Restaurant Japote Montreal

Real Japanese fast-food

Jérémie from Montreal

"I became obsessed with Katsu-Don, which is rice topped with paned breaded chicken and covered with a small omelette. It’s very hypnotic to watch the cook preparing it."

I have to confess something, I enjoy watching YouTube videos showing the work in Japanese restaurants, all the preparation from kitchen to dining room, before the customers arrive, until they sit and order food, especially small restaurants offering only classic meals, so not sushis.

I became obsessed with Katsu-Don, which is rice topped with paned breaded chicken and covered with a small omelette. It’s very hypnotic to watch the cook preparing it.

After active research, I found a family-owned snack restaurant in downtown Montreal. It has existed since 2014, is open only at lunchtime, Monday to Friday, and is affordable and delicious. No surprise that my local friends who went to McGill University on the other side of the street knew about it.

Finding the place is a bit tricky at first because it is located in a quiet food court under a conference center. But follow the sign restaurant, and you will find it. I haven’t tried all the meals on their menu, but soon I will complete this mission. So far, Katsu-Don, Unagi Toji-Don, and Tori-Don have been really good.

One last thing it's cash only.

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Montreal Spotter Jérémie

My work is my best travel agency, I’m a color scientist, and since the early 2000s, I started to explore other countries and cities where my specialty brought me. Originally from Paris where I always like to go back, I lived in Oslo, Berlin (where I used to be a spotter as well), and now in Montreal since 2017. I’m finally working in the movie industry after joining the VFX studio DNEG at their Montreal office in the summer of 2022. I like to take pictures, to stay creative, and I’m always ready for city exploration on my bike or in my running shoes. If you like art galleries, music shops, and...

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1000, Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Niveau Concourse, Montreal, QC, Canada, Quebec

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