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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Cristal
Pho Cristal is a vietnamese restaurant in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.8
Based on 113 reviews
Best cheap eat Restaurants in Montreal: 24 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for cheap eat in Montreal, curated by TastyPals editors.
24 restaurantsAvg rating 9.0Updated July 2026
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Top picks for cheap eat in Montreal
Fast answers for diners searching for cheap eat restaurants in Montreal. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Restaurant LOTUS DORE
Restaurant Lotus Doré is a small Vietnamese room on Saint-Hubert that has quietly built a reputation well beyond its modest footprint.
Pholunchtakeout
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9.8
Based on 100 reviews
3
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
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.
Pholunchtakeout
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9.6
Based on 1062 reviews
4
Global•Montreal•value
Shnoopi
The name Shnoopi is a family nickname, and that detail is doing a lot of work before you even look at the menu.
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9.6
Based on 639 reviews
5
Global•Montreal•value
Chez Mein
Chez Mein is a global restaurant in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.6
Based on 135 reviews
6
Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Anh
Pho Anh is an easy vietnamese option in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.4
Based on 918 reviews
7
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Bistro CÔ ÚT - Montréal
Bistro Cô Út has built a genuine neighborhood reputation on Plateau-Mont-Royal since opening in 2019 — not through novelty, but through a kind of sincere specificity that the Vietnamese room on St-André at Roy seems to commit to without…
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9.4
Based on 774 reviews
8
Vietnamese•Little Italy•value
Pho Jean-Talon
Pho Jean-Talon arrived in Little Italy in August 2021 with a specific mission: to bring Montreal its first filet mignon pho.
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9.4
Based on 542 reviews
9
Global•Montreal•value
Else's
Else's is a sensible global call in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.2
Based on 1229 reviews
10
Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Le Bay Cà Phê
Le Bay Cà Phê is what happens when someone from finance decides the restaurant industry is actually the family business — and treats it that way.
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9.2
Based on 683 reviews
11
Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Ly Quoc Su
Pho Ly Quoc Su arrived in the Phillips Square corridor with a specific argument to make: that Northern Vietnamese pho — clear, disciplined, aromatic rather than sweet — deserves a proper downtown address.
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9.0
Based on 635 reviews
12
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Steakhouse•Montreal•value
Schwartz's Deli
Let me be direct about Schwartz's: it is not trying to impress you, and that is reportedly a large part of the appeal.
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8.8
Based on 25619 reviews
13
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Global•Plateau•value
La Banquise
La Banquise has a thesis, and it doesn't hedge: poutine is the thing, dozens of variations of the thing exist, and your only job is figuring out which one you're in the mood for tonight.
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8.8
Based on 20236 reviews
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Global•Montreal•value
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe
Patati Patata Friterie de Luxe is one of those Plateau Mont-Royal institutions that survives on reputation and stubbornness in equal measure.
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8.8
Based on 2809 reviews
15
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Lien
Pho Lien has occupied a particular place in Montreal's Vietnamese dining conversation for years — not because anyone has campaigned for it, but because Côte-des-Neiges regulars and cross-city travelers keep returning and keep arguing, qu…
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8.8
Based on 2189 reviews
16
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Tay Ho
Pho Tay Ho is not trying to impress you, and that's precisely what makes it worth your attention.
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8.8
Based on 1830 reviews
17
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Nguyen
Pho Nguyen is an easy vietnamese option in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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8.8
Based on 1386 reviews
18
Global•Downtown•value
Billy K's
Billy K's is a global restaurant in Downtown in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.8
Based on 478 reviews
19
Global•Montreal•value
Monteiro St-Denis
Monteiro St-Denis is a sensible global call in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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8.8
Based on 276 reviews
20
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Global•Montreal•value
Dunn's Famous
Dunn's Famous keeps showing up in the right conversations when people want a reliable global plan.
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8.6
Based on 5889 reviews
21
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Bac 97
Pho Bac 97 is a vietnamese restaurant in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.6
Based on 2027 reviews
22
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Restaurant I AM PHO ( Downtown)
Restaurant I AM PHO ( Downtown) is a vietnamese restaurant in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.6
Based on 1432 reviews
23
Vietnamese•Downtown•value
Pho Anh Vu
Pho Anh Vu operates without pretense in a downtown Montreal dining scene that often mistakes performance for quality.
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8.6
Based on 598 reviews
24
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Vietnamese•Montreal•value
Pho Bang New York
Pho Bang New York is a vietnamese restaurant in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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8.2
Based on 3370 reviews
Common questions about cheap eat in Montreal
What are the best restaurants for cheap eat in Montreal?
The top restaurants for cheap eat in Montreal include Pho Cristal, Restaurant LOTUS DORE, Gaia Restaurant. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best cheap eat restaurant in Montreal?
Pho Cristal is among the top-rated options for cheap eat in Montreal, with a 9.8 Google rating and 113 reviews.
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