Divad R.
Yelp
Montreal is the world capital of smoked meat. No one dares debate this fact. However, even in the smoked meat capital of the world, there are different grades of smoked meat. You cn settle for low budget diners and have-all restaurants that go cheap and offer Lesters which tastes, feels, and looks like it was injected with formaldehyde or you can experience smoked meat the way it was supposed to be.
Montreal offers no shortage of classic smoked meat joints. Delibees is one that really stands out.
Leave Schwartzs for the tourists. If you want insanely good meat that doesnt require you to wait an hour in line around the block, then check out this hidden diamond in the rough in the Valois Village in Pointe Claire.
This place has two locations connected each other: a dingy dive bar (not the good kind) and the diner side. Food is the same but youre better off entering the deli.
This meat is unbelievable: juicy, tender, and full of flavour. Ive yet to have a bad experience at this place. While another unnamed west island smoked meat hub has gotten progressively more expensive over the years with a slight downtrend in quality to accompany it, Delibees has managed to hold its own.
Every Montrealer, especially west islanders, owe it to themselves to try this place out.