Bombay Mahal is the roaring BYOB Indian canteen of Parc-Extension in Montreal, plating fiery South Asian classics to crowds who bring their own beer.
Order: The butter chicken and a plate of pani puri, with a bottle you brought.
Tip: It is bring-your-own-wine and cash-friendly; grab beer from the depanneur next door first.
Denise is a daytime cafe turned evening natural-wine bar in Parc-Extension, Montreal, pouring low-intervention bottles beside a short, seasonal menu.
Signature pour: Rotating natural pour by the glass
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wine
Food: Local, seasonal small plates
Tip: It flips from cafe to wine bar after six; evenings are when the natural list and small plates shine.
Bombay Mahal is Parc-Extension's cheapest serious feast in Montreal, a BYOB canteen where fiery curries and thalis stay well under twenty dollars a head.
Try: Indian thali
Tip: Bring your own beer from the depanneur and split several curries; the bill stays tiny even when you overorder.