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"Chef Juan Lopez Luna is leading the charge when it comes to modern Mexican cuisine in the city, just recently earning the distinction of best Mexican restaurant outside of Mexico for this Outremont hideaway. Luna works with ancestral nixtamalized corn from his home state of Tlaxcala, grinding it fresh daily for hand-crafted tortillas, chips, chileatole, and more. These creations appear on tasting menus — offered in five or nine courses — alongside seafood and Quebec’s seasonal bounty. Luna’s business and life partner, Lindsay Brennan, curates a natural wine list filled with her favorites from the Catalan region and other parts of Spain. Out of Alma’s back door, the duo runs an alleyway taqueria from May to October, and until recently, also operated a neighboring wine bar and Barcelona-style chicken spot, Tinc Set. News of its closure hit hard, but was eased by the announcement that it would be replaced by Bar Luz, where Luna’s corn techniques will be given a more casual treatment than at its fine-dining counterpart. Know before you go: Reservations — a must — are released one Sunday per month." - Valerie Silva