All we can say is this: make sure you come hungry! From hidden gems serving up every culture and flavour to world-famous restaurants headed by celebrity chefs, you’re in for a non-stop feast for the senses in Montréal — and now the MICHELIN Guide agrees. Explore Montréal’s freshly announced inaugural crop of MICHELIN starred restaurants.
About the MICHELIN Guide
Recognized globally for excellence and quality, the MICHELIN Guide was first published in France at the turn of the 20th century and continues to rate a selection of world-class restaurants according to its famous one, two and three MICHELIN Stars system. The stars identify establishments serving exceptional cuisine that’s rich in flavour, remarkably executed and infused with the personality of a talented chef. Montréal is the third city in Canada to be featured in the MICHELIN Guide.
Montréal’s MICHELIN starred restaurants
Restaurant Europea
1 MICHELIN Star
Chef Jérôme Ferrer offers excellence and refinement that has garnered him a spot in the Relais et Châteaux network at this restaurant in Downtown Montréal. Fusing French culinary traditions with the riches of Québec’s terroir, his menu celebrates local ingredients: lobster from the Magdalen Islands, king crab, Appalachian red deer, scallops, and caviar. Fragrant consommés, velvety creams, and complex sauces point to great culinary expertise.
Mastard
1 MICHELIN Star
A warm and friendly Rosemont neighbourhood restaurant whose offerings delight with refinement. Helmed by Chef Simon Mathys. He devises a resolutely original carte blanche menu centred on local ingredients. Every dish is made with quality produce and executed in a modern and trendy style that won't fail to make an impression.
Sabayon
1 MICHELIN Star
This six-course tasting menu restaurant owned by the couple Patrice Demers and Marie-Josée Beaudoin highlights seasonal, mostly local products prepared with French excellence. Located in Pointe-St-Charles. Chef Demers creates vivid, accessible and unpretentious dishes that allow the Québec terroir to shine. Fruit and vegetables reign supreme, especially in the summer, when the menu is almost entirely meat-free.
Other MICHELIN Montréal mentions
Restaurant Beba
Local terroir interpreted through an Argentine lens with Spanish and Italian influences by brothers Ari and Pablo Schor. Located in the heart of the Verdun neighbourhood.
Montréal Plaza Restaurant
An impressively creative, large space on the St-Hubert Plaza featuring unpretentious cuisine de marché with Chef Charles-Antoine Crête’s singularly sophisticated touch.
Toqué!
Inventive Québec cuisine centred firmly on local ingredients and advanced gastronomic techniques under the tutelage of Chef Normand Laprise. Located right across from the Montréal convention centre, Palais des congrès de Montréal.
Cabaret L’Enfer
Inspired by the slow food movement and the art of fermentation, each dish reflects Chef Massimo Piedimonte’s passion for vibrant and sustainable French-influenced Italian cuisine.
Lawrence
A Mile End neighbourhood institution, Lawrence features the British-inflected cuisine of Chef Marc Cohen, driven by a farm-to-table ethos, a family-dining approchability and a love of local flavours.
Bouillon Bilk
Right in the Quartier des Spectacles, this stylish and minimalist restaurant delights palates with Chef François Nadon’s precise techniques and creative approach, which celebrates local fare without getting too precious.
Hoogan et Beaufort
Chef Marc-André Jetté celebrates the art of open-fire grilling in his meat-forward chic and cavernous restaurant located in the industrial Angus area. (Closed for renovations until fall 2025.)
Le Mousso
Nordic cuisine at its best is what you’ll find at this Village restaurant, the brainchild of iconoclastic and self-taught chef Antonin Mousseau-Rivard.
Maison Boulud
Located in the tawny Ritz-Carlton Montréal, this is Chef Daniel Boulud’s Montréal pied-à-terre, home to French culinary tradition but also inspired by decades spent in New York.
Le Filet
This theatrical Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood space features fish and seafood prepared with unparalleled skill by the Japan-born and world-trained Chef Yasuhisa Okazaki.
Le Club Chasse et Pêche
Chef Olivier Larocque prepares Quebec terroir cuisine in this comfortable nook amid the bustle of Old Montréal.
Le Serpent
This Griffintown restaurant impresses with its space within the Darling Foundry as well as with its spin on Italian cuisine courtesy of Chef Michele Mercuri.
Restaurant Leméac
This French restaurant adds white-table-clothed sophistication to the beautiful stretch of Laurier Street West, under the tutelage of Chef Olivier Belzile.
Monarque
Opened by Richard and Jérémie Bastien, a father-son duo passionate about gastronomy, this Old Montréal address offers two distinct spaces: a brasserie and a more sedate dining-room, both offering seasonal excellence.
Ferreira Café
With European her dishes centred around Portuguese traditions, Chef Natalia Machado transports you to the sunshine in every sophisticated bite.
Restaurant de l’ITHQ
A great affordable option perched between Quartier des Spectacles and the Plateau, this cooking school restaurant offers fine dining prepared by the next generation of chefs.
Schwartz’s
It’s iconic for a reason: Montréal smoked meat doesn’t come more legit than at this Plateau Mont-Royal deli. Expect lineups.
Marcus
Within the beautiful Four Seasons Montréal, this fish-forward restaurant founded by Swedish Ethiopian Chef Marcus Samuelsson is now presided over by Montréal Chef Jason Morris.
Yokato Yokabai
Homemade ramen and tender meats mix at this fun Japanese eatery on the Plateau, led by the skilled Chef Kevin Fung.
Foxy
Open-fire grilled meats and vegetables are the specialty at this homey restaurant where Chef Leigh Roper wields his skills.
Le Virunga
Find the flavours of Africa and this Plateau Mont-Royal spot, where the mother-daughter duo Maria-Josée and Zoya De Frias create unique dining experiences.
Annette bar à vin
This hot spot in the industrial Angus area is always a good time, with weekly events and a menu of feel-good bites conceived by Chefs Marc-André Jetté and Paul Ruff.
Parapluie
A tiny restaurant on the cusp of Little Italy, this white-decorated getaway has a way with seafood and vegetables that have put it on the map. The delights are crafted by Chef Robin Filteau-Boucher.
Le St-Urbain
An Ahuntsic neighbourhood restaurant, this spot starring Chef Marc-André Royal shines for its organic and Oceanwise ingredients and its interesting techniques, from sous-vide to smoking.
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