If you are wondering how it is possible to find the best restaurant to go to for dinner before attending a show at the Montreal Jazz Festival, you are in the right place.

This world music festival takes place from June 27 to July 6, 2024. Some open-air shows are free and others, indoors, require a fee.

We have found for you the restaurants closest to the Jazz Festival site, that is to say say the Quartier des spectacles, and we've put together a list of the five best.

This site is the red light district of Montreal during the summer, the Francos having just ended after nine days of festivities. Besides, you have probably also wondered where to eat near the Francos de Montréal if you were passing through the Neighborhood at this time.

If so, you probably noticed some restaurants during your first visit. At the same time, you have undoubtedly seen the traffic and the queues in front of certain well-known establishments. This is why it is always recommended to book. It is important to plan your dinner at the restaurant before your trip to a festival this summer!

Here are our suggestions for restaurants to visit before going to your show as part of the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Pizzédélic Mont-Royal

Since 1994, Pizzédélic has lived only for pizza. And as its name rhymes with “psychedelic”, the place attracts a crowd of curious people. They love the color, warmth and energy of the place.

The 9-inch by 9-inch square pizzas can be made with white dough or gluten-free dough. They can also be served without tomato sauce. There are around twenty high-quality choices, all tasty alternatives to more traditional pizzerias, with prices varying between $15 and $23.

A terrace is also set up in front of the restaurant, on a pedestrian portion of Mont-Royal Street. A delivery service is also offered.

Tiki-Ming

The Tiki-Ming restaurant chain hardly needs any introduction, having been present in the Montreal landscape since 1984. It quickly became a staple of Chinese fast food cuisine.

At each restaurant, a steam table is installed and ready to prepare your favorite dishes every day. There are also a variety of authentic and made-to-order stir-fry dishes. Everything is therefore fresh from the famous woks. Noodle lovers will also be well served.

Several choices of combos are possible and you are allowed to create your own plate.

McKibbins Irish Pub

We agree, the mix of Irish pub and jazz might not go very well together. But to put us in a festive mood, a few hours before a show, nothing better than an Irish pub!

This is what the McKibbins Irish Pub offers us: good beer, a good menu, a terrace and musicians on site. There are also four branches to better serve you, including one restaurant is very close to the site of the Montreal Jazz Festival.

On the menu, you can choose from McKibbins' special poutines, fried pickles, chicken wings and tenders and some traditional Irish dishes.

For thrill seekers, they have prepared wings with the hottest and most expensive chili pepper in the world, Bhut Jolokia. Will you take up the challenge?

Gaspésie Bistro Gourmand

This new restaurant in downtown Montreal has one goal: to highlight Gaspésie gastronomy. All the species that we find in this beautiful region of Quebec are available in full flavors.

Every time, authentic creations combined with a warm atmosphere.

For example, a plate of snow crab and shrimp or smoked salmon and cream cheese, a Gaspé nacho (with avocado dip and trout mousse and smoked shrimp, marinated onion feta, a layer of shrimp and lobster and fried wonton chips) or even smoked chicken wings with sea cucumbers...

There are of course rolls, a lobster or Matane shrimp burger and an essential fish n chips with Pit Caribou red beer.

Kamuy

Take a seat in chef Paul Harry Toussaint's restaurant, Kamuy, his most recent gourmet project with which he positions himself as the one and only ambassador of Haitian and Caribbean culture.

Since August 2020, chef Paul has been offering this pan-Caribbean cuisine that celebrates with everything these islands have to offer. You will immerse yourself, thanks to the menu and the decor, in what is a real traditional market in the Caribbean.

For example, jerk shrimp, smoked cod chicktail, tamales, griot, fish or oxtail.

The menu constantly changes according to the seasons and product availability.

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