Gyubee: Japanese barbecue on Sainte-Catherine Street West

Recently, we discovered Gyubee, an all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant that opened on 24 June 2023 on rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest. It’s an ideal place to spend an evening with friends without breaking the bank.

Gyubee is a Canadian restaurant chain that has enjoyed great success, particularly in Toronto, in recent years. Now open in Montreal, it’s already a popular spot for lovers of Japanese barbecue.

Gyubee is a fun, unpretentious restaurant. The concept is simple: you choose your meat, fish and seafood, as well as your vegetables and side dishes. Then the team (and even a robot!) bring you the ingredients so that you can cook them yourself on a grill at your table. The restaurant offers a wide selection of meats and fish, including pork belly, beef, salmon, prawns, squid and much more. In short, the variety is impressive. If you’re a meat lover, you’re in for a treat! We particularly liked the miso-marinated pork belly. As for the side dishes, there’s a choice of courgettes, mushrooms, onions, garlic, cold tofu, kimchi and so on. There’s something for everyone, not forgetting the various dipping sauces. There are also a number of cocktails, including a lychee mojito, as well as beer and sake. For dessert, you can enjoy a vanilla crème brûlée or ice cream with the flavour of the day – if, after this feast, you still have room for dessert, of course.

We recommend Gyubee because it’s welcoming, generous, delicious, and, above all, very affordable.

Enjoy your discovery!

Written by Fabie Lubin
Photography by Alison Slattery

Last update: November 23, 2023

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