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Vichy, Buffet

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7205 Newman
514-367-1731

Located right on Newman Boulevard near Dollard Ave, on one of the main strips of Lasalle, this place has the most diverse menu of affordable, fast food for the hungry one in all of us. If you like to over-eat, then this place is for you. They offer huge roasts of beef, veal, lamb, ham, turkey, all kinds of seafood, every variety of chicken, pizza, pasta, sausages, ribs, kebabs, salads, fruit and desserts. GROSS. The cost is $9.95 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, $7.95 all other nights. Lunch is $4.95; Sat. Sun. brunches are $6.95. Excellent value for your money but not for your tummy.

Buffet Vichy offers a large dessert menu (cakes, pies, ice cream, fruit salad) and prices are low. Quality is low and food is not that fresh. There is a section where you can make grill your own meat. I don’t recommend this place if you want high quality, healthy food. In terms of freshness, it’s a gamble. Since the food just sits there it may not be sBuffet Vichy is not fresh, unless you go right when it opens, and often times, most dishes have a lot of salt, preservatives, and a thin layer of oil. YUCK. In general, I usually have salad, bean salad, sometimes a pasta item, and ice cream, fruit salad, or jello for dessert. Not the healthiest of places and can be packed and loud like a baseball stadium at times.

530 seats, expect lineups on the weekend. Accepts all cards.

El Zaziummm Restaurants

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51 Roy E. Sherbrooke métro Tel. 844-0893
1276 Laurier E. Laurier métro. Bus 47 Tel. 598-0344
4297 Saint-Denis Tel. 288-9798 Mont-Royal métro.

 

El Zaziummm is a colourful place to dine. Three locations spread across the east part of Montreal, most locations in the funky Plateau neighbourhood. It’s quite funky and ecclectic in its decor. With toilet paper rolls used as napkins, this place serves Tex-Mex-Californian fare in a creative way. The menu resembles a comic book and the décor is described as bright, colourful, and animated.

Some dishes include Lili’s punch (rum, pineapple, lemon, lime) a beverage that arrives at your table in a beach bucket complete with plastic shovel! “Folle cuisine de plage” (crazy beach cooking) is the slogan. It looks like the unholy trinity (Acapulco gold, tequila and tropical sun) all conspired against the decorators.

Other items include Nachos, guacamole, shrimp cocktail, gazpacho, beef or chicken tacos, fajitas, California hamburger, and chicken cactus salad. Prices are from $7.95-$12.95. Many vegetarian options. Accepts all cards.

Pasta Casareccia

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5849 Sherbrooke W. & Oxford
483-1588

 

A simple, cosy pasta supply store and intimate restaurant in Sherbrooke in the NDG neighbourhood. Very calm, and quiet. Mostly comprised of pastas, soups, salads, we ordered the roasted pepper soup, and a riccota and spinach-stuffed pasta in a mushroom and cream sauce. Also served are typical Italian fare: minestrone soup, Italian wedding (meatballs in a tomato-based broth). Also serves a variety of nice desserts that includes cake, squares, mousse, and other desserts.

Arahova

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 256 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest
(514) 274-7828

3547 Saint Laurent
514- 288 0770

7373 Langelier
251 1100
(Saint Leonard)

5375 Snowdown
514-485 7828

1814 Cote Vertu
514- 856 3695
(Ville Saint Laurent)

301 Brunswick Boulevard
514-695 1100

Arahova Souvlaki serves up Greek specialities like Souvlaki, chicken, pork, or beef dishes garnished with Arahova’s famous tzatziki sauce, served as a brochette or wrapped in pita. This famous tzatziki can be purchased at most grocery stores in Montreal.

Arahova Souvlaki also offers a wide array of other Greek dishes like moussaka (eggplant pie with beef or lamb topped with bechamel sauce- vegetarian version available), gyros, pikilia (plate of appetizers) and baklava.

Prices are affordable. Guests can enjoy a trio (souvlaki, fries and a drink for under $10.) Open late. Many locations in the Montreal area.

Eurodeli

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3619 St. Laurent
514 843-7853

 

Euro Deli has been virtually an institution on Saint-Laurent street since it opened in 1982. Euro Deli is different than most chi chi poo poo restaurants on “the main” since the mid 1990’s fancy restauants starting popping up, while Euro Deli prides itself for remaining casual, affordable, and for being self-serve.

Young clientele considerably less image-obsessed than you’ll find at the chic restos to the south. Good stop for a cheese pizza slice, either inside or crouched on the front steps in the spring, drinking in the sites and smells of the lower Main. Expect a new one to open soon on Ste-Catherine West, in front of the Faubourg. Brio instead of booze.

Some items include Homemade minestrone soup, various pizza slices, spinach and cheese calzone, veggie and meat lasagna, spinach and cheese manicotti, beef tortellini, gnocchi, meatball sandwiches, your choice of pasta and a medley of sauces, garlic bread, Caesar salad, spinach salad, and many desserts including tiramisu, tartuffo, carrot cake. They have a large assortments of soft drinks and of course they have Italian specialty drinks like Brio Chinotto and the line of San Pellegrino products. Accepts all cards. Most prices are under $10. Open Mon–Wed 8:30–2:00am, Thu–Fri from 8:30am–4am, Sat 9–4am, Sun 10–4am.

Fairmount Bagels

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 74 Fairmount Avenue West
Phone: (514) 272-0667

In my early twenties and late teens, I used to drive with my friends and compare the contrast the taste of a St. Viateur bagel versus a Fairmount Bagel. To this day, I still cannot tell the difference between the two delicious bagels unique to Montreal. It is said that both bagels are boiled in water then baked in a wood oven but one is boiled in honey water and the other sugar water.

Located on a sidestreet from the busy Ave du Parc in the heart of Mile End, a stone’s throw from the lovely city of Outremont, Fairmount Bagel has been in business for over 77 years. Founded by Isadore Shlafman using a secret recipe from his eastern European Jewish family. The same tradition prevails. Bagels are made in the same way they were close to 80 years ago. They are still kneaded by hand, leaven, and cooked in a wood stove.

Unlike St. Viateur who only offer bagels in the sesame seed variety, Fairmount offers bagels in the following varities. Some would argue that they lost their tradition, that these bagels became “Americanized” (like Lender’s bagels in the USA – which never came to Canada) . Some would argue that they lost the tradition of what a good bagel should be.

In any case, Fairmount does offer an assortment of bagel varieties to please your palette, whether you want sweet or savoury. They offer plain, sesame, poppy, cinnamon-raison, caraway, onion and garlic, mini-bagels, pesto and black olive. You can order them with cream cheese and smoked salmon, whitefish, or trout or plain. At the time of my visit, they only accept cash. Open 24 hours.

B&M

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6200 Somerled Ave
514-488-1555

I’ve been going to B&M since I was a kid, when it was on the corner of Monkland near Draper in the charming heart of NDG. They have always been serving wonderful hearty Italian dishes at affordable prices. I always tried every pasta and pizza and I loved it. Portions are big and they also have a liquor license.

We still go, but it has recently moved to the corner of Somerled and Grand. There is also a small location at 5800 Sherbrooke near Melrose, where they do take-out and delivery. The telephone number for the take-out and delivery place on Sherbrooke is their old number: 514.484.3717

Prices are always affordable, menu is too large (10 pages of Greek and Italian dishes – steak, fish, chicken, pasta, and a HUGE pizza menu) with many vegetarian options. Decor is very cosy, homey, family owned, and a lot of the food is “comfort food”. Whenever my New York city family comes for a visit, we always go to B&M. The last time we went my mum and sister ordered the grilled chicken with a cream and wine sauce. My aunt and uncle ordered the grilled chicken breast with sauteed mushrooms and other veggies. I ordered the vegetarian parmiagianna (eggplant parmigianna without the tomato sauce)- what a disappointment. Daily table d’hote specials are between $12.95-$15.95 and includes coffee, soup, and dessert.

When I was growing up in Montreal, we went to B&M on a weekly basis. My sister and I used to call it Barf and Marmelade (as a joke) but it had no reflection whatsoever on the freshness, flavour, and service that this classic NDG restaurant offered. Accepts all cards.

Bagels Etc.

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 4320 St-Laurent
(514) 845-9462

This renowned Montreal eatery has been serving its loyal customers some of the tastiest breakfasts on the Main for several years now and is easily recognized as one the best breakfast and brunch places in town.

Bagels Etc. is an old-fashioned style diner that is a feast for the eyes, as well as the taste buds. With its rustic decor and antique decorations, diners can hark back to the days of the roaring twenties when life was good and a big breakfast was just what the doctor ordered!

As visitors will soon realize, the huge golden egg supported by a Roman column that sits above the countertop is a symbol of Bagels Etc’s undisputed claim to frying up the most delicious egg dishes in Montreal. Choose anything from eggs Benedict to eggs Florentine and everything in between for a breakfast that will get your motor roaring and set your day off on the right foot. They accept American Express, MasterCard, and Visa.