Tinc Set Montréal

"Grab a seat outside or at one of the cozy booths in this cafe, grocery, and bottle shop during the day and you’ll see everybody from high schoolers and large families with kids to long-standing residents going about their business on the leafy street in the Outremont district. The midday/brunch menu features bocadillo sandwiches on crusty bread, salads, Spanish conservas with patatas bravas, and carefully selected Spanish and Catalán wines.  Some of the same elements remain at night, when the lights go down and you can hang at the bar or a barrel and revel in the Mexican-inspired crudos and tostadas of the chef’s home cuisine, like the Catalán-style roasted chicken and octopus, plus Basque cheesecake or homemade churros for dessert." - ivy lerner frank, team infatuation

"Grab a seat outside or at one of the cozy booths in this cafe, grocery, and bottle shop during the day and you’ll see everybody from high schoolers and large families with kids to long-standing residents going about their business on the leafy street in the Outremont district. The midday/brunch menu features bocadillo sandwiches on crusty bread, salads, Spanish conservas with patatas bravas, and carefully selected Spanish and Catalán wines. Some of the same elements remain at night, when the lights go down and you can hang at the bar or a barrel and revel in the Mexican-inspired crudos and tostadas of the chef’s home cuisine, like the Catalán-style roasted chicken and octopus, plus Basque cheesecake or homemade churros for dessert. photo credit: Two Food Photographers" - Ivy Lerner-Frank

"With a name that translates to “I’m thirsty” in Catalan, Tinc Set gives diners a pretty good idea of what to expect before walking through the door. This quaint Outremont locale is a great option for a laid-back evening filled with tapas, Barcelona-style rotisserie chicken, and lovely natural wines." - Daniel Bromberg, Eater Staff

"Alma co-owners and life partners Juán Lopez Luna and Lindsay Brennan started planning a convivial tapas space next door to their restaurant some time ago. At Tinc Set (which, in Catalán, literally means “I’m thirsty”), chef Luna’s Barcelona-style rotisserie chicken would be complemented with a list of sommelier-importer Brennan’s favourite Spanish and Catalonian producers."

"Alma wine bar owners Lindsay Brennan and Juan Lopez Luna longed for a spot where their patrons could enjoy simple food. That’s exactly what they did for a pandemic-prompted pivot in their Outremont alleyway, close to their original restaurant. “Tinc set” means “I’m thirsty” in Catalán, and reasonably priced wines offer the ideal complement to its roast-chicken-with-sides regional menu." - Ivy Lerner-Frank