A plated seafood dish with greens and sauce on a white plate at a candlelit restaurant table, with wine glasses and a basket of bread nearby

Modern market cuisine, shared plates / Quartier des Spectacles

Cadet

BILK'S LOUDER LITTLE SIBLING

Bouillon Bilk's livelier sibling on Saint-Laurent: inventive shared plates, a long bar and a Michelin Bib Gourmand two years running.

From home: 36 min walk; 2.59 km, or 6 min by car
Spend: $$$$; est. $48-75 per person
Our dates: Open Tue-Thu. Mon holiday hours unconfirmed; Give it 1.5-2 hours

ReserveMenu

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Jay Wennington, Unsplash License

The verdict

Book it. Cadet is an easy yes for a Monday-to-Thursday trip: regular hours cover every night, the menu moves with the market, and the counter facing the kitchen is a great seat for two. Get the calamari, the miso black cod and the focaccia for the sauces, plus a vegetable plate or two. The catch: it gets loud, and the $38-50 fish and meat plates add up fast if you over-order.

From Alessia's list
Michelin Guide Québec Bib Gourmand in 2025 and 2026
No. 42 on Time Out Montréal's 50 best restaurants (March 2026)
Regular hours cover every night of our Mon-Thu trip

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Cadet, the short list

Must order
Calamari (Calmars)
$24
Squid with cauliflower, Asian pear and a chili beurre blanc.
The plate everyone circles back to: Michelin and Time Out both single it out, and recent diners keep praising the sauce.
On their menu: Official website (French)
Must order
Black cod (Morue charbonnière)
$38
Black cod with miso sauce, daikon and kale.
The most-praised plate in this summer's diner reviews. If you order one bigger plate, make it this one.
On their menu: Official website (French)
Must order
Focaccia
$6
Focaccia with cheddar and spicy oil.
Six dollars, and diners keep telling you to order it alongside the saucier plates. Get it first.
On their menu: Official website (French)
Broccoli (Brocoli)
$18
Broccoli with spätzle, labneh and pistachios.
Time Out names it among the reasons to go, and it shows off the vegetable side of the menu that critics rate.
On their menu: Official website (French)
Leeks (Poireaux)
$23
Leeks with smoked mackerel, mustard and tobikko.
Michelin flags a leek-and-mackerel plate, and recent diners list it among their highlights.
On their menu: Official website (French)
Beef tartare (Tartare de bœuf)
$20
Hand-cut beef tartare with mushrooms and Asiago.
Both Michelin and Time Out call it out; a rich, safe anchor for the table.
On their menu: Official website (French)
Fried sea bass (Robalo frit)
Fried sea bass with bok choy, soy and nuoc mam.
A recurring favourite in recent reviews and a good centrepiece for two to share.
On their menu: Official website (French). No price on the official menu; ask your server.
Chocolate tart (Tarte au chocolat)
$12
Chocolate tart with peanuts, chantilly and banana.
Michelin's dessert pick and the dessert diners mention most.
On their menu: Official website (French)

Menus change. Prices are from the posted menu, before tax and tip.

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

The miso black cod and the calamari with chili beurre blanc are the plates people praise most
Sauces and bold flavour combinations get singled out again and again
Servers who guide the order, suggest how many plates to get and make good wine and cocktail calls
A well-designed room with counter seats facing the kitchen; casual, but it still feels like a night out
A deep wine list with decent non-alcoholic options
The focaccia and bread, for mopping up sauce

Know before you go

A recurring minority feel portions are small for the price, and big orders get expensive
Some recent reviews report over-salted or mis-cooked plates, so execution is not perfectly consistent
Service slows on busy nights
Loud when full
Fills up early; book ahead
Book on Resy: one recent diner found the room full even at a 5pm seating
Oct 12 is Thanksgiving: regular hours include Mondays, but there is no holiday confirmation yet

Dishes that keep coming up

Miso black cod, Calamari with chili beurre blanc, Fried sea bass, Focaccia, Leeks with smoked mackerel, Scallops, Eggplant, Broccoli with spätzle and labneh, Beef tartare, Chocolate tart

Room: Minimalist, industrial-chic room with a partly open kitchen and a 20-seat bar. Livelier and louder than its fine-dining sibling; diners describe it as warm and buzzy, sometimes too loud.
Service: Mostly praised: servers explain the plates, pace the sharing and give useful pairing advice. A few summer 2026 reviews describe slow ordering or a cold reception on busy nights.
Value: The Bib Gourmand means Michelin rates it good value, and most plates sit at $15-28. The bigger fish and meat plates run $32-50 and add up quickly; a few diners felt the bill outran the portions.

Synthesized from the Michelin and Time Out (March 2026) write-ups, Tastet's 2018 review (refreshed Jan 2026), the Tourisme Montréal listing and about 50 dated diner reviews from June to September 2026 shown on Restoenligne. No Reddit threads surfaced; Tripadvisor, Resy, Facebook and Instagram could not be read directly.

Vibe check

lively/buzzy/date night/design forward

Best fordate night at the counter, a pre- or post-show dinner in the Quartier des Spectacles, a table of four splitting everything

How much we'll spend

$$$$Est. $48-75 / person

Food only, from official menu prices: plates mostly $15-28, fish and meat $32-50 (fried sea bass unpriced). Assumes roughly three to four shared plates plus dessert per person at the low end and adds a larger plate at the high end (our assumption, not a Michelin figure). Drink prices are not published, so one drink comes on top (unverified), which puts it in tier 3.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

On our dates

Daily 5-11pm (dinner only)

Mon 12Maybe5pm to 11pmThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
Tue 13Open5pm to 11pm
Wed 14Open5pm to 11pm
Thu 15Open5pm to 11pm

Thanksgiving MondayThe official site lists 5-11pm Monday to Sunday with no holiday wording. No Thanksgiving notice found on the site or in search results as of Oct 8, 2026, and the Facebook page could not be read.

Full week

Mon	5pm to 11pm
Tue	5pm to 11pm
Wed	5pm to 11pm
Thu	5pm to 11pm
Fri	5pm to 11pm
Sat	5pm to 11pm
Sun	5pm to 11pm

The official site (French and English pages) lists 5-11pm Monday to Sunday; the English page adds that lunch is off for now. Michelin's listing matches. Last kitchen order time is not published. Tastet's 2018 review mentions a 1am close, which is outdated.

Hours from the venue's own listing, checked Oct 8, 2026.

Make a night of it

Dinner, drinks, late night. Real walking times between.

DinnerCadetBook it. Calamari, black cod, the focaccia.
19 min walk (1.35 km)
DrinksBar DominionDry martini, $18. Add the caviar.
39 min walk (2.81 km)
Late nightL'ExpressBone marrow at midnight. Take a cab up.

Pair it with

Bouillon Bilk, the same team's fine-dining room at 22 rue Sainte-Catherine Est, if you want the tasting-menu version on another night
A show in the Quartier des Spectacles: Tourisme Montréal pitches Cadet as a good choice before or after a show (doors close at 11pm)

Where

1431 Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S8

36 min walk (2.59 km) / 6 min drive, no traffic / 18 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

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The official site's reservations link goes to Resy; phone 514-903-1631. A recent diner found the room full even at a 5pm seating, so book ahead. Walk-in and bar-seat policy not published.

While you're there

Glass entrance of the MEM museum on Boulevard Saint-Laurent at dusk, with the orange MEM sign above vintage neon signs, including St. James United Church, glowing inside and a blurred passer-by

RAINY-DAY MONTRÉAL PRIMER

MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises

Quartier des spectacles / Downtown6 min drive or 34 min walk$$$$

3 min walk from here

Close-up of a crowded rail of vintage clothes on black hangers, with a red and gold varsity-style knit, leopard print and a patterned fabric in warm, soft focus

DIG UNTIL YOUR ARMS ACHE

Eva B

Plateau / Lower Main7 min drive or 38 min walk$$$$

4 min walk from here

Felt fedoras in cream, olive and brown stacked on a two-tier metal shelf against a plain white wall

HATS SINCE 1932

Henri Henri

Quartier des Spectacles / Downtown East7 min drive or 40 min walk$$$$

8 min walk from here

A green glazed bowl of chirashi, assorted sashimi with salmon roe and fresh wasabi over rice, beside a bowl of miso soup on a dark table

THE FLOWER SHOP IS A FRONT

Fleurs et Cadeaux

Chinatown27 min walk$$$$

9 min walk from here

A cobblestone street in Old Montréal lined with grey stone buildings, with a church spire in the distance under a soft cloudy sky

TOURISTY. WALK IT ANYWAY.

Old Montréal (Vieux-Montréal)

Old Montréal26 min walk$$$$

11 min walk from here

A frothy sour cocktail in a cut-crystal coupe, topped with a dried citrus slice and drops of bitters, on a warmly lit wooden table

PISCO SOURS, FRONT-ROW SEATS

Tiradito

Downtown24 min walk$$$$

13 min walk from here

Black graphic crewneck sweatshirts hanging from a black metal rail against a white painted brick wall

SKATE CLUBHOUSE, STREET FLAGSHIP

Dime Montréal (store)

Plateau / Saint-Laurent9 min drive or 45 min walk$$$$

12 min walk from here

A single rosette of sliced raw fish on a round wooden plate, lit in warm amber low light with soft blurred background

THE QUEBEC TERROIR BENCHMARK

Toqué!

Quartier international / Old Montréal edge21 min walk$$$$

16 min walk from here

The receipt

Where every fact on this page comes from.

Fact-checkedResearched and independently re-checked Oct 8, 2026, 3 details corrected. Confidence: high.

Details to confirm

Open on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct 12, 2026? Regular hours include Mondays, but there is no holiday notice. Confirm by phone (514-903-1631) or on Resy.
Official Instagram handle not verified; the official site links only to Facebook.
Walk-in and bar-seat policy, and how far ahead Resy opens tables (the Resy page did not render).
Drink prices (cocktails, wine by the glass and bottle) are not published on the official site.
Fried sea bass (robalo frit) carries no price on the official menu.
The French and English menu pages disagree on two prices (beets $22 vs $20, zucchini $24 vs $23).

OfficialOfficial website (French): Restaurant Cadet | Accueil: menu, heures, réservations (page metadata: last published July 19, 2026)accessed 2026-10-08
OfficialOfficial website (English): Cadet Restaurant | Home: menu, hours, reservationsaccessed 2026-10-08
AwardMICHELIN Guide: Cadet, Montréal (restaurant listing)accessed 2026-10-08
EditorialTastet: Michelin Guide Quebec 2026: The Award-Winning Restaurants (May 6, 2026)accessed 2026-10-08
EditorialTime Out Montréal: The 50 best restaurants in Montreal (updated March 2026)accessed 2026-10-08
EditorialTastet: Cadet Restaurant: Delicious refinement on Saint Laurent Boulevard (published Jan 26, 2018; modified Jan 10, 2026)accessed 2026-10-08
TourismTourisme Montréal (mtl.org): Restaurant Cadetaccessed 2026-10-08
CommunityRestoenligne: Cadet: diner evaluations, page 1 (Aug 17 to Sept 27, 2026)accessed 2026-10-08
CommunityRestoenligne: Cadet: diner evaluations, page 2 (June 14 to Aug 16, 2026)accessed 2026-10-08
OfficialBouillon Bilk official website: Bouillon Bilk (sister restaurant; links to Cadet; address 22 rue Sainte-Catherine Est)accessed 2026-10-08

RecognitionMICHELIN Guide Québec 2026: Bib Gourmand (returning from 2025); Time Out Montréal, 50 best restaurants (March 2026 update): No. 42