The 38 Essential Restaurants in Montreal

"The industrial Saint-Henri portrayed in Gabrielle Roy’s 1945 novel Bonheur d’Occasion (The Tin Flute) has, for the most part, faded into history, but this establishment, which borrows its name, feels rooted in the neighborhood of today. A newcomer to Notre-Dame Street’s culinary scene and dubbed one of Canada’s Best New Restaurants by Air Canada’s EnRoute, it is the brainchild of chef Philippe Gauthier, previously of Bouillon Bilk and Butterblume. Expect a menu composed of fresh, seasonal ingredients, with recent dishes including raw swordfish with kohlrabi and trout caviar, leeks with walnuts and bleu d’Elizabeth, and guinea fowl with root veggies, alongside a highly praised maple mille-feuille made with clover cream. Note: Valerie Silva was on the nomination panel for the 2023 Canada’s Best New Restaurants list." - Valerie Silva