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Chef Juan Lopez Luna and the Montreal skyline.

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Juan Lopez Luna’s Guide to Montréal

Super Condiments

“I’m there way too often because it’s really close to the restaurant. I get their jambon-beurre on baguette, either with a coffee or a beer, depending on the time of day. The music is always good, too—they always have the beats. This neighborhood needed something like that: easy and nice.”

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Buvette Chez Simone

“There’s something about this place—it’s a classic, and one of the first places that we started going to in the city. Chef Alejandro Ramirez Huerta’s menu always has tostadas or crudo. I like the way you have to step up to the bar, and the terrasse—if you can get a seat.”

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Carlota Boulangerie Mexicaine

“I want to eat all of Mariana Martin’s pastries – but I can’t, so I’ll bring them back to the kitchen, and share. My favourites are the beso with marmalade in the middle, the conchas, and the puerquitos –little gingery cookies that are really a childhood memory. Mariana made a mandarin tamal with mezcal and hoja santa for our omakase, and it was incredible.”

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Mi Tiendita Mexicana

“This is a special Mexican grocery store where they make tacos on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The tacos and the carnitas here—OMG! They give you the meat, the tortillas, the salsas—it’s a family business and the people are super sweet. They even have nopales (cactus), and it’s just like back home.”

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