The idea of co-opting and recreating the sugar shack experience in the city has taken off in Montreal in a major way—it's marginally cliché come springtime. Most menus accenting maple are departing from old standards, which can be a hit-and-miss affair. Forget Caribou and tire d'érable—you're more likely to start off with a maple water apéritif and finish with a precious riff on maple pie these days. And don't look for the usual fèves au lard, tourtière and oreilles de crisse either. Montreal chefs are playing with all the rib-sticking classics; dressing them up with culinary school techniques, heightening them with luxurious and/or unusual ingredients and fusing them with outside influences. Here are 12 urban cabane à sucre experiences currently going on in Montreal.
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1. Le Bon Vivant
2705 Notre-Dame O
H3J 1N9, Canada
H3J 1N9, Canada
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2. L'Orignal
479 Rue Saint-Alexis, Montreal
QC H2Y 1X4, Canada
QC H2Y 1X4, Canada
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3. Les Trois Petits Bouchons
4669 rue St-Denis, Montreal
QC H2J 2L5, Canada
QC H2J 2L5, Canada
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4. Communion
135 rue de la Commune Ouest, Montreal
QC H2Y 2V2, Canada
QC H2Y 2V2, Canada
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5. Invitation V
254, rue Bernard Ouest, Montreal
QC H2V 1T5, Canada
QC H2V 1T5, Canada
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6. Le Richmond
377 Rue Richmond, Montréal
QC H3J 1T9, Canada
QC H3J 1T9, Canada
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7. Laurie Raphaël
2050 Mansfield, Montreal
QC H3A 1Y9, Canada
QC H3A 1Y9, Canada
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8. Jack Saloon
262 Saint-Paul Est, Montreal
QC, Canada
QC, Canada
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9. Renoir
1155 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal
QC H3A 2N3, Canada
QC H3A 2N3, Canada
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10. Scena
149 De la Commune Est, Montreal
QC, Canada
QC, Canada
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11. Labarake / Caserne à Manger
3165, rue Rachel Est, Montreal
QC H1W 1A3, Canada
QC H1W 1A3, Canada
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12. Le Slang
5669 Monkland Avenue, Montreal
QC H4A 1C7, Canada
QC H4A 1C7, Canada
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