Montreal's Portuguese charcoal chicken is butterflied, marinated and grilled over hot coals, then basted in garlicky piri-piri, a Portuguese-community legacy; in Canada we have verified places to eat it in Montreal. Start with where to eat Portuguese charcoal chicken in Montreal.
Portuguese charcoal chicken · Montreal
Montreal's Portuguese charcoal chicken is butterflied, marinated and grilled over hot coals, then basted in garlicky piri-piri, a Portuguese-community legacy.
Portuguese immigrants settled around the Plateau and Saint-Louis from the 1950s, bringing charcoal-grilled frango and piri-piri sauce. Rotisseries like Romados and Ma Poule Mouillee near Rue Rachel turned churrasco chicken into a Montreal staple, served with fries, rice and hot sauce to long weekend lines.
Where to eat in Montreal:
- Ma Poule Mouillee
- Romados
- Chalet BBQ
Where to eat Portuguese charcoal chicken in Montreal: the editor picks