Step into Salle Climatisée for a cozy, vibrant meal where fresh, thoughtfully crafted dishes dazzle and the service is as warm as the atmosphere.
"Eating at this La Petite Patrie restaurant is like going to a friendly, unfussy dinner party. The evening’s menu, devised by chef Harrison Shewchuk, is modest, with less than 10 items handwritten on a chalkboard. The flowers on the bussing table appear to be plucked from the dépanneur (or bodega). The fridge is full of wine. And the 20 or so seats are full of chatty friends tucking into humble yet perfectly executed dishes highlighting the market’s best: spring’s first asparagus dressed with a smoked-egg-yolk mayonnaise, crispy-skinned chicken with buttery morels, a riff on Fergus Henderson’s sticky toffee pudding with carrots swapped in for the dates. After Shewchuk’s stints at Maison Publique (a meat-heavy Quebecois gastropub) and Tiers Paysage (a sleek wine bar in Old Montreal), it makes sense that he along with partner Brendan Lavery would run such an unassuming, personal, and yes, cool restaurant." - ByMehdi Brunet-Benkritly, as told to Mia Leimkuhler
"When a trio of Maison Publique alum opened their restaurant/food shop in Montreal’s Little Italy in December, they named it Salle Climatisée after signs in Parisian café windows indicating that the place has air conditioning. In Covid times, the promise of good ventilation and a great meal are almost equally tempting. But it’s the latter that lures the passersby — for morning coffees and apple-tahini turnovers, lunchtime roasted-rutabaga sandwiches lathered with creamy garlic confit and, at dinnertime, bronzed half chickens lined with ’nduja sausage, chicken hearts and Swiss chard."
"Located between Mile End and Mile Ex, just short of Little Italy, this diminutive bistro run by three Maison Publique alums has got dinner covered with a bi-weekly market-inspired Souper à Deux. The three-course menu is posted on Tuesday and available for pick-up Friday to Sunday. A current offering features fennel salad, bollito misto, and a ricotta Paris Brest; sandwiches and sundry snacks are available on pick-up day." - Ivy Lerner-Frank
"December 2020 arrival Salle Climatisée’s proximity to Jean Talon Market is no coincidence — it uses only market-fresh ingredients for its “playful, yet familiar” fare. So think roast chicken braised in local cider, beef tartare with wild garlic, and praline pie accompanied by a selection of superb wines. Enjoy it all on the new Saint-Laurent terrasse near the intersection with Beaubien." - Joel Balsam
"December 2020 arrival Salle Climatisée’s proximity to Jean Talon Market is no coincidence — it uses only market-fresh ingredients for its “playful, yet familiar” fare. So think roast chicken braised in local cider, beef tartare with wild garlic, and praline pie accompanied by a selection of superb wines. Enjoy it all on the new Saint-Laurent terrasse near the intersection with Beaubien." - Joel Balsam
