Oorja is one of the best contemporary restaurants in Montreal for neighborhood dinner, especially if you want a strong option in Saint-Henri.
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 around the Indo-Chinese street food tradition that developed when Chinese immigrants settled in Kolkata and Calcutta and cooked through a South Asian lens.
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Oorja works for date night in Saint-Henri because the room and the food both help the evening land. Chili Dumplings and Chilli Paneer also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 422 Google reviews.
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Oorja is a Contemporary restaurant located in Saint-Henri, Montreal. 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 around the Indo-Chinese street food tradition that developed when Chinese immigrants settled in Kolkata and Calcutta and cooked through a South Asian lens.
Oorja is best for neighborhood dinner, dinner, casual night, cool, local. Oorja works for date night in Saint-Henri because the room and the food both help the evening land. Chili Dumplings and Chilli Paneer also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 422 Google reviews.
Oorja is in the moderate price range (moderate). Google rating: 9.0 from 422 reviews
Start with Chili Dumplings, Chilli Paneer, Braised Five-Spice Pork Belly and Wok-fired Momos. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.
Oorja holds a 9.0 Google rating from 422 reviews. Oorja works for date night in Saint-Henri because the room and the food both help the evening land. Chili Dumplings and Chilli Paneer also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.0 rating across 422 Google reviews.
Oorja is located at 4293 R. Notre Dame O, Montréal, QC H4C 1R7, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.
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