Pintxo Tapas Bar

Spanish Restaurant Pintxo Will Reopen in Downtown Montreal | Eater Montreal

"I'm glad the longtime Plateau Spanish restaurant Pintxo is being reborn: after closing its Mont-Royal Avenue location last winter, it will relocate to the Le Central food hall in the Quartier des Spectacles. Owner Miguel Aguilar says they’ll keep their top 15 dishes—including salmon tartare, foie gras, and revuelto eggs with catfish—while adding ultra-classic Spanish tapas like jamon serrano, chorizo, and garlic shrimp. The food-hall setting shifts the concept from a mostly sit-down restaurant to a day-and-night operation aimed at office workers, 5 à 7 crowds, and after-show patrons; lunch will offer a $15–$20 fixed daily menu and fully compostable lunch boxes. Pintxo will also serve daily pintxos (snack-sized items skewered on a stick), highlight private-import Spanish wines using an Enomatic system for expanded by-the-glass options, offer five cava selections, bring back brunch with $25 bottomless mimosas, and be one of the first places in Canada to have Barcelona beer Estrella on tap. The outlet will occupy a corner with large windows onto St‑Laurent Boulevard and seating for about 30, and the team remains the same with chef Alonso Ortiz running the kitchen and Eric Tardif as maître d’. " - Tim Forster