Smoked Meat Pete may be known for its namesake offering, but the poutine is another reason to make the trek out west to Île-Perrot. Have it the classic way, Italian style, or with smoked meat — there’s no wrong choice.

Lachine's go-to unassuming diner does all the Quebec staples like Michigans and steamés, right alongside a no-nonsense and rather generous classic poutine.

Blackstrap's signature draw is Dylan Kier's barbecue, but the Verdun hot spot is a great go-to for poutine fanatics courtesy of a burnt ends version that isn't coming off the menu any time soon.

A member of Montreal’s old guard of casse-croûtes, open for more than half a century in Ville Saint-Laurent, head here for your fill of steamés, toastés, and gravy-drenched poutine.

You can debate the culinary merit of Orange Julep's poutine but there's no zanier or more iconic place to get your grease on in Montreal.

Even purists should make an exception for poutine italienne, which gets a smothering of bolognese-adjacent meat sauce on top of cheese curds and fries. This post-bar favourite does the dish justice.

From Formica surfaces to poutine, Saint-Henri's time-warp diner has mercifully changed little over the decades.

Formerly rough-and-tumble Pointe-Sainte-Charles is certainly changing, but the 'hood still has Paul Patates, a casse-croûte with homemade spruce beer, steamies and archetypal poutine.

This compact, corner snack bar, as reliable as they come in Montreal, twists the classic poutine by using skinny fries and putting a lone olive on top.

Those in the know skip La Banquise and head north to ye olde casse-croûte Chez Claudette — it’s cheaper, less crowded, and (during regular times) open just as late.

Come for the poutine, stay for the retro orange fittings at this venerable greasy spoon on Beaubien — not to be confused with New System BBQ in Saint-Henri.

Martin Picard's twist on poutine involves foie gras gravy and a hunk of foie gras on top. It has, over time, become a pilgrimage-worthy dish — and it's often credited with helping to give poutine a better culinary reputation.

Among the city’s older poutine purveyors, Ahuntsic’s Chez Ma Tante is as reliable as they come (read: they do not skimp on the curds). Eat yours — with the requisite order of steamés — on the picnic tables out front, or take them to go after ordering at the drive through.

It has become oddly de rigueur to knock the city's (arguably) best-known poutinerie — and while the prices are slightly elevated perhaps due to the masses that flock there, it's still pretty good.

Just shy of 60 years old, Pataterie Chez Philippe holds its own thanks to a well-rounded menu featuring michigan hot dogs, burgers with perfectly crisp-edged patties, and small- to family-sized poutines.

Neighbourhood casse-croûte Maam Bolduc has been in the game for close to a half century. And, it’s probably the only poutine peddler that doubles as a gîte (bed and breakfast).