2 Best Restaurants in The Village, Montreal

Regularly lauded on Canadian best-of dining lists, Le Mousso is helmed by chef Antonin Mousseau-Rivard, who dreams up exquisitely plated, northern European–inspired dishes that are as much works of art as they are imaginative combinations of flavor and texture for the taste buds. Using mostly local and seasonal ingredients, the seven-course tasting menu might feature dishes such as borscht décomposé (beet soup), grilled scallops lightly smoked with fir and served on coals with wild plum butter, or tataki Wagyu beef accompanied by cream, New Brunswick caviar, and nasturtium leaves. Dessert might be a fanciful whirl of chocolate with cucumber or squash with honey and rapeseed oil.  The restaurant will attempt to accommodate food allergies and vegetarian diets but reserves the right to refuse a reservation in cases where it would be too difficult to do so. Mousso does not offer vegetarian variations, but a dining "experience" without meat or fish is possible. All dietary restrictions must be mentioned at the time of reservation.

"The crazier, the merrier"—that's the motto that greets patrons on the neon sign behind the canary yellow counter of this cheerful Vietnamese pub. Serving up authentic yet creative reinventions of Vietnamese street food, the three third-generation Vietnamese Canadian owners of Le Red Tiger have been wooing Montrealers in this quirky, convivial setting since opening in 2015.