Aux Vivres Plateau

"One of the city’s vegan strongholds (and self-proclaimed “first vegan resto” in Montreal) features fresh-pressed juices, sandwiches, and healthy bowls, in a bright, almost kitschy spot on St-Laurent, with a second location in Westmount." - Holly Tousignant, Eater Staff

"The Best Vegan Restaurant in Town What started out as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it hole in the wall became a full-blown hype restaurant where masses gather to celebrate the joys of vegan cuisine. Thanks to the savoir-faire of brothers Michael and Liam Makhan, eating healthy can be its own reward when the food tastes so good. They use only local ingredients, according to the seasons, to create flavorful dishes that aim to once and for all destroy any myth about vegetarian or vegan food being tasteless. They are famous for their chapati sandwiches, which are cooked to order."

"The Best Vegan Restaurant in Town What started out as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it hole in the wall became a full-blown hype restaurant where masses gather to celebrate the joys of vegan cuisine. Thanks to the savoir-faire of brothers Michael and Liam Makhan, eating healthy can be its own reward when the food tastes so good. They use only local ingredients, according to the seasons, to create flavorful dishes that aim to once and for all destroy any myth about vegetarian or vegan food being tasteless. They are famous for their chapati sandwiches, which are cooked to order."

"A few blocks from this charming park complete with historic church and fountain is one of the city’s best known vegan restaurants. Aux Vivres’s takeout counter makes picnicking an easy (and health-conscious) affair, with signature items like the dragon bowl and vegepaté sandwich (on house-made chapati) in grab-and-go formats." - Dahlia Snaiderman, Ashley Joseph

"This Montreal mainstay (with a second location in Westmount and a third in a Mile End office building) has been serving up vegan fare longer than most other places in town, and the three veg, seed, and soy protein-packed bowls on offer are highlights of its fun and fresh menu. Served on brown rice with tofu or tempeh, the Thai, dragon and Buddha bowls are so popular that the sauces used in each are available for do-it-yourself bowl-lovers at grocery stores throughout the city (as well as at the boutiques located inside both restaurant locations)." - Holly Tousignant