The Best New Restaurants of 2026
As every year, we’re keeping a close eye on what’s new in Montréal. Our ranking of the best new restaurants of 2026 is a living list that we’ll update throughout the year, in step with new openings and our visits.
What stands out in 2026 is the diversity of the offerings, yes, but also the sense that each project arrives with a real personality. From small neighbourhood spots that bet on conviviality and well-made cooking, to more ambitious concepts like Le Grand Comité — already on our list of the most beautiful restaurants in the city, where everything is thought through — by way of places we were eagerly waiting for, like Croquette, the city has treated itself to a fine wave of openings that feel good.
From places we’re fond of, where we come as much for the atmosphere as for the plate, to more refined tables that put the experience front and centre. With this list, we hope to help you make some great discoveries. It’s a real pleasure to share our favourites with you day after day, now for 12 years! Thank you to those who follow us, and welcome to everyone who has joined us recently.
For more recommendations, check out our list of Montreal’s essentials, as well as our list of the best delis or our favourite Montreal brunches!
Without further ado, here’s our list of the best new restaurants of 2026 in Montreal.
Le Grand Comité
Under a magnificent glass roof, chef Rémi Lemieux revisits the great bistro classics with precision, giving them a distinctly Montreal touch and putting local products in the spotlight. Controlled, generous and accessible cooking, served in a bright room with an elegant décor. One of the very fine openings of 2026 and, above all, the neighbourhood bistro that downtown had been impatiently waiting for!
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Restaurant Croquette
There are restaurants that seek to reinvent the rules, and those that take a formula we already love and execute it with real accuracy. That’s exactly what Croquette offers, a modern diner in Saint-Henri, Montreal, where chef Charles Dumais delivers generous, well-controlled cooking inspired by the great diner classics. A gathering spot that bets on very good dishes, a contemporary décor and an accessible formula.
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Neotokyo NAKAGIN
Nakagin is the new address from the team behind Neotokyo, opened in the Mile End this past May. Inside is a vast room with a retro-futuristic design that recalls the distinctive world of its big sister. The cooking draws on the izakaya spirit with a relaxed, festive approach full of personality, where plates are happily shared. An excellent spot for an evening with friends over good dishes and a few drinks.
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Osteria Berto
Berto is the life project of Riccardo Bertolino and Isabel Bordeleau, opened on May 21, 2026 at the corner of Castelnau in Villeray. He is the former executive chef of Maison Boulud (2012–2020), trained under Daniel Boulud in New York. She is a sommelier who passed through Maison Boulud and the Pullman, then taught sommellerie at the ITHQ for seven years. Together, they’ve created the contemporary osteria that Montreal had been waiting for these past eight years: 20 years of French rigour in the service of grounded, generous and precise Italian cooking.
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Restaurant Bruce
Taverne Bruce is a charming establishment in Petite-Bourgogne that combines a warm atmosphere with comforting food. The project pays tribute to Barbara Bruce, the mother of one of the owners, and to Scottish hospitality. The intimate, tastefully decorated room is as inviting for a beer with friends as for a full dinner. The menu, short but generous, offers snacks, mains, sides and desserts, all perfectly executed. Add to that a carefully selected list of wines, beers and cocktails that ideally rounds out the culinary experience.
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Figata
Figata is a warm Italian-American spot in Saint-Henri, ideal when you’re craving something comforting and generous. It’s the kind of place where you settle in for a long dinner, around hearty plates made for pleasure and sharing. The atmosphere is relaxed, convivial and unpretentious, perfect for both an evening with friends and a date. The décor evokes a vintage New York trattoria, with its checkered tablecloths, dim lighting and dark wood furniture. A safe bet for eating well, taking your time and leaving fully satisfied.
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Le Comptoir de Mamie
Le Comptoir de Mamie is the little sister of Bar Mamie, the beloved spot on Beaubien Street: same convivial spirit. You drop by from morning coffee to the last drink of the night, in an easygoing atmosphere where everyone finds their place — solo with a laptop, in a group to share plates, or on a date over a good bottle. To eat, well-made classics and comforting dishes that bring people together (special mention to the ham coquillettes: pure nostalgia). At the bar: well-thought-out house cocktails, natural and organic wines that change often, and a team that guides you by the glass, and by feel. All in a warm, vintage décor full of character that gives you exactly the feeling of being welcomed at Grandma’s. Just opened, but already a real neighbourhood go-to.
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Yakitori Hibahihi
Yakitori Hibahihi celebrates the art of Japanese yakitori in its most authentic form, with skewers grilled over binchōtan, under the direction of chef-owner Hiroshi Kitano. The menu also offers very good cold dishes, vegetarian options and a few comforting plates like ramen or mazemen noodles. You go for the impeccable quality of the products, the mastery of the fire and the precise execution of every skewer. The atmosphere is lively and warm, more upbeat than a classic izakaya, with an open kitchen that adds to the show. An ideal spot for a dinner with friends over good bottles of natural wine or sake, or for a meal for two where you taste a bit of everything. An address that already joins our list of the best Japanese restaurants in the city!
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Restaurant Chouchou
Chouchou is already establishing itself as one of the most exciting new tables of the year. Behind the project, chef Chouchou Jia — whose first name the restaurant bears — offers cooking with Chinese flavours executed with French techniques and Quebec ingredients, a niche still little explored in Montreal. The result is as elegant as it is personal, served in an intimate décor with mauve lime-wash walls and leather banquettes, on Beaubien Est Street.
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Arthurs Dinette
Little sister to Arthur’s Nosh Bar and Romies, Arthur’s Dinette has set up on Monkland Avenue, right in the heart of NDG. Alex Cohen and Raegan Steinberg offer cooking inspired by the Jewish diaspora — between Sephardic and Ashkenazi roots — from morning to night, with their own creative touch. In a superb décor that evokes both the neighbourhood diner and the bistro, the spot lends itself just as well to a family brunch as to a dinner with friends or a relaxed date night.
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Tô dinette viet
Tô Dinette Viet is one of the new spots breathing a fine energy into the Montreal scene in 2026. This colourful, laid-back Vietnamese canteen bets on direct, lively and textured cooking, in a spirit firmly rooted in street food. The menu, deliberately concise, gets to the essentials with well-executed soups, grills and sandwiches, served in an unpretentious setting that contributes greatly to the charm of the place. A new address that amply deserves its place among the most interesting of the year.
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Celeste
Set in the bright atrium of Maison Alcan, Céleste has quickly established itself among the standout openings of 2026. The vast Italian restaurant charms with its spectacular décor, its dressed-up atmosphere and its regionally inspired cooking, between generous dishes and house-made pasta. A spot that draws people as much for the setting as for the plate, and that already finds its place among the most noticed new restaurants of the year.
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Prince Pub
Prince Pub is one of those openings that naturally find their audience. With its neighbourhood-pub spirit, its pool table, its games on the screen and its frankly relaxed atmosphere, the spot brings something simple and well-judged to downtown. In the kitchen, it stays in the comfort register with burgers, pizzas, cheese sticks and fried olives, all offered at accessible prices. A newcomer that already stands as a gathering place you’ll want to come back to.
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Bocca Di Lupo
Bocca di Lupo is one of the openings that quickly found their place in the Old Port. The spot bets on well-executed Italian cooking, between house-made pasta, crudos, comforting classics and a fine wine list, all in a warm décor that pairs stone, velvet and leather. A versatile, welcoming newcomer that brings a fine energy to a corner of the city that really needed it.
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Chez Cécile Rôtisserie
On Fleury Ouest, Chez Cécile brings a warm, gathering touch to the neighbourhood with its rotisserie formula designed for sharing. You come for the roast chicken, the sharing plates and a menu that follows the seasons. An opening that breathes a fine energy into the area.
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Bistrot Fortune
Bistrot Fortune is one of those new spots that stand out from the start with an approach all their own. The cooking brings Southeast Asia and Latin America into conversation, run through with real Japanese precision and an unabashed bistro spirit. With its small, intimate space, its menu that evolves with what comes in, and its reasonable prices for the quality on the plate, the spot already stands as one of the most interesting openings of the year.
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Hana Korean Steakhouse
Hana Korean Steakhouse, opened in January 2026 in Old Montreal, offers an upscale, festive and convivial take on Korean barbecue. Here, the grill is at the centre of the table, and the beef: prime cuts, house-aged, where wagyu is king! You come as much for the signature shared BBQ as for the nine-course omakase menu, conceived as a true gastronomic journey. Without invasive smoke, with a careful list of wines and sakes and an elegant décor designed by Zébulon Perron, Hana pulls off the bet of a refined, lively and resolutely Montreal Korean steakhouse.
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Bistrot Boisselet
Bistrot Boisselet offers well-executed French classics in Little Italy, a stone’s throw from the Jean-Talon market. Behind the project, a seasoned team from major Montreal addresses, betting on precise, accessible and comforting bistro cooking — steak frites, tartare, veloutés and other staples revisited with finesse. In a sober, spacious décor, the atmosphere lends itself as much to a date night as to a relaxed evening with friends where you eat well and take the time to appreciate the wine. One of the very fine openings of 2026.
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Beyt cave à manger
Opened in spring 2026, Beyt Cave à Manger is a neighbourhood wine bar and bottle shop located on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, putting artisan wines front and centre. You come to share a few plates with Lebanese-Mediterranean accents and let yourself be carried by the energy of the place. A lively spot, made with heart, where the welcome makes all the difference.
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BOUS Persian Cuisine
Set right in the heart of the Golden Square Mile, BOUS approaches Persian cuisine as a genuine form of cultural storytelling, carried by a Montreal team with Iranian roots. The geometric décor and warm tones draw on Persian art and architecture, creating an atmosphere that is both elegant and intimate. A thoughtful cocktail list rounds out an experience rooted in Persian hospitality and the art of sharing.
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Maison An Omakase
In an intimate space of just eight seats, this omakase table offers a rare meeting between Japanese precision and Vietnamese heritage. Led by one of the first women chefs to devote herself to this culinary art in Montreal, the address builds its menu around Canadian ingredients, shaped through the seasons into a delicate, personal tasting journey. Each course unfolds like a suspended moment, designed for a handful of guests at a time, where technical finesse reveals a resolutely singular sensibility.
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Restaurant Routy
Routy occupies the former Boxermans space on Van Horne Avenue. Behind the project is the same team, also at the helm of Myers, right next door. The house bets on refined French cooking, executed with precision, where techniques are mastered and flavours carefully balanced. With its magnificent décor and its more upscale experience, it’s a perfect address to celebrate a special occasion or simply treat yourself to a very good meal. The prices match the experience, but the quality on the plate follows without hesitation.
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Restaurant Plume
Plume is the project of Brigitte and Raphaël, a couple who met while both working at Bouillon Bilk. The restaurant offers cooking with French influences, served in an elegant, warm setting that manages to stay accessible and unpretentious. The hushed atmosphere and the care given to every plate make it an ideal address to take your time and eat well. We especially recommend it for a dinner for two!
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Pizzeria Crosta
The Crosta pizzeria in the Mile End has been a runaway success since it opened, and with good reason! Their recipe is unique and delicious: thin and crispy like a New York pizza, with an airy crust worthy of the best Neapolitans and carefully selected local ingredients. What sets Crosta apart is its attention to detail. Everything (really everything!) is made in-house, and each topping is a recipe in itself. The level of work and the quality of the products place Crosta in a category slightly apart, but the experience lives up to it. The flavours are refined and balanced, and the décor, like the branding, extends that same attention right down to the smallest details.
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Cadence Café
With Café Cadence, the team behind Fleurs & Cadeaux delivers one of the most interesting new cafés in Chinatown. Inspired by Japanese café culture and a certain 1990s Asian nostalgia, the spot charms as much for its offering as for its retro, pared-back aesthetic full of character. The large communal table in the middle of the room sets the tone for this space conceived as a true neighbourhood place. On the menu, there’s excellent ceremonial-grade matcha, a hojicha latte with Okinawa black sugar, house-made Japanese pastries and classics, as well as sandos and cold ramen at lunchtime. A particularly successful new address that brings exactly the kind of café the area was missing.
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Cams Déjeuner
Cams Déjeuner has quickly established itself as one of the fine morning newcomers in the Plateau. Behind the project is chef Camilo Lapointe-Nascimento, grand winner of the 10th season of Les Chefs!, who bets here on a very simple but particularly well-executed formula: excellent breakfast sandwiches and good coffee. The real star is the house-made bread scattered with poppy seeds, developed especially for the sandwiches, which makes all the difference. The menu is short, the products are prepared on site, and the relaxed atmosphere gives Cams the air of a true neighbourhood canteen. An unpretentious address where simplicity is taken very seriously, and one of the fine culinary surprises of 2026.
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Chez Téta
The second address of Café Chez Téta, this time on Notre-Dame Street, in the heart of Saint-Henri, a few steps from the Atwater market and the Lachine Canal. You’ll find authentic, entirely house-made Lebanese cooking, from manouché to traditional brunch, prepared before customers’ eyes in an open kitchen equipped with an oven imported from Lebanon. More extensive than that of the first address, the menu also offers a few exclusive signature creations. It all takes place in a superb, bright décor, as pleasant for a brunch with friends or family as for a group outing. And when the nice weather comes, it’s hard to resist the idea of taking it all to go for a picnic by the canal.
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Nonno’s Pizzeria et Club Social
The pizzeria-social club from the Knuckles guys, right near Jarry Park, stands out as one of the most delightful openings of the year. You come for thin, crispy New York-style pizzas, sometimes more adventurous toppings, and a selection of accessible Italian aperitivi that immediately set the tone. Above all, the place manages to strike that rare balance between neighbourhood spot, a place to swing by quickly, and somewhere you end up lingering into the evening. A formula that seems simple, but is very well mastered, which explains why Nonno’s has quickly made a place for itself among the new addresses to remember in 2026.
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