"Montreal’s buvettes occupy a particular cozy-chic niche – somewhere between wine bars and gastropubs – and this one has the city’s heartbeat at rest." Sarah Musgrave, enRoute [Eater 38 Member]
"Au Pied de Cochon is simply one of my favourite restaurants on the planet - and the Rabelesian Martin Picard one of my favourite chefs." -Anthony Bourdain [Eater 38 Member]
The horseshoe bar, playlists and décor play well with the neighbourhood’s hipsters. Dishes like foie gras terrine with rhubarb, yogurt and horse tartare with ox-eye capers resonate. [Eater 38 Member]
It's just a pressed sandwich of all-beef salami, all-beef bologna, processed cheese and mustard on a roll. Maybe so but they've been making Wilensky's Specials since 1932. [Eater 38 Member]
Regulars adore it and while the kitchen does not reinvent the wheel - a tartare here, foie gras there, filet de boeuf, crème brûlée - dishes are precise and the atmosphere magnetic. [Eater 38 Member]
"People ask me all the time what my favorite restaurant in the world is, and I always give them the wrong answer. My favorite restaurant in the world is Joe Beef." -David Chang [Eater 38 Member]
Martin Picard's homage to sugar shack culture is part working farm, part Felliniesque fever dream. And paralyzingly good. [Eater 38 Member]
Really great choice of specialty cocktails. Interior is beautifully detailed, unique and characteristic. Great overall vibe. I really like this place!
