Mon Lapin, a neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of Montreal's Little Italy. Inventive and delicious fare, all the seasonal favourites on an ever-changing menu by chefs Marc-Olivier Frappier and Jessica Noel, and team. Visionary wines, a list filled with vibrant and eclectic bottles.
Reviews describe Mon Lapin as a bold, creative Montreal restaurant that champions seasonal local ingredients in a playful shareable format with inventive dishes like the croque pétoncle, preserved leeks with smoked mussels, sea urchin and buckwheat cake, all set in a warm, intimate atmosphere with a standout wine program and consistently attentive service; reservations are notoriously hard to secure and the experience is hailed as imaginative and worth the hype, though some notes point to small portions for the price, occasional pacing issues, and nights when the wow factor is a touch muted.
A beautiful, modern, & contemporary space, enhanced by subdued lighting & pleasant music that creates a relaxed & inviting atmosphere. From the appetizers to the mains & dessert, each dish was creative, unique, & thoughtfully prepared. Everything was beautifully presented & delicious. The service was both professional & genuinely friendly, making the entire dining experience even more enjoyable.
Appetizers:
• Linzer lapin au foie de volaille
• Le croque-pétoncle, rouille classique
• Céleri-rave farci - petit lait - shiitaketini
• Poireaux comme des moules, chips
Mains:
• Échine de porc, charcutière topinambours
• Bar rayé sauvage, ortie à la crème
Next time, I'm hoping for an earlier reservation. The only table available was at 9:30 p.m., & I was already feeling tired by the third course. That said, the food was delicious & completely worth it. The wine list is impressive, with lots of great choices. Service was excellent. Highly recommended.
Apr 11, 2026
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We visited Vin Mon Lapin on April 7 as a party of 4.
Atmosphere:
Lovely restaurant with charming decor. Warm & relaxed atmosphere. Wish the candles were real, not battery powered!
Service:
Overall, excellent. Our main server & sommelier was wonderful - passionate, friendly, & had wonderful suggestions for wine for the table. The other servers (I believe we had 5 total?) were friendly as well, except for one - he seemed rather unhappy to be there!
Food was thoughtfully brought to the table & explained, they seemed to have had the food before & genuinely enjoyed explaining every dish to us. Plates & cutlery were changed with each course. The service added positively to our overall experience.
Some minor notes (as this is the #2 restaurant in Canada!):
- we noticed staff taking out the garbage in view of diners
- pacing of the dessert course was lost in translation. We ordered a savoury with our desserts & were told it would come first - instead, it came with all our dessert at once
Food:
The food was excellent. We ambitiously ordered every dish on the menu, & 3 of the desserts. We also shared two bottles of wine at the recommendation of the sommelier.
The dishes were very thoughtfully coursed & well paced, we ended up having approximately 4 savoury courses. All dishes were solid, some were exceptional. The crab salad & bone marrow, linzer, mushroom, duck agnolotti, sea bass, ice cream sandwich surprise, chocolate tourte & sarrasin cake were all wonderful, the entire table raved about them all. We appreciated the use of local ingredients, as well as the beautiful presentation of each dish.
Other dishes were well prepared but not to our taste. The leeks felt like a bit of a miss, but overall nothing truly failed.
Our two wines, one white & one orange, paired beautifully.
Overall:
This restaurant is worth a stop. The reservations are hard to get, for good reason. It's a wonderful dining experience showcasing local ingredients to their fullest. Service is excellent. We all thought that in a few more years, with ironing out of some service kinks & balancing out of some flavours, Vin Mon Lapin could be worthy of a Michelin star.
Obviously the food is next level & the wine list is something else. Could not find a single flaw in anything we ate or drank - truly exceptional. But actually what we were most pleasantly surprised by: how brilliant the service was (big thanks to Nino in particular for looking after us).
The atmosphere has this warmth to it that makes you feel like a local coming back for the 50th time rather than a tourist who got lucky with a reservation. Likely the best all round dining experience I've had, ever
- 10/10
Quelle magnifique soirée, nous avons été accueilli chaleureusement, les plats étaient tous délicieux & bien expliqué en détails. Ce sont des plats à partager & les portions/prix sont adaptés aux nombres de personnes à la table. La salade rose est un coup de coeur succulent & les pétoncles & tomates un plat fabuleux, frais & savoureux. Bravo!
J'y suis allé une 2e fois hier & tout était encore sublime. Guillaume, aux vins, nous a conseillé de façon parfaite.
Apr 3, 2026
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I was thrilled to get a reservation here for my trip to Montreal. The food was so good that we were laughing at how we felt sad that our meal was coming to an end. We sat at the bar, which partially overlooks the kitchen. Our bartender basically curated our meal & wine & we just loved everything. The atmosphere is so nice. A cozy neighborhood restaurant. It truly lives up to its reputation. I would go back in a heartbeat!
Le serveur a changer notre commande sans nous avertir/demander. Quand on lui as demander pourquoi on n'avait pas les plats commandés, il nous a répondu que la cuisine voulait s'assurer de ne pas avoir de noix dans les 3 desserts. Hors, je suis allergique au arachide & j'ai passer en revue tout le menu avec mon serveur au départ de la soirée. Non seulement on avais appeler & averti d'avance le restaurant, on ne nous as pas averti de la modification de notre choix lors de notre prise de commande, & le serveur ne savait pas que l'arachide n'est pas dans la famille des noix (dans un restaurant michelin), mais surtout : il n'a pas corriger l'erreur/proposer de me retourner les dit plats commandés. Bref, pour 600$ du repas (pour célébrer mon anniversaire), j'en retiens une expérience bien décevante & je comprends que je ne suis pas servie dans les standards du prix que j'ai payé.
Mar 17, 2026
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I can't speak highly enough of this restaurant. Easily the best food I've ever had, every dish was delicious & unique. The restaurant also has a casual atmosphere that allows you to connect with the people you're dining with. The service was friendly & attentive & everyone was super helpful in explaining the dishes. I was dining with someone with a dietary restriction & they were very accomodating & helped craft us a menu we could both enjoy. The highlights for me were the carrots, leeks, & pork dishes. They also made us an incredible gluten-free cake; I've never had one this good in my life. All in all, this was the best culinary experiences I've ever had. It really lives up to the hype.
J'ai beaucoup aimé mon expérience avec une amie venue de Vancouver. Les serveurs bilingues étaient adorables & pertinents.
La nourriture était fine & délicieuse.
J'y retournerai assurément.
Mar 5, 2026
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Best restaurant I've ever been to in Canada. They seem like they would be deeply offended if you didn't have an amazing experience. That's a list art in hospitality.
Service trop insistant, très très sombre à l'intérieur, carte alléchante mais pas aussi bon dans l'assiette, recommandé par le serveur de prendre 3 plats par personne pour avoir assez à manger, les portions sont très petites !! Facture très salée en sortie …
2 étoiles.
Had a really amazing time here. Definitely a restaurant that lives up to the hype. All our servers were fantastic Fiona's knowledge of wine & the menu really made the dinner even better! Will be back
I purchased a Mon Lapin gift certificate for my parents as an anniversary gift, a place I've supported for years as someone who lives in the neighbourhood & continued to support during the pandemic.
I received an email clearly stating the certificate would be ready for pickup anytime after 2pm. Trying to be considerate, I arrived ten minutes before opening so I wouldn't interfere with dinner service once clients started arriving. I called to explain why I was there while standing outside, got no answer, knocked & showed the email confirming it was ready.
Instead of simply handing it over, I was made to wait outside until 5pm & was met with attitude for even being there.
For a restaurant currently riding the high of being named number one in Canada, the hospitality was nowhere to be found. Had this not been a gift, I would have asked for a refund. It will be the last time I set foot there.
There are way too many excellent restaurants in Montreal to waste my time at an establishment that treats its customers with arrogance.
