Boustan is a street-food stop in Downtown, Montreal.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Nouilles de Lan Zhou stretches its noodles by hand at the window in Montreal's Chinatown, dropping them into cumin-spiced Lanzhou-style beef broth to order.
TryHand-pulled noodles
TipWatch the dough being pulled at the counter and order the beef soup; specify thin or wide noodles.
Qing Hua folds its soup dumplings by hand in Montreal's Chinatown, sending out steamer baskets of pork-and-crab xiao long bao that burst with hot broth.
TrySoup dumplings
TipNibble a corner first to let the steam out; a dozen pork and crab is plenty for one hungry person.
La Panthere Verte fries crisp falafel and stuffs zesty vegan pitas in Mile End and across Montreal, a green-minded counter for a fast, meat-free lunch.
TryFalafel pita
TipThe falafel pita with green sauce is the order; it is fully vegan even when it does not taste it.
Nouilles de Lan Zhou stretches its noodles by hand at the window in Montreal's Chinatown, dropping them into cumin-spiced Lanzhou-style beef broth to order.
TryHand-pulled noodles
TipWatch the dough being pulled at the counter and order the beef soup; specify thin or wide noodles.
Qing Hua folds its soup dumplings by hand in Montreal's Chinatown, sending out steamer baskets of pork-and-crab xiao long bao that burst with hot broth.
TrySoup dumplings
TipNibble a corner first to let the steam out; a dozen pork and crab is plenty for one hungry person.
Wilensky's has griddled its fried bologna-and-salami Special at a nine-stool Mile End counter since 1932, an unchanging Montreal snack served with mustard.
TryFried bologna special
TipIt comes with mustard and never cut; do not ask them to change it, that is the whole ritual.
Tacos Frida carves al pastor off the trompo in Saint-Henri, Montreal, onto small house-made corn tortillas for some of the city's most authentic street tacos.
TryAl pastor tacos
TipOrder three tacos and hit the salsa bar; the al pastor and pineapple pairing is the standout.
Schwartz's carves hand-sliced smoked meat to order on Saint-Laurent in Montreal, the counter-and-queue benchmark for the city's defining sandwich since 1928.
TrySmoked meat sandwich
TipOrder it medium-fat off the takeout counter and eat it standing; the deli caraway rye is not optional.
