Meli-Melo Market
Haitian restaurant · Cremazie ·
Caribbean-African market with prepared Haitian dishes & groceries
Caribbean-African market with prepared Haitian dishes & groceries
"Part eatery, part market, and indispensable hub of the city's Haitian community, Méli-Mélo sells more griot than any other restaurant in the city. The menu's more extensive than the delectable porky staple, however. Come with a group and sample traditional takes on turkey, goat, chicken, and fish." - JP Karwacki, Eater Staff
"Méli-Melo has been a premier purveyor of home-style Haitian food in Villeray since 1984. This modest grocery store-meets-takeout-counter serves rich and flavourful griot (pork cubes) with rice, beans, and pikliz every day of the week." - Eater Staff
"The Haitian diaspora makes up a significant part of Montreal’s population, and this part-grocery store, part-casse-croûte is a long-standing staple in the community. The griot is a favourite — cubes of marinated, spiced, and fried pork shoulder." - Valerie Silva
"The place to go for home-style Haitian food, long-standing community staple Meli-Melo has been serving its flavour-rich griot cubes to Villeray denizens since 1984. Grab an extra jar of pikliz off to go." - Daniel Bromberg
"Those in the know flock to Méli-Melo for griot: The marinated, braised, and fried pork shoulder with citrus is their specialty, but there are loads of other dishes worth trying. The back-of-the-shop food counter has chicken, goat, beef, and fish dishes, always served with rice and fried plantains for a very reasonable price" - Ivy Lerner-Frank