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20 Best Takeout Restaurants in Montreal

20 Montreal restaurants worth ordering from — from neighbourhood staples to polished spots that travel well.

The best takeout restaurants in Montreal are Masakali Indian Cuisine, Pizzeria la focaccia, Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine Redefined, and more. Start with Masakali Indian Cuisine if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Sophie Laurent•20 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
Masakali Indian CuisinePizzeria la focacciaRendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine Redefined
20 Best Takeout Restaurants in Montreal
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Top picks at a glance

#1Masakali Indian CuisineIndian • Westmount • value#2Pizzeria la focacciaPizza • Plateau • value#3Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine RedefinedIndian • Montreal • value

Who this guide is for

The best takeout in Montreal holds up from bag to plate. These picks are sorted by rating and review volume — places that have earned consistent praise for food that's just as good at home. Picks span Westmount, Plateau and Montreal.

Quick picks

Masakali Indian Cuisine
Indian • Westmount
Masakali Indian Cuisine on Sherbrooke West is the fifth location of a kitchen that built its reputation in Ottawa — and that track record matters.
Pizzeria la focaccia
Pizza • Plateau
Pizzeria La Focaccia sits on Mont-Royal Est in the Plateau, the kind of address that sounds like every other neighbourhood pizzeria until you look a little closer at what's actually going on.
Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine Redefined
Indian • Montreal
Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine Redefined is an easy indian option in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. Masakali Indian CuisineView →
  2. 2. Pizzeria la focacciaView →
  3. 3. Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine RedefinedView →
  4. 4. Rutba - Indian CuisineView →
  5. 5. Le Chaska Montreal | The Chaska Montreal | Indian Restaurant | Pizzeria Bar & GrillView →
  6. 6. Terracotta RestaurantView →
  7. 7. Gaia RestaurantView →
  8. 8. KazuView →
  9. 9. Pizza BouquetView →
  10. 10. MezzmizView →
  11. 11. Pizza Il FocolaioView →
  12. 12. Bawarchi Indian CuisineView →
  13. 13. Omnivore St-LaurentView →
  14. 14. ChuChaiView →
  15. 15. Reuben's Deli and SteakhouseView →
  16. 16. India RosaView →
  17. 17. Shaaz | Indian Cuisine | MontrealView →
  18. 18. Pizzeria Dei CompariView →
  19. 19. Pizzeria Bros (Old Montreal)View →
  20. 20. KazaMazaView →

How the restaurants compare

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Masakali Indian Cuisine
Westmount • Indian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Indian comfort
Mood
Westmount
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Pizzeria la focaccia
Plateau • Pizza
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
casual night
Mood
Plateau
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine Redefined
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Rendez-vous Bistro - Indian Cuisine Redefined
Montreal • Indian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Indian comfort
Mood
Casual
Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Rutba - Indian Cuisine
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Rutba - Indian Cuisine
Montreal • Indian
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Indian comfort
Mood
Casual

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

20 ranked picks

Masakali Indian Cuisine — Masakali Indian Cuisine on Sherbrooke West is the fifth location of a kitchen that built its reputation in Ottawa — and that track record matters. This isn't a grab-and-go curry counter; by all accounts it operates as a full-service, sit-down Indian room in Westmount, the kind of place where a real dinner feels appropriate rather than incidental. The fact that it has expanded this far while maintaining a consistent identity suggests a kitchen with a clear point of view, not one that's winging it city to city. The menu is notably broad, covering both North Indian classics and the Indo-Chinese register — a category that many kitchens treat as an afterthought but that Masakali is reportedly serious about. Diners consistently point to the gobi Manchurian as the table's standout, described across reviews as the dish to anchor an order. From there, the menu centers on long-cooked dal makhani, paneer preparations including shahi and chilli variations, and a chicken dum biryani that appears to be a reliable centerpiece. For groups that want to graze and share, the masala chicken lollipops and golden chicken kabab are the dishes that come up repeatedly as crowd-oriented orders. Portions are described as generous, and the service is widely characterized as warm and attentive — details that matter when you're navigating a menu this extensive. Practically speaking, Masakali is priced accessibly for the neighbourhood, making it a realistic choice for a weeknight dinner or a larger group that needs a room capable of handling a full table without chaos. It isn't chasing novelty — the reputation here is built on consistent execution across a deep, familiar menu. If North Indian and Indo-Chinese cravings need satisfying in one visit, this is the address that comes up most often. View restaurant →
Pizzeria la focaccia — Pizzeria La Focaccia sits on Mont-Royal Est in the Plateau, the kind of address that sounds like every other neighbourhood pizzeria until you look a little closer at what's actually going on. The concept is Neapolitan — wood-fired, high-heat, the whole commitment — but the team behind it brings a Tunisian thread to the menu that most pizza shops would never think to pull on. That combination is apparently the whole point, and from what diners and local food writers consistently report, it works. The pizza is the anchor, and the reputation centres on dough that's reportedly light and properly blistered in the way only a genuine wood-fired setup tends to produce. Beyond the classics, the menu branches into territory you don't normally see on a pizza joint's board: puccia, makloub, baguette farcie. The chicken makloub sandwich has developed its own following, flagged regularly in neighbourhood conversation as something worth ordering independently of whatever else you came for. The pizza gamberetti — loaded with shrimp — shows up as the move when you're splitting something with the table. The place is halal, which matters to a chunk of the Plateau's population and shapes part of the loyal return crowd. There's also some lore about a record-length pizza; fine, but not the reason anyone's going back. Practical reality: it's a small, cozy room at a price point that keeps things accessible, and it gets busy enough that a wait is part of the deal on peak nights. Go knowing what you want — the Neapolitan basics or one of the Mediterranean detours — because the menu is more interesting than the room size suggests, and crowds move accordingly. View restaurant →

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Le Chaska Montreal | The Chaska Montreal | Indian Restaurant | Pizzeria Bar & Grill — Le Chaska on Avenue Lincoln is built on a premise that has no right to cohere: a North Indian kitchen operating under the same roof as a live brick oven producing old-style pizza. According to the restaurant's positioning and the crowd it consistently draws, the genre collision holds together because the Indian side of the menu is the genuine article rather than a backdrop. The room leans into classic Indian architectural styling, which apparently tips the atmosphere toward occasion dining rather than a quick weeknight stop — details that matter when you're corralling a group with competing appetites. The dishes regulars point to most reliably are the butter chicken, which the menu describes as rich and creamy, and the chana bhatura, reportedly the plate that keeps people coming back. The Amritsari kulcha has developed a devoted following for its own reasons — it's the kind of bread that anchors an order rather than supporting one. Then there is the Chaska Special Naan, which by all accounts functions partly as a spectacle: reportedly enormous, garnished with beets and a green chilli-coriander arrangement that reads like a provocation. The Desi Chaska Special Pizza is the crossover dish the kitchen seems most proud of — a direct product of the dual-concept setup, and diners who take the chance on it tend to report it works better than expected. Portions run large and the price level stays accessible, which makes Le Chaska a genuinely practical call for mixed groups — the vegetarian and vegan range is broad enough that no one gets stranded. Weekends fill up, so booking ahead is the standard advice, and the name Loveleen comes up consistently in reviews from diners who found the service notably attentive. View restaurant →
Gaia Restaurant — Gaia sits on Rue Bélanger at the edge of Little Italy — not the obvious address for Vietnamese food in Montreal, but the kind of quiet establishment that accumulates consensus over time rather than noise. The restaurant carries one of the stronger reputations in the city for phở specifically, built on a review record across hundreds of diners that skews unusually positive and consistent. That it operates on a bring-your-own-wine policy keeps the final cheque at a level that is difficult to argue with, particularly given the reported quality of the room itself — described across multiple accounts as more considered and attentive than the casual Vietnamese format typically demands. The menu centers on phở as its anchor dish, and it is the preparation regulars most reliably single out — the broth reportedly clean and aromatic in the way that separates a kitchen taking stock seriously from one going through the motions. The Deluxe Tonkinese soup is understood to be the loaded upgrade worth ordering when the table wants something more substantial. What distinguishes Gaia from the city's phở-counter category, though, is the reported range beyond the soup pot: fried soft-shell crab appears frequently in recommendations as a strong opener, and salt-and-pepper tofu is noted as a kitchen-confidence dish — the kind of preparation that signals whether a kitchen is technically attentive or merely competent. Practically: this reads as a reliable occasion for a casual dinner or an unhurried date night, with the BYOW policy doing real work toward that end. The consensus recommendation is to open with the fried soft-shell crab before committing to the phở or the Deluxe Tonkinese soup as the main event. Reservations are worth considering given the room's apparent popularity. View restaurant →
Kazu — Kazu operates on the premise that cuisine borders are a little boring, and at price level one in Downtown Montreal, it's hard to argue with the results. The menu runs Korean short ribs alongside Japanese-influenced bowls and a shrimp burger that, by most logic, shouldn't belong anywhere near either — and yet diners consistently report that the whole thing coheres around a clear point of view rather than reading like a brainstorm that got out of hand. This is the kind of place that attracts people who grew up eating across multiple culinary traditions and stopped being interested in restaurants that treat fusion as either a dirty word or a marketing angle. The Beef Kalbi Plate is widely cited as the anchor: Korean-marinated short ribs known for that sweet-savory depth that comes from a proper marinade and time. The 48 Hours Pork Bowl is the menu's most literal statement of intent — the name alone tells you the kitchen takes the process seriously, and the dish has a reputation for the kind of pork that yields completely, served in a broth that regulars describe as dense and rich. The Okonomiyaki earns consistent attention as an overperformer at this price point, a Japanese savory pancake that reportedly justifies its place on a menu that could easily have left it out. The Shrimp Burger is the wild card — an item that sounds like a category error but has developed something of a following among people who came for the pork bowl and left talking about the burger. Practically: lunch is the move if you want the room at its most relaxed. The pairing that comes up most often among regulars is the 48 Hours Pork Bowl alongside the Okonomiyaki — order both, resist the urge to keep adding. Evenings skew walk-in heavy, so arrive early if you have a preference about where you sit. View restaurant →
Mezzmiz — Mezzmiz opened on Rue Crescent in 2021 — mid-pandemic, which tells you something about the conviction behind it. The kitchen is guided by executive chef Dory Masri, who reportedly left a Beirut restaurant empire to bring a posh-casual meze philosophy to downtown Montreal. That philosophy is built around small plates designed to migrate across the table rather than stay anchored in front of one person, which makes the room particularly well-suited to plant-forward eaters and groups who want to actually share a meal rather than just occupy the same space. The verified menu centers on Lebanese and broader Middle Eastern preparations where vegetables are the entire argument, not the obligatory side. The Hummus — finished with Aleppo pepper — is consistently cited as a standout, the kind of preparation that reframes what the dish can be when made with care. The Falafel has a reputation for holding its structure. The Lebanese Vegetable Platter and Grilled Vegetables & Grains are what the menu is genuinely known for: dishes where produce is treated as the main event. The Lebanese Herb & Spice Bowl rounds out the plant-forward core and reportedly reflects how intentional the seasoning approach is throughout. At price level one for a downtown Montreal room with a clean, inviting interior, Mezzmiz is doing something that feels genuinely considered rather than merely convenient. The meze format rewards larger tables — diners consistently note that four or more people unlock the menu's logic, allowing multiple dishes to move around freely. Come with a group, anchor the order with the Hummus and the Lebanese Herb & Spice Bowl, and build outward from there. The kitchen's point of view is clear enough that you can trust the table to fill itself. View restaurant →
Pizza Il Focolaio — Pizza Il Focolaio isn't positioning itself as a red-sauce nostalgia act or angling for a white-tablecloth reputation. What it's doing — with apparent conviction — is anchoring Montreal's pizza landscape in Neapolitan tradition at a price level that feels almost confrontational given what this city usually charges for this kind of seriousness. Price level one means you're reportedly walking out full for what a mediocre lunch elsewhere would run you, which in Montreal 2024 is not a small thing. The room, by all accounts, is for people who believe getting pizza right is a discipline, not a content opportunity. No gimmicks, no truffle oil deployed as a personality trait — just a kitchen organized around a proper hearth doing what hearths are supposed to do. The Marinara is consistently cited as the tell — tomato, garlic, oregano, olive oil, no cover to hide behind — and by that measure the dough at Il Focolaio is reportedly doing real work. It's the kind of pizza that either exposes a kitchen or vindicates it, and the reputation here leans clearly toward the latter. The Napoletana builds on that base with anchovies and capers, known for a salinity that sharpens rather than overwhelms the tomato. The Quattro Formaggi is the indulgence pivot on the menu — the kind of four-cheese pizza diners describe stopping mid-conversation over. The Gambaretti brings shrimp in without, reportedly, making it feel like a novelty concession. The Carré Phillips is the one worth asking about specifically — named with a Montreal address in its DNA, it signals the kitchen is planting local roots rather than just importing a formula wholesale. Weeknights are your better bet; at this price point, weekends fill predictably fast. The strategic play, based on what regulars seem to agree on: start with the Marinara as your baseline read on the kitchen, then follow with the Quattro Formaggi. That's the move. View restaurant →
Bawarchi Indian Cuisine — Bawarchi — which translates literally to "the chef," a name worn as a tribute to the cooks who kept South Indian tradition breathing — lands on Bishop Street with a clarity of purpose that downtown Montreal's Indian dining scene genuinely needed. This is a South Indian kitchen first, biryani house second, and everything else a distant third. It is not trying to be a white-tablecloth occasion or a pan-Indian tour of the subcontinent. It is cheap, focused, and correct in a way that more expensive rooms rarely are, and it is exactly the right call when you want the kind of food that makes you forget you're in a city where February lasts four months. The biryani is the reason to come, and specifically you should be thinking about the Mutton Ghee Roast — the ghee doing the slow, fragrant work of pulling the spice into something rounded and deep rather than just hot. The Nawabi Biryani arrives with the kind of rice-to-protein layering that signals a kitchen that actually respects the dum process. For vegetarians, the Paneer Tikka Masala holds its own against the meat-forward menu — the paneer managing that precise middle ground between firm and giving, the masala not too sweet, not too one-dimensional. The Samosas, including the Spinach Samosas, are the right way to start: crisp shells, filling that doesn't taste like it was made yesterday. The Butter Chicken Masala and Chicken Tikka Masala are crowd-pleasers done with more care than the price point would suggest you have any right to expect. Come at lunch on a weekday if you want your full attention on the food rather than the wait — peak dinner service can stretch thin on staffing. Order the biryani and one masala between two people, add an order of samosas to the table immediately, and do not skip the ghee-forward options just because they sound rich. That richness is the whole point. View restaurant →
ChuChai — ChuChai is the kind of price-point-one Thai restaurant that tends to recalibrate expectations fast. The entire menu is plant-based — no fish sauce, no meat stocks anchoring the curries — and by all accounts the kitchen commits to that without the usual vegetarian hedge of leaning on cream and cheese to fill the gap. The room draws a crowd that eats this way regularly, not occasionally, which tells you something about how seriously the cooking is taken. If you arrive expecting the salty, funky baseline of a traditional Bangkok street kitchen, diners consistently note you'll need to adjust your frame of reference — but the food reportedly earns that adjustment on its own terms. The verified dishes here are worth knowing in some detail. Som Tam is cited across multiple sources as a defining plate: the green papaya salad is known for assertive lime acidity and real chili heat rather than a toned-down vegetarian version. Pad Keemao — drunken noodles — reportedly carries enough basil and pepper to justify the name, with plant-based protein that apparently reads as convincing rather than apologetic. Panang Neua is the curry the menu centers on: a coconut-forward, kaffir lime preparation that diners describe as rich and slightly sweet, the kind of dish that anchors the whole table's order. For starters, the Kiao Satay and the Tao-hu Dan are the recommended entry points — tofu-based preparations that set up the meal's logic before the heavier mains arrive. Practical note: the room is small and weekend reservations go quickly, so booking ahead or targeting an early weekday slot is the standard advice. The move, according to people who eat here regularly, is Kiao Satay and Tao-hu Dan to start, Panang Neua as your anchor, and rice — order it even if you think you won't need it. View restaurant →
Reuben's Deli and Steakhouse — Here's what Reuben's Deli and Steakhouse has figured out that most downtown Montreal spots haven't bothered to: there's a whole crowd of people who want a 40-oz rack of Jack Daniel's BBQ beef ribs AND a proper deli sandwich AND a steakhouse cut, all under one roof, without anyone making them feel strange about it. The menu swings from Jewish-deli classics to Wagyu ribeye without blinking, and the price points — for a downtown room with this kind of range — reportedly stay reasonable enough that the bill doesn't become its own kind of horror show. It's the kind of place that works for the post-game table of eight, the birthday dinner where half the group wants steak and half wants comfort food, and the solo diner who just needs a cold beer and something aggressively satisfying. The dish that diners and reviewers keep circling back to is the Smoked Meat Mac & Cheese Skillet — a skillet format known for its crusty edges and the combination of Montreal smoked meat's salt and smoke folded into mac and cheese, which reads like a deliberate mashup of the city's two most beloved food obsessions. The Original Reuben Sandwich is the baseline by which the whole operation earns its name: corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss, thousand island, pressed into what the deli canon has always promised. On the steakhouse end, the Sir Harry Wagyu 14 oz Ribeye is the flex order, a cut known for its intramuscular fat and the kind of sourcing that justifies its place on a menu at this price level. The Chocolate Bomb closes things out for anyone at the table who appreciates a dramatic finish. The strategic move, according to consistent accounts, is to anchor the table with the Tomahawk Chop 40 oz Jack Daniel's BBQ Beef Ribs — order it early, treat it as the centerpiece, share it wide. Book ahead for weekend evenings. The Smoked Meat Mac & Cheese Skillet is reportedly the single dish that makes the trip worthwhile on its own terms. View restaurant →
India Rosa — India Rosa doesn't position itself as a special-occasion destination, and that restraint appears to be precisely the point. On a stretch of the Plateau where ambition frequently tips into performance, this room operates on a different register — one oriented around feeding people well at a price point that doesn't demand a reason to show up. At roughly the twenty-dollar-a-head mark, the kitchen has built a reputation for approaching Indian cooking as something layered and patient rather than decorative, the kind of neighborhood anchor that regulars return to twice a week without overthinking it. It's the right room for a low-stakes date, a table of four who want actual conversation, or a solo dinner that deserves more than a barstool. The menu centers on a handful of dishes that diners consistently single out. The Soupe Dal Shorba is where most people are told to begin — a lentil preparation known for its depth rather than its simplicity, reportedly the kind of bowl that sets the tempo for everything that follows. The Poulet Classique functions as the kitchen's benchmark dish, a deliberately straightforward ask that regulars say the room answers well. The Agneau is described as carrying warmth and complexity without tipping into heaviness — a good sign for a kitchen that takes lamb seriously. On the dessert end, the Gulab Jamun has a following for its syrup, which is reportedly floral without overcorrecting into sweetness, and the Sorbet à la Mangue is the lighter alternative for anyone who wants to close on something bright and direct. Practically speaking, the early-weekday window is when regulars say the room is quietest and the kitchen least stretched. The Soupe Dal Shorba is consistently recommended as a non-negotiable opener. Two people can eat properly here without the mental arithmetic that follows dinner on most of the surrounding blocks — go before the neighborhood consensus fully catches up. View restaurant →

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