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le-violon.ca

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Le Violon$$$

Contemporary · Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal

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Montreal, QC

• Justin Trudeau and Katy PerryJustin Trudeau and Katy Perry spent about two hours over dinner here on a Monday evening in July 2025. They had the chef's menu: tuna, beef tartare, lobster and asparagus, then lamb, and thanked the kitchen on the way out. The Globe and Mail ↗Radio Canada International ↗

Since 1994, Vikram Vij has helped bring upscale Indian food to North America.Cambie, Vancouver

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Vij's$$$

Indian · Cambie, Vancouver

Vancouver, BC

• Mick JaggerMick Jagger ate here in July 2024, the night before the Rolling Stones played Vancouver. Daily Hive ↗
• Prince Harry and MeghanPrince Harry and Meghan dined here in February 2024, in town for the Invictus Games' one-year-to-go event. Michael Bublé and his wife, Luisana Lopilato, came in a couple of days later. Daily Hive ↗Daily Hive ↗

liverpoolhouse.ca

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Liverpool House

Contemporary · Montréal

Montreal, QC

• Barack Obama and Justin TrudeauBarack Obama and Justin Trudeau had dinner here on June 6, 2017, the evening of Obama's Montreal speech. The table had oysters, smoked trout, halibut with morels, white asparagus, lobster spaghetti and a rib steak for two. The Globe and Mail ↗CBC News ↗

aupieddecochon.ca

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Cabane à Sucre Au Pied de Cochon

Sugar shack · Mirabel, QC

Montreal, QC

• Anthony BourdainMartin Picard hosted Anthony Bourdain at his sugar shack in Saint-Benoît-de-Mirabel for the Quebec episode of Parts Unknown, which aired in May 2013. HuffPost Canada ↗

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Joe Beef$$$

French bistro, seafood · Little Burgundy, Montréal

MICHELIN Recommended

Montreal, QC

• Anthony BourdainJoe Beef's David McMillan and Frédéric Morin showed Anthony Bourdain around Quebec for the province's episode of Parts Unknown, which aired in May 2013. HuffPost Canada ↗

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Wilensky's Light Lunch$

Lunch counter, grilled sandwiches · Mile End, Montréal

Montreal, QC

• Anthony BourdainAnthony Bourdain talked politics here for the Quebec episode of Parts Unknown, which aired in May 2013. HuffPost Canada ↗
• The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzScenes of the 1974 film of Mordecai Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz were shot inside the restaurant. CBC News ↗

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Schwartz's$

Jewish deli, smoked meat · Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal

Montreal, QC

• Céline Dion's familyIn 2012 the families of Céline Dion and René Angélil and of restaurateur Paul Nakis bought Schwartz's from Hy Diamond. The deli stayed on Saint-Laurent, and Angélil said it would not be franchised. CBC News ↗

josos.com

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Joso's

Dalmatian coast · Yorkville, Toronto

Toronto, ON

• DrakeDrake shot the cover of his album Take Care in a booth on the second floor. The first-floor walls are hung with photos of famous diners, Mick Jagger among them. Streets of Toronto ↗

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Fairmount Bagel$

Montreal-style bagels · Mile End, Montréal

Montreal, QC

• Astronaut Greg ChamitoffMontreal-born astronaut Greg Chamitoff, whose aunt owns Fairmount, flew 18 of its sesame bagels to the International Space Station aboard the shuttle Discovery in 2008. The Canadian Jewish News ↗