7 editor picks in Montreal.
7 portuguese places in Montreal we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Montreal | Portuguese across every city.
Charcoal chicken is the entry point to Portuguese Montreal, and Rue Rachel on the Plateau has two of the best: Ma Poule Mouillee and Romados both plate big, inexpensive birds with piri-piri, and Romados sells pastel de nata for the walk home. At the linen-tablecloth end, Ferreira Cafe on Rue Peel grills whole fish and pours a deep Portuguese wine list downtown.
Ferreira Cafe is the polished Portuguese institution on Rue Peel in downtown Montreal, grilling whole fish and pouring deep Portuguese wine since 1996.
OrderGrilled whole fish and the salt cod, with a glass of Douro red.
TipThe fixed-price lunch is the value move; dinner is a splurge worth booking ahead.
Ma Poule Mouillee is the tiny Plateau counter grilling charcoal Portuguese chicken over Rue Rachel, its piri-piri birds and francesinha drawing daily lines.
OrderA half charcoal chicken with piri-piri and a poutine topped with chicken.
TipSeating is minimal and cash speeds things up; get it to go and eat in nearby Parc Lafontaine.
Romados is a Portuguese rotisserie and bakery on Rue Rachel in Montreal, drawing daily lines for its charcoal piri-piri chicken and custard tarts.
OrderA charcoal chicken with spicy sauce, plus a pastel de nata for dessert.
TipOrder the chicken and a couple of natas together; the queue at noon is worth beating early.
Ma Poule Mouillee grills charcoal Portuguese chicken to order on Rue Rachel in Montreal, its piri-piri birds and chicken poutine drawing a permanent line.
OrderPortuguese charcoal chicken
TipGet a half chicken with hot piri-piri to go; the tiny room has almost nowhere to sit.
Romados is the Plateau rotisserie and bakery in Montreal whose charcoal chicken and custard tarts pull a lunchtime line out the door onto Rue Rachel.
OrderPortuguese charcoal chicken
TipOrder the chicken and a couple of pasteis de nata; cash keeps the fast-moving queue moving faster.
Ma Poule Mouillee delivers a big plate of charcoal Portuguese chicken and fries for cheap on Rue Rachel in Montreal, a filling Plateau meal on a small budget.
OrderPortuguese chicken
TipA half chicken feeds one generously; the chicken poutine is the indulgent-but-still-cheap upgrade.
Romados serves a big plate of charcoal Portuguese chicken and fries for cheap on Rue Rachel in Montreal, one of the Plateau's best-value filling meals.
OrderPortuguese charcoal chicken
TipA half chicken with fries feeds one generously; the custard tarts are a cheap sweet finish.
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