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Kan Bei

Chinatown
4.2$$
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Kan Bei Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
ChineseGrill
Known for its fast service, this unassuming eatery offers traditional Sichuan dishes.

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Reviews for Kan Bei

Food
Service
on Google4.3 (900+)
*as of 2026-04-01
5★
68%
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Review Summary

Reviews consistently praise Kan Bei for authentic Sichuan flavors, bold heat, generous portions, and quick service, with many calling it the best Chinese restaurant in Montreal and noting freshness and reliability over years. Dishes frequently highlighted include mapo tofu, boiled fish in chili oil, twice cooked pork, spicy cumin lamb, kung pao, and crispy noodles with shrimp, and other favorites such as garlic fried ribs and cabbage, while a few items were described as overly oily, bland, or overly sweet with some texture or salt balance concerns. Service is repeatedly described as friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere as warm and inviting, though some diners find the space sparse, the lighting chilly, the tables cheap, or the kitchen noise audible. Location notes include proximity to Centre Bell and a newer Peel Street location, with reviewers saying portions and price offer good value even if some find it a bit pricey for the amount. Overall Kan Bei comes across as a reliable, flavorful spot for authentic Chinese cuisine, popular with regulars and groups, delivering strong dishes and consistent quality amid occasional menu inconsistencies.
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Omg thecabbage dish! In all the years I've lived on this earth, this is the most flavourful yet simple way of creating this dish. The garlic fried ribs were awesome too. Light airy & crispy. It was also very flavourful. The noodles lacked a little bit of flavour but I liked the chewy wide noodles a lot. The beef dish lacked a bit of flavour. It smelled great but it wasn't flavourful. The green beans tasted a litttlllee undercooked & compared for the cabbage dish, it was just ok.

Sep 29, 2025
on Google

Spicy cumin lamb, fried rice, eggplant with minced pork.

Aug 31, 2025
on Google
5.0

Delicious northern Chinese cuisine!

The sautéed cabbage is the best I have ever tasted when dining at a northern chinese restaurant. The salty,sweet,spicy, & sour flavors were perfectly balanced.

We ate at this restaurant three times already & it has been consistently good!

We ordered spicy cold tofu, sautéed cabbage, green beans with pork, beef chow mein with black bean sauce, spicy deep fried chicken.

Highly recommend trying this restaurant. We will be back when we come to Montreal again.

Jul 27, 2025
on Google
5.0

Great food! We tried the wonton soup, beef & rice noodles & fried chicken with bone with salt & pepper & rice 🍚 Service was friendly & fast!

Jun 1, 2025
on Google

One of the very best Sichuan restaurant! We have been eating there for many years. Very friendly staff. Can't wait to have spicy fried chicken (with bones) & hot pop spicy cabbage with shrimps at the new location.

Dec 26, 2024
on Google
5.0

Best Sichuan restaurant I've tried so far in Montreal. I recommend you try the spicy fried chicken with bone, the lotus roots & the spicy fish.

Nov 9, 2024
on Google
4.0

Came to Montreal on holidays but craving for Chinese food. The Sichuan dishes here lack of Mala flavor (numbing & spicy flavor) but I guess it's adapted to local taste. Although not completed satisfied, it did give some sort of comfort to my cravings. Service here is slow & not excellent. Also they have two types of La Zi Ji ( spicy chili chicken) which I haven't never seen in any restaurants, one with bones & the other without bones. The one without bones is actually not authentic at all, it's just fried chicken with some chills, more catered for westerns. The one with bones? My advice is not to have La Zi Ji with bones as most authentic La Zi Ji dishes don't come with bones.

Nov 3, 2024
on Google

Kan bei is THE BEST chinese restaurant I've been to in the one year that I've been living in Montreal. we ordered the chicken fried rice (#809) beef with satay sauce (#315) stir fried shrimps, spring roles & shrimp soup. All of them were absolutely delicious. Will definitely visit again. If you're looking for good portions, great prices, & a succulent chinese meal, Kan bei is the right place for you.

Oct 24, 2024
on Google

Small restaurant but lots of space & large tables. Very clean. Service was fast, attentive & friendly, food is cooked to order & served quickly. We had the fried pork spare ribs, general Tsao chicken, baby bok Choy with garlic, shrimp fried rice & shrimp wonton soup. The soup was very nice, with a delicate broth & generous wonton & bok Choy. Both main meat dishes were amazing with lovely seasoning. The garlic bok Choy just went WOW it was that good. The rice was very nice & cooked to perfection.

Sep 26, 2024
on Google