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Korean•Montreal•$$$$
Restaurant CoqCor du Parc - Parc Cité
COQCOR — the name is a contraction of *Le Coq Coréen*, Korean Chicken — commits to that premise without apology.
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10.0
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Best hidden gem Restaurants in Montreal: 60 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for hidden gem in Montreal, curated by TastyPals editors.
60 restaurantsAvg rating 9.3Updated July 2026
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Top picks for hidden gem in Montreal
Fast answers for diners searching for hidden gem restaurants in Montreal. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Contemporary•Hochelaga•value
Maison Jofei
Maison Jofei sits on Sainte-Catherine East in Hochelaga — a stretch that doesn't usually show up on tourist maps — and that's quietly part of its appeal.
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10.0
Based on 129 reviews
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Coffee Shop•Montréal•$$$$
Cams Déjeuner
Cam's Déjeuner has built genuine word-of-mouth along Saint-Laurent before the critical apparatus caught up — which is usually a reliable signal that a place is doing something right for the neighbourhood rather than for the camera.
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10.0
Based on 128 reviews
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Bistro•Little Italy•$$$$
Bistrot Fortune
Bistrot Fortune is a sensible bistro call in Little Italy in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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10.0
Based on 76 reviews
5
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Dînette Bardèz
Dînette Bardèz is a sensible restaurant call in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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10.0
Based on 68 reviews
6
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Restaurant Plume
Restaurant Plume is a sensible restaurant call in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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10.0
Based on 31 reviews
7
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Burgers•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Mekan & Beyond- Burger Authentique
Côte-des-Neiges rarely enters the burger conversation, which says more about where people are looking than about what's actually there.
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9.8
Based on 1310 reviews
8
Bistro•Hochelaga•value
Bistro Le Cerf-Volant
Bistro Le Cerf-Volant sits at the far end of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve — Tétreaultville, technically — which means most of the city hasn't found it yet.
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9.8
Based on 628 reviews
9
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Contemporary•Saint-Henri•moderate
Restaurant La Toile
Saint-Henri has a way of producing restaurants that feel genuinely local rather than locally themed, and La Toile — sitting on Saint-Jacques in the thick of the neighbourhood — sounds like a textbook example.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.8
Based on 617 reviews
10
Contemporary•Hochelaga•value
Boonlaï
Boonlaï is a Thai comptoir on Sainte-Catherine Est at the corner of Pie-IX — which is to say, it is deliberately, unapologetically Hochelaga.
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9.8
Based on 328 reviews
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Mr. Crousty
Mr.
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9.8
Based on 223 reviews
12
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
minnibar
minnibar is a restaurant restaurant in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.8
Based on 83 reviews
13
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Freddi
Freddi is an easy restaurant option in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.8
Based on 80 reviews
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Contemporary•Hochelaga•value
Restaurant Hélicoptère
Here's the thing about Hochelaga: the neighborhood has nothing to prove, and from everything I can find about Hélicoptère, neither does the restaurant.
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9.6
Based on 1205 reviews
15
Middle Eastern•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Restaurant Ermitage : Authentic European Cuisine and Fine Dining
What Restaurant Ermitage is doing in Côte-des-Neiges is specific enough that it's worth paying attention to: chef Oleg Skobiola and co-owner Galina have been running this family operation for over two decades, building what amounts to a…
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9.6
Based on 843 reviews
16
Global•Montreal•value
Keela
Keela is a pandemic-era origin story that actually stuck.
Hidden gemsdinnerlow key
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9.6
Based on 538 reviews
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French•Hochelaga•value
Restaurant Le Saint-Jacques
Le Saint-Jacques is the kind of place Hochelaga-Maisonneuve has always produced quietly and without fanfare: a family-run room blending French technique with Italian muscle, operating seven days a week out of a residential stretch that h…
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9.6
Based on 448 reviews
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Global•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Nöam Restaurant
Nöam landed on Côte-des-Neiges in August 2024 in a space that was, until recently, a car wash — which tells you something about the ambition here.
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9.6
Based on 418 reviews
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Korean•Montreal•$$$$
WULI
On the corner of Boulevard Monk in the southwest reaches of the island, WULI has staked out a position that isn't particularly common in Montreal's Korean dining scene: a deliberate Korean-Japanese hybrid that treats the fusion not as a…
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9.6
Based on 210 reviews
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Snack Bar•Montreal•$$$$
'noy asian snack bar
'noy asian snack bar suits a night out when you want snack bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
cocktaillate nighthidden gem
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9.6
Based on 178 reviews
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Contemporary•Mile End•value
Le Plongeoir
Le Plongeoir is a contemporary restaurant in Mile End in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
Mile End wanderinglunchcasual night
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9.6
Based on 118 reviews
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Japanese•Montreal•$$$$
Bistro Moku
Bistro Moku is a sensible japanese call in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.6
Based on 61 reviews
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Global•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Lokma (Cote-des-neiges)
Lokma (Cote-des-neiges) is an easy global option in Cote-des-Neiges in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.6
Based on 30 reviews
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Italian•Montréal•$$$$
Osteria Berto
Osteria Berto is a sensible italian call in Montréal in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
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9.6
Based on 28 reviews
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Contemporary•Hochelaga•value
Chez Simon Cantine Urbaine
Chez Simon Cantine Urbaine is an easy contemporary option in Hochelaga in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.4
Based on 1412 reviews
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Bistro•Hochelaga•value
Bistro King Creole
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve doesn't need another trendy room — what the neighbourhood has, and knows it has, is Bistro King Creole on Rue Hochelaga, a pocket-sized Haitian bistro doing what almost nobody else in Montreal does with any seriousn…
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9.4
Based on 598 reviews
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Restaurant Bincho
Bincho arrived at 701 Mont-Royal Est carrying a specific kind of ambition: take one of Le Plateau's most storied addresses — the room that housed Le Pontiac — and rebuild it around binchotan, the Japanese white charcoal that burns hotter…
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9.4
Based on 183 reviews
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Italian•Montreal•$$$$
Mare
Mare is the kind of italian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
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9.4
Based on 113 reviews
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Italian•Montreal•$$$$
Bocca Di Lupo
Bocca Di Lupo suits a night out when you want italian that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.4
Based on 112 reviews
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Phillips Bar
Phillips Bar is a restaurant pick in Montreal when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
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9.4
Based on 107 reviews
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Steakhouse•Montreal•$$$$
Hana Korean Steakhouse
Hana Korean Steakhouse is an easy steakhouse option in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.4
Based on 85 reviews
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Restaurant•Montréal•$$$$
Neotokyo NAKAGIN
Neotokyo NAKAGIN is an easy restaurant option in Montréal in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.4
Based on 22 reviews
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Contemporary•Mile End•value
Café Olimpico
Café Olimpico is an easy contemporary option in Mile End in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
Mile End wanderinglunchcasual night
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9.2
Based on 4303 reviews
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Mexican•Saint-Henri•moderate
Tacos Frida
Tacos Frida is the kind of mexican room in Saint-Henri you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 2602 reviews
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Contemporary•Saint-Henri•moderate
Terrasse St-Ambroise
Terrasse St-Ambroise is the kind of contemporary room in Saint-Henri you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 2538 reviews
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French•Hochelaga•value
Restaurant Bagatelle Bistro Apportez votre vin
Forty years under the same ownership, a BYOB policy, and a room that reportedly manages to feel both light and genuinely cozy — Bagatelle Bistro is the kind of Hochelaga institution that doesn't need to announce itself.
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9.2
Based on 2137 reviews
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Seafood•Mile End•value
Garde Manger
Garde Manger is Chuck Hughes's flagship in Old Montreal, and its reputation has held up long enough that it no longer needs to ride the novelty wave.
Mile End wanderinglunchcasual night
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9.2
Based on 1853 reviews
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Contemporary•Saint-Henri•moderate
Tuck Shop
Tuck Shop is the kind of contemporary room in Saint-Henri you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 953 reviews
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Italian•Saint-Henri•moderate
Gia Vin & Grill
The team behind Nora Gray and Elena — Ryan Gray, Emma Cardarelli, and five partners including sommelier Lawrence Fiset — didn't open Gia Vin & Grill to chase trends.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 649 reviews
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Italian•Saint-Henri•moderate
La Spada
Saint-Henri has a way of producing restaurants that feel like they belong to the neighborhood rather than to some broader idea of the neighborhood — and by most accounts, La Spada fits that description with room to spare.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 521 reviews
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Italian•Saint-Henri•moderate
Figata
Saint-Henri has plenty of neighbourhood spots running on atmosphere alone, so Figata's particular proposition is worth paying attention to.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.2
Based on 254 reviews
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$$$
Magpie Magique
Magpie Magique occupies a peculiar and deliberate position in Montreal's restaurant landscape: it is, at its core, a mood project.
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9.2
Based on 248 reviews
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Restaurant•Montréal•$$$$
Tô dinette viet
Tô dinette viet suits a night out in Montréal when you want restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.2
Based on 155 reviews
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Global•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Deville Dinerbar
Deville Dinerbar is a global restaurant in Cote-des-Neiges in Montreal that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room.
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9.0
Based on 4636 reviews
45
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Brunch•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Bar George
Bar George occupies a heritage room near McGill that does most of the work before a plate arrives — high ceilings, ornate plasterwork, the bones of a nineteenth-century mansion repurposed into a restaurant and bar with a pronounced Briti…
dinnerhidden gem
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9.0
Based on 4519 reviews
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Breakfast•Saint-Henri•moderate
Arthurs Nosh Bar
Arthurs Nosh Bar suits a night out in Saint-Henri when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 3582 reviews
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Contemporary•Saint-Henri•moderate
Satay Brothers Resto 3721 Notre-Dame
Satay Brothers Resto 3721 Notre-Dame suits a night out in Saint-Henri when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 3512 reviews
48
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French•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Restaurant Jérôme Ferrer - Europea
Restaurant Jérôme Ferrer - Europea is a sensible french call in Cote-des-Neiges in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
dinnerhidden gem
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9.0
Based on 2607 reviews
49
Contemporary•Mile End•value
Le Butterblume
Mile End had no shortage of places doing the coffee-shop-restaurant thing at half speed when Le Butterblume arrived in 2016, which makes what co-owners Julie Romano and Nadine Boudreau built feel like a quiet rebuke to all of them.
Mile End wanderinglunchcasual night
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9.0
Based on 938 reviews
50
Contemporary•Saint-Henri•moderate
Oorja
Saint-Henri has quietly become the address for Montreal's most interesting mid-range cooking, and Oorja earns its place in that conversation by doing something genuinely singular: it's the city's first dedicated Hakka restaurant, built a…
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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9.0
Based on 422 reviews
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Restaurant•Montreal•$$
Buvette Pompette
Buvette Pompette suits a night out when you want restaurant that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
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9.0
Based on 282 reviews
52
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Mexican•Montreal•$$$$
Restaurant Tulum
Restaurant Tulum is an easy mexican option in Montreal to suggest without needing a long explanation.
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9.0
Based on 37 reviews
53
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Gastropub•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Pub McCarold
Pub McCarold has been holding down the Côte-des-Neiges corner since 2004, which is a long time to survive in a neighbourhood that includes students, hospital workers, and regulars who take their pubs seriously.
dinnerhidden gem
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8.8
Based on 2531 reviews
54
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Italian•Saint-Henri•moderate
BarBara
BarBara is a sensible italian call in Saint-Henri in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.8
Based on 1643 reviews
55
Contemporary•Hochelaga•value
Restaurant État-Major
État-Major sits in Hochelaga without apology, and that's the whole point.
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8.8
Based on 1252 reviews
56
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Global•Montreal•value
Le Speakeasy
Le Speakeasy is a sensible global call in Montreal when you want something that usually lands well.
Hidden gemsdinnerlow key
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8.8
Based on 800 reviews
57
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French•Montreal•$$$$
Le Comptoir de Mamie
Le Comptoir de Mamie is a french restaurant 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 107 reviews
58
French•Hochelaga•value
Les Canailles Apportez votre vin
Here's what Hochelaga's slow-burn restaurant scene looks like when it's working: a BYOB room that charges bistro prices and cooks like it has something to prove.
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8.6
Based on 855 reviews
59
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Contemporary•Saint-Henri•moderate
EVA's - St. Henri
EVA's - St. Henri is a contemporary pick in Saint-Henri in Montreal when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.
Neighborhood dinnerdinnercasual night
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8.6
Based on 752 reviews
60
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French•Cote-des-Neiges•value
Duc de Lorraine
Duc de Lorraine is one of the better-known french spots in Cote-des-Neiges in Montreal, which makes it a practical place to start.
dinnerhidden gem
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8.2
Based on 8023 reviews
Common questions about hidden gem in Montreal
What are the best restaurants for hidden gem in Montreal?
The top restaurants for hidden gem in Montreal include Restaurant CoqCor du Parc - Parc Cité, Maison Jofei, Cams Déjeuner. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best hidden gem restaurant in Montreal?
Restaurant CoqCor du Parc - Parc Cité is among the top-rated options for hidden gem in Montreal, with a 10.0 Google rating and 244 reviews.
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