Modern French bistro with Italian and British touches / Little Italy
Limbo
THE NEW BISTRO EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT
A year-old French-leaning bistro in the old Marconi space, No. 3 among Canada's best new restaurants in 2026.
- From home
- 17 min drive
- Spend
- $$$$
- Our dates
- Open Wed, Thu. closed Tue
The verdict
Go, but only Wednesday or Thursday: Tastet lists it closed Monday (Thanksgiving) and Tuesday. Order the house bread, a pasta and the scallops, then the floating island. Natural wine, a rotating slushie cocktail and a lively room. Book ahead and expect the bill to climb.
- No. 3 Best New Restaurants, Canada's 100 Best 2026
- Michelin Bib Gourmand
- Chef Harrison Shewchuk and front-of-house lead Jack Zeppetelli, the latter formerly at Pichai per The Main
Order this
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Limbo, the short list
Must order
House bread
Crusty einkorn bread with changing compound butters.
Flagged by Tastet; The Main describes crusty einkorn bread with changing compound butters.
Must order
Scallops
Nova Scotia scallops; Cult MTL describes them raw with purslane over potatoes in a black sauce.
Recommended by Tastet and Cult MTL.
Pastas
Rotating pasta dishes.
Tastet recommends the pastas.
Floating island
A reworked version of the classic dessert.
Tastet singles it out.
Guinea fowl
Deboned, stuffed with foie blond and roasted.
Cult MTL highlight.
Slushie cocktail
A rotating frozen cocktail.
Cult MTL recommends trying it.
What people actually say
Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.
Love
- Modern French cooking with local produce and seafood
- Well-composed wine list and a rotating slushie cocktail
- Open kitchen and strong art direction
Know before you go
- Tastet rates it $$$, so the bill can climb
- Menu rotates, so specific dishes may be gone
- Likely closed Monday Oct 12 (Thanksgiving) and Tuesday Oct 13 per Tastet; not confirmed by the venue
- Menu changes daily; no readable current menu online
- Room has been called loud by some diners (unconfirmed in cited sources)
- Hours not confirmed on official site
Dishes that keep coming up
House bread, Pastas, Scallops, Floating island, Guinea fowl, Beef filet
- Room
- Buzzy room with an open kitchen and big bar, per editorial coverage; loudness not confirmed.
- Service
- Not assessed in the sources re-checked.
- Value
- Tastet rates it $$$; OpenTable shows a lower range, so treat spend as uncertain.
Vibe check
lively/buzzy/wine heavy/design forward
Best fordate night, a long wine dinner
How much we'll spend
No readable official prices. Tastet rates it $$$ and warns the bill climbs fast; OpenTable lists a CAD 31-50 range, which looks low for a tasting-menu-leaning dinner with drinks.
On our dates
Wed-Sun 5-10:30pm
- Mon 12Closed
- Tue 13Closed
- Wed 14Open
- Thu 15Open
Thanksgiving MondayTastet (May 2026) lists Limbo as closed Monday and Tuesday, so Oct 12 would fall on a regular closure day, but hours are third-party only and the venue has not stated anything for Oct 12. Treat as likely closed, not confirmed.
Full week
| Mon | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 5pm to 10:30pm |
| Thu | 5pm to 10:30pm |
| Fri | 5pm to 10:30pm |
| Sat | 5pm to 10:30pm |
| Sun | 5pm to 10:30pm |
Make a night of it
Dinner, drinks, late night. Real walking times between.
Pair it with
- Marché Jean-Talon, in Little Italy, for a daytime wander before dinner (check its own hours)
- Parc Mozart, steps away on Avenue Mozart, for a pre-dinner walk
Where
45 Avenue Mozart Ouest, Montréal, QC H2S 1C1
Tastet points to OpenTable; Cult MTL says book via the restaurant site (restaurantlimbo.biz, no reservation link visible on the homepage). OpenTable listing could not be re-opened on Oct 9 (timeout), so the OpenTable URL is unconfirmed. Groups of 7+ asked to call per earlier research, unverified.
While you're there
The receipt
Where every fact on this page comes from.
Fact-checkedResearched and independently re-checked Oct 8, 2026, 5 details corrected. Confidence: medium.
Details to confirm
- Confirm official hours (not on official site)
- Confirm no special Thanksgiving opening on Oct 12
- Current menu and prices not readable online (menu page shows a placeholder image)
- Which booking channel is primary: OpenTable vs restaurant site
- Real per-person cost
- Closure/rebrand search for Oct 2026 not re-run; confirm by phone 514-273-7772
- OfficialOfficial website: Menu page (daily-changing, sample image only, no readable dishes)
- OfficialOfficial website: Home and contact (phone 514-273-7772, shop)
- EditorialTastet: Restaurant Limbo: a top spot in Little Italy (updated May 7, 2026)
- EditorialTastet: Canada's 100 Best 2026 (Limbo No. 3 Best New Restaurants)
- EditorialCult MTL: Montreal restaurant guide: Limbo (Feb 2026)
- EditorialThe Main: Limbo turns opening a restaurant in Little Italy into an artistic reunion (Apr 4, 2025)
- CommunityOpenTable: Limbo listing (hours, price range, group booking; not re-opened Oct 9)
- EditorialCult MTL: Montreal is better represented by Michelin in 2026 (Bib Gourmand)
- EditorialRestoMontreal: Canada's 100 Best list (Limbo 23rd overall)
RecognitionCanada's 100 Best 2026, No. 23 overall (per Cult MTL and RestoMontreal); Canada's 100 Best 2026, No. 3 Best New Restaurants; Michelin Guide Québec, Bib Gourmand (2026 edition)