Mediterranean cuisine is famous around the world for being healthy and delicious. In all parts of the world, people love eating Italian and Greek food and Canada is not an exception. If you visit Montreal and want to eat something Mediterranean, don’t worry, there are plenty of excellent restaurants offering this kind of food.
Italian and Greek food are very tasty, and famous, also easy to prepare and quite affordable. We will give you a few tips on what to order and try, and of course suggest perfect drinks for your eating pleasure.
Let’s start with Italian food. In Montreal, there are a few types of Italian restaurant you can choose from. They have different offer and different prices. Bar- caffe is the first kind of Italian restaurants. These venues offer snacks and breakfast like brioche, spuntini, frittata, Panini etc. Italian coffee is a must. Panninoteca describes a sandwich shop with a marvellous selection of sandwiches with smoked ham, olives, tomato, mozzarella cheese etc. Pizzerias are the most famous Italian food spots, located all over Montreal. They are famous for serving premium pizzas, crunchy, tasty, with different toppings and additions. Of course, as you know, pizza is the Italian no.1 specialty. Another great type of restaurant serving Italian food is the spaghetteria – specialized in spaghetti-making. If you decide to eat pizza, spaghetti or another Italian dish, do not skip the amazing Italian wine! Ristorante is Italian name for the restaurant and there are a dozen great ones in Montreal. They offer an upscale menu and have slightly higher prices. Trattorias are also very popular, and they are a bit more laid back than restaurants and slightly cheaper, with domestic atmosphere and great food selection.
If you, for instance, prefer Greek food, Montreal will surprise you too. There are many Greek restaurants (owned by Greek people, where the whole staff is from Greece) with authentic food, style and atmosphere. Greek food is extremely healthy, with plenty of vegetables, olive oil, fish, meat and vinegar. Most popular Greek dishes are: boureki (vegetable and meat fillings with pastry wrap), Greek salad (with tomato, cucumber, red onion, kalamata olives and feta cheese), koukkia (fava beans), aubergine salad (eggplant salad), skordalia (puree made of garlic and potato), potato salad, tyropita (pie with feta cheese), spanakopita (includes spinach, feta and ricotta cheese, wrapped up in pastry), squids, and steaks.
In Italian restaurants, try appetizer drinks Campari, Cinzano etc; with your main course, drink beautiful Italian wine, and after that you can also try some prosecco. If you decide to eat in a Greek restaurant, do not miss their traditional (very strong) drinks Metaxa, Ouzo, Retsina and Tsipouro.
In Montreal, it is very important to decide how much you want to spend, and where you want to eat (in which part of the city). After you decide, it is very easy to find the perfect dining place because this city offers a huge variety of places, with one similarity – amazing food.
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