La Banquise
Banquet-quaity poutine 24hrs (b,l,d; $)
Poutine, Quebec's fries-cheese-and-gravy fast-food classic, is done to perfection here, but eatery La Banquise goes well beyond that dishing up some thirty imaginative versions (including poutine galvaude with chicken and peas, or poutine Elvis with ground beef, peppers and sautéed onions...)
The fact that it's open 24 hours means that going there after a night out and heading over to the adjacent Parc Lafontaine, to wolf it down and watch the sun rise, is something of a right-of-passage for Montreal night-owls.
Text © Christian Williams
Images by Andy L, Yuri Long