The 22 Best New Restaurants of 2022
After two quiet years, the restaurant scene came back to life in Montreal in 2022 with the end of confinement and the reopening – hopefully for good – of the dining rooms. There have been many new restaurants this year, some of which are already among our favourites.
As the year draws to a close, it’s time for the awards. We’re offering you a list of the 22 best new restaurants in Montreal in 2022 according to our team of seasoned tasters. We hope that the coming year will be just as rich in gastronomic discoveries; despite the few pounds accumulated during the holidays, we can’t wait to bite into the new year!
Special mention to Mitch Deli, which moved to a new location on Beaubien Street in 2022. A reopening we had a great time covering!
Let’s also mention a few very attractive arrivals outside of Montreal. In Quebec City: Honō Ramen (the little sister of Honō Izakaya), Franky Johnny, La Midinette and Melba; Pavane in Granby; and Le petit bar à vin in Chelsea, in the Outaouais. We still have many new addresses to try throughout the province, we promise to do more next year!
Finally, a tribute to the great departed of 2022, who join the too-long list of restaurants that have closed since the beginning of the pandemic: Joon, Dominion Square Taverne, Le Coq de l’Est, Manitoba, Élice, Boris Bistro, Patrice Pâtissier and all the others, we thank you for all the beautiful moments spent in your company, and we wish you all the happiness in the world in your future projects.
On that note, we wish you an excellent end of the year and a new year filled with beautiful discoveries!
Peace, love and feasting.
