A charming and quaint italian restaurant in the Villeray neighbourhood where the atmosphere is joyful and homy. The homemade pasta-focused menu changes seasonally as it highlights the freshest ingredients available. At the head of the kitchen, Luca Cianciulli offers a very italo-montrealer menu based on quality of ingredients, as does true italian cuisine. The wine list, curated by Catherine Picard is constantly evolving along side the menu and leans toward natural selections.
Reviews consistently praise Moccione as an exceptional Italian restaurant in Montreal, where handmade pasta and fresh ingredients create deeply flavorful dishes and refined textures. Diners highlight standout items like crudo, trout tartare, gnocchi, and a variety of seafood plates, complemented by thoughtful wine and cocktail pairings, though a few desserts and some mains are described as less remarkable and a few dishes feel pricey or portions slightly small. Service is repeatedly described as warm, attentive, and professional, with a cozy, vibrant atmosphere that encourages sharing and savoring multiple courses, and reservations can be hard to obtain. Overall the consensus is that Moccione delivers a memorable dining experience, representing one of the top Italian options in Montreal and a restaurant many guests are eager to return to.
Moccione is an absolute standout. The food is exceptional-homemade pasta taken to a whole other level, with incredible depth of flavor & attention to detail in every dish.
Reservations are definitely hard to come by, but it's more than worth the effort. From the moment you walk in, the staff makes you feel genuinely welcome-warm, friendly, & attentive without being overbearing.
A special place that lives up to the hype & then some. Highly recommended.
Dec 30, 2025
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Mon restaurant préféré à Montréal. La nourriture est toujours excellente & le service est incroyable. Les plats de poissons sont toujours un gros hit!! Avec le menu qui change avec les saisons, impossible de s'en lasser - chaque visite est une nouvelle découverte!
After a less satisfying dinner Casavant another night, I reined in my expectation for the dinner at Moccione, but this restaurant delivered on all front. The decor actually look similar to that of Casavant, but bigger with more table seating. Service was miles better with really pleasant staff working together to take care of the guests. The food is very flavorful & generous in portion - beef tarter starter was exceptional, & trout main dish melted on touch. My Guinea fowl main dish was huge, while the game meat was lean & tight, the cavadose sauce along with the variety of vegetables blend so well together, offering a very unique celebration of taste.
Would be on my recommendation list for Montreal.
Incredible restaurant. The service was excellent, quick & attentive. Every meal was delicious with a good balance of flavor, textures & nice presentations. The grilled octopus was a real delight. It was very lively in the restaurant, but maybe a touch too noisy & I think some curtains or noise attenuation panel could be good.
Delicious! Loved their mocktails, the scallops crudo, mozzarella di buffalo, cavatelli ragu, & the truffle pasta! Everything was fresh & the flavors were all balanced. Nice vibe, I would definitely return.
Dec 3, 2025
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Excellent experience at Moccione. The fried fish was great, the tartare was even better, & the squid was amazing. The pasta with mushrooms was outstanding, everything tasted fresh & made with real care. Service was impeccable, perfectly timing each dish around our conversation.
All around an excellent meal. Gladly recommend.
We went there without reservation & the only available option was to eat & go in less than one hour. Reserve in advance to have a better experience!
The portions are not that large but delicious.
A bit more expensive than counterparts.
Moccione delivers one of those rare experiences where everything feels effortless & magical. The service was absolutely impeccable-warm, attentive, & genuinely passionate about what they do. The food? Simply extraordinary. Every plate was balanced, comforting, & executed with the kind of precision that only comes from real craftsmanship.
The wine selection was perfectly curated, each glass elevating the dishes like a well-rehearsed duet. & the atmosphere… it's pure charm. Cozy, vibrant, & intimate without ever feeling crowded. It felt less like a dinner & more like stepping into a modern Italian fairy tale-one you never want to end.
Highly, highly recommended. One of the best dining experiences in the city.
Nov 29, 2025
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Real experience, amazing services, food high quality, loved the prosciutto, love the rabbit, amazing wine pairing... never felt rush to finish our table.. if they could be all like this! It was worth the money hardly earned!
Super restaurant typique italien, avec plusieurs petits plats à partager. Les pâtes sont excellentes, & les portions sont très bien.
Ambiance très agréable.
Juste petit bémol, on a trouvé nos pâtes un peu trop salés. Mais le restaurant mérite ses 5*.
Je recommande & je reviendrai très probablement. À réserver en avance.
Oct 27, 2025
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J'ai tout aimé, du service à la nourriture ! Chaque plat mettait en valeur des produits de saison, préparés avec soin & créativité. Le service était impeccable, notre serveur venait nous voir juste au bon moment, toujours avec le sourire. L'ambiance est décontractée, le personnel est passionné & clairement fier de ce qu'il fait, & ça se ressent dans chaque détail. Il y a dans ce restaurant un petit je-ne-sais-quoi qui le rend vraiment unique!!
