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3 middle eastern places in Montreal we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Montreal | Middle Eastern across every city.

Boustan is the downtown answer to a late Middle Eastern craving in Montreal, a Rue Crescent counter feeding students and night owls cheap, garlicky shawarma. It has institution status for a reason: fast, filling and reliably open when most kitchens have gone dark.

Boustan ★ 4.1

$Middle EasternDowntown

Boustan has fed downtown Montreal since 1986, a late-night Rue Crescent counter with garlic-heavy shawarma and the fried-potato Aladin pita past midnight.

OrderShawarma and pita

TipAsk for extra toum garlic sauce and pickled turnip; it stays open long past the bars for a good reason.

Boustan ★ 4.1

$Middle EasternDowntown

Boustan keeps its garlicky shawarma coming past 2am on Rue Crescent in Montreal, a downtown late-night fixture for students spilling out of the bars.

OrderShawarma pita

TipThe Aladin potato pita soaks up the night; ask for extra toum and pickled turnip on the way out.

Boustan ★ 4.2

$Middle EasternDowntown

Boustan is a downtown Montreal institution for cheap, garlicky shawarma, its Rue Crescent counter feeding students and night owls well past midnight.

OrderShawarma pita

TipThe Aladin potato pita is the cult order and barely dents a tenner; extra toum is free and essential.

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