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Restaurant GIWA

Verdun
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Restaurant GIWA Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
KoreanContemporary/Modern
Welcome to GIWA, where authentic Korean flavors meet modern creativity. Enjoy shareable plates, local wines, and fresh, seasonal dishes in the heart of Verdun. Join us for a unique dining experience!

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Reviews for Restaurant GIWA

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on Google4.8 (100+)
*as of 2026-05-15
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Review Summary

GIWA is widely praised for innovative Korean cooking in a focused, small menu that highlights sotbap rice dishes, carefully crafted banchan, and inventive desserts such as doenjang creme brulee and perilla oil ice cream. Flavors are described as authentic yet refined, with standout items including fried chicken, beef tartare, gimbap, seafood platters, and a balance of textures and seasonings that feels like elevated dining. Several reviews note a warm, intimate atmosphere and attentive service, though some mention occasional seating or heat issues and pricing questions. Overall, GIWA is seen as a rare, high quality Korean dining experience in Montreal, a place to return for thoughtful preparation and presentation, with desserts often singled out as memorable.
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This restaurant just opened a few weeks ago & was intrigued by the menu. They serve more elevated Korean dishes with a twist. The menu is small but every dish was executed amazingly. We started off with their rendition on a gimbap & the beef tartare. Both were excellent & the texture of the fried seaweed was great! For mains we got the beef sotbap, fish sotbap & the haemul jang which was an assorted raw soy marinated seafood platter. All dishes were fresh & delicious. My fave being the beef sotbap. I really appreciated the attention to detail here as every side dish was tasty & well presented. To finish off the night we ordered desserts. DO NOT skip on the desserts because they were phenomenal! We got the gochuchang brownie & the pear, perilla & lime ginger sorbet/ice creams. There was so many different textures & flavours for all the desserts. The perilla ice cream was my fave! Never had tasted that flavour before & would recommend. Overall I really enjoyed this restaurant & will definitely be back. It's difficult to find restaurants at reasonable prices with high quality dishes & innovative ideas with almost flawless execution. GIWA definitely delivered!

Mar 29, 2025
on Google
5.0

From the appetizers to the dessert, everything was made with care & were delicious. The gimbap was super crispy & delicate. The beef tartare was fun to eat with the fried nori. The sot-bap came with many side dishes & tasted healthy & comforting. The brownie had a hint of gochujang & was very special. The perilla oil ice cream tasted very unique.

The waiter was super nice & the service is quite fast.

Mar 22, 2025
on Google