Best Montreal Cheap Eats

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4 places recommended by candice

OurFaves Foodies from Little Italy

Created on Mar 30 2009

So you don't need to spend an arm and a leg to have the most delicious food in Montreal. I found some great hidden gems last weekend when I was there.

pizzeria napoletana

189 Dante Street , Montreal, QC, H2S 1K1

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posted Mar 23 2009

I think it was the best pizza I ever had: I am a huge thin crust pizza fan but this was something out of this world. I ordered the most expensive pizza on the menu - the Bufalina (whopping $17.75) - with imported buffalo mozzarella cheese - it was worth every penny and more. Each bite was tastier than the next. I was so full but could not stop myself from eating every last bite. It took me close to two hours to slowly eat the pizza but I savoured every moment of it. This place has been around since 1948 and is a very well known fave amongst those who live in the city. I may have to make a special trip back to Mtl just for this pizza. Other great things about this place include the fact that it is BYOB (amazing!) and the salad was pretty special too. For the two of us, our meal cost $45 (w/o the wine) and was DOP amazing (funny enough they don't actually use DOP tomatoes)

  • favourite thing(s) at this place:
  • Bufalina

Schwartz's

3895 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Montreal, H2W1X9

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posted Mar 30 2009

The real deal: Ok so it is ridiculous that I had never been to Schwartz's before now since I have been to Montreal at least 10 times. I always underestimated the hype and thought I am sure it is an over-rated tradition. My husband made me go and boy was I impressed. The smoked meat sandwich really is outstanding and the pickles and peppers and fries were amazing. The place is ALWAYS full - even on a Monday at lunch, there is a line but definitely worth it. I enjoyed every bite and really appreciated the reasonable size of sandwich relative to the NY Carnegie Deli sandwich which is so big that it is off-putting. Highly recommend it!

Cuisine Bangkok

1616 Ste-Catherine O., Montreal, QC, H3H 1L7

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posted Mar 30 2009

Pad Thai to die for: Ok so my friend had been raving about this special hole in the wall pad thai from Montreal for years and I never really paid too much attention. However, since we all were in Montreal last weekend, I got to experience his favourite pad thai and I have to say, I really understand what he was raving about for all these years. This place is amazing - you can tell the women who run it have a very special recipe that is well guarded as they seem to be the only ones making the food. The pad thai is the right amount of spice, tamarind (i think) and sweetness. It really was incredible - fresh and authentic in it's flavour. It is in the middle of a sketchy mall but worth the trek. I also had the Tom Yum soup and it was delicious. The whole thing cost under $10. I will definitely be going back for more.

Jardin du Cari

21 St. Viateur West, Montreal, QC, H2T 2K7

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posted Mar 30 2009

A hot sauce that sizzles : So really the roti is just a means to lap up the delicious lemon flavoured hot sauce that is so delicious. My mouth was on fire but I couldn't stop eating it. The roti was good, don't get me wrong, but it really is a means to an end. I got the chickpea and squash roti and really enjoyed it.

  • favourite thing(s) at this place:
  • hot sauce

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