Iconic Montreal Steakhouse Moishes Is Leaving the Plateau | Eater Montreal

"An iconic Jewish steakhouse on the Plateau, Moishes is moving out of its longtime home and will eventually reopen downtown near Square Victoria, but will take a “hiatus” because of the COVID-19 pandemic with no fixed return date. The 82-year-old restaurant grilled its last ribeyes at its opulent, second-level location on St-Laurent (3961 St-Laurent) in March; its lease there expired at the end of 2020 and the new downtown address has not been announced. Management — now led by corporate director Lenny Lighter after Sportscene purchased Moishes at the end of 2018 — began construction at the new location in early August but decided to delay reopening because the downtown office and tourist crowds are largely absent; the move had been planned to allow lunch service for the office crowd and a larger after-work clientele. Sportscene owns Moishes' branding and retail products found in grocery stores, and Forbes has named it one of the world's top 10 steakhouses, while it has been a Montreal gastronomic landmark for more than 70 years." - Tim Forster