If there was ever a time to indulge in Montreal’s signature dish, it’s right now.
The 13th annual edition of La Poutine Week is back from Saturday, February 1 to 7, bringing a week-long celebration of the city’s most beloved comfort food.
With over 50 restaurants across Montreal serving up unique and creative takes on poutine, this year’s festival promises to be bigger and better than ever.
And it’s not just Montreal getting in on the action. La Poutine Week has expanded nationwide, with 800 restaurants across 24 cities, including Quebec City, Gatineau, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Regina, Calgary, and Vancouver joining the gastronomic endeavour.
La Poutine Week’s 2025 theme, “Around the World,” invites local foodies to experience a range of global flavours reimagined in poutine form.
With that said, here are seven of the most interesting variations of the Quebec delicacy Montrealers can try before Friday, February 7, 2025.
Poutine Oxtail Royale – Kwizinn
Price: $25
Address: 311 Rue Saint-Paul E, Montreal, QC
Details: Made with homemade fries, smoked oxtail, katsu sauce, cheese curds, papaya pikliz, tempura bok choy, and green onions, this fusion dish brings elaborate Caribbean flavours to an otherwise simple recipe.
Kwizinn website
Poutz à la porchetta – Bossa (TIme Out Market)
An Italian twist on a Canadian classic.
La Poutine Week
Price: $14
Address: 705 Rue Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC
Details: Widely considered one of the best sandwich shops in the city, Bossa recently unveiled their Poutz à la porchetta. The Italian twist on the Canadian classic features french fries, roasted porchetta, cheese curds , chicken stock gravy, chives, and crispy onions.
Bossa website
Poutine Tonkotsu Ramen – Le Gras Dur (Le Central)
Price: $21
Address: 30 Rue Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC
Details: After winning the ultimate prize at last year’s La Poutine Week, Le Gras Dur has returned to this year’s competition with an Asian-inspired edition that features a long list of ingredients: Fries, cheese curds, veal gravy with bacon, braised pork belly, crispy ramen noodles, chili oil, Asian pork sauce, fried egg, narutomaki, nori, and Furikake with salted eggs.
Le Gras Dur website
La Mont Royal – La Banquise
Price: $16.50
Address: 994 Rue Rachel E, Montreal, QC
Details: While poutine is already their specialty, La Banquise is taking things up a notch with a new recipe that features pulled duck, a rich wine pepper sauce, and a sprig of parsley.
La Banquise website
Poutine Terre Mer – Maison St-Paul
Price: $45
Address: 343 Rue Saint-Paul E, Montreal, QC
Details: Poutine is not typically considered a luxury food item. The culinary minds at Maison St-Paul have decided to change that with their Poutine Terre Mer — a beautiful mess of fries, gravy, foie gras, lobster and filet mignon.
Maison St-Paul website
Poutine Bánh Tôm – Le Petit Sao
Price: $21
Address: 237 Rue Notre Dame O, Montreal, QC
Details: Inspired by Hanoi’s famous Bánh Tôm, this limited-edition poutine combines crispy sweet potato fries, juicy grilled shrimp, fresh herbs, homemade pickles, and gooey cheese curds, all drizzled with a fragrant turmeric, garlic, and fish sauce-infused gravy.
Le Petit Sao website
Shawarma Deluxe and Garlic Supreme – Boustan
Price: $16.99
Address: 356 Rue Saint-Jacques, Montreal, QC (along with other locations)
Details: Boustan, Montreal’s most popular Shawarma chain, has joined La Poutine Week with two new creations.
Shawarma Deluxe: Garlic potatoes topped with gravy sauce, cheese curds, garlic sauce, pickles, turnips and shawarma beef or chicken.
Garlic Supreme: Garlic potatoes topped with gravy sauce, cheese curds, aioli vegan sauce, fried pita chips, shawarma beef or chicken, Boustan sauce, sumac onions and a scoop of garlic sauce.
Boustan website
Here’s the full list of spots in and around Montreal that will be dishing out unique poutines for the next week:
- Thai Express
- 3 Brasseurs (McGill)
- Chanthy Yen (Time Out Market)
- Chez Simon (Time Out Market)
- BOSSA (Time Out Market)
- CAMPO (Time Out Market)
- America’s BBQ (Time Out Market)
- Ibéricos (Time Out Market)
- Paul Toussaint (Time Out Market)
- Climats (Time Out Market)
- La Brasserie Milton
- La Belle et la Bœuf
- Boustan
- L’Œufrier
- Le Petit Sao
- Rôtisserie St-Hubert
- Burger Bar Crescent
- Poutineville
- L’Entrée (Le Central)
- Cantine Émilia (Le Central)
- Bab Kech (Le Central)
- Le Gras Dur (Le Central)
- Yia Yia Eleni (Le Central)
- Billy K’s Burgers
- Frite Alors!
- Brasseur de Montréal
- Kwizinn Vieux-Port
- Maison Saint-Paul
- Double Pizza
- Randolph Pub Ludique
- Émilia
- Roch Le Coq
- La Banquise
- La Bêtise Verdun
- Pub McCarold
- LABARAKE Caserne à Manger
- La Germaine Resto
- Trèfle de Limoilou
- La Belle Tonki
- Chez Simon Cantine Urbaine
- Casse-Croûte MangeDansMonHood
- La Baie des Fromages
- Chez Écrapou Smash Burger
- Paulo et Suzanne
- Edward Smoked Meat
- Bijou Resto Bar
- New York Fries
- Fromagerie Victoria
- Wayback Burgers
If you’re thinking of trying more than one of these bad boys over the next few days, you can create an account, vote for your favourite poutines, check in at a restaurant, or share your moments on Instagram with #PoutineWeek. That way you can collect YUM points and redeem them for delicious poutines at participating restaurants.
And if you needed another reason to dig in, $1 from every poutine sold will be donated to Food Banks Canada.
For the full list of dishes from participating restaurants and more details on La Poutine Week in Montreal, check out the festival’s official website.
