Restaurant Nozy offers a Japanese menu, Teishoku style, which includes several smaller dishes, such as miso soup, rice and seasonal side dish, and main dish.
Nozy is praised as an authentic Japanese spot in Montreal with exceptionally fresh sashimi, standout uni, perfectly cooked unagi, and well balanced chirashi and dons, all served in a warm, intimate, unpretentious setting that many reviewers compare to dining in Japan. The kitchen is noted for strong technique and thoughtful preparation, with high quality ingredients and good value for the price, and the ambience is described as chic yet relaxed. A few visits mention slower or inattentive service, occasional miscommunication about omakase or uni availability, and certain dishes that don’t meet expectations, but the consensus remains that Nozy is among the best Japanese options in Montreal and well worth a visit, albeit with some variability from visit to visit.
Meilleur repas que nous avons mangé depuis des mois dans un restaurant. Le service est attentionné & courtois, les plats sont incroyablement bien pensés, simples & délicieux. Les prix super abordables!
Directement dans notre liste des meilleurs restaurants à Montréal, bravo Nozy & merci pour l'expérience! Nous serons de retours
As someone who has passionately eaten my way through nearly every high-end restaurant in Montreal, I walked in anticipating excellence. We were ushered here as a hopeful silver lining after finding our first choice, Vin Mon Lapin, completely booked.
I'll concede this: the atmosphere is electric. The room is beautifully designed, buzzing with a chic energy, & the cocktail list is inventive & impeccably executed. We were seduced by the vibe, so we ordered... well, almost everything, eager for the food to match the room's promise.
But a stunning room cannot mask a culinary failure.
As the plates arrived, the initial excitement curdled into disbelief. The menu, for all its posturing, boiled down to one thing: fish on rice. & the fish? It lacked the bright, briny spark of the sea. It was cold & tired. It was dull. It was a profound disappointment, bite after lifeless bite. Even the Wagyu was stringy, thready & chewy instead of melting in our mouths.
The drinks & the decor are a siren's call, luring you toward a meal that simply doesn't deliver. When the bill arrives, the gap between the price & the quality you receive feels cavernous.
My advice? If it's exquisite sushi you're after, Yubari delivers ten times the quality for the price. If you're seeking true culinary innovation that will actually thrill your palate, Ile Flottante remains in a league of its own. This place, sadly, was all sizzle & no steak.
Excellent, authentic Japanese meal consisting mainly of fresh fish over rice & very tasty side dishes. Bonus points for offering amazing value & being unpretentious. Service was a bit forgetful but it's balanced out by the fact that dishes come out FAST.
L'ambiance est froide. Les plats sont ordinaires. Seuls les poissons sont bons. Le service est désintéressé. Les serveuses ne sont pas en mesure de conseiller. Un gros BOF.
Probablement la meilleure nourriture japonaise à Montréal.
Manger ici, c'est comme manger au Japon : le chef porte une attention particulière à chaque plat qu'il prépare.
Nous avons tout partagé à deux.
L'entrée au choix du chef était excellente. ❤?
Le calmar, qui était le poisson du jour, était vraiment bon.👌
Les bols don avec uni, maguro & saumon (sayke) étaient vraiment délicieux.❤?❤?
En entrée, les petites omelettes étaient excellentes aussi.❤?
Le vin au verre était bon. On peut aussi prendre du saké au verre - les deux que j'ai goûtés étaient excellents. Au menu il y a aussi des cocktails d'inspiration japonaise.
J'y retournerai certainement plus d'une fois.
Ce n'est pas un nouveau restaurant : il était auparavant situé à Saint-Henri. Ils ont déménagé, avec le même chef, & je suis très content qu'ils soient maintenant dans le quartier. Chef d'expérience, personnel d'expérience - vraiment impeccable.
Le seul petit hic : la musique d'ambiance est un peu trop basse, ce qui crée une atmosphère presque silencieuse dans le restaurant. (À améliorer!)
Nov 6, 2025
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When booking through Opentable, i was given the option of standard reservation or omakase reservation. I chose the standard reservation, so i was thrown off when we were told once seated that they were only serving the omakase course tonight. The table next to us had the same mix up & decided to leave to eat elsewhere. Hoping they can resolve this issue with the booking system to avoid confusion in the future.
Food was great, & the decor was nice, although pricier than the old location
A perfect date night out!! Everything is incredibly delicious & fresh! Can't stop thinking about it & can't wait to go back! our total came to 130 for two people & i think the price was absolutely reasonable considering the quality & freshness of what we ate! The service was quick & kind despite the restaurant being full! the omakase was so tasty, the way sushi was absolutely incredible & bluefish tuna was out of this world! the sesame ice cream was decadent & a perfect way to end the meal! we will definitely be back!!
When you want sashimi/sushi in Montreal, you only have 3 choices: take out counters, uber expensive omakase or those all you can eat places of dubious quality. So a place like Nozy is pretty rare, as it's good quality at affordable prices, served without pretentiousness in a simple, family style environment.
We had the mixed appetizer plate & sashimi plate. Everything was excellent. Good cocktails too.
Service was friendly, if a bit slow.
It's unfortunate that they are moving to another neighborhood...
Jul 12, 2025
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Unpretentious Japanese eatery with fresh sashimi & typical bites (okonomyiaki, karage etc). The cocktais were very good, especially the Nigori-Yuzu Sour. Definitely recommend for a relaxed & delicious outing.
Very fresh & really filling. Excellent quality tuna. Could be better for some of the uni, that was more of a hit or miss type of situation. But overall, great value for the premiums cuts that you get. Don't get the entrees platter, they were all pretty mid & not really worth it. Come here just for their speciality which is the dons.
