The 38 Essential Restaurants in Montreal

"Many of the city’s fine dining, French-leaning, market-driven restaurants could earn a spot among Montreal’s top culinary destinations, but this raucous Plaza St-Hubert restaurant from Charles-Antoine Crête and Cheryl Johnson stands out for its whimsy. Dishes manage to be elegant and complex without being too serious, like foie gras terrine with apples, eel, and crabapple caramel, or one that combines blood pudding with lobster bisque and haskap berries in smoked duck fat. Cap off what is sure to be a memorable evening with Montréal Plaza’s trademark Crispy Fruit, a light dessert of berries, white chocolate mousse, sorbet, and slivers of dacquoise." - Valerie Silva