Diners' Choice: Innovative restaurants in Montreal

OpenTable

Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best restaurants that are fit for foodies in Montreal? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Salle Climatisée

4.9

4.9 (36)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Bistro

Little Italy

About the restaurant

Salle Climatisée is a small neighbourhood restaurant pouring wines we like and use ingredients mostly from here.

Top review

Michael

Dined on May 29, 2025

Awesome restaurant!! Delicious food, everything is perfectly seasoned. The dishes are creative and use local seasonal produce. Everything is nicely plated but not overly pretentious. The service is warm and makes you feel at home. One of my favourite restaurants in Montréal. The seasonal quince desert was to die for.

Alma Montréal

4.8

4.8 (52)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary Mexican

Outremont

About the restaurant

(Canada's Top 100)
Located off the beaten path in the heart of Outremont, Alma is an intimate 24-seat restaurant showcasing modern Mexican cuisine with authentic techniques and flavours combined with local Quebec ingredients. It is operated by the couple, Chef Juan Lopez Luna et sommelier and wine importer Lindsay Brennan. Alma offers a tasting menu experience (5 or 9 courses) inspired by the concept of "mar y montana", largely influenced by Chef Juan's childhood memories of central Mexico as well as the couple's time spent on the coastal region of Oaxaca. Lopez is one of the few chefs in Canada working with heritage corn from Mexico, making fresh masa in-house each morning and tortillas by hand with his grandmother's traditional tortilla press.

The wine list specializes in sunshine-filled Catalan wines from a unique group of winemaker-friends from the Barcelona region. Alma is the Canadian destination for Catalan wines, with a deep cellar of back vintages and rare cuvées.

Top review

Jill

Dined 6 days ago

Excellent restaurant experience! The food was incredible, creative and beautifully plated. The service was top notch and we loved the corn flour theme. Everything was delicious. Worth the price!!

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Experience

Menu carte blanche - 9 course tasting menu

Experience

Menu 5 services - 5 course tasting menu

Montréal Plaza

4.8

4.8 (38)

CAN$51 and over

French / Canadian

Rosemont/ Petite Patrie

About the restaurant

In the heart of La Petite-Patrie, Montréal Plaza is the first restaurant by Charles-Antoine Crête and Cheryl Johnson. Both accessible and high-quality, it caters to food enthusiasts and neighborhood families alike.

Creative cuisine rooted in French tradition with a touch of whimsy, made from seasonal products provided by our producer friends.

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MelissaVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Fantastic meal and service. Cannot recommend highly enough. Pescatarians will have no problems finding options.

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Experience

Menu Dégustation - 7 à 12 invités - Formule 1

Experience

Menu à partager - 7 à 12 invités - Formule 1

La Grande Table Gastronomique par Jérôme Ferrer

4.7

4.7 (4539)

CAN$51 and over

French

Downtown

About the restaurant

Restaurant Europea has become an essential spot on Montreal scene, a gastronomic "rendez-vous" rich in colour and flavour. Flattered by all the gourmet critics, you will share an outstanding experience offered by the creative and modern cuisine of Chef Jérôme ferrer and his 22 chefs team. (named chef of the year, restaurant of the year, "maitre cuisinier de France"
An unforgetable moment in the heart of downtown Montreal ...When the cuisine becomes an art!

Top review

Jeremie

Dined 4 days ago

Truly the best dining experience I’ve ever had. The food was exquisite, the service beyond exceptional, and the attention to detail made the whole night magical. It’s more than just dinner—it’s an unforgettable journey through the chef’s creative vision. Thank you for such an incredible and unique experience!

Île Flottante

4.7

4.7 (2060)

CAN$51 and over

International

Mile End

About the restaurant

We offer a tasting menu where preference is given to vegetables, as well as a selection of meat and seafood. Our aim is to create a meal that reflects a balance of flavors and draws on the styles and inspirations of our kitchen.

Please inform us of any dietary restrictions you may have.

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Michael

Dined 5 days ago

Great food, fantastic wine pairing and a delightful service!

Sea-Me

4.6

4.6 (32)

CAN$51 and over

Mediterranean

Downtown

About the restaurant

Nestled in the heart of downtown Montreal, SEA ME restaurant beckons you to indulge in contemporary Italian coastal cuisine within a modern and trendy setting.

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MarthaVIP

Dined on May 18, 2025

Always the best dining experience! Thank you Brandon, Nicholas and all the new staff!

Heni Restaurant

4.6

4.6 (15)

CAN$51 and over

Middle Eastern

Griffintown/St-Henri

About the restaurant

Guided by our Chef Julien Robillard, the Heni restaurant offers modern and creative cuisine inspired by traditional recipes from North Africa and the Middle East. Centered around a tasting menu, the dishes change with the seasons to highlight products from Montreal and its surroundings. Further, we stand out through our vast representation of Levantine, and Mediterranean wines.

Proudly represented on Air Canada's EnRoute 2024 longlist for best new restaurants alongside other awards and mentions from LaPresse, Cult MTL and Eater.

Top review

Marie-Eve

Dined 3 days ago

From beginning to end, top to bottom, everything was sublime. The servers knowledge and lovely description of the menu let us know we were in good hands. Every course in the tasting menu was an experience in itself. The lounge after dinner was a delightful surprise with a killer cocktail list and super cool beats.

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Experience

Experience «Bar à Vin»

Experience

Menu dégustation / Heni Tasting Menu

Experience

Large Party | Menu dégustation / Heni Tasting Menu

Nikkei MTL

4.5

4.5 (40)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Peruvian

Plateau Mont-Royal

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Montreal, Nikkei MTL invites you to discover chef Daniel Silva's Nikkei culinary art, a harmonious fusion of Peruvian and Japanese traditions. In an elegant, urban atmosphere, the chef offers dishes that marry the freshness of local ingredients with the ancestral techniques of both cultures. Highlights include refined ceviches, creative nigiris and tasty tiraditos.

The cocktail menu, inspired by the flavors of both countries, perfectly complements this unique gastronomic experience.

Top review

Paul

Dined on May 17, 2025

Enjoyed the suggestions from our waitress. Each dish was succulent with great flavours.

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Experience

Menu Sōzai - Menu à partager

Experience

Menu Sōzai - Menu à partager

Junjun

4.5

4.5 (27)

CAN$51 and over

Filipino

Griffintown/St-Henri

About the restaurant

Junjun blends tradition and innovation for a modern Filipino dining experience.

Top review

Christine

Dined on May 21, 2025

I absolutely love this restaurant! Food is 10/10, staff is welcoming and kind, ambiance is amazing. Will definitely be back <3

Héritaj

4.3

4.3 (79)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

French

Montreal

About the restaurant

Héritaj - Indo-French Fusion Cuisine in Montreal

Immerse yourself in a unique cultural heritage that perfectly blends the exquisite flavors of French and Indian cuisine. Located in the heart of Old Montreal, our restaurant, Héritaj, invites you to embark on an unforgettable gastronomic journey and enjoy a gourmet escape signed by the Sandhu family and Chef Arnaud Glay.

We celebrate the art of gastronomy by merging culinary traditions with innovation. Our menu, carefully crafted by our chef, highlights premium-quality ingredients sourced from local producers and suppliers. Each dish is an exploration of authentic flavors, elevated by modern techniques.

Join us for an exceptional culinary experience where heritage meets contemporary innovation. Whether for an intimate evening or a special celebration, Héritaj is the must-visit destination in old Montreal.

Top review

Paola

Dined on Apr 11, 2025

Surprising flavors, very well balanced, delicate presentation. A pleasant experience for dinner!

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