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Default Montreal recommendations?

On May 6, 4:06 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Steve Pope wrote:
>
> > If anyone has any recommendations for either restaurants
> > or food retailers in Montreal, please let me know.
> > (Centrally located, or near a subway stop preferred.)

>
> > I have heard there is good Jewish food there, if anyone
> > knows any specifics I am highly interested, but any sort
> > of food advice appreciated.

>
> We go to Montreal a few times a year to visit our son. It is a great city
> for eating out because there are so many good, reasonably priced
> restaurants. Our favourite is Restaurant l'Express at 3927 Saint-Denis near
> the Sherbrooke Metro stop. It is a Parisian style bistro with wonderful
> food. We had a great meal in a Portuguese restaurant a few blocks east of
> St.Denis on rue Dultuth. Sorry but I don't remember the name. We also like
> the Nil Bleu (Blue Nile) for Ethiopian food. It is just a few blocks down
> the street at 4110 Saint-Denis. In the area between those restaurants and
> the park there are several great bagel shops, and Montreal bagels are
> great.
>
> There are a number of decent places at the pedestrian mall on King Arthur
> at Saint Laurant. Most have tables outdoors in the summer.


L'Express is my favorite, too.
There is another restaurant I like, L'Academie.
http://www.martiniboys.com/Montreal/L'Academie-review.html

Dee