The Best Restaurant in Old Montreal (Vieux-Montreal), Montreal

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Old Montréal is home to some of the city's hippest and most charming bistros and fine-dining restaurants—all tucked into heritage buildings. Foodies eat wild game and fresh seafood while drinking imported wine. Many of the better restaurants have a reasonable table d'hôte at lunch. Daily changing menus written on chalkboards are a common sight, since market-fresh food is popular.

Restaurant Helena

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Housed inside a welcoming space with alcove windows and stone walls, this airy, colorful restaurant serves traditional upscale Portuguese cuisine with plenty of seafood dishes. Share a few tapas plates, like the grilled sardines fillets, grilled asparagus or baby potatoes with herbs before delving into the main course. Leave room for natas, the legendary Portuguese tarts filled with a vanilla-scented custard.

438 rue McGill, H2Y 2G1, Canada
514-878–1555
Known For
  • Historic building
  • Portuguese tapas
  • Caldo verde
Restaurant Details
Closed Sun. No lunch Sat.
Reservations essential

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