A Montreal Foodie's Seven-Day Culinary Deep Dive

Book ahead for the contemporary Italian menu in the former foundry building. Prioritize the Alabama Slammer oysters with maple-soy mignonette, snow crab salad, octopus, burrata with caponata and anchovies, or the bucatini with pork-flank confit, black garlic, and soy. The restaurant also offers an extensive wine list, tiramisu, espresso, and Canadian-made limoncello.

Use this downtown food hall as a culinary sampler. The source highlights Japanese, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican, American, Hong Kong barbecue, Iberico, paella, tapas, gelato, jewelry vendors, and Asian lanterns. Visit the second floor of Centre Eaton de Montréal.

At Campo inside the market, order the Portuguese bifana: a pork sandwich with sauce, fries, and salad. Add the pastel de nata for a second Portuguese bite.

Return to the market's 18-and-over cocktail area for a drink inspired by one of the global Time Out Market locations. The featured cocktail uses Romeo gin and a piney, aromatic ginger-beer-style soda. It is described as quieter on a Monday.

Explore the market's supporting food stops: Le Blossom for espresso, the sushi and poke counter, Bar à Vin, and Bar à Laitier for gelato. These are separate options for pacing a return visit rather than one oversized meal.

Use the Centre Eaton location as the practical anchor for the market visit: the food hall is upstairs, accessed by escalators, and includes the cocktail area, international stalls, jewelry vendors, and seasonal festival booths.

Visit this Afro-Caribbean fusion restaurant on Rue Saint-Paul. The source specifically highlights the $75 three-course dinner, with a $10 supplement for lobster pasta, plus the mango loco cocktail, soju jerk ribs with kimchi, lobster pasta, and caramel crème brûlée. Reservations are available online.

Make the three-course dinner's signature sequence the soju jerk ribs with kimchi, the lobster pasta with lobster tail, and the caramel crème brûlée. The meal combines Caribbean flavors with Asian accents and a rich dessert finish.

Choose the outdoor seating when the weather allows for people-watching beside Old Montreal's historic buildings. The source specifically frames this as a convenient Old Port-area option.

Order the classic cod fish and chips with mushy peas, tartar sauce, lemon, and the classic batter. Maple batter, fish sandwiches, burgers, and tendies are additional menu options. Prices were described as starting at $15.

Pair the meal with a Burgundy Lion British beer and choose your portion size: one, two, or three pieces. Frank's RedHot was the preferred dip, with mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup also available.

Use the Old Port setting as the walkable context around the meal: the source describes nearby cobblestone streets, historic buildings, flowered lamp posts, and a post-dinner walk.

Try the everything bagel with smoked meat and plenty of mustard. The shop also offers several cream cheeses, multiple bagel varieties, mustard, and bagel-hole dough for purchase.

Use the bagel-making explanation as your tasting guide: Montreal bagels are hand-rolled, dipped in honey-infused water, and baked in a wood-fired oven for a crisp exterior and softer center.

Visit Fairmount as one of the two established Montreal bagel benchmarks named during the tasting discussion.

Visit St. Viateur as the second classic Montreal bagel comparison named by the local guide.

Use Le Trou's Griffintown setting near the canals as the neighborhood anchor for this tasting day. It is presented as a lesser-known alternative to the two famous bagel names.

If you want a second smoked-meat benchmark, the discussion specifically names Schwartz as touristy but worthwhile and describes it as a source of some of the city's best smoked meat.

Order the made-from-scratch cheeseburger with lettuce, bacon, patty, tomatoes, pickles, house cheese, and chopped onions. The burger is described as the most popular item.

Try the bacon-and-cheese hot dog with the house seasoning and cheese sauce, then wash it down with black-cherry soda.

Order the Tousignant-style poutine with hot dog, beef, bacon, gravy, cheese curds, fries, and seasoning. The source strongly recommends getting the burger, hot dog, and poutine together, though sharing is practical.

Use La Banquise as the named tourist comparison for poutine. It appeared in the previous food discussion as the popular spot contrasted with the more local Chez Tousignant.

Use Ma Poule Mouillée as the named Portuguese-chicken alternative near La Banquise. It was recommended by viewers and mentioned as another nearby food option, but it was not the featured tasting stop.

For a polished final dinner, choose the brasserie menu at Les Enfants Terribles. The source highlights mushroom arancini, steak frites with special butter and sauce, French merlot, a Romeo's gin Z Mule, and the mini shmoo pudding cake with vanilla ice cream and Quebec maple syrup.