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3 new american places in Montreal we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Montreal | New American across every city.

Montreal's New American rooms play with diner nostalgia. Deville Dinerbar glosses the format downtown with truffle-butter popcorn shrimp and spiked milkshakes under retro neon, Chez Tousignant in Villeray upgrades the Quebecois casse-croute with a griddled cheeseburger and a maple milkshake, and Nouveau Palais in Mile-Ex reworks a 1960s luncheonette into a chef-driven room of comfort classics.

Deville Dinerbar ★ 3.7

$$$New AmericanDowntown

Deville Dinerbar is a glossy downtown Montreal diner, plating truffle-butter popcorn shrimp and spiked milkshakes under retro neon on Rue Stanley.

OrderThe popcorn shrimp and a spiked milkshake to share.

TipIt leans indulgent and photogenic; go for the milkshakes and fried starters, not restraint.

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Chez Tousignant ★ 4.2

$$New AmericanVilleray

Chez Tousignant is a retro snack bar in Villeray, Montreal, upgrading the casse-croute with a griddled cheeseburger, steamed hot dogs and hand-cut fries.

OrderThe cheeseburger with a side of fries and a maple milkshake.

TipIt nails the diner classics with better ingredients; the burger and a shake is the whole point.

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Nouveau Palais ★ 4.2

$$New AmericanMile End

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.

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