  The 1/2…More »

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 7. Juliette et Chocolat

3600 Boul. Saint Laurent
Montréal, QC H2X 2V4
Canada
(438) 380-1090
3.0 star rating
  6/1/2011

Every female friend I have who has been to Montreal recommended this chocolate joint to me.  Upon arriving I didn't realize it had multiple locations, but the one on Rue Saint Laurent had a great patio and spacious seating inside.  I had a grandma's…More »

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 8. Au pied de cochon

536 Ave Duluth E
Montréal, QC H2L 1A9
Canada
(514) 281-1114

Category: French

3.0 star rating
  6/6/2011

We had been hearing about Au pied de cochon all week as THE place for Montreal food.  It has a great atmosphere, although whenever I see tanks of lobster crawling all over each other I feel a bit sad (I'm a self-loathing omnivore).  Perhaps we were…More »

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 9. DNA Restaurant

355 Marguerite D'Youville St
Montréal, QC H2Y 2C3
Canada
(514) 287-3362

Categories: French, Mediterranean

4.0 star rating
  10/12/2011

Our host in Montreal had made a reservation for 14 of us after a work-related event.  Truth be told, we're scientists, so of course he chose a restaurant called "DNA".  I did my research on yelp and, to be honest, was a little worried about how this…More »

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