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20 rooms · 4 routes · RegularsPunjabi, South Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Haitian and Greek cooking: the traditions stay distinct even when they share the same blocks.
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Sweets, pastry, casse-croûte and first orders.
Punjabi, North Indian and South Indian, table after table.
Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Malaysian–Sri Lankan and Vietnamese.
Rotisserie, tavern, modern cooking and late drinks.
Punjabi institution founded by Gurnam Singh Malhi, who arrived from Punjab in 1992. He opened a first Malhi Sweets on Jean-Talon in 1994, then a second location on Jarry Ouest in 1996 — the Jarry address is the one that kept the Malhi Sweets name, as the neighbourhood came to identify it that way. Malhi was among the very first Indian restaurateurs in Parc-Extension, a neighbourhood that had none at the time.
Open the notebook →Greek bakery in Parc-Extension established in 1971, named for Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty. The Karagiannidis family — father Anestis, later joined by son Vasilios — runs the shop; the space was expanded and modernized in 1998, with décor recalling classic Italian and French pâtisseries.
Open the notebook →A Greek institution in Parc-Extension open since 1973, run by the Kostopoulos family since 1976 and now in the hands of a second generation. Behind a facade that looks like a residential house, it serves calamari, lamb chops and souvlaki in generous portions.
View on Regulars →A Haitian takeout counter built around crisp-edged griot, rice and beans, pikliz, plantain and the generous portions that turn a quick order into a full family meal.
View on Regulars →A Bangladeshi market-counter where daily cooking, iftar specials and homestyle dishes give the neighbourhood another place to eat close to the source.
View on Regulars →Indian address in Parc-Extension, a fixture of the neighbourhood since the early 2000s. Owner Suresh, originally from Gujarat, wanted to introduce Montréal to Bombay-style cooking adapted to Western palates — hence the name, "Mahal" meaning palace. The success of the Jean-Talon location led to a second room on Mont-Royal in the Plateau.
Open the notebook →Family-run Indian restaurant at 989 Jean-Talon West, run since 2011 by chef-owner Amrik Singh, just steps from the well-known Bombay Mahal. The kitchen centers on its thalis — vegetarian, chicken or lamb — served as a fixed menu at lunch and dinner, alongside butter chicken and onion kulcha naan.
View on Regulars →North Indian address open since August 2007 in the heart of Parc-Extension, in a colourful room decorated with paintings and a bubble wall. The thali — butter chicken, lamb curry, or vegetarian curry — is the house specialty, alongside dosas (plain, masala, paneer, chicken) and naan made fresh daily.
View on Regulars →One of the pioneers of Indian cooking on Jean-Talon in Parc-Extension, open since 1991. The house serves home-style North Indian cooking — thalis, vegetarian dishes, butter chicken, lamb and mutton preparations, naan breads — in the spirit of Indian home cooking.
View on Regulars →A busy South Indian room built around crisp dosas, sambar, chutneys and an Indo-Chinese side of the menu that regulars know to explore.
View on Regulars →A Pakistani family room for paya, nihari, haleem, karahi and naan served hot from the oven—the kind of menu that rewards a full table.
View on Regulars →A Pakistani halal dining room with biryani, karahi, haleem, chargha and the space to gather for family meals and iftar.
View on Regulars →A Bangladeshi dining room for beef tehari, biryani, pulao, bhorta and bhuna—homestyle flavours served with the generosity of a group meal.
View on Regulars →A family-run Malaysian and Sri Lankan room where nasi lemak, chicken rendang, kothu roti and weekend thali share one compact menu.
View on Regulars →A Vietnamese bring-your-own-wine room known for deep pho broth, generous bowls, spring rolls and the calm rhythm of a dependable family dinner.
View on Regulars →Greek tavern open since 1999 on Jean-Talon Ouest, now run by the Koukoutsis family — Dimitrios and Olga, with daughters Vicky and Tina. The name comes from the previous owners, who had lived in Panama before opening the restaurant. Chef Georges runs the kitchen; grilled chicken is the dish that put the place on the map, alongside octopus, grilled fish, lamb chops, and Greek salads.
Open the notebook →An old-school Greek room for gyros, souvlaki, salad and tzatziki, held together by generous platters and years of repeat orders.
View on Regulars →Opened in fall 2019 at 950 Avenue Beaumont, on the Parc-Extension/Mile-Ex border, by Normand Laprise and Christine Lamarche, the duo behind Toqué!. The room split the difference between Toqué!'s elegance and Brasserie T!'s conviviality, built around market cuisine using traceable seasonal products, with an attached gourmet deli counter.
Open the notebook →Pizza al taglio counter opened in 2021 on Avenue Beaumont in Parc-Extension by Richi Ourichian, a former cobbler who turned to pizza-making during lockdown and trained at the Roman Pizza Academy. The dough, fermented for 72 to 96 hours, yields thick rectangular Roman-style slices sold bianco or rosso — including a potato-and-rosemary pie.
Open the notebook →A late room on the neighbourhood’s industrial edge with a rooftop, cocktails, pizza and enough energy to carry dinner into the rest of the night.
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