Why Montreal Is Canada's BEST Food City!! (Smoked Meat, Bagels & Poutine)
Mark Wiens
741,983 views
Montreal food tour — We're eating 100 years of the Canada's most legendary food in one day with Luke Martin of @LukeMartin including the bagel debate that began in 1919, Schwartz's smoked meat since 1928, a sandwich with rules you can't break since 1932, and real old-school Quebec poutine!
Some call Montreal the best food city in Canada — and today we're going to find out why?
We start in Mile End with the great Montreal bagel debate: St-Viateur Bagel (since 1957) versus Fairmount Bagel (since 1919), the family that started it all. Then the dish Quebec was built on — fèves au lard, beans, lard, and maple, unchanged since 1938 at La Binerie Mont-Royal. Next, the Wilensky's Special at Wilensky's Light Lunch, a sandwich with strict rules since 1932, then the most famous deli in Canada: Schwartz's, where smoked meat is cured ten days, smoked every morning, and hand-carved exactly as it was in 1928. And we finish with the original old-school Quebec poutine at a tiny 1958 diner that still brews its own spruce beer!
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 100 years of Montreal's most legendary food
1:24 St-Viateur Bagel — Mile End, since 1957
8:33 Fairmount Bagel — the original Montreal bagel, since 1919
14:06 Fèves au lard at La Binerie Mont-Royal — since 1938
21:09 The Wilensky's Special — a sandwich with rules, since 1932
25:06 Schwartz's smoked meat — Canada's most famous deli, since 1928
34:25 The finale — old-school Quebec poutine & spruce beer at Paul Patates, since 1958
▶️ Watch the full Canada series: Toronto’s Best Chinese Food!! (You Won’t E...
📍 ALL THE RESTAURANTS
Stop 01 | St-Viateur Bagel (Mile End, Montreal) — since 1957
🏠 263 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Wood-fired Montreal bagels — sesame and poppy seed, hand-rolled 24 hours a day.
Stop 02 | Fairmount Bagel (Mile End, Montreal) — since 1919
🏠 74 Avenue Fairmount Ouest, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Montreal's original bagel bakery — the family that started it all, and their bagels have been to space.
Stop 03 | La Binerie Mont-Royal (Plateau, Montreal) — since 1938
🏠 4167 Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Fèves au lard — traditional Quebec baked beans with lard and maple, unchanged since 1938.
Stop 04 | Wilensky's Light Lunch (Mile End, Montreal) — since 1932
🏠 34 Avenue Fairmount Ouest, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 The Wilensky's Special — grilled salami and bologna on a roll with mustard. No cuts, no substitutions, no exceptions.
Stop 05 | Schwartz's Deli (The Main, Montreal) — since 1928
🏠 3895 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Montreal smoked meat — cured ten days, smoked daily, hand-carved — at the most famous deli in Canada.
Stop 06 | Paul Patates (Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal) — since 1958
🏠 760 Rue Charlevoix, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Old-school Quebec poutine — fries, squeaky cheese curds, gravy — plus house-brewed spruce beer.
Follow Luke Martin: @lukemartin
Team St-Viateur or Team Fairmount? Leave a comment below!
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#Montreal #MontrealFood #Poutine
20 Comments
Thank you Mark for showing the world our city
Glad you didn't mentioned about the potholes :)
Why Montreal Is Canada's BEST Food City!! (Smoked Meat, Bagels & Poutine)
Mark Wiens
741,983 views
Montreal food tour — We're eating 100 years of the Canada's most legendary food in one day with Luke Martin of @LukeMartin including the bagel debate that began in 1919, Schwartz's smoked meat since 1928, a sandwich with rules you can't break since 1932, and real old-school Quebec poutine!
Some call Montreal the best food city in Canada — and today we're going to find out why?
We start in Mile End with the great Montreal bagel debate: St-Viateur Bagel (since 1957) versus Fairmount Bagel (since 1919), the family that started it all. Then the dish Quebec was built on — fèves au lard, beans, lard, and maple, unchanged since 1938 at La Binerie Mont-Royal. Next, the Wilensky's Special at Wilensky's Light Lunch, a sandwich with strict rules since 1932, then the most famous deli in Canada: Schwartz's, where smoked meat is cured ten days, smoked every morning, and hand-carved exactly as it was in 1928. And we finish with the original old-school Quebec poutine at a tiny 1958 diner that still brews its own spruce beer!
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 100 years of Montreal's most legendary food
1:24 St-Viateur Bagel — Mile End, since 1957
8:33 Fairmount Bagel — the original Montreal bagel, since 1919
14:06 Fèves au lard at La Binerie Mont-Royal — since 1938
21:09 The Wilensky's Special — a sandwich with rules, since 1932
25:06 Schwartz's smoked meat — Canada's most famous deli, since 1928
34:25 The finale — old-school Quebec poutine & spruce beer at Paul Patates, since 1958
▶️ Watch the full Canada series: Toronto’s Best Chinese Food!! (You Won’t E...
📍 ALL THE RESTAURANTS
Stop 01 | St-Viateur Bagel (Mile End, Montreal) — since 1957
🏠 263 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Wood-fired Montreal bagels — sesame and poppy seed, hand-rolled 24 hours a day.
Stop 02 | Fairmount Bagel (Mile End, Montreal) — since 1919
🏠 74 Avenue Fairmount Ouest, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Montreal's original bagel bakery — the family that started it all, and their bagels have been to space.
Stop 03 | La Binerie Mont-Royal (Plateau, Montreal) — since 1938
🏠 4167 Rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Fèves au lard — traditional Quebec baked beans with lard and maple, unchanged since 1938.
Stop 04 | Wilensky's Light Lunch (Mile End, Montreal) — since 1932
🏠 34 Avenue Fairmount Ouest, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 The Wilensky's Special — grilled salami and bologna on a roll with mustard. No cuts, no substitutions, no exceptions.
Stop 05 | Schwartz's Deli (The Main, Montreal) — since 1928
🏠 3895 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Montreal smoked meat — cured ten days, smoked daily, hand-carved — at the most famous deli in Canada.
Stop 06 | Paul Patates (Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montreal) — since 1958
🏠 760 Rue Charlevoix, Montréal, QC
🔗 Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?a...
🍽 Old-school Quebec poutine — fries, squeaky cheese curds, gravy — plus house-brewed spruce beer.
Follow Luke Martin: @lukemartin
Team St-Viateur or Team Fairmount? Leave a comment below!
Follow for more food:
@markwiensabroad
Facebook: markwiensfoodvideos
Instagram: migrationology
TikTok: markwiens
👕 T-shirts: https://store.migrationology.com/
🎥 Camera gear I use: https://amzn.to/3FVdBUd
(some of these are affiliate links and I will make a small commission from any sales)
#Montreal #MontrealFood #Poutine