MONTREAL / L’Entrepôt Mont-Royal

MONTREAL / L’Entrepôt Mont-Royal

by | Feb 12, 2017 | Montreal, RESTO

For reasons that are still not clear to me, it’s hard to find a middle-range locale in the Plateau where you can eat good grub at a decent price.  Restaurants here are either fine-dining or Seinfeld-esque.  Not that there is anything wrong with...
MONTREAL / Bar Le Mal Nécessaire

MONTREAL / Bar Le Mal Nécessaire

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Montreal

This place is not easy to find.  This is because it is located in the heart of China Town sandwiched in a strip of nail bars and bargain shops, submerged below ground level with only a neon pineapple sign to beckon you in (or down).  Once you descend the...
MONTREAL / L’Express

MONTREAL / L’Express

by | Jan 27, 2017 | Montreal, RESTO

The first time that I ate at L’Express was nearly 20 years ago, and while the face of Montreal has certainly changed since then — L’Express, thankfully, has not.  Indeed as I walked down St Denis, passing one ‘A Louer’ store front...
OLD MONTREAL / Le Petit Hotel

OLD MONTREAL / Le Petit Hotel

by | Oct 28, 2013 | Montreal, Travel

Loft meets boutique hotel in this hip hideaway located in the center of the historic Old Montreal district.  With only 28 rooms and a laid back lobby café, staying at Le Petit Hotel is akin to living in a loft but with Méchant Boeuf room service.168 Rue St...
OLD MONTREAL / Toro Toro

OLD MONTREAL / Toro Toro

by | Oct 27, 2013 | Montreal, RESTO

 We were so excited to run into this new ‘bar à vin’ in Old Montreal, Toro Toro.  Inspired by Spanish tapas bars in the southern coast, this intimate family-run locale boasts a savory tapas menu with an equally impressive array of Spanish wines...