I left Montreal 27 years ago, but I visit often to see my family. Some of the spots you shared made me realize how many great places I’ve been missing out on. Thank you so much for sharing! By the way, you two make a beautiful couple, and your dad is so natural in front of the camera!
I am so glad you went to wilensky. The family there are the most lovely people. All the institutions you visited hold very special places in most montrealers. Many places you visited are connected to us through generations!
Love your dad saying "in the next one!" This is an awesome video and I don't know how you guys didn't explode after eating all that in one day! Looks amazing.
I'm from Cornwall, just 1 hour outside of Montreal and spend many weekends there. That being said, I must say this video perfectly encapsulates Montreal's casual food scene. (Montreal's fine dining scene is also exquisite). The only staple I would say you missed in your excellent tour would be Ma Poule Mouillee, a fantastic Portuguese chicken joint . Also, I'm team St. Viateur! Lol
I have been to Montreal countless times and you will never see me walking around the streets at that hour. Montreal is the Ibiza of the north. I party , drink, and eat all night and sleep all day 🤣 As for favourite restaurants, they are all in east Montreal.
Vous parlez très bien Français. Une chance que vous êtes le guide parce qu’un touriste qui n’est jamais venu à Montréal ne sait plus où donner de la tête tellement il y a de restaurants. Bonne route et n’oubliez pas votre français! 😊
Couple of "moves" to point out. The Montreal Pool Room is in a different location from the original. That was across the street on St. Laurent, and actually had pool tables in the back (though I never saw anyone using them). They had to move when the building was expropriated. Orange Julep is also a 2nd generation building. The first one on Decarie was further north on the same side. It closed when they widened the street and dug the Decarie trench to get the landfill that became Ile Notre Dame for Expo '67. The original building was smaller.
Dic Ann's is good but Lafleur (1951) or even dilallo (1929) still remain staples of Montreal. Can't forget about Mr. Steer (1958) and by bringing up Schwartz one can't dismiss other versions that are equally good (and in s few cases much better than Schwartz) such as Dunn's, chenoy's, Reuben's, Jarry, smoked meat pete, Lester's, Snowdon deli, Green Spot just to name a few. As the original first and best has long ago disappeared. RIP Ben's.😢
You said "this place ships bagels all thru Canana & the USA". Yes, I order St. Viateur bagels on Goldbelly. I live in Miami, FL. I don't think Fairmount ships? Do you know a Deli that would ship whole smoked meat briskets to the USA? I have family in Westmount😅
Nice videos. Discovered 2 new restaurants that I will try. Thanks. BTW, there is one place you did not cover which I have been to since the ‘60s and the food has never changed. Mister Steer 1198 Ste-Catherine’s. Go check them out with their famous Curly-Q fries. Miam!
Another place, like it use to be everywhere in Montreal, Décarie Hot- Dogs. I didn’t went there in a long time but they used to have a fryer from the past!!
Hey thanks a lot. We picked Schwartz cause it was a better representation of a Montreal institution but to be honest, my personal favourite is Lester's on Bernard Ave in Outremont.
@@DaveMani I agree with you on that! I used to work downtown and the 2 popular locations were Reuben's and Dunn's. We do have a few awesome options to try, and nothing else compare to the true specialty restaurants. Welcome home Dave! Nice video; totally forgot about Dic Ann's as there are none close to me.
I love townships for the culture, tradition and history like food, community policing and heritage that pass in generation. We lack that in todays modern cities😂
@@DaveManihow?!?!😮 It's a staple since 1929!!! Original store was situated exactly where the monk metro station presently is. Now it is at 2851, rue Allard, Montreal, Qc H4E 2M1 Franchises 1840, Jean Talon Est, Montreal, QC, H2E 1T5 4740 Rte 132 Sainte-Catherine, QC, J5C 1V9 989 rue Labelle, St-jérôme, QC, J7Z 5N5 They used to have a location on Dollard street in LaSalle, another on Notre-Dame street (east of Atwater), in St-Hubert, Chomedey and many more. It is and was beloved by: Marc Bergevin, Ken Dryden, Gilles Proulx, Yvon Duhamel, Nathalie Lambert and Yvon Deschamps, just to name a few.
Montreal pool room ce n'est pas sa location original pour laquelle il portait son nom. Il était de l'autre coté de la rue et il y avait des tables de billard. Son nouvel emplacement malheureusement est loin d'être iconique
Le seul qui est valable est Fairmont bagel... Wilensky est le plus ordinaire.... tsé d'la baloune..... mais qu'on en dise du mal ou qu'en dise du bien l'important est qu'on en parle!
It's so unfortunate that most of youtubers only give a montreal fast food review. Smoked meat sandwiches, Poutine, hotdogs, etc. I wish someone could make an honest review of better food that Montreal has to offer.
Most of these places I wouldn't go -even if you would pay me to go !! La Binerie is far from being what it used to be ; Dic Ann's and Gibeau Orange Julep : disgusting !! Montreal Pool Room and Wilensky's : seriously ??? Schwartz : no thank you. I prefer...no !! I'm not going to tell you because I don't want lots of tourists going there. Fairmount Bagel ? Not for me. I prefer Saint-Viateur. The only of these eight places I would go without hesitating is La Banquise.
Sorry but these are mostly junk food places…Montreal has a lot more to offer in terms of 1-2-3 star level restaurants….french/italian/japanese/chinese/lebanese/portugese etc
Started Great! Binerie and Dic Ann's! But Banquies has to stop being brought up, its not good and worth the hype. Find a good belle pro's and it will likely be better. Schwartz 👍 Julep, the poutine is actually better than Banquise but the orange shake is a bit over hyped(They also have Nathan Dogs). The julep is worth the mention because of a few reasons. Pool Room 👍 Once again I would rather have a poutine there over Banq and if you wanna see some drunkin natives fight themselves👍. Wilensky's 👍 for someone visiting(especially the area) but for the price I cant see how someone would be a regurlar. Fairmount 👍 yes the bagel is better. Overal a good list, im glad some other places didnt make the list. There's a few places in MTL that are just riding that (been here a long time "Instituion") BS. Great Example pizza napolitana, dont go there, its not good. Do your research and try googling new restaurants MTL 2024 or previous years and if theyre still around with good reviews in a cool neighborhood, go there instead.
I do understand your point about La Banquise. But it is to this day such a popular spot and I have so many memories of going there with friends after a night out that I just had to include it. :)
Meh. The restaurants shown are good for tourists, I guess, but as a local I know there are so many other great options, particularly ethnic restaurants. Speaking of which, was this the white restaurant tour?
@@DaveManiwell, you know what I meant lol. I felt myself getting diabetes after one of those “juleps.” I’ll stick to the poutine and burgers there and bring my own drink next time.
humm.... 8 junk food must eat in Mtl. J'amènerais jamais des touristes dans ce type de resto à moins de mourir de faim. Mention toutefois à Fairmount le seul qui vaut vraiment le détour et encore.
Banquise is still a very good spot. Always open, quality is quite reliable and there is a bunch of choice. I don't care about the "best poutine" debate, but La Banquise is a great spot to try it for the first time that's for sure.
Nobody agrees with you dude. La banquise is one of the worst. The line is full of tourist always lmao And of course it's gonna be busy at night since it's open 24h. You're ridiculous come on
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I left Montreal 27 years ago, but I visit often to see my family. Some of the spots you shared made me realize how many great places I’ve been missing out on. Thank you so much for sharing! By the way, you two make a beautiful couple, and your dad is so natural in front of the camera!
Thanks, we love Montreal and it's great to discover new places!
I am so glad you went to wilensky. The family there are the most lovely people. All the institutions you visited hold very special places in most montrealers. Many places you visited are connected to us through generations!
They are awesome for sure! I remember going there as a kid and being served by Ruth. 😍👍🏼
Love your dad saying "in the next one!" This is an awesome video and I don't know how you guys didn't explode after eating all that in one day! Looks amazing.
We filmed that in 2 days :p
I'm from Cornwall, just 1 hour outside of Montreal and spend many weekends there. That being said, I must say this video perfectly encapsulates Montreal's casual food scene. (Montreal's fine dining scene is also exquisite). The only staple I would say you missed in your excellent tour would be Ma Poule Mouillee, a fantastic Portuguese chicken joint . Also, I'm team St. Viateur! Lol
I’ll have to check out Ma Poule Mouillee next time! 👍🏼
@@DaveMani It's right across the street from La Banquise.
Great vid.
Montreal is bucket-list destination.
It really is!
I have been to Montreal countless times and you will never see me walking around the streets at that hour. Montreal is the Ibiza of the north. I party , drink, and eat all night and sleep all day 🤣 As for favourite restaurants, they are all in east Montreal.
Haha love you're style :p
I'm 28, born and raised in Montreal and I've never perceived Montreal as ''the ibiza of the north'' haha.
Casually taking notes, esp on poutine spots
❤❤🇰🇪
Haha good job :p
Vous parlez très bien Français.
Une chance que vous êtes le guide parce qu’un touriste qui n’est jamais venu à Montréal ne sait plus où donner de la tête tellement il y a de restaurants.
Bonne route et n’oubliez pas votre français! 😊
Je parles bien français parce que je suis originaire de Montréal. J'y ai vécu de 0 à 24 ans. :)
Couple of "moves" to point out. The Montreal Pool Room is in a different location from the original. That was across the street on St. Laurent, and actually had pool tables in the back (though I never saw anyone using them). They had to move when the building was expropriated. Orange Julep is also a 2nd generation building. The first one on Decarie was further north on the same side. It closed when they widened the street and dug the Decarie trench to get the landfill that became Ile Notre Dame for Expo '67. The original building was smaller.
Thanks for the info on the pool room! I mossed that. For the Orange Julep tho, I did mention it.
Sending some Nova Scotia love as always! Enjoy Montreal!
You're the best! :)
@DaveMani promise me next time you guys are home we can finally get together for once haha. Cheers Dave & Tracey! Keep the epic adventures up!
Dic Ann's is good but Lafleur (1951) or even dilallo (1929) still remain staples of Montreal.
Can't forget about Mr. Steer (1958) and by bringing up Schwartz one can't dismiss other versions that are equally good (and in s few cases much better than Schwartz) such as Dunn's, chenoy's, Reuben's, Jarry, smoked meat pete, Lester's, Snowdon deli, Green Spot just to name a few.
As the original first and best has long ago disappeared. RIP Ben's.😢
You got that right, there are many more spots in Montreal! 🇨🇦
this feels like an episode of bizarre foods by andrew zimmern😅good job👌👌
Haha thanks :p
I miss Dic Ann's. I used to live right near the one on Pie-IX.
Yeah, I was having it a lot more before as well.
You said "this place ships bagels all thru Canana & the USA". Yes, I order St. Viateur bagels on Goldbelly. I live in Miami, FL. I don't think Fairmount ships? Do you know a Deli that would ship whole smoked meat briskets to the USA? I have family in Westmount😅
I don't know about that smoked meat... loll
Nice videos. Discovered 2 new restaurants that I will try. Thanks.
BTW, there is one place you did not cover which I have been to since the ‘60s and the food has never changed. Mister Steer 1198 Ste-Catherine’s. Go check them out with their famous Curly-Q fries. Miam!
Oh thanks for that. I will for sure check it out! :)
J'ai adoré votre vidéo. Schwartz's est le meilleur !
Merci beaucoup!!!
Thank you, you are the best.
You're welcome!
9:54 Tracy, youre making a BOLD statement hahahah 😂
She really did! 🤣🤣🤣
Damn it you guys! you make me hungry.... I'm ordering Dic Ann....
Hahaha I wish I could order some Dic Ann's right now but they don't have it in Turkey! Loll
You should add Lesters on Bernard street to the list of iconic restaurants.
100% its actually my favourite smoked meat spot. We put Schwartz just cause its the most famous one.
Another place, like it use to be everywhere in Montreal, Décarie Hot- Dogs. I didn’t went there in a long time but they used to have a fryer from the past!!
Love to watch USA tour too specially los angles
Cool
From a Montrealer you guys are so cute! I think Dunn's is doing smoked meat just as good if not better than Schwartz.
Hey thanks a lot. We picked Schwartz cause it was a better representation of a Montreal institution but to be honest, my personal favourite is Lester's on Bernard Ave in Outremont.
@@DaveMani I agree with you on that! I used to work downtown and the 2 popular locations were Reuben's and Dunn's. We do have a few awesome options to try, and nothing else compare to the true specialty restaurants. Welcome home Dave! Nice video; totally forgot about Dic Ann's as there are none close to me.
Yummy nice restaurant so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ sweet my favourite dave mani 😊😊😊
Thank you so much 😊
Omg! Wilensky's! ❤❤❤
So good right!!! :p
thanks for sharing
My pleasure
The Village People filmed one of their music videos at The Montreal Pool Room.
Really!!! I did not know that... 👍🏼
The first thing I always do is check the subscribers growth., and I love it. We miss you guys.
Cheers :)
I love townships for the culture, tradition and history like food, community policing and heritage that pass in generation. We lack that in todays modern cities😂
You have a good point.
So, Fairmount or St Viateur? 😂😂😂 The never ending war 😂😂😂😂
Like I said, in my family, we are Fairmount! :p
Le Trou, in Griffintown and Rosemont is actually better
I live in Miami so I can only get St. Viateur bagels via Goldbelly😅
It’s unfortunate that you don’t mention Dilallo burgers.
Never heard of it and lived in Montreal for 24 years. Where is it? I'll look it up.
@@DaveManihow?!?!😮 It's a staple since 1929!!!
Original store was situated exactly where the monk metro station presently is.
Now it is at
2851, rue Allard, Montreal, Qc
H4E 2M1
Franchises
1840, Jean Talon Est, Montreal, QC, H2E 1T5
4740 Rte 132 Sainte-Catherine, QC, J5C 1V9
989 rue Labelle, St-jérôme, QC, J7Z 5N5
They used to have a location on Dollard street in LaSalle, another on Notre-Dame street (east of Atwater), in St-Hubert, Chomedey and many more.
It is and was beloved by: Marc Bergevin, Ken Dryden, Gilles Proulx, Yvon Duhamel, Nathalie Lambert and Yvon Deschamps, just to name a few.
@@DaveMani LOOOOOOL you aren't a montrealer then
@@DaveMani Shame on you! :)
Had no idea there was a y in bagel.
Of course there is :p
I live across from fairmount bagel corner st urbain
Lucky you!
Do you enjoy the gnocchi i next door as well?
Yummy 😋😄
Thank you 😊
Yumm 😍
Very yummy! :)
Rollerblade, I don't think so.... it wasn't invented yet, roller skates for sure!
Ok, roller-skates.
Bon appetite ❤
Merci :)
Montreal pool room ce n'est pas sa location original pour laquelle il portait son nom. Il était de l'autre coté de la rue et il y avait des tables de billard. Son nouvel emplacement malheureusement est loin d'être iconique
Wow, je n'ai pas vue ça dans la recherche que j'ai fait, merci pour l'information,
Well your father is 100%right orange julep is mix with an egg
You know for sure?
The girlfriend loses all credibility when she calls them “begels“ at 15:41
Loll
Le seul qui est valable est Fairmont bagel... Wilensky est le plus ordinaire.... tsé d'la baloune..... mais qu'on en dise du mal ou qu'en dise du bien l'important est qu'on en parle!
On en parle certain! haha Pour moi c'est une endroit nostalgique que j'ai frequente avec mon pere depuis pres de 30 ands.
Not sure I would call those « restaurants »!
They are Montreal Institutions! :)
It's so unfortunate that most of youtubers only give a montreal fast food review. Smoked meat sandwiches, Poutine, hotdogs, etc. I wish someone could make an honest review of better food that Montreal has to offer.
But these are montreal institutions. P'aces that have been serving the same food the same way for over 100 years. That's whats interesting about them.
Fairmont bagels only.
Agreed! 👍🏼
Smoked Meat Pete > Schwartz
I'm gonna have to check it out. My personal favorite is Lester's on Bernard Ave in Outremont.
mostly junk food , Montreal has really more good restaurants to show
This videos was not about fine dining but about true Montreal institutions. Much more than junk food.
Fairmount bagels forever, never St-Viateur.
1000% 👍🏼❤️
Most of these places I wouldn't go -even if you would pay me to go !! La Binerie is far from being what it used to be ; Dic Ann's and Gibeau Orange Julep : disgusting !! Montreal Pool Room and Wilensky's : seriously ??? Schwartz : no thank you. I prefer...no !! I'm not going to tell you because I don't want lots of tourists going there. Fairmount Bagel ? Not for me. I prefer Saint-Viateur. The only of these eight places I would go without hesitating is La Banquise.
Those are some strong opinions! Thanks for sharing tho :)
Sorry but these are mostly junk food places…Montreal has a lot more to offer in terms of 1-2-3 star level restaurants….french/italian/japanese/chinese/lebanese/portugese etc
Of course! This is just a video about institutions, places that have been there serving the same thing for 50 to 100 years.
I was going to say, next time, visit restaurants, none of these are. Then I saw your comment, so I am saying it.
Started Great! Binerie and Dic Ann's! But Banquies has to stop being brought up, its not good and worth the hype. Find a good belle pro's and it will likely be better. Schwartz 👍 Julep, the poutine is actually better than Banquise but the orange shake is a bit over hyped(They also have Nathan Dogs). The julep is worth the mention because of a few reasons. Pool Room 👍 Once again I would rather have a poutine there over Banq and if you wanna see some drunkin natives fight themselves👍. Wilensky's 👍 for someone visiting(especially the area) but for the price I cant see how someone would be a regurlar. Fairmount 👍 yes the bagel is better. Overal a good list, im glad some other places didnt make the list. There's a few places in MTL that are just riding that (been here a long time "Instituion") BS. Great Example pizza napolitana, dont go there, its not good. Do your research and try googling new restaurants MTL 2024 or previous years and if theyre still around with good reviews in a cool neighborhood, go there instead.
I do understand your point about La Banquise. But it is to this day such a popular spot and I have so many memories of going there with friends after a night out that I just had to include it. :)
bonjour HI!
Bonjour! :)
@@DaveMani Hi!
Meh. The restaurants shown are good for tourists, I guess, but as a local I know there are so many other great options, particularly ethnic restaurants. Speaking of which, was this the white restaurant tour?
These are Montreal institution restaurants. Places that have been there serving the same iconic things for 50 to 100 years.
St.Viateur Bagel all day
I have to disagree :p
Yellow mustard on the cretons!
Yes please! Haha
The Orange Julep drink isn't juice. It's 99% sugar.
If it was 99% sugar, it would be so thick you wouldn't be able to drink it through a straw.
@@DaveManiwell, you know what I meant lol. I felt myself getting diabetes after one of those “juleps.” I’ll stick to the poutine and burgers there and bring my own drink next time.
humm.... 8 junk food must eat in Mtl. J'amènerais jamais des touristes dans ce type de resto à moins de mourir de faim. Mention toutefois à Fairmount le seul qui vaut vraiment le détour et encore.
Le but de la vidéo n'était pas de visiter des restaurants 5 étoile mais bien d'aller dans kea vrais institutions de Montréal.
You pronounced bagel wrong.
Or maybe you do... Who knows :p
@@DaveMani right 🤣
Awesome vid! Binerie is trash tho 🤣
Really? I thought it was pretty good. :p
La Banquise overrated.
Banquise is still a very good spot. Always open, quality is quite reliable and there is a bunch of choice. I don't care about the "best poutine" debate, but La Banquise is a great spot to try it for the first time that's for sure.
I'm still a big fan :p
You guys are all over the place….Montreal, Halifax, Utah, Turkey… it’s just too confusing!
Haha fair enough! :p currently in Turkey tho, this was filmed prior to leaving Canada when we cane back from Kenya.
I’m not impressed with your selection… is this the best you can do?
After living there for 24 years, this is for sure my selection.
Not bag-els.. Bay-gels.
If it makes you feel better. 😅
@DaveMani To what, correct her? Yes.
You guys seem strange in that ecosystem
It was just for one video! We are back on the road since then :p
@@DaveMani I am an extreme follower, wait till I get you the biggest sponsorship of your life!
Not Pouteeen, POUTINE. Proceed to say Pouteeen 😑
I'm not perfect! :p
@@DaveMani 😜
Good food over there. Montreal sucks otherwise
Strong statement but what can I say, I moved away from Montreal 10 years ago loll.
Nobody agrees with you dude. La banquise is one of the worst. The line is full of tourist always lmao And of course it's gonna be busy at night since it's open 24h. You're ridiculous come on
I hope you feel better now Tom. :)
Wilensky's is a fraud. You pay for the vintage/hipster look of the place. The food is disgusting.
I STRONGLY disagree with you. I've been going there for well over 20 years and I am a fan.