Eat in ndg, Montreal

Chalet BBQ ★ 4.3

Chalet BBQ has roasted hardwood-charcoal chicken in NDG since 1944, an unchanged Montreal rotisserie whose quarter-chicken and gravy fries define the genre.

OrderA quarter chicken with fries and the house barbecue dipping sauce.

TipThe room looks frozen in the 1960s on purpose; dine in for the full retro rotisserie experience.

Melk ★ 4.1

Melk is a neighbourhood coffee bar on Monkland Avenue in NDG, Montreal, an easy all-day cafe for espresso, pastries and a laptop-and-stroller west-end crowd.

DrinkLatte

TipThe Monkland Village branch has room to sit and work; there is a smaller downtown outpost on Stanley too.

Chalet BBQ ★ 4.2

Chalet BBQ serves a hardwood-charcoal quarter chicken with gravy fries for a modest sum in NDG, Montreal, a filling retro-diner meal that has held its value.

TryQuarter chicken and fries

TipThe quarter-chicken combo is the value order; dine in for the full 1960s room at no extra cost.

Chalet BBQ ★ 4.1

Why locals goA 1944 charcoal-chicken rotisserie in NDG frozen in mid-century decor, off the radar for downtown visitors but a lifelong ritual for west-end locals.

TipDine in for the untouched retro room; the quarter chicken with gravy fries is the only order you need.