Jun I
SuggestionsView All
Info & Location
Jun I understands the essential factor: offer high quality Japanese cuisine. Their talented chef, who uses her passion for culinary art and new trends, and the freshness and delicacy of the food leave no doubt on the reputation of Jun I. The marriage of styles harmonizes with an impressive wine list and a nice variety of saké. In addition, a tasting menu is available so you can sample a little bit of everything. Enjoy a unique experience in a warm and intimate setting at one of the largest Japanese tables in Montreal.
Amenities, services & more
Restaurants NearbyView All
Suggested Articles
on Google
Best Le Plateau-Mont-Royal Restaurants
Events Nearby
BLVD Festival 2025
Aug 28, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
Reviews often mention
Display Allsushi(273) omakase(68) quality(58) qualite(44) fresh(37) chef(35) sake(34) sashimi(34) poisson(34)Page 2 of 2 - 56 Reviews
via LibroIncredible experience trying omakase the first time!!!! Quality, service, creativity was wow!
via LibroHasn't skipped a beat, this is easily in the top 3 Japanese/ Sushi restaurants in the city. We already take the Omakase as we trust In their expertise to deliver a flawless dining experience! If you're on the fence don't think twice Jin-I is fantastic.
via Libro
Divine. Omakase dishes are creative & delicious; sushi & sashimi are fresh & sweet. Service is warm & professional. (Merci encore, Charles.) In New York, this menu would cost easily three times as much.
I would never visit Montreal wiithout making a reservation here first.
via Libro
Soirée magique !
Service Omakasé impeccable, recommandations de vins, cocktails & sakés délicieuses.
On y retournera pour plus de poissons succulents !
via Libro
Nous avons passé une excellente soirée au Jun I. J'avais réservé pour la fête à mon conjoint & il a été très content de découvrir de vrais sushis. Nous avons pris la formule Omakase (4 entrées, 1 plateau de 15 morceaux & 1 dessert).
On nous a bien expliqué ce qu'on allait manger & on a nous bien conseillé sur un saké pour finir le repas.
Bel endroit pour fêter une occasion spéciale car assez dispendieux mais ça en vaut la peine.
via LibroWe celebrated our wedding anniversary there. The best sushi I've had in Montréal, the Omakase menu was incredible: fresh, fun, & delicious. Every dish is beautifully presented. Definitely worth a visit! Lastly the service was the best I've had in a restaurant since covid. Definitely recommending the restaurant to friends. :)
via Libro
Nous avons pris 2 Omakase en plus du tartare de thon avec oeuf de poisson & huile de truffe en plus de l'entrée de morue noire pour 3 personnes.
Nourriture extraordinaire, qualité des poissons exceptionnel. Excellent service
via Libro
Quel excellent repas!
Nous avions commandé l'Omakase; dorade en amuse-bouche fraîche dans sa sauce; calmars avec cumquat goûteux; magret de canard parfaitement assaisonné; truite avec un crumble fantastique; puis les nigiris, makis & sashimi, extraordinaires.
Le dessert à la crème & chocolat blanc (gâteau fromage déconstruit) délicieux mais aurait pu être un peu plus copieux.
Service totalement impeccable! Bravo !
On y retournera bien évidemment.
via Libro
The sushi was incredible but I cannot recommend this place due to the poor service.
When we showed up to the restaurant, we had a reservation at the bar but it was full - so we asked if we could grab a table (there were a few open). The waiter said no, the restaurant is fully booked so those are unavailable but in reality those tables stayed empty for the remainder of the evening.
We ordered two omakase dinners & thought that it was strange that half of the dishes were served in a family style shared plate - at the price point & for omakase we expected individual plating (this might just be the style of the restaurant).
The service throughout the night was poor - no one checked on us in terms of if we wanted more drinks or water. We had to flag down a waiter to get more water.
Again, if the price was lower my expectations would be different but at $95 per person plus drinks, tax & tip - we would have expected better service.
via LibroAmazing dining experience. Charles was my waiter, fantastic service, very detail oriented. I had the full omakase, amazing attention to detail for all the dishes, delicate, amazing experience of textures & flavors, nothing was overpowering, & the final plate of sushi was great, generous cuts, great quality.
via LibroEvery time, Jun I has been stellar. I'm glad the "by the glass" saké list has gotten bigger which allows us to try different things. The portions of the Omakase are very generous. The ingredient quality is bar none & the service was prompt, dedicated & convivial.
via LibroC'est la troisième fois que je vais chez Jun I. Cette fois Mon amie & moi avons opté pour l'omakase & c'était sublime. Excellent service de surcroît.
via Libro
We ate here last night & overall enjoyed the entire meal. The kitchen staff is very talented & it is obvious in the output. They generally showed better than the front of house. We decided to order the omakase menu as the best way to try the most dishes & get a sense of the restaurant.
Here is the menu we had last night:
Asari kinoko
Palourdes, jus de palourde, tomates, fenouil, pleurottes royales, huile de poireau.
Clams, clam juice, tomatoes, fennel, king oyster mushrooms, leek oil
A fantastic little starter course served with a small bowl of marinated daikon radishes. The clams were perfectly cooked. It seems a bit weird to eat tomatoes this late in the season.
Hotate crudo
Pétoncles kobujime au gin Ungava, betteraves jaunes, vinaigrette au yuzu, huile de coriandre
Ungava gin kobujime scallops, golden beets, yuzu dressing, cilantro oil
This was my wife's favorite course. I loved it too. The scallops were delicious. The flavors complemented each other well. I felt the cilantro was a bit overbearing in the dish. (& yes, I do like cilantro)
Shiromi
Poisson blanc du jour mariné au shio koji, courge musquée, babaganoush d'aubergines asiatiques, myoga
Shio koji marinated white fish of the day, butternut squash, Asian eggplants babaganoush, myoga
I like this dish quite a bit. But I wish the wait staff had explained all the components rather than just dropping it at the table after saying it was white fish with eggplant. The chef is far more poetic in his wording & it would have enhanced the meal to see the eggplant was an Asian version of babaganoush. Reading it today, I now have a better picture of the dish & that would have added to the experience.
Tako
Pieuvre marinée au sel de Kombu & grillée, radicchio, piments shishito, pommes de terre, choux de Bruxelles, suprêmes d'orange, sauce yaki & ail noir
Kombu salt marinated & grilled octopus, radicchio, shishito peppers, potatoes, brussels sprouts, orange supreme, yaki & black garlic sauce
This is another course where the wait staff could have better explained the dish rather than simply drop at the table with only a few words. Black garlic was never mentioned & it is a key ingredient. It was a fantastic use of Fall ingredients. Bravo to the chef.
Omakase de Junichi San
Assortiment de nigiris, sashimis & makis : 15 mcx / personnel
A very nice selection of beautiful seafood presented well. We added uni & were thankful that our main server explained the difference between the taste & textures of the west coast versus east coast uni (oursin) choices. The tempura roll with a sort of salmon tartare on top was out of this world - the kind of dish I would have eaten a second plate of. The hand roll served alongside was incredible too.
I forget all the components of the dessert. Overall it had a very beautiful fall feel to it. The apples & salted caramels were great. My only complaint would have been to have fewer flavors competing for attention by my palate. I like fewer flavors & allow the ones present to shine more brightly. But I am nitpicking.
PROS: great food, beautiful dining room, good staff.
CONS: I mean this as constructive criticism to the dining room manager. The service does not match the quality level of the food. Service was done a bit too fast with plates being brought the second after we finished one course. I hate being rushed through a tasting menu. I want to savor every flavor & relax. I wish they had printed a copy of the omakase menu & left it at the table if the wait staff is unable to describe all the nuances of the dish when presenting it to us. So many descriptions were left out. I also wish the server would pour less when refilling our glasses - but that is a personal preference.
I would & will gladly return to eat here.
via LibroImproved menu for omakase using local ingredients & creative. Loved it
via LibroThe food is exceptional, as per usual. Extremely fresh ingredients & knowledgeable, friendly staff. Their attention to detail is just perfect. Highly recommend the Omakase tasting menu.
via Libro
We came for a girls' date night, the ambience & decor were amazing. We both went for the Omakase menu, the quality of the fish is one of the best we've had in Montreal, even Canada, period. My friend & I have enjoyed sushi in Japan, & the quality of the fish at Jun I is top. Sincere compliments to the chef.
Thank you & to the staff for a wonderful dining experience! I'll be recommending Jun I to friends & family.
via LibroThe omakase experience was absolutely incredible - a wide variety of plates, ingredients, & flavours. The service was also incredible - every member of the team was attentive, swift, & knowledgeable. Will definitely make it a habit to visit every time I'm in Montreal.
via LibroWe ordered the omakase meal & everything tasted amazing. The staff was super friendly & went above & beyond!
via LibroIf you're looking for true omakase, this is not the place for you. But if you're looking for Japanese fusion dishes, then it's worth a try. The service was excellent. The vibe is cool & busy.
via LibroWe had the omakase & was really underwhelmed by the experience. I have had omakase around the world & this was the first time I've had to share dishes with my dining partner. The portion sizes were small but ok for omakase I guess, but for 2 people to share a tiny 2 oz portion of black cod was both awkward & comical. I rather you charge me a little more & give me a proper dish on my own. Very weird plating choice, especially coming out of a pandemic. I dined here today with my cousin, but if I was taking a client out it would have been really weird to share those tiny dishes. The flavour & actual dishes were pretty good. The whelks with apples had a nice balance of acid & sweet. We really enjoyed the grilled octopus & nori paste. Smokey & full of umami. The black cod was well cooked but really tiny. The dessert was delicious, seasonal strawberry & rhubarb with a nice light sabayon. But the worst part of the meal was the sushi. Really disappointed. Aside from a pretty good tuna roll, everything else was just blah. First of all, I would not expect Maki rolls & creamy stuff on a omakase menu. I was expecting high quality sushi nigiri. Some of the creamy mayo stuff crab & scallop & some fried sushi roll was just gross. The fish was not sliced uniformly. Service was ok, friendly but not very intuitive. I had finished my beer after second course & was going to order more saké. But server didn't ask about another drink until we were halfway done the sushi course, by then I said forget it, not spending more money here. I had high hopes for this place & there were definitely some winners but overall was underwhelming & would not go back or recommend.
via LibroGreat dinner at Jun I. My husband & I did the Omakase & all the appetizers listed were beautifully presented, wonderfully flavored & delicate, & had a great balance of flavors. The chef's choice sushi/sashimi/nigiri portion had good sized portions of everything. I was almost too full to finish, but we did it! The wait staff were friendly, funny, & personable. We had a wonderful time & hope to be back again one day.
via LibroOutstanding food & service. Nice vibe. Sat at the bar, ordered the Omakase. Everything very fresh & delicious. Was alone & felt welcome.
via Libro
Sushis haut de gamme sur l'avenue Laurier Ouest. Grande diversité de poissons différents sur les sushis qu'on ne retrouve habituellement pas ailleurs. Le prix est en fonction de la qualité, pas de la quantité. Ne soyez donc pas surpris que les plats soient plus chers qu'ailleurs. Par exemple, j'ai pris l'assiette de Sushi Moriamase à 65$ pour 15 morceaux. J'ai donc eu l'occasion de découvrir plusieurs poissons dont je ne connaissais pas. En entrée j'ai pris la salade Kaiso qui est composée de plusieurs sortes d'algues avec une sauce au milieu. Je vous recommande fortement cette salade!
Le service a été excellent du début jusqu'à la fin! Notre serveur a été en mesure de nommer la quinzaine de poissons dans mon assiette & comment ils ont été préparés, il connaissait bien son menu & il en était clairement passionné.
La bière est à bon prix (9$ le verre) & est servie bien froide & très rapidement.
L'ambiance est bonne, vers 21h les lumières sont tamisées, il y a un peu de bruit lorsque les gens parlent fort, c'est normal & on s'y habitue. J'ai remarqué que tous les autres clients avaient l'air agréablement surpris lorsque leurs plats arrivaient.
Nous avons réservé avec LibroServe & la table était prête à l'heure.
En plus d'avoir visité le restaurant, j'ai également fait une commande de boîte pour emporter il y a quelques mois (Omakase pour deux personnes 150$). J'ai inclus une photo (celle avec les boîtes). Nous avons adoré ce festin que nous avons mangé à 3. Déjà hâte de retourner à ce restaurant ou y commander pour emporter.
via LibroWe had such a lovely evening at Jun I. From the moment we arrived, we were warmly welcomed & the staff was fantastic during our entire Omakase meal. Looking forward to coming back very soon!
genla
3 Reviews
OMG!! Les meilleurs sushis à Montréal. J'en rêve depuis & j'y retournerai demain matin! Nous avons pris le repas de façon Omakase, c'est-à-dire selon les choix du chef. Mon expérience a été magique en tout point, les poissons sont d'une excellente fraicheur & le choix de saké est très séduisant. Par contre, il vaut mieux réserver, car l'endroit est souvent convoité. On y retourne? N'importe quand!