Excellent fresh pasta. The meat filled tortellini are awesome. They also duck filled ravioli…read moreoccasionally, phenomenal!!!

A friend who is of Italian descent recommended this place as a great place to get some fresh pasta…read more He mentioned to me it's the place where many Italian restaurants and social halls source their pasta from. A check on their website it's almost 40 years old and supplies over 300 restaurants! Holy schnikey's! their pasta must be good! So I had to make the trek down there to check to see if it was the real deal. Having a bit of a tough time (based on their selection) I ended up getting a one kilogram bag of their mini ravioli plus 2 packages of their fresh meat cannelloni. There is pretty much any kind of fresh pasta you can think of here for purchase! Also most red or white sauces you can think of! One other thing I will also try is their fresh gnocchi. You see....package gnocchi just tastes gross, pasty and salty! After having the real deal in Italy I must find something similar! The Maison du Rav is located in a semi industrial, semi residential neighbourhood. Inside it's a pasta factory with large bins in the display window. Tonight we tried the mini ravioli. It's real meat! Not the sawdust "non meat" discernible type you find at most grocery stores! I'll update the review after the cannelloni and will definitely be back to try other types of fresh pasta and maybe a sauce or two! I'd concur this is the best place to buy fresh pasta in Montreal!

I prefer this bossa location the most. There really is nothing quite like getting a bossa sandwich…read moreon wellington and eating outside. My favourite sandwich is the Milanese, it's so fresh and tasty. The bombalones are also really good, the nutella and pistachio are so creamy inside. There's tons of nice products for sale like fresh pasta and sauce as well. No seating inside, plan accordingly.

Amazing loaded sandwiches! Friendly service! Mildly busy in mid-weekday afternoon. We loved it…read more We had two sandwiches. A cold Italiano and a hot porcetta (pressed). And we shared them half and half. Porcetta was full of moist delicious pork, with just enough fat to bring that deep flavour. Italiano was over flowing with cold cuts and the marinated veg and hot peppers and fresh mozzarella balanced it out perfectly. Also Verdun is a great part of the city to visit. So it's worth the trip (if you don't live there already)

The pasta is ok here, but be careful how much they change. They do significant billing errors and…read morerefuse to correct it if you do not immediately notice.

I think heaven is a place where, amongst other things, fresh-homemade pasta is served at every…read moremeal! Well, if that is your idea of heaven, too, then you must try Pastificio Sacchetto inside the Marché Jean-Talon. I am always intimidated by the price of fresh pasta when it is sold in specialty shops. Even though it is manna sent from the gods in my book, it is still just flour and water and should not cost a small fortune. Not so at Pastificio Sacchetto. In fact, I was delighted to discover that the prices on fresh pasta and the sauces are much less than Milano's on Saint-Laurent. After spending many hours jarring my own tomato sauce last year, I was feeling very particular about the pasta I would share with it - no pasta out of a box would do. I am so glad I went to Pastificio Sacchetto. My husband and I recommend the gnocchi, spinach & ricotta ravioli (my 1 yr old loves them) and traditional spaghetti. Alas, my homemade tomato sauce is now finito, but we still come back to Pastificio Sacchetto for our pasta. Recently we took home with us the pre-made lasgne 'avec champignon' in the freezer section - it was incredible and just perfect with a salad and a bottle of red wine! What could be easier, thriftier or more delicious for a dinner at home with your family?

I loved this little hidden gem deli-restaurant soooo much. My gramma used to make me pirogi's. When…read moreI bit into my first Batory pirogi, I closed my eyes, mmm'ed, and felt the love and nostalgia waft up through memory to the present. The cabbage rolls were delicious too. As was everything we tried. This place is the real deal. I'm so glad we went. You should try it. Before going to the deli, we walked the neighborhood, and I found my first Ruel Vert in Montreal. Look them up, eh? I'll always remember that neighborhood, that deli, and the joy of traveling in a family group of six, taking public transportation in search of the real Montreal.

Wonderful friendly place. Food cooked to order. We had potato pancakes, pierogi ( two kinds) a…read moreAnd lentil soup. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Large portions too!

This was an absolute delish stop during our Montreal vacation. If you're a meat lover you should…read morecome here. The service was quick and helpful when we wanted to learn how everything was cooked. All grilled and fresh. It's a great spot for groups of a date night. Many celebrated birthdays while we were there. The potato surprised us the most as a side dish but really was a star. Best baked potato I have ever had and the meat just so tender and delicious. I would return in a heart beat!

Honestly really solid spot that was able to accommodate our 13 person dinner party when something…read moreelse fell through. We were treated well, though the service wasn't fast, and at times I needed more wine, we made it through. They put together a menu for us that was pretty good, with the highlight being the prime rib and sausage. The salad was great too, as were the fried oyster mushrooms with cheese. The sweet potato side was definitely an interesting dish that I really enjoyed being able to try, though couldn't eat too much of it because the blue cheese was overpowering, but a lot of our party loved it! The mortadella with zucchini flower was also quite an interesting dish, and I loved it. Drinks were solid with Carajillos being great, the wine list pretty good, and good mezcal selection. I just wish service was a bit faster, dinner easily took two hours and we would have drank more if the option was there. Come and eat the Prime Rib - it's solid!

Dropped by on our way home from a weekend getaway in Montréal. We needed a classic Montréal bagel…read moreto round up the trip and see what all the hype is about. I'm a tried and true, born and raised, New Yo-uh-k-uh. Like many Americans regarding American issues, I didn't even realize there were any other bagels that challenged the superiority of the OG NY bagel. Spoiler: there isn't. I had a bunch of Canadian friends in med school and one of them brought into my awareness the existence of a bagel that attempts to challenge NY bagels aristocracy. So we tried them. I made the critical error of placing nutrition above taste and I ordered a sesame with hummus. Tina bear ordered an everything with smoked salmon, a bagel sandwich that also includes a schmear of cream cheese, capers, and onions. The bagels are obviously smaller in size. The dough is more dense and has a slightly sweet flavor. It was enjoyable, as carb-laden bread usually is however I wasn't satisfied. Hummus was obviously a mistake. Tina says her bagel was "really good" however her testimony applies mostly to the sandwich itself, and less to the actual bagel, as those ingredients are overpowering. I'm glad Canadians have a bagel they truly enjoy but I would rather stick with what I know and love.

I've been going there for my bagels for the last 15 years. Always A-1 bagels. However in the last…read morefew months the quality has started to decline, particularly the "construction". They do not hold as a circle anymore. When you try to cut them in half, they crumble. If you were lucky enough for them not crumbling upon cutting, they will upon biting into them. Sad to see this happening.

BEST BANH MI in Montreal!! Born and raised viet girl here whose family had a banh mi shop growing…read moreup - this place is legit! Randomly found it while visiting the Jean Talon market and so glad because it was better than anything we got there. Great prices and service, they also speak English (at least the younger generation cashier). If you love banh mi, go!!

Just a block from the popular Jean-Talon Market, Marché Hưng Phát is a Vietnamese grocery that also…read moreserves bánh mì sandwiches for only $7 CAD--easily one of the best food deals I found in Montreal. For $2 CAD more, you can add extra meat, which I highly recommend. Inside, there's a large shared table with 6-8 seats and a counter with another 5-6 spots. It's casual but convenient for a quick bite. On my first visit, I tried the grilled pork and found the meat portion very thin, so the second time I ordered extra meat, which made a big difference. The sandwiches are served in classic style with house-made mayo, pickled carrots and daikon, jalapeños, and cucumber. I also tried the BBQ pork option, but it turned out to be more like deli-style sandwich meat, not the char siu BBQ pork I was hoping for--so I wouldn't order that again. Other options include beef, meatball, and shredded chicken. The menu is written in Vietnamese, French, and English. The staff preparing the sandwiches may not be fluent in English, but they understand enough that you can point, and the staff at the register do speak English. Pro tip: if you're dining in and want your sandwich toasted, ask while they're making it--before it's wrapped--and they'll toast it for free. If you're already visiting Jean-Talon Market, this is a fantastic stop for an authentic, affordable bánh mì.

Oh my good God, this is one helluva bakery! I was unaware…read morethis is a chain of bakeries in the area (where have I been????), but this amazing boulangerie-patisserie is located inside the Atwater Market, close to the Lachine Canal side, on the second floor. The breads here are to die for; every kind imaginable, and then some.(They had a huge, large soft loaf in the shape of a pretzel with tons of slices of Kalamata olives in it. OMG). The pastries are bloody amazing: tarts, croissants, danishes, muffins, cookies, pies, whole cakes, slices of cakes - you name it. All absolutely gorgeous. There's gourmet chocolates and confections, beautifully wrapped (i.e., bite-size meringues in various flavors, Turkish delight cubes, truffles, marzipan figures, and more). And lots of lovely local gourmet jams and spreads and other condiments. At the back there are salads and sandwiches and lunch-time fare. (The lobster roll looked incredible!). This place is dangerous. That's all I can say.

If you know Première Moisson... you know it's never calm especially at Atwater Market…read more Went in for a quick grab 2 croissants + a baguette In and out, but just a heads up: there are like 3 different places to pay depending on what you take, so it can feel a bit chaotic the first time. I usually hit the Verdun one, but this location is just as solid. Prices are normal (honestly think their baguettes are even cheaper than Metro). And the croissants... easily some of my favourites. Always buttery, always flaky.