FERREIRA CAFÉ

Café Ferreira  is the destination for upscale Portuguese, offering well prepared high end interpretations of classics such as grilled sardines and bacalhau as well as a selection of modern, largely seafood driven, fare. The seared tuna with  foie gras mashed potatoes, for example, might not be traditional, but it is a hell of  a dish. Ferreira also offers a great selection of Portuguese wines.  Always packed at lunch, Café Ferreira is quieter at dinner and makes an interesting alternative for a high end dinner downtown that doesn’t revolve around duck confit and porterhouse steaks. They now also feature a late night menu that promises a taste at substantially reduced prices. Try not to get seated at the back of the restaurant, which is like a troll’s cavern, but push for a seat near the front where it is airier and brighter.

CONTACT

Ferreira Café

1446 Peel

514.848.0988

ROMADOS

Montreal has a pretty sizeable Portuguese community, whose culinary influence is  reflected in the many Mom and Pop bakeries and restuarant offering charcoal grilled meat, fowl and fish in (usually) boisterous settings. Romados is a bit of both and also probably has the best Portuguese style grilled chicken money can buy in Montreal.  Were it not for a sprinkling of tables tucked into the corners, this bakery/rotisserie/convenience store would not even qualify as a restaurant, but between the grill counter, the bakery and the cooler you can piece together a meal and also sit down to eat it. Store their number on your cell phone, give them a call 20 minutes before you get there and proceed directly to the pick-up window bypassing a half hour wait in line.

CONTACT

Rotisserie Romados

101 Rachel E.

514.849.1803