You’ve found the perfect venue and great accommodations for your guests and attendees, but there’s something just as important where Montréal is a master: food. With culinary highlights from around the globe, be they neighbourhood bistros beloved by locals or gourmet destinations for the foodies on your guestlist, here’s 25 Montréal restaurants perfect for group dining.
Bistro La Société Montréal
1415 de la Montagne Street
Housed in the deluxe Vogue Hotel Montreal Downtown, La Société is a picture-perfect French bistro in downtown’s bustling shopping district.
Website: montreal.lasociete.ca
Group Capacity: 10-100 people
Plein Sud
222 Mont-Royal Ave E
Like dipping your toes into the Mediterranean, the Plateau’s Plein Sud offers traditional tapas and the largest Corsican wine selection in Montréal.
Website: lepleinsud.ca
Group Capacity: 25-35 people
TABOO Cuisine Rebelle
2025 Drummond Street
TABOO specializes in gourmet twists on old school favourites like poutine, personalized miniburgers and fresh tartars ranging from beef to kangaroo and duck.
Website: restaurant-taboo.com
Group Capacity: The full restaurant is available for event reservations
Joiea Sociale
645 Wellington Street #120
Offering a blend of Italian street food, mouth-watering pastas and stone oven pizzas (plus the Brunch Sociale every Sunday), Joiea Sociale is a gem in Old Montréal. There’s also classes to learn the tips and tricks of true Italian cuisine, and a small market corner with imported goods to recreate those tastes at home.
Website: joieasociale.com
Group Capacity: 50-250 people
Decca77
1077 Drummond Street
Steps away from many of the downtown’s largest hotels and the Bell Centre, Decca 77’s dining room and brasserie feature locally-grown produce and a modern twist on classic French bistro fare. The dining room’s open kitchen lets guests watch their meal’s progress from plate to table.
Website: decca77.com
Group Capacity: 5-70 people
Pullman
3424 Park Avenue
The Pullman Wine Bar features bottle service from a broad cellar of wines ranging from favourites like the Québec-made Bonbonbulles (at $64 a bottle) to a red 1985 Château Latour (at $3,250), all accompanied by a tasteful menu of small bites like oysters and tuna Tataki.
Website: pullman-mtl.com
Group Capacity: 15-100 people
Wienstein & Gavino's
1434 Crescent Street
Bringing the tastes of Italy to downtown Montréal, Wienstein & Gavino's’ three floors, two large terraces and four-sided bar offer plenty of space to munch and mingle.
Website: wgmtl.com
Group Capacity: 30+ people
Pastaga restaurant et vins nature
6389 St. Laurent Blvd.
Chef Martin Juneau’s Pastaga is a Little Italy culinary delight, spotlighting unique cuisine montréalaise from Bison tartare to chopped liver with bagel chips.
Website: pastaga.ca
Group Capacity: 15-50 people
Restaurant Ruby Rouge
1008 Clark Street
A long-time Chinatown favourite, Restaurant Ruby Rouge serves up plates full of hot Chinese cuisine with the option of loosing one’s tie and hitting some high notes in the adjacent karaoke rooms.
Website: restaurantrubyrouge.com
Group Capacity: Up to 500
Birona hummus bar
5417 St. Laurent Blvd.
Specializing in hummus and Mediterranean tapas, Birona keeps it fresh, tangy and tasty in the über-cool Mile End neighbourhood.
Website: bironahummus.com
Group Capacity: 30+ people
Restaurant le XVI XVI (1616)
1616 Sherbrooke Street W
While the French-influenced food on the plates spotlighting Québec’s seasonal produce, keeps it classic, guests love the futuristic touch of 1616’s robot bartender R1-B1.
Website: le1616.ca
Group Capacity: Up to 250 people
East Pan-Asiatique
1250 Robert-Bourassa Blvd.
With pan-Asian cuisine featuring the unique flavours from each country of origin, East’s changing menu goes from energizing meals perfect for business lunches to à la carte dinners – and happy hours featuring cocktails by mixologist Lawrence Picard. Conveniently located in the Renaissance Montréal Downtown hotel.
Website: eastpanasiatique.com
Group Capacity: 10-20 people
Restaurant La Sauvagine
115 St. Paul Street E
Housed in a beautiful old world building in Old Montréal, stepping into La Sauvagine is like entering a restaurant in Paris. Starring wild game, steaks, seafood and crème caramel, your guests will be left exclaiming, “ooh la la!”
Website: sauvagine-montreal.com
Group Capacity: 30+ people
Solmar
111 St. Paul Street E
Upstairs from La Sauvagine, Solmar brings the “sun and sea of Portugal” to Old Montréal, set to performances of live Portuguese Fado music.
Website: solmar-montreal.com
Group Capacity: 30+ people
Josépine
4007 St. Denis Street
The Plateau’s Joséphine serves chef Simon Leblanc’s seafood creations, harnessing Asian, Portuguese and French flavours through a Canadian Maritime lens.
Website: josephine-restaurant.ca
Group Capacity: Up to 75 people
Osco
360 Saint-Antoine Street W
Based in Old Montréal’s InterContinental Montréal hotel, Osco combines the flavours of Provençal cooking with 600 hand-picked bottles for unforgettable pairings.
Website: montreal.intercontinental.com/en/osco
Group Capacity: 5-15 people
Ichigo Ichie
360 Rachel Street E
The definition of a local secret hideaway, the tucked-away Ichigo Ichie features Japanese tapas and unique cocktails, adjacent to an additional ramen restaurant beloved by locals and visitors alike.
Website: ichigoichie.ca
Group Capacity: Up to 80 people
Restaurant La Rose des Sables
1815 Beaubien Street E
Specializing in Tunisian and Mediterranean fare, La Rose des Sables’ draped, warm interiors make for a cozy dining experience. There’s also belly dancing performances and specially-made group menus to thrill the eyes and fill guests’ bellies.
Website: larosedessablesmtl.com
Group Capacity: 30+ people
Chez Victoire
1453 Mont-Royal Avenue E
Chez Victoire’s French bistro menu span fresh seafood and shellfish to Montréal smoked meat sandwiches, served in a cozy, modernist environment perfect for group dining. And there’s even a late-night menu for midnight snackers.
Website: facebook.com/chezvictoire
Group Capacity: 50 seated and 60 for cocktails in their private mezzanine room
Quindici 15
15 Bélanger Street
Highlighting the flavours of Little Italy and the lessons he learned cooking with his Sicilian grandmother, Executive Chef Vincenzo Russo’s Quindici 15 blends classic Italian kitchen with a local twist.
Website: facebook.com/Quindici15
Group Capacity: 20-30 people
Le petit Opus Café – Omni Mont-Royal
1050 Sherbrooke Street W
Located in the lobby of the Omni Mont-Royal hotel, Le petit Opus Café offers French cooking punctuated with Québec products, like the French Onion Soup with Oka cheese gratin.
Website: omnihotels.com
Group Capacity: 10-20 people
Délices Érable & cie
84 St Paul Street E
A chapel for the worship of maple syrup, Délices Érable & cie not only offers samples of different types of the almighty sap, but also a menu of meals incorporating the true taste of Québec.
Website: deliceserableetcie.com
Group Capacity: 30+ people
Restaurant Épik
171 St. Paul Street W
Serving classic Italian fare in the Old Port, Restaurant Épik’s star attraction is the charming top-floor Penthouse with space enough for 50 and two private terraces looking over Old Montréal.
Website: restaurantepik.com
Group Capacity: 50 people in the penthouse, and 18 people in the Cellier
Restaurant Beau Mont
950 Beaumont Ave
Another fresh offering from the minds behind the celebrated Toqué! and Brasserie T!, Restaurant Beau Mont offers a solid menu highlighting Québec produce, as well as a small grocery of gourmet items and an offering of ready-made takeaway meals should your attendees crave a second helping.
Website: restaurant-beaumont.com
Restaurant capacity: 80
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