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Mediterranean Restaurants Near: H4E1A2

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≈ 2.7 km

Celeste

Opens Today at 5:30 pm
(37)
Downtown

Mentioned in: The Best Spots for Dirty Martinis in MontrealBest New Restaurants in Montreal (March 2026)View More

Review Summary

Reviews collectively describe Celeste as a stunning, inviting dining room with beautiful décor, a warm, attentive staff, and a vibe that blends refined elegance with comfort. The food is consistently praised for freshness and flavor, with highlights such as cannelloni, mushroom pasta, branzino tartar, calamari, and raw tuna, along with a standout stracciatella salad, cowgirl cut steak, and crispy duck fat potatoes; desserts like a chocolate cake are repeatedly cited as exceptional. Drinks, including red wine from Puglia and espresso martinis, are noted as well balanced, and the bread is described as amazingly fresh. While the restaurant is seen as on the pricier side, many feel the quality, presentation, and service make the experience worthwhile, making it a popular choice for special occasions, date nights, or lively evenings with friends. The atmosphere and staff are consistently described as top notch, with guests leaving eager to return to Celeste for another memorable night out.View restaurant profile
≈ 3.1 km

Cococina

(55)
Downtown

Mentioned in: Best New Restaurants in Montreal (March 2026)

Review Summary

Reviews describe Cococina as a standout dining spot with delicious, beautifully presented dishes that blend Moroccan and Spanish influences, complemented by creative cocktails and a warm, vibrant, upscale atmosphere that works for celebrations or a cozy date night. The interior design is repeatedly praised as stylish and the overall vibe is welcoming and lively, sometimes described as instagrammable. Service is a mix of high praise for attentiveness and professionalism and occasional notes of slowness or miscommunication, but the consensus is that when the service hits its stride the experience is memorable. Dishes like tajine variations, seafood platters, octopus, calamars, and lamb receive frequent compliments, while a few items such as certain shrimp preparations or poutine have caveats about taste or portion size and some reviews mention timing constraints that affected the meal. Overall, Cococina is viewed as a strong, high quality option in Montreal with many guests planning to return and recommend it, while acknowledging that as a newer venue some aspects can still be refined.View restaurant profile
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