St-Viateur Bagels

263 St-Viateur west (514) 276-8044 See also Mile End, Eastern European This renowned Montreal landmark has been in business since 1957. Located right on St. Viateur across from Arahova in the Mile End neighbourhood, this place is so busy making bagels for all of Montreal and other cities in Canada, they stay open 24 hours…

Au Messob D'Or (closed, reported May 2007)

5690 Monkland Ave Montreal, QC H4A 1E4 Phone: (514) 488-8620 See Monkland Village, Ethiopian, Vegetarian Friendly A hidden gem, tucked in the basement among the hustle and bustle of the Monkland Village in NDG. Since 1992, the popular Restaurant Au Messob d’Or serves up traidtional Ethiopian fare. With a vast array of traditional Ethiopian dishes…

Le Commensal

1204 McGill College (514) 871-1480 3715 Queen Mary Rd (514) 733-9755 1720 St-Denis (514) 845-2627 837 Mont-Royal East phone number unknown See also Vegetarian, Plateau, Snowdon, Downtown Reviewed by Mark

Maharaja, Buffet

1481 Ren-Lvesque blvd. west(514) 934-0655 See also Indian, Shaughnassey Village It is proud to be the largest indian buffet in North America but the food is gross. Trust me, I know Indian food. It is also known as an all-you-can-eat Indian buffet with many vegetarian options. This is good news for me. The ambiance is…

Vichy, Buffet

7205 Newman 514-367-1731 See also North American, Brunch, Lasalle Located right on Newman Boulevard near Dollard Ave, on one of the main strips of Lasalle, this place has the most diverse menu of affordable, fast food for the hungry one in all of us. If you like to over-eat, then this place is for you.…

El Zaziummm Restaurants

51 Roy E. Sherbrooke mtro Tel. 844-0893 1276 Laurier E. Laurier mtro. Bus 47 Tel. 598-0344 4297 Saint-Denis Tel. 288-9798 Mont-Royal mtro. See also Mexican, Plateau El Zaziummm is a colourful place to dine. Three locations spread across the east part of Montreal, most locations in the funky Plateau neighbourhood. It’s quite funky and ecclectic…

Pasta Casareccia

5849 Sherbrooke W. & Oxford 483-1588 See also Italian, NDG A simple, cosy pasta supply store and intimate restaurant in Sherbrooke in the NDG neighbourhood. Very calm, and quiet. Mostly comprised of pastas, soups, salads, we ordered the roasted pepper soup, and a riccota and spinach-stuffed pasta in a mushroom and cream sauce. Also served…

Cosmo's

5843 Sherbrooke W. 486-3814 This greasy spoon in the heart of NDG is a very famous landmark in Montreal. It’s literally a counter with a few seats (11 stools) but on weekends (and sometimes weekdays) it’s so busy, there is a line to get in. In the summer there is seating outside on their front…

Arahova

256 St Viateur W Montreal, QC H2V1X9 Phone: (514) 274-7828 See also Mile End, Greek Arahova Souvlaki serves up Greek specialities like Souvlaki, chicken, pork, or beef dishes garnished with Arahova’s famous tzatziki sauce, served as a brochette or wrapped in pita. This famous tzatziki can be purchased at most grocery stores in Montreal. Arahova…