I've been wanting to discover this restaurant for a long time! 2 of us went there and we ate well! We were seated at the bar overlooking the kitchen. I had a hotaru ika mazemen which was very good! I had never seen or eaten hotaru ika, it was an excellent surprise. We also had sashimi as a starter and... to die for! An excellent experience!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Plat de Sashimi Assortiment, Ramen Au Canard, Sashimis
L j
I was absolutely blown away by the food - worth every penny. Can't wait to go back
John Ch
Memorable Japanese experience in a low-key setting, provided by a highly skilled Chef. The quality of the ingredients is top notch. Everything was on-point. Can’t wait to try more items on the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Caryn Kaftal
This is a simple establishment focused on the food where the food has never disappointed. A creative Japanese menu with the highest fish quality. One person cooking, one person serving. The fried foods are perfect, the beer is as it should be--served in frosted glasses--and the sake list is of interest.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chirashi Bowl
Jonathan Lin
All the ingredients are very fresh which makes every bite an incredible experience. Definitely on the more expensive side and a bit of a wait between dishes, but it attests to the detail and care they put into their food. Great service as well. Personally wasn’t a huge fan of the eggplant but the rest was top tier. I will definitely be back to relive some of the great bites, and discover new ones.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mazemen Champignons
Ai-Lich Nguyen
If I was living closer, this would be my canteen. Fresh, delicious and authentic Japanese food. Don’t miss out on the custard pudding. Service is discreet and efficient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pudding, Shrimp Burger, Uni Carbonara, Duck Mazemen
yusana
This is the real Japanese food that Japanese people think of, and an impressive restaurant that is proud of Japanese culture.The fried chicken is the best in Montreal, and the smooth pudding is also amazing.The presentation, the quality of the sashimi, and the freshness made me feel Japanese delicacy for the first time in a while.If you want to eat rice without drinking alcohol, ramen and rice bowls are the perfect size (it's a bit disappointing that the amount of rice is so small)Definitely in the top 3 for Japanese food in Montreal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William
Highly recommend the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chirashi Bowl
Skullface Ben
The Niku, just the Niku, just the Niku! Best comfort meal of my weeks, especially with the cold! Love itWell the service, the setting, and everything else are great too... but the NIKU!!!
I’ve followed the chef Hiroshi Kitano on instagram for a while now, i actually have no memory of how i came across his page. Anyways, after a few months of mildly stalking his aesthetically pleasing japanese food related insta stories, i finally decided to book a res for this place. This was the most authentically japanese restaurant experience i’ve had in North America, from the setup, the vibe, the menu options, the seating arrangements, the music. A to Z reminded me of the small artisan restaurants i’ve loitered in japan. Seeing the synergy the 1 waiter had with the chef was masterful, it felt like a high crowd restaurant, and it actually took me a few minutes to realize there was no other staff. Just Hiroshi Kitano and the host. A teeny tiny kitchen, 3 or 4 burners, and a counter space smaller than the bar. This restaurant is meticulously crafted top to bottom. the restaurant is called kitano shokudo, translates to kitanos dining room, and it makes sense.Seriously, when we got seated we ended up getting sat at the bar, which in most restaurants im not super fond of, but having the opportunity to eat these dishes and see the chef in a masterful flow was cinema (sorry if you felt like i was staring at you). We mostly got dishes from the daily specials, we tried the Shiro Miso Cod Croquettes, the Tako & Onion salad, and the shoyu ramen.The croquettes were INCREDIBLE. Beautiful GBD exterior, with the softest creamiest potato inside with little chunks of a very flavourful cod, and the garlicky-buttery miso sauce was actually bonkersThe salad was so good, huge chunks of octopus with a zesty refreshing dressing, big chunks of onion that were just sweet enough and just strong enough, with some herbs mixed in. Very refreshingThe ramen…. i’m extremely picky about ramen, not that i don’t like it or anything, i just think finding good ramen in canada is pretty hard. But wow… we split a bowl of the shoyu duck ramen and it was wonderful. Perfectly cooked noodles, great choice of toppings and perfectly cooked duck. However. the broth… the broth??? This is what annoys me the most about ramen here, the broth is never… right? but man… holy sh**, this guy knows his stuff. I’m not a big shoyu guy, i normally like tonkotsu more, the most recent place i’ve had shoyu was in Arashiyama before seeing the monkeys. This broth was better. That’s all i gotta say. They know their stuff here.Also, i came here with my partner, and we split pretty much everything, and the host was smart enough to pick up on that and split the ramen into 2 smaller bowls for us, so that was extremely appreciated. That’s the kind of attention that really makes you realize they care.I’ve noticed some of the reviews mention being treated coldly by the staff, which i personally didn’t experience, but seeing how “in-the-zone” these two are, you gotta understand we’re not here to chit chat capiche? this is serious business ❗️Anyways we only tried 3 dishes as we weren’t insanely hungry, but now, i kinda regret it.Seriously, this place is a work of art. Go to the bar, order a few yummy things, and just watch this guy cook. It feels like watching Whiplash but instead of drums it’s a big pot of oil and tempura croquettes. This place rules ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claire I
Great place to eat, amazing atmosphere and service !The food was delicious, highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Plat de Sashimi Assortiment, Ramen Au Canard
Jan L.
Delicious modern Japanese food. Very tasty and well presented. The service is amazing too.
Cedric Woo
Good sushi is very very difficult to find in Montreal, but this place is definitely the exception. $22 for three prices of high quality toro, now that’s unbelievable! Great prices for what they offer, and great service. Can’t wait to try the other items on the
Mazemen, delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been wanting to discover this restaurant for a long time! 2 of us went there and we ate well! We were seated at the bar overlooking the kitchen. I had a hotaru ika mazemen which was very good! I had never seen or eaten hotaru ika, it was an excellent surprise. We also had sashimi as a starter and... to die for! An excellent experience!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Plat de Sashimi Assortiment, Ramen Au Canard, Sashimis
I was absolutely blown away by the food - worth every penny. Can't wait to go back
Memorable Japanese experience in a low-key setting, provided by a highly skilled Chef. The quality of the ingredients is top notch. Everything was on-point. Can’t wait to try more items on the menu!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a simple establishment focused on the food where the food has never disappointed. A creative Japanese menu with the highest fish quality. One person cooking, one person serving. The fried foods are perfect, the beer is as it should be--served in frosted glasses--and the sake list is of interest.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chirashi Bowl
All the ingredients are very fresh which makes every bite an incredible experience. Definitely on the more expensive side and a bit of a wait between dishes, but it attests to the detail and care they put into their food. Great service as well. Personally wasn’t a huge fan of the eggplant but the rest was top tier. I will definitely be back to relive some of the great bites, and discover new ones.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mazemen Champignons
If I was living closer, this would be my canteen. Fresh, delicious and authentic Japanese food. Don’t miss out on the custard pudding. Service is discreet and efficient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pudding, Shrimp Burger, Uni Carbonara, Duck Mazemen
This is the real Japanese food that Japanese people think of, and an impressive restaurant that is proud of Japanese culture.The fried chicken is the best in Montreal, and the smooth pudding is also amazing.The presentation, the quality of the sashimi, and the freshness made me feel Japanese delicacy for the first time in a while.If you want to eat rice without drinking alcohol, ramen and rice bowls are the perfect size (it's a bit disappointing that the amount of rice is so small)Definitely in the top 3 for Japanese food in Montreal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Highly recommend the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chirashi Bowl
The Niku, just the Niku, just the Niku! Best comfort meal of my weeks, especially with the cold! Love itWell the service, the setting, and everything else are great too... but the NIKU!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I’ve followed the chef Hiroshi Kitano on instagram for a while now, i actually have no memory of how i came across his page. Anyways, after a few months of mildly stalking his aesthetically pleasing japanese food related insta stories, i finally decided to book a res for this place. This was the most authentically japanese restaurant experience i’ve had in North America, from the setup, the vibe, the menu options, the seating arrangements, the music. A to Z reminded me of the small artisan restaurants i’ve loitered in japan. Seeing the synergy the 1 waiter had with the chef was masterful, it felt like a high crowd restaurant, and it actually took me a few minutes to realize there was no other staff. Just Hiroshi Kitano and the host. A teeny tiny kitchen, 3 or 4 burners, and a counter space smaller than the bar. This restaurant is meticulously crafted top to bottom. the restaurant is called kitano shokudo, translates to kitanos dining room, and it makes sense.Seriously, when we got seated we ended up getting sat at the bar, which in most restaurants im not super fond of, but having the opportunity to eat these dishes and see the chef in a masterful flow was cinema (sorry if you felt like i was staring at you). We mostly got dishes from the daily specials, we tried the Shiro Miso Cod Croquettes, the Tako & Onion salad, and the shoyu ramen.The croquettes were INCREDIBLE. Beautiful GBD exterior, with the softest creamiest potato inside with little chunks of a very flavourful cod, and the garlicky-buttery miso sauce was actually bonkersThe salad was so good, huge chunks of octopus with a zesty refreshing dressing, big chunks of onion that were just sweet enough and just strong enough, with some herbs mixed in. Very refreshingThe ramen…. i’m extremely picky about ramen, not that i don’t like it or anything, i just think finding good ramen in canada is pretty hard. But wow… we split a bowl of the shoyu duck ramen and it was wonderful. Perfectly cooked noodles, great choice of toppings and perfectly cooked duck. However. the broth… the broth??? This is what annoys me the most about ramen here, the broth is never… right? but man… holy sh**, this guy knows his stuff. I’m not a big shoyu guy, i normally like tonkotsu more, the most recent place i’ve had shoyu was in Arashiyama before seeing the monkeys. This broth was better. That’s all i gotta say. They know their stuff here.Also, i came here with my partner, and we split pretty much everything, and the host was smart enough to pick up on that and split the ramen into 2 smaller bowls for us, so that was extremely appreciated. That’s the kind of attention that really makes you realize they care.I’ve noticed some of the reviews mention being treated coldly by the staff, which i personally didn’t experience, but seeing how “in-the-zone” these two are, you gotta understand we’re not here to chit chat capiche? this is serious business ❗️Anyways we only tried 3 dishes as we weren’t insanely hungry, but now, i kinda regret it.Seriously, this place is a work of art. Go to the bar, order a few yummy things, and just watch this guy cook. It feels like watching Whiplash but instead of drums it’s a big pot of oil and tempura croquettes. This place rules ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to eat, amazing atmosphere and service !The food was delicious, highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Plat de Sashimi Assortiment, Ramen Au Canard
Delicious modern Japanese food. Very tasty and well presented. The service is amazing too.
Good sushi is very very difficult to find in Montreal, but this place is definitely the exception. $22 for three prices of high quality toro, now that’s unbelievable! Great prices for what they offer, and great service. Can’t wait to try the other items on the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super good and affordable prices!