Celebrate Poutine Week 2017 in Montreal: Our top 25
Montreal and its Poutine Week are celebrating their wood anniversary. Yep, five years already! But don’t worry, you won’t be finding bits of bark in your food; instead you’re in for a ton of flavour and surprisingly delicious ingredients! From 1 to 7 February 2017, no less than 100 restaurants – including 50 in Montreal – will be offering decadent poutine for the occasion. Here’s our top 25. [Photo credit: PoutineWeek]
Les Papis Churros
1201 rue St-Catherine E, Montréal, QC H2L 2H1This newcomer on the Plateau serves a poutine with a decidedly Caribbean touch. In place of fries you’ll find plantains. Then they add a creamy tarragon sauce, coleslaw and griot (pork).
Deville Dinerbar
1425, rue Stanley, Montréal, QC H3A 1P4Your liver is definitely going to remember your visit to this place: the special poutine for the event involves fried chicken, beef ribs in honey and a whiskey glaze. Good luck!
Restaurant Mastard
1879 Rue Bélanger, Montréal, QC H2G 1B6The dish that awaits you here is called “The Sinner” and here’s what's in it: fries, Sept-Îles shrimp, smoked char, seal tataki, Béchamel sauce, jalapeños, cheese curds, coleslaw and lobster oil. Now you know why it’s called The Sinner!
Vices & Versa Bistro Du Terroir Inc
6631, boul Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2S 3C5It’d be hard to get more traditional than the trad Poutine at Vices & Versa. Added to the fries are a meatball stew, oreilles de crisse (of the deep fried pork jowl variety!) and pickled beets. What more do you want? A square dance perhaps?!
La Bêtise
6015, rue Saint-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2S 2L8Here, the fries are replaced with tater tots and everything else is replaced with pieces of lobster, bacon and a poutine sauce... also à la lobster. Get the picture?
Le Smoking BBQ
8855, av du parc, Montréal, QC H2N 1Y7It’s called “The Redneck,” and delicate it ain’t. They take the fries, throw in some cheese curds, crunchy BBQ cheese curds, the house sauce, caramelized onions, applewood-smoked brisket of beef, pork in house spices – hang on, we’re not done yet – house BBQ sauce and salsa. Ok, now we’re done.
Restaurant Taberna
368, rue Saint-Paul O, Montréal, QC H2Y 2A6Okay, so clearly we’re talking about a Portuguese poutine here, with piri-piri chicken, chouriço (cured sausage), grilled cheese curds and São Jorge cheese.
Pub Brewskey
350, rue Saint-Paul E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1H2The Big Easy features in the photo at the top of this list, and for good reason. Taking inspiration from the southern United States, this poutine will not leave you hungry. Here we go: buttermilk fried chicken, cheese curds, smoked corn, peas, Fresno Chili, marinated tomatoes, sour cream, a beef stock and beer-based sauce, Yukon Gold chips, sweet potatoes and homemade cornbread with jalapeños. You may want to advise your doctor beforehand.
Brouhaha Maison Des Brasseurs
5860, av de Lorimier, Montréal, QC H2G 2N9Known for its poutiflette, Brouhaha now presents its Colonel Hathi poutine, with beef, Indian spices, onions, almonds, pumpkin seeds, homemade duck sauce, Saint-Guillaume cheese curds and – wait for it – cranberries. You didn’t see that twist coming, did you?!
Lola Rosa Milton
545, rue Milton, Montréal, QC H2X 1W5The “Bella” poutine is made with braised Cipollini onions, porcini mushroom sauce and homemade vegan cheese curds (made with cashew nuts). All of this over lovely Yukon Gold chips.
La Maison Saint-Paul
343 Rue Saint-Paul E, Montréal, QC H2Y 1H3Now we head uptown, with the Wagyu Philly Steak Poutine à la Champagnerie, which is made, perhaps unsurprisingly, with Wagyu beef, fried clams, gruyère cheese, onions, roasted peppers, cheese curds... and foie gras.
Le Trèfle - Taverne Irlandaise
3971, rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W 1T1Because Irish poutine is a thing. We humbly present... the Bhuntàta! It's made with morsels of fish and chips, mature cheddar and a colcannon that you won’t find anywhere else in the world. What’s a colcannon, you say? Well, it’s a traditional Irish dish, made of cabbage and/or mashed potatoes and butter.
Brasseur de Montréal
1485, rue Ottawa, Montréal, QC H3C 1S9Polish the cutlery and dress up nice for the Poutine royale. It’s a dish for two, and it needs to be, with its braised boar shank, confit duck leg sauce and foie gras Black Watch beer sauce (with shallots, rosemary and blueberry jam). Don’t forget to greet the crowd along the way.
Notre-Boeuf-de-Grâce
5732, rue Sherbrooke O, Montréal, QC H4A 1W8May we present to you the Croque-Poutine-De-Grâce, with home-cut fries, caramelized onions, jalapeños, homemade croquettes stuffed with Medjool dates, goat’s cheese and herbs and a veggie poutine sauce.
Monsieur Restaurant + Bar
1102, rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC H2Z 1N4A little poutine tagine, anyone? Here, the classic poutine is reworked and updated with braised and shredded Quebec chicken, lemon confit and green olive sauce, cheese curds, coriander and fried shallots.
Taverne F
1485, rue Jeanne-Mance, Montréal, QC H2X 2J4Order the Bitoque poutine, and you’ll receive homemade fries, covered in beef sirloin with thyme and garlic-infused olive oil, a sunny-side up egg, a white wine and Portuguese São Jorge cheese sauce and fresh cheese curds.
Bird Bar
1800 Rue Notre-Dame, Montréal, QC H3J 1M5Calling all geeks: the Birdbar Poutine version 2.0 awaits you, with its popcorn chicken, jalapeño peppers and pickled corn, fried onions, pogo wagyu strips, tomato chutney and a spicy mustard sauce.
Mad Hatter Pub
1240 rue Crescent, Montréal, QC H3G 2A9With its grilled chorizo, grilled chicken breast, green and red peppers, sautéed onions, fried chicken drumsticks (because evidently the breast wasn’t enough), a mix of Creole spices, cheese curds and homemade chicken sauce (!), the Jambalaya poutine will make you want to remain “underground.”
Restaurant Paulo et Suzanne
5501, boul Gouin O, Montréal, QC H4J 1C8The poutine at Paulo et Suzanne may not be a gourmet prize winner, but we love them so much that they simply had to be included. You’ll be able to enjoy their classic poutine pepper sauce with Angus ground beef, Philly steak, sliced cheese (we presume!), cheese curds, onion, fried mushrooms, southwest sauce and a tomato pico de gallo salsa.
Hà Mont-Royal
243, av du Mont-Royal O, Montréal, QC H2T 2T2Their Poutine will definitely put smile on your face, with its chips, curry sauce with lime leaf, pork dumplings, Vietnamese shrimp, and, we quote: “squick-squick cheese.”
Das Bier
5889, av Papineau, Montréal, QC H2G 2W5This is an Oktoberfest poutine, which, needless to say, will be served with French fries in duck fat, Oktoberfest sausage, cheese curds, beer sauce, potatoes (that’s the healthy bit), bacon and sauerkraut. Guten Appetit!
