For people who love to travel, there is one golden rule about the food in foreign countries – always eat like locals! That is a great recommendation, and you should keep it in mind. Whenever you travel, try to blend in as much as possible, learn about tradition and culture and of course – taste the domestic, local cuisine. If you go to Montreal eat like Quebecois do!

Their traditional, domestic food is actually traditional French, with local additions and ingredients. Restaurants serve French specialties but with domestic “flavour” so they add wild vegetables (for instance mushrooms, fiddleheads or ramps), maple syrup etc. Fish they eat is fresh, and the most popular kinds are freshwater salmon and trout. People in Montreal restaurants mostly eat healthy meals, based on fish and vegetables and the best meals are served in restaurants like Chez L’Epicier, Toque…

Montreal also offers a huge variety of fast food restaurants where you can try all sorts of not-so-healthy but very tasty dishes. These small corner restaurants serve poutine (that means you will get frites with strong gravy and cheese curds that are melting), an interesting combo known as pizzaghetti (pizza/spaghetti mix) and very popular sandwiches with smoked meat. Basically every local street vendor, neighbourhood fast food restaurant or take out corner offers this fast food selection.

Apart from local, traditional food, Montreal has a big number of restaurants serving international (foreign) cuisine. That means that if you have a craving for certain cuisine, in Montreal you will have no trouble finding what you want. For those who like American food – Cosmos Snack Bar, Beaver Club and Beauty’s will be the perfect choice. If you are more into delicious Asian food, then visit Chao Phraya, Chu Chai, Ginger or Ganges, they are all excellent. Canadian food (described above) is served in fantastic restaurants like Chez Noeser, Aix Cuisine du Terroir, Chez L’Epicier, and Bronte. Of course, since Canadian cuisine presents a mixture of French food and local ingredients, there is a huge variety of French restaurants all over Montreal. Ones you need to check out if you travel there are: Bonaparte, legendary Au Pied de Cochon, L’Express and Decca 77. Italian food is loved and accepted all over the world, and Montreal is no exception. There are many great Italian restaurants all over town where you can taste tasty pastas and marvellous wine, just like Italians do. Casa Napoli, Café via Dante, Amelio’s and BU Bar a Vin are among the best Italian restaurants in Quebec, so check them out if you visit Montreal.

If you prefer desserts and sweets more than regular meals, then you have to try maple sugar sweets, which are the best Canadian sweet brand. Crepes or pancakes, maple syrup toffee and coffee with maple syrup are traditional desserts in every restaurant in Canada. If you have a sweet tooth, these are restaurants in Montreal you shouldn’t skip: Bilboquet, Premiere Moisson Boulangerie, la Maison Cakao, Brulerie Saint – Denis…

No matter what your favourite cuisine is, or what kind of sweets you prefer, restaurants in Montreal will certainly offer you a variety of good tastes and excellent food to choose from. Enjoy!