Otto Yakitori is a japanese restaurant in Downtown, Montreal.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 1441 Rue Saint-Mathieu, Montreal, QC H3H 2M4
Jatoba is a slick pan-Asian room off Square Phillips in downtown Montreal, plating robata skewers, sushi and Korean-leaning share plates in a buzzy room.
OrderA spread of robata skewers and the sushi of the day.
TipIt fills with a downtown after-work crowd; the robata grill and share plates are built for a group.
Ryu is a polished downtown sushi bar on Rue Peel in Montreal, turning out creative maki and sashimi, a reliable mid-range Japanese pick downtown.
OrderThe signature rolls and a mixed sashimi plate.
TipThe Peel location is central and busy at lunch; the creative maki are the strength over the nigiri.
Jatoba is a slick pan-Asian room off Square Phillips in downtown Montreal, plating robata skewers, sushi and Korean-leaning share plates in a buzzy room.
OrderA spread of robata skewers and the sushi of the day.
TipIt fills with a downtown after-work crowd; the robata grill and share plates are built for a group.
Grinder is a lively Griffintown steakhouse and wine bar in Montreal, plating aged cuts, tartare and seafood towers with an ambitious cellar on Rue Notre-Dame.
OrderA shared cote de boeuf or the beef tartare to start.
TipIt leans loud and celebratory; the shareable big cuts and the wine list are the reason to come.
Ryu is a polished downtown sushi bar on Rue Peel in Montreal, turning out creative maki and sashimi, a reliable mid-range Japanese pick downtown.
OrderThe signature rolls and a mixed sashimi plate.
TipThe Peel location is central and busy at lunch; the creative maki are the strength over the nigiri.
Nouveau Palais is a retro Mile-Ex diner in Montreal, a 1960s luncheonette reborn as a chef-driven room where comfort classics and burgers run late.
OrderThe burger or the fried chicken, with a slice of pie.
TipIt keeps a genuine diner counter and runs late on weekends; the burger and a milkshake never miss.
Schwartz's has hand-sliced Montreal smoked meat on Saint-Laurent since 1928, the city's most famous deli and a permanent queue on the Plateau.
OrderA medium-fat smoked meat sandwich with a pickle and a black cherry soda.
TipThe line moves fast at the communal tables; the takeout counter next door skips the wait entirely.
Wilensky's is a nine-stool Mile End counter open since 1932, serving the fried bologna-and-salami Special exactly as it did in Mordecai Richler's novels.
OrderThe Wilensky Special with mustard, no substitutions allowed.
TipThey never cut the sandwich and never hold the mustard; order it their way or not at all.
