Tinc Set Montréal

"Note: Tinc Set is temporarily closed and transforming into Bar Luz in early May. It’ll be a new space from the same owners, with a focus on Mexican food (and wine, and agaves). This former convenience store set on a leafy, quiet street in Outremont is the sister spot to contemporary Mexican restaurant Alma, with a kitchen that spans the two restaurants. Tinc Set (literally “I’m thirsty” in Catalán) is a great choice for solo dining at the bar, sitting at a barrel with a few friends, or a family dinner of Barcelona rotisserie-style chicken or grilled octopus. The food menu is full of Catalán snacks like pan con tomate and conservas, with bigger plates to share. But the wine is the main attraction here—bottles are predominantly from Catalonia and coastal Spain, and the slightly saline Red Grenaches from the region are a perfect match for the food. We’ve been known to buy a bottle of wine or olive oil from the owners’ winemaking friends on our way out, but only after having devoured some churros for dessert. photo credit: Two Food Photographers" - Ivy Lerner-Frank

"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

"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