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| A Sampling of Montreal Restaurant Reviews from Our Guide: Café International 6714 St-Laurent (near St-Zotique) Métro: Beaubien, then 18 bus; or 55 bus (St-Laurent) Phone: 514.495.0067 Hours: 7am-3am daily; kitchen closes at midnight Credit Cards: V, MC, Amex, Interac; Alcohol: all Wheelchair access: entrance (one step); restroom no Average daily special: $14 This authentic café in Little Italy serves great food, excellent coffee and it offers just the right atmosphere! Bocconcini and tomato, and calamari fritti or grilled appetizers are terrific for grazing. Panini include tuna, chicken, prosciutto, and grilled house sausage. Pizzas are justly popular. Daily specials include pastas, meat, fish, and always a risotto. The kitchen prepares fresh pasta every day, ricotta cavatelli is a specialty. Food is fresh and good. Salads are impeccably fresh! Coffee is the specialty of the house and it’s freshly ground and expertly prepared using an extraordinarily fine house blend. The kitchen is now open until midnight. Café International (opened 1968) was bought in 2001 by Edmondo Arcaro. Son Marco (Cordon Bleu-Ottawa) is the chef and son Michael is the manager. Unlike other coffee bars in the area, food is now front and centre, not an afterthought. You can stand for a quick coffee at the long counter, European- style, but tables and chairs are also available for eating and idling. Front windows slide open in summer. A big TV screen documents the sports scene for those interested. You could spend the whole day here, beginning with coffee and a news-paper in the morning, later meeting with family, friends, or lovers. Young and old, strangers and regulars, all feel comfort-able here, enjoying the atmosphere, wonderful food, and the fabulous coffee. One of the great pleasures of a Montreal summer evening is sitting at crowded outside tables late into the night, eating, sipping, viewing, and being part of the vibrant passing street scene of Little Italy. Café International is a convivial Italian-style café! Caraibe Delite 4816 Ave. du Parc (near Villeneuve) Bus: 80 (Parc) Phone: 514.274.4509 Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-9pm; Sat noon-9pm; Sun 4pm-9pm Credit cards: no; Alcohol: no Wheelchair access: entrance, yes; restroom, no Roti: $8.50; average main course: $10 (prices include tax.) Caraibe Delite serves Guyanese and Caribbean specialties on Park Avenue. Guyana’s history and geography contribute to the rich food traditions of this small northern South American country. It was a Dutch and later a British colony, and black African slaves and indentured Indian labourers were brought in to work the sugar plantations. Despite its location as part of South America, strong ties developed to the Caribbean, and the population is English-speaking, of East Indian, Black, native Indian, and Chinese origin. Rice is a main crop and is an important part of the diet. Curries, roti, seafood, and Creole influences are all part of the cuisine. Everything is made fresh in-house, includ-ing Rita’s absolutely stupendous hot sauce. It adds special flavour as well as your choice of spice level to anything on the menu. This hot sauce is worth a trip across town—or even further if you must. Roti and curries are fabulous and are avail-able with shrimp, goat, chicken, or tropical fish. The jerk chicken is outstanding, as are the addictive potato balls. Goat chow mein is uniquely Guyanese! Bo and Rita Singh opened Jardin du Cari in 1997 introducing Rita’s dazzling hot sauce to many adoring customers. They left the St-Viateur eatery and headed for Ontario in 2001, but they have recently come back to what they consider “home,” opening this new place in February 2005. The space is simple, uncluttered, comfortable. The appetizing smells wafting from the kitchen are all the decoration one needs. Caraibe Delite’s cooking is a wonderful blend of all the diverse influences of Guyana. And of course, we can all rejoice that Rita’s hot sauce is back in town! |
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