Pizza Balagan draws wide praise for its New York-style pies, with a thin, crackly crust and a chewy center, and dough crafted with care from high-quality, locally sourced ingredients; flavors are deeply satisfying and the balance of tomato, cheese, and toppings is praised across varieties like mushroom-truffle and margherita. The concise menu and the skill evident in every pie stand out as strengths, with the dough repeatedly described as excellent thanks to years of refinement by the owner. Service is warm and attentive, creating a welcoming neighborhood spot where passion for pizza shines through in every bite. Reviewers call it among Montreal's best, note great value for money, and describe the experience as special, sometimes underrated, and well worth a visit, including dessert pizzas as memorable treats.
Sacré découverte dans le cartier rosemont ! Pizza succulentes ! Produit de qualité & frais en garniture , pâte croustillante & bien doré très bon équilibre des saveurs ,je recommande cette adresse à tous ! 6 étoiles bien mérité .
Super accueil Conviviale & chaleureux bravo encore !...
Best Pizza in Rosemont/Petite Patrie & greater area.
Thin & Crispy dough that holds horizontally. The tomato is just right. All the ingredients are fresh & of excellent quality. The owner is doing a excellent job in preparing the dough on a daily basis.
I will certainly return to Pizza Balagan.
Pizza moelleuse & croustillante tout à la fois, la pâte est formidable. J'ai pris la pizza au fromage bleu & l'utilisation des produits québécois est admirable, des choix judicieux qui se marient bien. L'accueil aussi, même si ce n'est qu'un comptoir, est au-delà de toute espérance! Allez-y!
This is the best pizza place in Montreal!!! Cleanest pizzeria, nicest staff with a great sense of humour & delicious pizza!! You need to come here!! - Bo
I love this place. Stumbled on it while just walking around the neighbourhood one day. The first time, I ordered the OG & it reminded me exactly of this place I used to go to in New Jersey where I grew up in the 90s, not far from NYC. So many great childhood memories came back with every bite. Never a miss at Balagan. I also really like the Capricieuse & the Ménage à Trois. The owner is super friendly & you can tell he cares about his craft. A+ pizza.
Apr 26, 2026
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Amazing pizza! The owner worked for years to perfect his recipe & you can tell. The dough & sauce are perfect & the pizzeria is really nice as well. Great experience here everytime we go!
Des pizzas d'une qualité incroyable, de la texture de la pâte aux ingrédients dessus, tout est pensé dans les moindres détails. C'était la première fois que nous y allions, mais vraiment pas la dernière. Alex, le chef est vraiment passionné & ça se ressent ! (Pensez à réserver à l'avance pour éviter le sold out)
Apr 21, 2026
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I am so disappointed of my experience here... I had great expectations from all the hype, press & reviews this place was getting, so I placed an order for their OG margarita & Capricieuse...
The dough. He allegedly spent 7 years perfecting this as per his interview. The slice did stay straight nicely when holding, the tickness & size of the pizza & crust is overall great. But that's all visual aspect, the moment you bite into it, you get dense bite resistant chew (not the good kind of chewy you'd expect from a pizza), it was gummy. The crust was even worst, it felt like I was eating cardboard. I had a slice at room temp & one re-heated at 425, both gave the same mouth feel. Almost on part with the mouth feel of Dominos...
Sauce. You dont taste it at all, & the cheese is most likely the culprit.
The cheese. The owner is French, & the selection of cheeses he decided on his pizza is clearly influenced by his background. That part is not innately a bad thing, if done right, & I feel like he missed the mark big time on this one. He add a 2 years old Gouda Cheese which add a nutty, funky, salty flavour to the pizza, on the OG Magarita, its not bad, I do see his vision, it adds some depth, but combined with a weak sauce that barely comes forward & a dough that is heavy & dense just does not harmonize.
The Capricieuse was the worst pizza I ever had in my life. On their advertised pictures, it disaplayed a crumbled style goat cheese, what I received seems to be Oka cheese?? See my picture as reference. Nothing like their picture & it was so pungent & funky, it was revolting. You taste NOTHING but that cheese, its too much, as I am writing this, I am starting to think that they did a mistake or might have substituted their goat cheese with whatever this was... I had 2 slices & each bite was just pungent, oily cheese with gummy dough. I had 1 slice & a half & I threw the rest of the pizza in the garbage. I ate at more than 30+ pizza places in Montreal & I never threw an entire pie à la poubelle. The cheese just overwhelmed everything... & I felt scammed to see a pizza with what seems to be the wrong cheese that clearly ruined the pizza.
The French twist to their pizza is just not it. It was heavy & nauseous. It looked like pizza but it was by far from a pizza.
Owner, I need an answer/explanation on my Capricieuse.
Apr 14, 2026
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