Save and bring your own wine at those Montreal tables
Let’s face it, eating out in Montreal is amazing, but we can’t all afford to do it on the regular. There are ways to make it cheap, though, and that doesn’t mean you have to compromise the quality of the cuisine. Here’s a list of some of the best BYOW restaurants in Montreal.
Restaurant Taydo
300, av Duluth E, Montréal, QC H2W 1H9This restaurant on Duluth Avenue East serves up Vietnamese and Thai dishes at very affordable prices. Alongside your bottle of wine, taste traditional vegetable dishes, chicken or seafood skewers ... without forgetting, of course, the famous General Tao! The restaurant is open daily for dinner, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm and until 11:00 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Restaurants Le Ptit Plateau
330 Marie Anne E, Montréal, QC H2W 1B1You’ll be surprised to learn that le P'Tit Plateau is located, you guessed it, in the heart of the Plateau. Reservations are required in order to enjoy the fine cuisine of Southwest France found here. Are you in the mood for duck breast stuffed with duck confit? Foie gras? Tartare? Cassoulet? Whatever you choose, don’t forget to bring a good bottle!
Restaurant Quartier Général
1251, rue Gilford, Montréal, QC H2J 1R3The Quartier Général’s generous, meaty lunch menu (tartare of the day, veal liver mousse, flank steak, shoulder croquette, lamb T-bone) and its savoury evening menu (pork cheek, bison takaki, lamb, halibut, suckling pig, etc.) is a pleasure to explore. Up the pleasure factor with your own bottle of wine to match your meal. Eat there on weekdays from 11:30 to 4:00 pm, and every evening of the week including weekends from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
Restaurant Etat-Major
4005, rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W 1T1Open for dinner on weekdays from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm and for dinner daily from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, l'État-major on Ontario Street is a small French restaurant with some excellent tables d'hotes offered for lunch and dinner. Tartare, fish of the day, suckling pig, breast of duck, sweetbreads, monkfish tail ... all to be paired with whatever bottle of wine you choose to bring along. Enjoy!
Yuukai
10580, av Vianney, Montréal, QC H2B 2X9Want to try a little Japanese fusion cuisine? Yuukai on du Parc Avenue offers sushi, sashimi and other dishes in an atmosphere that is both friendly and very zen. Specialties include fried noodles with seafood, chicken or vegetables, all of which will go nicely with a bottle of wine you bring along.
O'Thym
1112, boul de Maisonneuve E, Montréal, QC H2L 1Z5This De Maisonneuve Boulevard East restaurant offers a lunch menu from Tuesday to Friday (11:30 am to 2:30 pm) and an evening menu daily starting at 6:00 pm. For lunch, enjoy a table d'hôte by selecting either sweet potato and chipotle soup or orzo salad, beef tartare, maple duck confit, duck ravioli, etc. In the evening, they offer salmon tartare two ways, Nova Scotia scallops, foie gras tatin, lamb sirloin, homemade smoked salmon and more, all to be washed down with whatever wine you wish to bring along.
Pizzeria Napoletana
189, rue Dante, Montréal, QC H2S 1K1This Dante Street establishment, in the middle of Little Italy, prides itself on having been the first pizzeria in town. People have been enjoying pizza here since 1948, and now a third generation of owners is slinging close to 40 different types of pie, as well as serving up antipasto and many pasta dishes. Bring your wine of choice to complement a true Italian treat.
Restaurant Grenadine
2004, av de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Montréal, QC H2X 3B2This bring-your-own-wine resto on Hotel de Ville Avenue offers French and fusion cuisine using local ingredients served with a wonderful personal touch. On the menu you’ll find such items as horse tataki, snail pizza, and crispy goat cheese, all of which prepare you for the main course offerings that include roast quail, horse steak, crispy deer and more. A "surprise" five-course tasting menu is offered, as well as a vegetarian option.
Restaurant La Prunelle
327, av Duluth E, Montréal, QC H2W 1J1For over 15 years, this Duluth Avenue establishment has been offering French cuisine prepared with seasonal Quebec produce. Here you’ll find such delicacies as grilled octopus, homemade chorizo pudding, trout tartare, duck breast and veal T-bone. A tasting menu is also offered and you’re welcome to bring your own bottle of wine.
