Originally Posted by swingaling

The big tourist spots in MTL have probably been covered by others many times over. And, honestly, I've done it all before: climbed Mont Royal, wandered the RESO, dined at the 737, afterhours raves at Aria, bar hopping on Crescent and St-Laurent, gambling at the casino, seeing the Expo 67 and 76 Olympics sights, night skiing at Saint Sauveur, Tam-Tams on the weekend, dined at Schwartz's and Queue de Cheval, etc, etc.

For me, places like Chalet BBQ are what I'd missed most. While a lot has changed since I lived in MTL, I'm grateful that Chalet BBQ is exactly as I remember it.




Agree with you on that, for sure. Across five continents and 60 countries, I've yet to find a better rotisserie chicken.

Montreal is a bit of a departure from the norm for me. My reports usually cover cities I'm visiting for the first time, where I have zero local knowledge. With this report, I wanted to show something that a typical tourist would never experience. For me, places like Chalet BBQ are a big part of the MTL experience. A friend from Ottawa introduced me to the Chalet nearly 20 years ago when we were both living in the city. Sure, Schwartz's makes a good pastrami smoked meat sandwich, but I'll take the Chalet any day of the week.