3 portuguese restaurants worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Canada.
Romados ★ 4.7 · Montreal
plateau · 115 Rue Rachel Est, Montreal, QC H2W 1C8
Romados is a Portuguese rotisserie and bakery on Rue Rachel in Montreal, drawing daily lines for its charcoal piri-piri chicken and custard tarts.
Tip: Order the chicken and a couple of natas together; the queue at noon is worth beating early.
Ma Poule Mouillee ★ 4.5 · Montreal
plateau · 969 Rue Rachel Est, Montreal, QC H2J 2J3
Ma Poule Mouillee is the tiny Plateau counter grilling charcoal Portuguese chicken over Rue Rachel, its piri-piri birds and francesinha drawing daily lines.
Tip: Seating is minimal and cash speeds things up; get it to go and eat in nearby Parc Lafontaine.
Ferreira Cafe ★ 4.3 · Montreal
downtown · 1446 Rue Peel, Montreal, QC H3A 1S8
Ferreira Cafe is the polished Portuguese institution on Rue Peel in downtown Montreal, grilling whole fish and pouring deep Portuguese wine since 1996.
Tip: The fixed-price lunch is the value move; dinner is a splurge worth booking ahead.