The Best Montreal Caribbean Restaurants | Eater Montreal
"This pan-Caribbean restaurant from Montreal’s preeminent Haitian chef Paul Toussaint in the Place des Festivals downtown branches out of the trappings of tradition by employing the savoir-faire he honed at places like Toqué! Think dishes like passion fruit beurre blanc, conch gratin, and dombrey dumplings in coconut bisque. Don’t stress, though; Toussaint’s classic Agrikol recipes for classics like jerk chicken are still on offer." - JP Karwacki
Where to Eat Near Place des Arts | Eater Montreal
"Once Agrikol closed, all eyes turned to chef Paul Toussaint’s acquisition of the space formerly held by Taverne F, adjacent to Place des Festivals. Named after the Taino word for sun, this pan-Caribbean eatery aims to create the liveliness of a traditional island market, blending together regional cuisines as well as music, art, and culture." - Daniel Bromberg
Quebec Restaurant to Reopen Dining Rooms for Indoor Service on January 31 | Eater Montreal
"I learned from chef Paul Toussaint's comments to Eater that his pan-Caribbean spot Kamúy, which launched during the pandemic, is not covered by federal and provincial financial aid programs that were available to existing businesses." - Valerie Silva
An Outdoor Winter Restaurant Terrasse Is Headed to Quartier des Spectacles | Eater Montreal
"Launching January 20 on Kamúy’s terrasse, Cinquième Vague is a winter outdoor dining pop-up with ten picnic tables and heaters offering outdoor table service Thursdays to Sundays from January 20 to March 5 at 1485 Jeanne-Mance Street. The project comes from industry vets including Paul Toussaint, chef Massimo Piedimonte and sommeliers Xavier Richard-Paquet and Joris Gutierrez-Garcia; the menu — a weekly-changing mix of Caribbean and Italian dishes reflecting the chefs’ traditions — will feature items such as accras (cod fritters), jerk chicken, tortellini en brodo, homemade burrata and s’mores for dessert, plus mulled wine and spiced hot chocolate as nods to the après-ski tradition, with plans for something special for Black History Month and Montréal en Lumière. The pop-up checks vaccine passports, spaces tables appropriately and requires diners to bundle up for the outdoor experience." - Valerie Silva
Montreal’s Eater Awards Winners for 2021 | Eater Montreal
"Sitting in a glass-walled, single-storey structure in Quartier des Spectacles, Kamúy is an upscale pan‑Caribbean haven where I encountered an unbridled celebration of Caribbean cultures and flavours; chef Paul Toussaint approaches island cuisines with a meticulousness typically reserved for French fine dining and delivers finely calibrated dishes like fish draped in a passion fruit–infused beurre blanc and pillowy doumbrey (sweet potato dough dumplings) swimming in a coconutty seafood bisque." - Valerie Silva