The Best Japanese Restaurants in Montreal: Our suggestions
Japanese cuisine is one of our favourites. We like the delicacy of its preparation, its finesse and simplicity.
There are roughly 3000 Japanese living in Quebec and more than 5000 Canadians of Japanese descent. Japanese cuisine revolves around ichi jyū san saï, which means one soup and three small dishes. Rice is at the centre of Japanese gastronomic culture; and is sometimes eaten solely with vegetables, or sometimes with meat or fish.
Of course, the most famous dishes of Japanese cuisine are sushi and ramen. But Japanese gastronomy is not limited to that! The Japanese restaurants we have gathered in this list are specialists of takoyaki, small fried dough balls filled with octopus or vegetables, okonomiyaki, a dough omelette made of several ingredients cut in cubes and cooked on a griddle, yakitoris, traditionally made of skewered bite-sized pieces of chicken, and bentos, a meal tray containing several small dishes.
Craving sushi? Check out our list for where to eat the best sushi in Montreal! For suggestions on where to eat ramen, Tastet offers you a list of the best ramen in Montreal.
Happy discoveries!
