Eater Montreal - Get The Lowdown On Every Montreal Opening For 2017The Montreal Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2017-12-27T13:46:23-05:00http://montreal.eater.com/rss/stream/139238172017-12-27T13:46:23-05:002017-12-27T13:46:23-05:00Antonio Park’s Lavanderia Has Reopened a Year After Burning
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<p>CHRISTMAS HAS DELIVERED</p> <p id="C1VNYn">Here’s a slightly late Christmas gift to enjoy: much-loved Montreal chef Antonio Park reopened his Westmount Argentine restaurant <strong>Lavanderia </strong>more than a year after it closed down unexpectedly.</p>
<p id="6bvCBg"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/11/14/13619870/antonio-park-restaurants-fire-westmount-lavanderia">A four-alarm fire broke out in the restaurant</a> in November 2016, also damaging neighbouring restaurant <strong>Park</strong>, and other businesses. Park (the restaurant) was able to reopen in a matter of weeks, but extensive damage kept Lavanderia out of action for 13 months, though Park (the chef) hoped to reopen faster, although he also opened casual spot <strong>Café Bazin </strong>on the same block <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/7/5/15922642/cafe-bazin-opening-westmount-montreal-antonio-park-bertrand-bazin">during the summer</a>. </p>
<p id="oU1Kka">The <em>Chopped Canada </em>judge announced Lavanderia’s return on Christmas Day via Twitter, with the first service on Tuesday evening (December 26). </p>
<p id="dXkqh6">It’s a low-key reopening: no menu has been posted yet (although the menu for a Park-Lavanderia New Year’s Eve crossover <a href="http://lavanderiaresto.com/en/new-years-eve-menu/">is online</a>) but the approach should be as it was before: a meat-centric restaurant that harks back to Park’s upbringing in Argentina. Parilla, an Argentine type of barbecue, is the focus. Park was the first person in Canada to wield a Kobe beef license, allowing him to import and serve a limited amount of the premium meat, so that will likely be offered, alongside other primo cuts. There’s also seafood and vegetables, treated with the same grill skills as the meaty lead act.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">LAVANDERIA IS BACK TOMORROW!⁰Thank you to all my family/team & friends, I would of never been able to do this alone ⁰MERRY CHRISTMAS <a href="https://t.co/BuopmKCiI2">pic.twitter.com/BuopmKCiI2</a></p>— Antonio Park (@ChefAntonioPark) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChefAntonioPark/status/945379564338810881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 25, 2017</a>
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<p id="m2kvsJ">Of course, there’s no need for Park to make drastic changes for the reopening: the “if it ain’t broke” idiom comes to mind, given that Lavanderia in its original form charmed all four of the city’s <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/4/8/11394352/antonio-park-lavanderia-restaurant-review-tastet">newspaper restaurant critics</a> after it first opened in 2014. </p>
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<p id="ohH1LJ"><em>STATUS — </em><a href="http://lavanderiaresto.com/">Lavanderia</a> is open at 374 Victoria Avenue in Westmount for lunch and dinner Tuesday to Sunday (brunch instead of lunch on Saturday and Sunday, closed Mondays). Special menu for New Year’s Eve.</p>
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<a href="http://lavanderiaresto.com/">Lavanderia</a> [Official]</li>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/11/14/13619870/antonio-park-restaurants-fire-westmount-lavanderia">Antonio Park Restaurants Forced Shut By Fire</a> [EMTL]</li>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2015/4/13/8312653/antonio-park-lavanderia-montreal-restaurant-kobe-beef-first-in-canada">Antonio Park Just Became the First Chef in Canada With a Kobe Beef License</a> [EMTL]</li>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2015/10/28/9633130/lavanderia-antonio-park-restaurant-photo-gallery#8">Inside Lavanderia, Antonio Park's South American Parrilla Palace</a> [EMTL]</li>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/27/16822844/lavanderia-reopening-westmount-antonio-park-argentinianTim Forster2017-12-20T15:08:12-05:002017-12-20T15:08:12-05:00Le Club Chasse et Pêche Team Open a Low-Key Mile End Tavern Today
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<p>A Christmas miracle</p> <p id="sdRYLk">Here’s a seasonal surprise for Montreal’s bar scene: the folks behind Old Montreal favourite <strong>Le Club Chasse et Pêche </strong>are opening up a Mile End tavern today (December 20) alongside a prominent Quebec author. </p>
<p id="sHOo1e">It’s called <strong>La Taverne du Pélican </strong>and takes the place of the former L’Autre Bar on Laurier Avenue, just near Parc. It comes from owners of Le Club Chasse et Pêche (CCeP), Le Filet, Le Serpent, and Il Miglio — that’s Claude Pelletier and Hubert Marsolais. They’re joined by young Quebec author Stéphane Larue, known for his novel <a href="https://www.lequartanier.com/catalogue/plongeur.htm">Le Plongeur</a> (set in a restaurant, no less — and it’s in the process of being adapted as a film), as well as Benjamin Langlois (from Le Filet) and Hugo Casavant — five co-owners in total. </p>
<p id="I8Qh3k">In a message to Eater, Marsolais describes it as something pretty different for the CCeP crew — a “low key bar” with a focus on cheap drinks, and tavern or dive bar-style service, and 5 à 7 “booze bargains”. There will be carefully selected sports events or funny flicks on-screens in the venue, and an eclectic, wide-ranging music choice (although light on electronic tunes); bar food is slated to start in mid-January. In short, it’s a promising neighbourhood bar. (Marsolais says even the name was selected to give a welcoming feel.) </p>
<p id="m_-8382142333813084166AppleMailSignature">The space itself has plenty of history — Marsolais notes that in the 1940s and ‘50s, it was a “Québécois fortress” in<a href="http://memoire.mile-end.qc.ca/fr/histoire-du-quartier-mile-end-prologue/"> a heavily Jewish enclave</a>. Prominent poet Claude Gauvreau and separatist politician René Lévesque were among the regulars when it was named La Taverne de la Veuve Wilson, and singer Ginette Reno lived above it. The bar will encapsulate some of that history with artefacts amongst its decor: the bar’s Instagram is showcasing some of that history, and there’s even a lovely throwback logo.</p>
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<p id="Ffej7h">It has been a big year for the CCeP owners — with <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/6/15/15811866/il-miglio-restaurant-opening-mile-end-montreal-pasta-club-chasse-et-peche">the addition of casual pasta spot Il Miglio in the summer</a> and now Pélican, they’ve pivoted towards Mile End as their main neighbourhood (Le Filet also sits on the edge of it) with two new openings.</p>
<p id="vGlE6h"><em>STATUS </em>— La Taverne du Pélican is open as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday December 20 at 278 Laurier West. It’s open seven days from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m., but will be closed December 24 and 25, and December 31 through January 2.</p>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/6/15/15811866/il-miglio-restaurant-opening-mile-end-montreal-pasta-club-chasse-et-peche">Il Miglio Brings Fresh Pasta to Mile End Starting This Week</a> [EMTL]</li>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/20/16802336/la-taverne-du-pelican-laurier-opening-mile-end-barTim Forster2017-12-18T09:30:02-05:002017-12-18T09:30:02-05:00Montreal’s Most Anticipated Restaurants and More, Winter 2018
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<p>The restaurants, bars, and cafés that will heat things up this winter</p> <p id="9XyL9R">Fall is always a hot season for restaurant openings, and this year was no different, from the revamped <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/9/16629184/ile-flottante-opening-mile-end-deux-singes-de-montarvie">Les Deux Singes</a>, to <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/14/16646438/marche-artisans-food-hall-downtown-montreal-fairmont">a grand food hall</a> from the Fairmont and <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/6/16603546/epicerie-pumpui-opening-little-italy-thai-jesse-mulder">a hot Thai counter</a> in Épicerie Pumpui. With winter coming, the months of sub-zero temperatures and snow typically slow down the Montreal dining and drinking scene. Yet this year, there’s still a good number of businesses planning to throw open their doors in the coming months — here’s a rundown.</p>
<h3 id="qkdqPt"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/4/16725740/elena-pizza-st-henri-nora-gray">Elena</a></h3>
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<p id="8t7IB2"><strong>Who: </strong>Nora Gray co-owners Emma Cardarelli and Ryan Gray with Marley Sniatowsky (ex-Loïc)</p>
<p id="5x0tap"><strong>What: </strong>Something more casual than Nora Gray: wood-fired pizza, natural wine, and coffee. Details are scarce — the owners are keeping the cards close to their chests. </p>
<p id="hUx8YO"><strong>When: </strong>Likely January</p>
<p id="xttzyW"><strong>Where: </strong>5090 Notre-Dame West in St-Henri</p>
<h3 id="TFbaze"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/10/26/16553742/mon-lapin-wine-bar-joe-beef-little-italy-david-mcmillan">Mon Lapin</a></h3>
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<p id="26c7Ms"><strong>Who: </strong>Joe Beef co-owners David McMillan, Fred Morin, Alison Cunningham, chef Marc-Olivier Frappier, and sommelier Vanya Filipovic</p>
<p id="4ZHJ1j"><strong>What: </strong>A wine bar, but it’s not going to be a reiteration of Le Vin Papillon. “We’re just trying to build a cute room that’s warm and that doesn’t kill us,” says McMillan.</p>
<p id="ndg294"><strong>When: </strong>Nothing specified beyond “winter opening” </p>
<p id="I31VUR"><strong>Where: </strong>Not in Little Burgundy: the team are branching out to Little Italy, opening at 150 St-Zotique East</p>
<h3 id="egaV6a"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/21/16682040/bar-social-verdun-wellington-vic-lamontagne">Bar Social Verdun</a></h3>
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<cite><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/21/16682040/bar-social-verdun-wellington-vic-lamontagne">Stephane Lavoie</a></cite>
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<p id="HyGPGh"><strong>Who: </strong>The co-owners of Sud-Ouest bars Drinkerie Ste-Cunégonde and Bar de Courcelle, Eric Lefrancois, Alex Lejeune and Jesse Lee Fafard</p>
<p id="TLMiF9"><strong>What: </strong>A neighbourhood bar for Verdun with a focus on cocktails and craft beer, but also more attention to food than previous projects (particularly in the form of roast chicken)</p>
<p id="az6Ink"><strong>When: </strong>Early winter</p>
<p id="FCj0Es"><strong>Where: </strong>3819 Wellington, in Verdun</p>
<h3 id="dia33g"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/10/11/16454180/cafe-st-henri-villeray-roastery-headquarters">Café St-Henri HQ</a></h3>
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<p id="JhQZkE"><strong>Who: </strong>Jean-François Leduc and the team behind Café St-Henri</p>
<p id="wQO88d"><strong>What: </strong>This St-Henri café and roaster have expanded several times before, but this one is special: it’s a new headquarters for the business incorporating a café and roastery into a 8,000 space. On site will be a coffee lab and vertical greenhouses, so food options will get plenty of attention</p>
<p id="FwLe89"><strong>When: </strong>Hopefully late January</p>
<p id="TkWDe9"><strong>Where: </strong>7335 Mile End, which is actually in Villeray (near Jarry Park) </p>
<h3 id="UHJdTz"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/7/27/16037558/cordova-cafe-bar-st-henri-notre-dame-cocktails-coffee-spanish">Córdova</a></h3>
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<p id="IASxqs"><strong>Who: </strong>Café Myriade’s Anthony Benda, former Masterchef contestant Aaron Polsky, Elayne Teixeira-Millar</p>
<p id="y5j9hl"><strong>What: </strong>It’s not a new Myriade: this will be a day-and-night spot doing coffee, a lot of small bites centred around Spanish charcuterie, cheese, and preserved items, and it’ll be an all-purpose bar to boot.</p>
<p id="pal0Rz"><strong>When:</strong> Coffee service will be up and running imminently, but it won’t be fully operational (particularly on the bar side) until early January</p>
<p id="9dYVZe"><strong>Where: </strong>4606 Notre-Dame West in St-Henri</p>
<h3 id="aFzZym"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/9/8/16271086/monarque-old-montreal-jeremie-bastien-lemeac">Monarque</a></h3>
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<p id="5gmXE9"><strong>Who: </strong>Jérémie Bastien and his dad Richard Bastien, of Outremont French restaurant Leméac</p>
<p id="UhwQg8"><strong>What: </strong>An all-day dining destination for Old Montreal, with a more casual brasserie and bar at the front and a more formal dining room further back (although it won’t get into degustation territory) — it’ll be a little more seasonally oriented than the very classic Leméac</p>
<p id="8hcD1q"><strong>When: </strong>OK, Monarque has been in the works for a few years and we <em>swear </em>it’s on the way this time, seriously</p>
<p id="3UCkCJ"><strong>Where: </strong>406 St-Jacques in Old Montreal</p>
<h3 id="MnSxmB"><a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/12/16766934/jiao-dim-sum-bar-old-montreal-tongue">Jiao</a></h3>
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<p id="TTpyVG"><strong>Who: </strong>Party promoter and co-owner of club École Privée Tongue Bui, and Oli Berkan</p>
<p id="kBVley"><strong>What: </strong>A dim sum bar — small bites and dumplings with good liquors, aimed at filling the gap between high end or more formal sit-down restaurants in the area, and the more dance oriented clubs and bars </p>
<p id="BXVGFS"><strong>When: </strong>Probably a little later in the winter</p>
<p id="tkT696"><strong>Where: </strong>399 Notre-Dame West, in the former Kitchen Galerie Poisson in Old Montreal</p>
<h3 id="dwiC6i">Colette Grand Café</h3>
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<p id="owPxuH"><strong>Who: </strong>Toronto-based Chase Hospitality Group, known for restaurants in that city including The Chase and Kasa Moto</p>
<p id="VzR9SD"><strong>What: </strong>A restaurant for department store Holt Renfrew based on Toronto’s Colette — think <em>chichi </em>French décor that leans elegant, but with a dash of the casual (that is, no tablecloths). The cuisine will also lean French — the Grand Café idea is being rolled out to Holt Renfrews in Vancouver and Edmonton, too.</p>
<p id="hqYVDL"><strong>When: </strong>Later in the winter</p>
<p id="CgWVTX"><strong>Where: </strong>Inside Montreal’s downtown Holt Renfrew store, at 1300 Sherbrooke West</p>
<h3 id="wquZPj">Taboo</h3>
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<cite><a href="https://www.facebook.com/restauranttaboo/">Taboo Cuisine Rebelle</a></cite>
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<p id="aUvgZs"><strong>Who: </strong>A family business from the owners of L’Assomption restaurant by the same name (father, son, and daughter)</p>
<p id="dVffSO"><strong>What: </strong>A Montreal location for the L’Assomption’s Taboo, which focuses on mini-burgers and tartares: choose your meat, then choose from a handful of different marinades or seasonings — the build-your-own tartare approach may seem odd but it has worked for them well at the original location (there’s also ample choices for burgers and poutines)</p>
<p id="TS4iEs"><strong>When: </strong>January 2018</p>
<p id="zV7biH"><strong>Where: </strong>2025 Drummond Street downtown, in the former M:brgr</p>
<h3 id="ZUxQtF">Pâtisserie Dugout</h3>
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<p id="2N8Hfm"><strong>Who: </strong>Marie-Charlotte Dugout, a Meilleurs Ouvriers de France trained pastry chef</p>
<p id="XTL3Qf"><strong>What: </strong>An all-vegan patisserie with an ‘80s neon vibe to it (and ample gluten-free options) — Montreal already has vegan bakeries, but it’s exciting to get one from someone with hefty French training and experience </p>
<p id="yCzONn"><strong>When: </strong>Early in 2018</p>
<p id="a2PLJC"><strong>Where: </strong>On Duluth and St-Dominique on the Plateau, beneath Bar Suzanne</p>
<h3 id="UgWeLW">Makro</h3>
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<p id="UQnU5U"><strong>Who: </strong>The people behind Griffintown restaurant Grinder and Hachoir on the Plateau</p>
<p id="vpv6AI"><strong>What: </strong>Details are scarce, but it’s a seafood restaurant (it was initially named Makro Pêcheries) — something a little less meaty than the restaurant group’s current establishments</p>
<p id="hnzUtP"><strong>When: </strong>Renovations have been going on for a while, so it’s anybody’s guess</p>
<p id="HxyM42"><strong>Where: </strong>1726 Notre-Dame West, in Griffintown</p>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/18/16782390/montreal-new-restaurant-bar-cafe-openings-winter-2018Tim Forster2017-12-12T12:12:00-05:002017-12-12T12:12:00-05:00This Malaysian Snack Bar is Touching Down in St-Henri Very Soon [Updated]
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<p>Pandan Creamery announces a winter project</p> <p id="z2lKft"><strong>Update (December 12): </strong>time to fill up on popiah: Pandan Snack Bar is now open for business.</p>
<p id="UmtLLo">Montreal’s tiny Malaysian food scene gets a bit bigger in coming days, with a new snack bar arriving in St-Henri.</p>
<p id="EhmUS4">Rolled ice cream store <strong>Pandan Creamery </strong>will transform into <strong>Pandan Snack Bar </strong>for the winter months. And they’re bringing a new dish to Montreal: the snack bar will focus on popiah, a wheat wrap in the middle zone between a spring roll or rice paper roll, and a burrito.</p>
<p id="jhb4FJ">Owner Madhuri Kumar tells Eater that instead of an extensive menu, she wants to follow the approach of food stalls in Malaysia’s hawker centres, which typically focus on one item. </p>
<p id="YLQurf">“They serve the masses, and I really like that food culture…you go somewhere and they do one thing and they do it really well.”</p>
<p id="L3KqJX">Kumar is of Malaysian descent and says both the idea for Pandan’s ice cream and popiah came from her first visit there two years ago — a trip that was “like a pilgrimage,” she says.</p>
<p id="su27od">Pandan’s popiah goes with a classic filling: lettuce, house sauce, house-made chili sambal (from Madhuri’s grandmother’s recipe), braised jicama or carrot, crispy fried egg strips, fried tofu, blanched green beans or beansprouts, and grilled shrimp, garnished with toasted peanut dust and crispy fried shallots. Baked wrapped chicken and a vegan option will be available in place of the shrimp, too.</p>
<p id="ld3mVq">The thin wraps for the popiah will be made in-house too, says Kumar.</p>
<p id="qqIZfM">“It’s one of the first things I remember making at home with my mother. I like the idea of being able to put a lot of different ingredients, like crunchy ingredients into a thin wrapper. “</p>
<p id="CUIrQd">Popiah will be very affordable, at under $10, plus a few side dishes will be available, including chili pickled cucumber, five-spice eggplant and a red cabbage slaw with Thai basil and coconut cashew cream dressing. </p>
<p id="wFkqnI">For dessert, ice cream won’t totally disappear: a sundae sandwich made with a milky bun will be on offer, based on popular Thai and Malaysian ice cream sandwich pok pok. A pandan-infused custard tart and a jade rice pudding will round out the options. </p>
<p id="zlGksd">Kumar is also branching out into specialty drinks: a vegan coconut-based golden milk (a turmeric drink), chai hot cocoa, and teh tarik, a Malaysian hand-pulled milky tea made with sweetened condensed milk; Malaysian coffee is in the works for sometime after the opening. </p>
<p id="bg5UB3">Pandan isn’t the first ice creamery in town to devise a separate business model for the brutal winter months — last year, St-Henri’s Dalla Rose <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/10/11/13244112/dalla-rose-winter-menu-ice-cream-ramen-noodles-st-henri">morphed into noodle shop Ramen 9000</a>, and is doing the same for this winter.</p>
<p id="bnjuAS">Pandan Snack Bar should open in the near future (keep an eye <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pandansnackbar/?fref=mentions">on social media</a>) — in the meantime, peep this video showing up popiah wrappers are made. </p>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/5/19/11712874/pandan-creamery-thai-rolled-ice-cream-montreal">Pandan Creamery Introduces Thai Rolled Ice Cream Craze to Montreal</a> [EMTL]</li>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/10/11/13244112/dalla-rose-winter-menu-ice-cream-ramen-noodles-st-henri">Dalla Rose May Ditch Ice Cream and Try Noodles This Winter</a> [EMTL]</li>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/22/16686120/cremerie-pandan-snack-bar-st-henri-popiah-montrealTim Forster2017-12-08T09:30:02-05:002017-12-08T09:30:02-05:00Parc Ex Has a Charming and Affordable New Viet-Café, Denise
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<p>A seriously cheap eat</p> <p id="w4fMnV">Parc Extension has a new nook for coffee, banh mi and Vietnamese dishes, with <strong>Café Denise </strong>now open on the neighbourhood’s edge.</p>
<p id="urk8Bg">Denise moves into the mostly light-industrial zone on Beaumont just near Parc, closer to the loft and office buildings of nearby Outremont and so-called Mile Ex than to much of the neighbourhood. </p>
<p id="K1e1jF">There’s two prongs to the café — as the name implies, it’s partly doing coffee — there’s both third-wave espresso, and classic Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk. The food offerings are light Vietnamese fare, like noodle salads, vermicelli soup, and banh mi sandwiches, alongside a few pastries. The soup and salad options rotate daily, but might include something like a peanutty and spicy noodle bowl with vegetables and tofu — light, but flavourful. There are also a few pastries, and a breakfast option too. </p>
<p id="yG1YGT">It comes from Vietnamese-Canadian artist and documentary filmmaker Khoa Le, alongside another producer, Ménaïc Raoul. </p>
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<p id="DOuBlw">Taking up a small street corner, Denise occupies a relatively petite space with a communal table and wooden stools — it’s minimalist and not ostentatious, but the presence of a spot like Denise could prompt complaints of gentrification (a valid issue <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/parc-extension-building-development-eviction-letters-sale-1.4415049">in the neighbourhood</a>, although on a much bigger scale) just by virtue of its newness. </p>
<p id="XUEjut">That said, Denise is a thoroughly cheap eat, accessible to locals: the daytime menu maxes out at eight dollars (tax in) for a solid lunch; banh mis are around five dollars (more or less the standard rate across the city). </p>
<p id="vhL29f">At the moment Denise is only open daytimes, but is soon to transform into a day-and-night haunt, with dinner service coming next Monday (December 11) — that menu is still to be released (the café teased taro-shrimp dumplings as just one dinner item), but peep the day menu in its place, served until 2:30 p.m. weekdays. Meanwhile, check out the space and a dish or two.</p>
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<p id="vNmSdA"><em>STATUS — </em><a href="http://cafedenise.ca/">Café Denise</a> is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday (evening service begins Monday, 11 December) at 386 Beaumont Avenue. </p>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/8/16748176/cafe-denise-parc-extension-beaumont-vietnamese-restaurantTim Forster2017-12-06T15:53:48-05:002017-12-06T15:53:48-05:00St-Henri Pie Pros Get Savoury With a New Store [Updated]
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<figcaption>Squash, kale, and goat cheese pie | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rustiquepiekitchen/">Rustique</a></figcaption>
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<p>All these flavours, and Rustique chooses salty</p> <p id="S55S2n">Some four years after opening up on Notre-Dame West, pie shop <strong>Rustique </strong>expands today, with a new space opening right next door to the original — yet it’s not just an upsized space for Rustique’s sweet crusts.</p>
<p id="du3nRC">The new store is <strong>Rustique Salée</strong>, and the idea is fairly well conveyed in that name: it’ll offer savoury pies. That means instead of options like lemon meringue, apple, pecan, or cherry that might be available at Rustique (or “Rustique Sucrée”), it’ll be cheese, vegetables, meat, and/or eggs — take the roasted squash, kale, and goat cheese pie above, or the spinach, mint, feta one below as examples. Owner Ryan Bloom tells Eater that those two pies, along with a bacon-aged cheddar one, are the three debut items, available in full-sized and mini pie formats.</p>
<p id="xlrHqa"><strong>Update: </strong>According to Bloom, Rustique acquired the next-door space at the start of this year to expand their kitchen, but had a small nook that worked neatly as the new retail space — it’s just a counter, with no seats, but it is separate from the original Rustique. </p>
<p id="fY7zy7">Bloom says Rustique’s customers had sometimes asked for savoury options, so after realizing the demand was there, his team set about recipe testing for four months. The offerings will vary according to seasonal ingredients but will include items like quiches, and Bloom says a tourtière is also in the works. Beyond pies, items like spice mixes and sauces from Rustique’s sister company Urban Bonfire will be available. </p>
<p id="4zwPFl">Excluding so-so pie chain Rockaberry, the original Rustique is one of few places in town that’s solidly committed to producing sweet pies, and probably the most notable since it opened up in 2013. </p>
<p id="0bf0Z2">The new project isn’t the first place in town to hone in on savoury pies — Mile End bakehouse <strong>Ta Pies </strong>has been doing them for several years now. But the two are fairly distinct: Ta Pies focuses fairly strictly on Australian and New Zealand-style pies, which are often small and handheld (although they do have larger options), and with a particular set of fillings: ground beef, curry, potato, to name a few. </p>
<p id="TAK9Ux">Rustique, on the other hand, is casting its net away from that Antipodean style. In any case, given Montreal’s petite pie scene, there’s ample room for both to coexist. </p>
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<p id="QPYvDB"><em>STATUS — </em>Rustique Salée is open next door to Rustique, at 4615 Notre-Dame West, as of Wednesday December 6. </p>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/venue/26098/rustique">All Rustique coverage</a> [EMTL]</li>
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<a href="http://www.rustiquepiekitchen.com/">Rustique</a> [Official]</li>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/6/16742276/rustique-salee-pies-saint-henri-notre-dame-montrealTim Forster2017-12-05T09:30:02-05:002017-12-05T09:30:02-05:00Meet Old Montreal’s Brand New Underground Mezcal Bar
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<figcaption>El Matador: Trombo’s tequila anejo with cassis and 12-year aged Bowmore whisky | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Clandestino-MTL-931919310244318/">Clandestino</a></figcaption>
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<p>It’s plush and cavernous</p> <p id="5pCKYu">Old Montreal restaurant <strong>Venice </strong>isn’t done expanding quite yet: principal Charles Manceau has now added a plush mezcal and tequila bar named <strong>Clandestino</strong>, beneath the original Venice and its adjoining bar on St François-Xavier Street.</p>
<p id="Z8bsp3">Although it’s tucked beneath Venice’s new-ish cocktail bar Boho (and its entrance is attached to Boho), the vibe is distinctly different: Boho is bright, cocktail-oriented, and as Manceau explaned when it opened. <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/5/31/15721184/boho-cocktail-bar-opening-old-montreal-venice">Boho was conceived</a> as something of a neighbourhood bar for an area that’s heavy on nightclubs, hotel bars and other high-end drinking establishments, but light on more casual and accessible options. </p>
<p id="kIAn3S">Clandestino, meanwhile, is more refined and particular. It’s fairly strictly focused on tequila and mezcal: <a href="http://tastet.ca/2017/12/01/clandestino-bar-cache-mezcal-tequila/">according to food blog Tastet</a>, over 100 varieties (mostly private imports) are on hand, and it looks to be a destination for tasting cactus-based liquors in the city. Flights of three tequilas or mezcals are on offer, and they can be ordered individually by the ounce, or even by the bottle, for those looking to splash (the most expensive runs close to $900). </p>
<p id="9meemx">Tequila and mezcal cocktails are also on offer, with original creations and a whopping 15 different kinds of salt to accompany them. </p>
<p id="BGErIa">There’s a distinct ambiance to the cavern-like space: plush, warm-coloured couches and antiquities give a high-class den feel to the completely underground space. Some might call it a “speakeasy” (but given that this is not Prohibition era United States, that’s not quite accurate), but with just 30 seats it does have a certain exclusive, private club atmosphere. </p>
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<p id="t2MKe2">Clandestino rounds out Manceau’s big year of expansions — first came <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/4/3/15144964/restaurant-venice-beaver-hall-second-location-opening-ouverture">a new Venice location</a>, followed <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/5/31/15721184/boho-cocktail-bar-opening-old-montreal-venice">by Boho</a> — Clandestino was the final step in the plans, which seem to have firmly established Manceau’s place in Old Montreal. </p>
<p id="gf0ZXV"><em>STATUS — </em>Clandestino is open at 436 St François-Xavier, Wednesday to Sunday from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.</p>
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<a href="https://www.clandestinomtl.com/">Clandestino</a> [Official]</li>
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<a href="http://tastet.ca/2017/12/01/clandestino-bar-cache-mezcal-tequila/">Clandestino: nouveau bar caché à mezcal et téquila</a> [Tastet]</li>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/4/3/15144964/restaurant-venice-beaver-hall-second-location-opening-ouverture">Beachy Venice Opens A Second Location Downtown Today</a> [EMTL]</li>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/5/31/15721184/boho-cocktail-bar-opening-old-montreal-venice">Venice Opens A Next-Door Cocktail Bar in Old Montreal</a> [EMTL]</li>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/12/5/16734560/clandestino-bar-opening-old-montreal-tequila-mezcal-venice-bohoTim Forster2017-11-30T09:30:02-05:002017-11-30T09:30:02-05:00A Pop-Up Rooftop Christmas Bar Arrives in Old Montreal This Weekend
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<figcaption>Miracle’s 2016 edition | <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/12/2/13818930/christmas-bar-pop-up-miracle-latin-quarter-nexus">Randall Brodeur</a></figcaption>
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<p>It’s one of two seasonal pop-ups</p> <p id="7c09Aw">Those who prefer their December to be crammed with as much seasonal merriment as humanely possible should listen up: Montreal gets not one, but two pop-up Christmas bars starting Friday (December 1). </p>
<p id="r51Npq">The more notable of the two (due to its scenic views) will be atop the <strong>William Gray Hotel</strong> in Old Montreal, where the rooftop terrasse will be converted into <em>bar de noël </em><strong>Miracle</strong>. Given the obvious issues with drinking outdoors on an eighth-floor terrasse in December, the bar (which operates in summer as the Terrasse William Gray) will be covered and heated to avoid any nasty frostbitten side effects.</p>
<p id="FROk10">While tinsel-laden Christmas pop-ups may not be to everybody’s tastes, opening up and heating a rooftop is a definite novelty, regardless of theme.</p>
<p id="q2LNnL">That’s not the only Christmas “Miracle” — another iteration of the bar will pop-up at Ontario Street venue <strong>Teddy Bar</strong>. While the William Gray edition of the bar is being billed as the more deluxe of the two (complete with a champagne selection), the Teddy Bar version <a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2017/7/7/15938212/restaurant-openings-dj-poulet-porco-teddy-bar-le-club-espresso-bar">will be quite similar to the Miracle pop-up</a> that took over Nexus Smartbar in December 2016 (Nexus was in the space now occupied by Teddy Bar). On offer will be a range of fairly festive special drinks (read: ingredients such as hazelnut liqueur, mulled wine, and egg nog). Teddy Bar will also be open during the day serving special coffees and hot chocolates.</p>
<p id="rm9m31">If last year’s version is any measure, it’s quite the festive overload: the Nexus version featured a fireplace, bear skin rug, Christmas movies playing, and a requisite jingly soundtrack. </p>
<p id="yn5ziK">These Christmas pop-up bars aren’t unique to Montreal — the Miracle concept got started in New York for the 2014 season, and it has rapidly expanded. Montreal was one of the first non-US cities to get one in 2016, and this year Sherbrooke, Quebec City, Ottawa, and Toronto all have Miracle outlets. There’s a standard set of festive cocktails offered across most Miracles, take a look, and prepare for well-worn Christmas puns. (Note that the exact drink offerings may vary from Miracle to Miracle). </p>
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<li id="gyWhhp">Christmopolitan: vodka, elderflower, dry vermouth, spiced cranberry sauce, rosemary, lime, absinthe mist </li>
<li id="UY6Q5S">Muletide: mezcal, amontillado sherry, allspice dram, ginger, lemon </li>
<li id="boBuI5">Bad Santa (hot cocktail): mulled red wine, tawny port, orange liqueur, spices, golden raisins</li>
<li id="kC0Nwg">How The Gimlet Stole Christmas: gin, pine-caraway-sage cordial</li>
<li id="OflOOF">Run Run Rudolph: blanco tequila, coffee liqueur, iced hot chocolate, Mexican spices </li>
<li id="m0fcv5">You’ll Shoot Your Rye Out: pumpkin spiced rye whiskey, Budweiser, marshmallow syrup, egg</li>
<li id="cP1YGt">Snowball Old Fashioned: gingerbread bourbon, wormwood bitters, lemon zest</li>
<li id="gTaUms">Fa La La La La, La La La La: gin, aquavit, hazelnut liqueur, cardamom, vanilla, lemon, egg white, club soda</li>
<li id="tXwkv2">Yippie Ki Yay Mother F****r! : Barbados rum, cachaça, Trinidad overproof rum, purple yam, coconut orgeat, pineapple</li>
<li id="PrFmeg">Jingle Ball Nog: cognac, amontillado sherry, peanut butter, almond milk, pandan, cream, nougat syrup, egg, nutmeg</li>
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<p id="KyI7W6"><em>STATUS — </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarMiracle/">Miracle</a> opens at Teddy Bar (323 Ontario East) and Terrasse William Gray (421 Saint-Vincent, 8th floor) on December 1, and runs through to December 31. </p>
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<a href="https://montreal.eater.com/2016/12/2/13818930/christmas-bar-pop-up-miracle-latin-quarter-nexus">Look Inside Kitschy Christmas Pop Up Bar Miracle</a> [EMTL]</li>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1098041616997357/">Soirée d’ouverture du Miracle, le bar de Noël!</a> [Facebook]</li>
<li id="Z27RRX">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarMiracle/">Miracle Bar de Noël</a> [Facebook]</li>
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https://montreal.eater.com/2017/11/30/16717116/miracle-christmas-bar-hotel-william-gray-teddy-barTim Forster