It’s been called the ‘blockbuster rave’ of 2016 by Montreal’s food critics and I easily add my vote after a remarkable lunch at the now famous Hoogan et Beaufort. A beloved chef venturing out of the city center has created an exciting and flawless experience well worth the trip to this industrial complex in Rosemont.
Built in an old factory building, the appealing post-industrial space is dominated by the large open kitchen centered around a glowing fire pit where most of the dishes are prepared. The menu boasts a lot of charred, grilled, and smoked, often applied to vegetables, so you can imagine the flavor punch in each dishes.
Everything we ate was splendid, well presented, bursting with flavor, not heavy, and imbued with the chef’s signature delicate touch. It’s fresh with a lot of play on texture and the only state you’ll be leaving this place in is totally seduced, especially after a few carefully selected glasses from the head sommelier.
Try as much as you can, from the delicious black pudding to the homemade pastas and grilled meats, and do not skimp on the sweets which are as impeccable as the rest of the meal. It’s definitely proving the point that there are treasures beyond the Plateau and what is probably the best new restaurant in the city.
Beef tartare, grilled green onion, pickled chanterelle, sourdough
Salmon gravlax, fennel, grapefruit, poppy seeds
Black pudding, grilled corn, red cabbage, bacon
Charred focaccia & butter
Duck leg, plum, yellow beet, quinoa, ginger
Strozzapretti, brown butter, cured duck, shallot, chervil, chili
Lamb belly, eggplant, tomato, lemon, zatar
Coconut pudding, berries, crumble
Hoogan et Beaufort
4095 Rue Molson,
Montréal, QC H1Y 3L1
T: +1 514-903-1233
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