Alma is a mexican fine-dining restaurant in Outremont, Montreal.
Alma is an upscale Mexican restaurant on Avenue Lajoie in Outremont, Montreal, turning house masa, seafood and mezcal into a refined tasting menu.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: The tasting menu built around fresh masa and Mexican seafood.
Tip: Take the mezcal and agave pairing; the bar program is as considered as the kitchen.
Address: 1231 Avenue Lajoie, Outremont, QC H2V 1P2, Montreal
Estiatorio Milos is the original of the global Greek seafood group, still on Avenue du Parc in Montreal, grilling whole fish picked fresh from ice.
Order: A whole fish chosen from the display, grilled and priced by weight.
Tip: Fish is sold by weight and adds up fast; the fixed-price lunch is the smart way to try the grill.
Toque has anchored fine dining in Montreal since 1993, chef Normand Laprise plating Quebec terroir in a formal room on Place Jean-Paul-Riopelle.
Order: The seasonal tasting menu built on named Quebec producers.
Tip: Lunch is the calmer, cheaper way to taste what Laprise is doing with the season; the tasting menu still needs booking ahead.
Jerome Ferrer runs Europea, a one-Michelin-star French kitchen on Rue de la Montagne in downtown Montreal, famed for its lobster cappuccino and long tastings.
Order: The signature lobster cream cappuccino with truffle.
Tip: The multi-course tasting is long and theatrical; go hungry and leave the whole evening free.
Mastard is chef Simon Mathys's one-Michelin-star room in Rosemont, Montreal, plating precise, produce-driven cooking without any starched formality.
Order: The tasting menu built on the day's Quebec vegetables and fish.
Tip: It is small and books out fast; reserve well ahead and aim for a weeknight seat at the counter.
Sabayon is pastry chef Patrice Demers's one-Michelin-star, 14-seat tasting counter in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, where dessert leads the meal.
Order: The full tasting menu with the pastry-led finale.
Tip: Reservations open the first Wednesday of each month at noon for the month ahead; set an alarm.
Hoogan et Beaufort earned a Michelin star for its wood-fired, produce-led Quebecois cooking in Montreal's Rosemont-Angus district on Rue Molson.
Order: Whatever comes off the wood hearth, plus the bread service.
Tip: The open kitchen and hearth seats are the best in the house; ask when you book.
