FrenchChef Patrice Demers$$$$pointe-saint-charlesThu-Sat 18:00-22:00, by reservation
Sabayon is pastry chef Patrice Demers's one-Michelin-star, 14-seat tasting counter in Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal, where dessert leads the meal.
Order: The full tasting menu with the pastry-led finale.
Tip: Reservations open the first Wednesday of each month at noon for the month ahead; set an alarm.
French fine dining$$$rosemontTue-Fri 11:30-13:30, 17:30-22:30; Sat 17:30-22:30
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.
JapaneseChef Vincent Gee$$$$mile-endWed-Sun 18:00-21:00, omakase by reservation
Sushi Nishinokaze is chef Vincent Gee's eight-seat Edomae omakase in Mile End, Montreal, awarded a Michelin star in 2026 for exacting, understated sushi.
Order: The full omakase, plated one piece at a time by the chef.
Tip: Just eight seats and one nightly seating, so book the moment reservations drop on Resy.
French fine diningChef Antonin Mousseau-Rivard$$$$downtownWed-Sat 18:00-22:00
Le Mousso is Antonin Mousseau-Rivard's ambitious tasting-menu room in Montreal's Centre-Sud, a dark, theatrical space built around one long set menu.
Order: The set tasting menu; there is no a la carte.
Tip: Trust the kitchen and take the wine pairing; the menu changes with the season and rarely repeats.
French fine diningChef Charles-Antoine Crete$$$rosemontTue-Sat 17:00-23:00
Montreal Plaza is chef Charles-Antoine Crete's playful, generous restaurant on Rue Saint-Hubert, one of the most joyful high-end tables in Montreal.
Order: Whatever the kitchen is riffing on; the menu is deliberately chaotic and fun.
Tip: It works for a big group and a long night; ask for the tasting if you want the full Crete experience.
French$$$old-montrealMon-Fri 11:30-24:00; Sat-Sun 17:00-24:00
Monarque is a polished French brasserie in Old Montreal, pairing an all-day raw bar and steak frites downstairs with a more ambitious dining room above.
Order: Oysters and steak frites in the brasserie, then the raw bar.
Tip: The brasserie takes walk-ins at lunch; book ahead for the quieter upstairs dining room.