Greg's list of places to eat

Note: I no longer live in Montreal, so with few exceptions I have not updated this page since 2005.

Note 2: this page was never organized that well... Some info is missing, some names may be incomplete. But it's a decent starting place, I think.
Prices are obviously just a general indication, subject to time (may be out of date), and subject to appetite (may be more expensive if your gastronomic rapacity knows no satieties... Huh? ). Alcohol and desert is not included, as a general rule. Example notation: $5- means 5 bucks or less, $9+ means 9 bucks or more. Roughly. I tried to have prices include tax and tip but for some listings this may not be true.

• Greek (lots of good authentic food)
  • Mythos $25+ live music, and you can dance on weekend nights. book ahead though. Park Ave.
  • Panamas $25+ good paidakia , near metro Jean Talon,parc extension.
  • Milos $50+ The best Greek restaurant I have been to. Great grilled octopus and fish. 5357 Parc.
  • Ouzeri $25+ Good place to eat only appetizers. St Denis
• "Greek" (not 100% traditional, but you will find some Greek dishes)
  • Cabane Grec $15+ lots of food. good tarama. Pr.Arthur near St. Laurent
  • Caverne Grec $15+ practically the same. across the street.
  • Basically there are 4-5 places like this within one block of each other.
• Japanese
  • Sakata $25 w/ sushi bar 3977 st laurent, 284-3828
  • Toyo $20-25?? Cooked in front of you, fun experience. Montagne st.
  • Sakura $25+ Sushi + several interesting entrees such as BBQ'd eel. Approved by my friend Stefan who knows more about sushi than I do. 2114 de la Montagne, 288-9122
  • Katsura $20- Sushi mainly. (Price is for lunchtime). 2170 Rue de la Montagne, 849-1172
  • Takara $20 Relatively good amounts per $. 1455 Peel, 4th floor in Cours Mont-Royal, 849-9796.
  • Isakaya $20- 3469 Parc (by Milton), 845-8226.
• Ethiopian (yes I've been to three Ethiopian restaurants in Montreal. The food is equally good at all three, and its a fun experience)
  • Blue Nile $15-20. Nice surrounding. St.Denis, not far above Sherbrooke.
  • Messob D'Or $15 on Monkland avenue has apparently closed
  • Abiata $15-20. 3435 St.Denis, just above Sherbrooke. 281-0111.
• Brazilian
  • Le Milsa $30. Unlimited meat (many kinds) served to you until you explode. An interesting experience. They have a small show on some nights. Bishop st. between Maisoneuve and St.Cat.
• Vegetarian
  • Chu Chai $15- Thai. 4088 St-Denis. 843-4194 www.chuchai.com
• Thai
  • Phayathai $15+ As authentic as it gets in Montreal, I've been told. 1235 Guy, below St.Cath. 933-9949
  • Chao Phraya $25+ Nice. 50 Laurier W. (corner Clarke), 272-5339 www.chao-phraya.com
• French
  • Le Paris $20+? 1812 ste-catherine. 937-4898
• Random Category
  • La Louisiane $30- Cajun-Creole. 5850 Sherbrooke W. 369-3073
  • Spirit Lounge $20? vegetarian. strange! cant be bored. ~Berri 522-5353
  • Wienstein & Gavino's $20+ Italian and Thai, cool surrounding. Crescent st.
  • Benedicts $20 Chef's inventions, Cajun etc. Monkland ave. close to Villa Maria metro.
  • Boccacinos $15-20 Wide choice. Parc and Milton, or McGill College below St.Cat.
  • Reubens Deli $15++ from 9 dollar sandwiches to 25 dollar steaks. My 12 dollar steak sandwich was not so big. Good sauce w/ onion rings. 1116 st-catherine west, 866-1029.
  • Le Fondue du Prince $25-30 Meat or seafood fondue, followed by fruit in chocolate fondue. St. Anne de Bellevue
  • Zawedeh $25+ "Mediterranean" (mainly Lebanese) cuisine. Loved it. Sherbrooke, near Peel (Ville Marie hotel)
  • Baton Rouge $15+ variety, grill. Across place-des-arts on St.Catherine
  • Restofiore $12+ pasta, pizza etc. McGill College, outside Eaton centre.
  • (???) old port
• Mexican
  • Carlos & Pepe's $12+ 2for1 coupons often available in the Mirror. ~Peel st.
  • Three Amigos $15 Good amounts of food.
• Indian
  • Buffet Maharaja $15 or less All you can eat (self serve). An essential experience. R.Levesque
  • Buffet Taj Mahal $12 Sat.night dinner, +tax/tip, -10%students Smaller than maharaja, but equally good. Some say better. 1430 Stanley 287-0003
  • Tandoori Village $15-20 Delicious Malai shrimps, Pr.Arthur, near St. Laurent. Not a spectacular looking place. But who cares.
• Persian
  • Byblos $15-20 Some unique flavors. 1499 Laurier E. Laurier métro. Bus 27. Papineau. Bus 45
• Other Far East
  • Piment Rouge $!!! Fancy, and potentialy super expensive (60+?), Peel st.