had a great breakfast at the breakfast club. enjoy.
Category: Breakfast & Brunch
7579 Boul Taschereau
Brossard, QC J4Y 1A2
(450) 926-2224
this would me the last post of my recent montreal trip. here are some random pix of our trip.
sun rise
st joseph du mont royal
we drove by Restaurant Orange Julep Gibeau from our hotel to downtown everyday. there is always a line, so i decided to check it out.
they are famous for their freshly squeezed trademark orange drink, Gibeau Orange Julep. it’s also a fast food restaurant. i saw a lot poutines on the menu.
it tastes sweet. sweeter than normal orange juice. i actually liked it a lot.
Restaurant Orange Julep Gibeau
7700 Decarie Boulevard
Montreal, QC H4P 2H4
(514) 738-7486
we also checked out schwartz’s and got ourselves some smoked meat sandwiches since they are ridiculously famous.
huge line as expected. they actually have a restaurant next door but we decided to take out.
we jus got the viande fumee smoked meat sandwich. soooooo much meat. very oily and heavy, but it tasted awesome.
Schwartz’s
Categories: Delis, Sandwiches, Cheese Shops
3895 St-Laurent Blvd
Montreal, QC H2W 1X9
(514) 842-4813
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went to barroco restaurant for dinner on a few weeks ago during our montreal trip. the restaurant is located in the old montreal neighborhood. rustic stone and wood buildings. loved the ambience. felt like i was dining in a cool cave.
veal tartar
confit lemon, grilled oyster mushroom, capers, carrot parsley, and truffle oil – so yummmmm loved it.
all the entrees choices looked amazing. i just couldnt pass on paella tho.
paella barroco – lobster, shrimp, fresh scallop, morcilla, chorizo, tomatoes, red peppers, green peas & saffron
i did enjoy this a lot, but i believe this wasnt the best paella ive ever had. the rice was a lil undercooked and dry.
Category: Spanish
312 St. Paul O.
Old Montreal
Montréal, QC H2Y 2A3
(514) 544-5800
i went to montreal labor weekend for my friend’s biirfuday. we had an epic time there which involved with heavyyyy drinking, major lack of sleep, and hangover and result of that -> lost of appetite.
we made a reservation for au pied de cochon a month in advance and still got a 10:30pm reservation for sunday. i was dying to go there cuz it was featured on one of the anthony bourdain shows. being the first meal of the day at 10:30pm, i was still not hungry. the meal was supposed be super heavy, but because of my hangover, i could only eat a lil bit of it before i started to feel nauseous. bummmmer :’(
i still did enjoy the meal a lot, i would have enjoyed it even more if i werent in a such bad condition tho.
ok without further ado lets see what au pied de cochon is all about.
the restaurant was still mad packed when we arrived at 10:30pm on a sunday night. this pic was taken at 12:30am when we were leaving.
au pied de cochon is heavy on foie gras, but none of us is too crazy abt it so we ordered the foie gras poutine.
Foie Gras Poutine – this was soooo yummm. im not a huge fan of foie gras, but it was soo goood i had like 4 pieces of foie gras.
Pickled Tongue – i think this was the best beef tongue ive ever had. zero gameyness, super tender, well flavored, good texture.
beef tartare – i love all kinds raw meat, but i didnt like this. i didnt like how its marinated. i think like the strong alcohol taste. very gamey as well.
one of the special of the day – shepherd’s pie. of course they would have shepherd’s pie for special on sunday night. you’d know what i meant if you read anthony bourdain’s book. anyways, we did enjoy this a lot.
duck in a can
1/2 magret (breasts), 100g foie gras, 60 ml glace de viande au balsmque (meat), 180 ml d’embeurree de chou (buttered cabbage), 1/2 tete d’ail roti (roasted garlic), 2 branches de thym
ohhhh look at all that fatttt. the duck wasnt ducky at all which i liked. it’s jus tooooo oily for me to eat it so i only had couple bites.
ugh i hate blurrrry pic
fries fried in duck fat / super cute can. sowwie ducky we had to eat u 
for my friend’s bday, how awesome is that!
crème brûlée – so goooood!
it was a great meal altho i really wish i was in a better condition to fully enjoy the meal. will def return if im visiting montreal again!
a blurrry pic of me and my girl stella <3
Category: French
536 Avenue Duluth E
Montréal, QC H2L 1A9
(514) 281-1114
http://www.restaurantaupieddecochon.ca/
today is the 3rd day as well as our last day in montreal. before heading to the track for the f1 race we decided to grab breakfast at our hotel.
smoked salmon & eggs with croissant
im impressed with the food in montreal. even a quick breakfast at our hotel was very good.
back on subway again
here we go again
the hamiltons. we all bought McLaren shirts. pretty expensive, i hope i will wear it again at some point in my life.
im so thankful that the weather’s been perfect during our stay in montreal.
i really wanted to watch the drivers parade, but we missed it and only like 5 mins late :’( i had more than an hour til the real race so walked around the track.
pork belly with his beer and JDM tyte peace pose
poutine truck. tempted to buy but it was wayyyy to hotttt to eat fatty food like this.
the big equipment guys
the real race began
LH
LH won!! w00000t
everyone was cheering for LH
the track was open after the race, we got to walk on it
finally, on our way to get some poutine @ Resto La Banquise
poutine is a classic quebecois dish. la banquise is voted the ‘best poutine’ in town as well as the ‘best selection of poutine’. it opens 24/7 !!! traditional poutine consists of fries, curd cheese, and gravy. not only they offer the traditional poutine that pork belly got, but also 25 different kinds of poutine. i ordered the one with ground beef and green pepers.
the traditional one
very dense, heavy, but surprisingly delicious. mine reminds me of philly cheese steak.
Resto La Banquise
http://www.restolabanquise.com/
Location: 994, Rachel East, corner of Boyer
Get there: Mont-Royal Metro or Papineau Metro
Phone: (514) 525-2415
after the heavy poutine @ Resto La Banquise, we were ready for some light and refreshing gelato.
i had the mango gelato. oh man, heavenly delish! the best mango gelato ive ever had. super thick mango flavor, it tasted like i was eating a real mango but in gelato.
Café Expressions
957, Avenue Mont-Royal Est
Montréal, QC H2J 1X4
(514) 528-9688
http://www.cafeexpressions.com
a cupcake shop. too bad it was closed
i love how we can just walk in a random place in montreal and everything tastes amazing. that doesnt happen in boston often. montreal is a great place for foodies, cant wait to go bak soon !!!
for more pix of our trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lala010/sets/72157630112874980/with/7365968202/
rise and shine.
we barely had any sleep due to clubbing. those red bull and vodka pretty much kept chris up all night. but chea today is the real deal. f1 qualifying ! people in montreal are pretty friendly. while chris was asking for directions:
we drove to the nearest metro station and parked our car there and took the subway to the track. montreal has one of the most efficient subway systems. the train was very fast and frequent. we barely had to wait for it.
after we got there, chris had to pick up our tix:
tix we got, look at that!
on the way to the track, someone wanted to interview pork belly
the track is actually on water or surrounded by water. we had to cross a bridge
im not that into cars, but the two cars i would like are 1. evo 2. a black mercedes e-class.
taking photos with ppl i dont really know haha. i never really watched f1. not even on tv. but before the trip, i picked lewis hamilton to be my fave driver since he’s kinda cute and he dates nicole scherzinger which i can sorta relate. and plus he’s on the mercedes team which i like.
this is where we sat
before the qualifying, the porsches were racing.
we sat pretty close to the track. yay
ear plugs are musts.
lewis hamilton
ok im not gonna bore you with more car pix. check out my flickr if you are interested to see more:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lala010/sets/72157630112152978/with/7365576900/
LH got the 2nd place. after the qualifying we went around montreal. 1st we went to chinatown for some bubble tea.
chinatown in montreal is very small but surprisingly clean and neat.
we went to this bubble tea place
pork belly and i both got matcha milk tea and i got an extra mango tapioca cup. im always so greedy.
both of them are very good. better than any bubble tea places in boston.
pork belly was hungry he got:
from:
after chinatown i wanted to check out the cool church that we passed by the night before
a cool bentley parked there
a japanese lady was performing
and pork belly chillin
a couple was gettin married
looking for starbux to get some wifi
back on train to get some din din
we picked this japanese joint – kazu
while waiting in line
i love takin pix of ppl’s face using fisheye
the place was tiny
the ‘soft bone’ was amazing. too bad it was sold out when we tried to order more.
carpaccio. chris said ‘fuckin good’
mushroom. i said ‘fucking good’ omggggg best mushroom ive had my entire life!!!!! its perfectly soaked in this oil/sause. very soft, perfectly cooked, seasoned!!! o!m!g!
tuna and salmon with rice.
the meal at kazu was amazing! wish they had good japanese places like this in boston! service was good, your typical friendly japanese service. the line wasnt that long when we got there, but it started to forming pretty long by the time we finished. price was very reasonable and they took USD.
Kazu
1862 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest(514) 937-2333
we were exhausted after our meal at kazu and went back to hotel n passed out like a baby.
if you wanna see more pix from day 2, please check out my flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/lala010/sets/72157630112152978/with/7365576900/
bonne nuit. merci pour lire.
bonjour.
we went to montreal last weekend to watch the f1 grand prix.
friday morning before the driving to montreal, we went to pork belly’s fave dim sum spot Hei La Moon to get some dim sum.
i think hei la moon is the best dim sum place in boston. the place is huge; you never have to wait for seats even on weekends.
the cart actions
love the chives (on the left) dumplings and the shrimp dumplings (on the right). the pork one is pork belly’s fave (yellow)
88 Beach St
Boston, MA 02111
Neighborhoods: Waterfront, Leather District, South Boston
(617) 338-8813
boston chinatown
we found this random japanese hot dog place in chinatown and it looks just like the japadog in st. marks in NYC
pork belly decided to get one altho it didnt look good at all.
he said its not bad. i didnt believe him.
en route to montreal.
i got this from beijing earlier this year. love it.
the boys in my hello kitty’ed out car
when we stop for gas, i got this double chocolate and caramel ice cream bar. such a wrong decision. too fattening and wayyy too sweet.
when we got to montreal it started to rain. oh no.
but it started to clear up. yay
checking in hotel. look all the f1 flags decorations.
baby bear chilling in bed
we got there too late for the practice round so we decided to eat instead. the boys looking up places to eat.
going to clubbing tonight but pork belly did not bring any dress shoes. we headed to the mall. pretty much everything in montreal is in french. i was pretty surprised since canada is still an english speaking country.
omg food, i was starving
din din time!!!!
we decided to go with french since we were in canada. our choices were limited because a lot of places were fully booked and some required formal attire. chris picked O’Thym which was totally delish. the restaurant was very casual and BYOB which means they do not serve alcohol/wine but you are welcome to bring your own wine. we were the only table that did not bring wine because the liquor stores were already closed at that time. all the diners spoke french as well as the waiter. thank god it wasnt a tourist spot! i wish restaurants in boston are BYOB, but alcohol is super profitable i doubt any restaurants would wanna do it.
complimentary soup. mongo, lemongrass, very thai-ish. refreshing.
cheese plate. cheese + apple is pretty good
calamari + wild sea bass
ravioli. omg best ravioli ive ever had !!! the ravioli shell is baked. amazing.
tatin of foie gras, figs and shallots
sorbet with vodka
rack of lamb, cumin and honey sauce – the lamb was seasoned and cooked perfectly.
pork belly ate it caveman style
filet mignon with mushroom sauce and brandy shimeji buna
the food was superb as well as the service. would love to return if im in montreal again.
O’Thym
1112 Blvd De Maisonneuve E
Montréal, QC H2L 1Z5
(514) 525-3443
btw, the neighborhood was pretty sketchy. we had two homeless guys tried to wipe our windshield for money and one dude tried to open our car door O.O
we headed to the club Arena after din din, but we got lost and without 3g. starbux were closed at that time. mcdonalds was our best friend.
we spotted this cool DT 40 while we were trying to figure out our directions
Cee Lo Green was performing live at Arena and we also saw the fighter GSP.
canadian clubs are wayyyyy over priced. nobody really danced. we peaced out around 3am.
check out more pix from day 1 @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lala010/sets/72157630111718406/
