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Best poutine in Montreal: 9 places judges and locals pick

Poutine Week winners first, then the counters Montreal has loved since 1912.

Checked November 13, 2026Français

Photo: Safyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0

1912Montreal Pool Room opens
1968La Banquise opens on rue Rachel
28+poutines on La Banquise's menu

How we pick

Places with a La Poutine Week result come first, newest result first. The classics follow. Each classic appears in at least two of these lists: Time Out Montreal (May 2024), The Main and Tourisme Montréal (June 2025).

Le Gras Dur
Poutine Week: No. 2 in Canada, 2025Le Central food hall
Second-best poutine in Canada at La Poutine Week 2025 with a tonkotsu ramen poutine. It also won the 2024 public vote.
Source: Noovo Info
L'Entrée
Judges' favourite, Poutine Week 2025Le Central food hall
The judges' favourite at La Poutine Week 2025 for its Poutine des Cousins.
Source: Noovo Info
Chez Simon Cantine Urbaine
Time Out No. 1, 2024
First on Time Out Montreal's poutine ranking in 2024. Its Poutine Urbaine also placed second in Canada at La Poutine Week 2022.
Source: Time Out Montreal
Maamm Bolduc
Poutine Week: No. 1 in Canada, 2022
Its Bolduc PBJ took first place in Canada at La Poutine Week 2022.
Source: Daily Hive
La Banquise
Since 1968Plateau-Mont-Royal
The Plateau classic at 994 rue Rachel Est, with more than 28 poutines on the menu. Time Out ranks it fifth.
Source: The Main Website
Chez Claudette
Time Out No. 3, 2024
Third on Time Out's 2024 ranking. Time Out dates the diner to 1982.
Source: Time Out Montreal
Greenspot
Since 1947Saint-Henri
A Saint-Henri diner open since 1947. Fourth on Time Out's 2024 ranking.
Source: Time Out Montreal Website
Montreal Pool Room
Since 19121217 boul. Saint-Laurent
On boulevard Saint-Laurent since 1912. Sixth on Time Out's 2024 ranking.
Source: The Main Website
Paul Patates
Since 1958Pointe-Saint-Charles
A Pointe-Saint-Charles counter at 760 rue Charlevoix, open since 1958. Named by both The Main and Time Out.
Source: The Main

What is La Poutine Week?

La Poutine Week is a yearly festival. Restaurants across Canada create one special poutine, and the public and a jury vote. In 2025, Tourisme Montréal's guide to the festival also named La Banquise for a shredded-duck poutine.