Two glasses of red wine beside a wooden board of crackers, aged cheeses, walnuts and dried apricots on a dark table

Italian / Villeray

Osteria Berto

SOMMELIER'S OSTERIA

A former Maison Boulud executive chef and his sommelier wife run Villeray's new Italian room: French-trained technique, a curated wine list.

From home: 18 min drive; 8.17 km. Walk 105 min
Spend: $$$$; est. $65-105 per person
Our dates: Open Wed, Thu. closed Tue; Give it 2 to 2.5 hours

ReserveMenu

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Alessio Roversi, Unsplash License

The verdict

Go if you want a serious Italian dinner in Villeray and don't mind spending properly. Order the vitello tonnato and one of the pastas, and let the sommelier steer the wine. Catch: it is dinner only and the posted schedule is Wednesday to Sunday, so Wednesday or Thursday are your nights.

Chef Riccardo Bertolino, ex Maison Boulud executive chef (Tastet)
Wine list curated by sommelier Isabel Bordeleau (Tastet)
Tastet review praised the vitello tonnato and the stracci alla finanziera
Described by Tastet as the only traditional balsamic batteria in Canada

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Osteria Berto, the short list

Must order
Vitello tonnato
$29
Roast milk-fed veal carpaccio, tonnata sauce, anchovy
Tastet singles it out as one of the best in town.
On their menu: Official website
Must order
Stracci alla finanziera
$44
Fresh pasta in a white ragù of maitake, guinea fowl liver, sweetbreads
Tastet's favourite; rich offal-leaning white ragù.
On their menu: Official website
Un peu de chez moi
$23
Tigelle, gnocco fritto, prosciutto di Parma, mortadella, cunza, stracchino, aceto balsamico (for two)
Shareable opener built around the house balsamic; also mentioned by Tastet.
On their menu: Official website
Cappelletti
$37
Stuffed with eggplant and ricotta, fresh tomato crudaiola
The vegetarian-friendly pasta and the cheapest of the section.
On their menu: Official website
Tagliatelle paglia e fieno
$41
Duck ragù, girolles, rosemary oil
Classic format with autumn mushrooms.
On their menu: Official website
Morue de Terre-Neuve
$48
Watercress coulis, spinach, vermouth
Fish main if pasta is not the plan.
On their menu: Official website
Gianduja
$20
Torta caprese, gianduja crémeux, toasted-bread gelato
Chocolate-hazelnut closer.
On their menu: Official website
Tortelli verdi
Green stuffed pasta
Named by Tastet; not on the Oct 3 menu, so likely rotated off.
Critic pick: Tastet

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

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

French-trained chef's technique applied to Italian cooking
Wine list curated by a sommelier, Italian-leaning per the restaurant's focus
Room described as elegant and quiet, with custom banquettes
Welcome described as generous and unpretentious

Know before you go

Menu rotates, so specific dishes may be gone
Pricing is serious: mains are $48
Very new, so little community feedback to lean on
Posted hours are Wed-Sun only; Monday (Thanksgiving) and Tuesday not listed, so not an option for Oct 12
Book via OpenTable or phone; availability not checked
Menu changes slightly each day per the official site
Opened only in May 2026, so track record is short

Dishes that keep coming up

Vitello tonnato, Stracci alla finanziera, Tortelli verdi, Scallops from the Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Room: About 70 seats in the dining room, 11 at the bar, a 12-seat private room and a terrace; designed by Mise à jour studio; described by Tastet as elegant and quiet.
Service: Tastet describes the welcome as generous and unpretentious; little else said about service.
Value: Tastet called prices fair for the level of execution; the official menu is firmly upper mid-range.

Based on one editorial review (Tastet, May 2026) and listing aggregators. No Reddit or other editorial coverage found; platform reviews not accessible.

Vibe check

elegant/intimate/wine heavy

Best fordate night, wine-focused dinner, pasta lovers

How much we'll spend

$$$$Est. $65-105 / person

Official Oct 3 menu: starters $13-29, pastas $37-44, mains $48, desserts $18-20. Starter plus pasta plus one drink lands near $65-80; starter, pasta, dessert and wine pushes toward $105. Drink prices not seen (wine list PDF not read).

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

Wed-Sun 5:30-10pm

Mon 12ClosedThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
Tue 13Closed
Wed 14Open5:30pm to 10pm
Thu 15Open5:30pm to 10pm

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site does not list Monday service and has no Oct 12 or Thanksgiving notice. Regular schedule implies closed Mondays (aggregator says so explicitly), but no explicit Oct 12 evidence, so treated as unknown and very likely closed.

Full week

Mon	Closed
Tue	Closed
Wed	5:30pm to 10pm
Thu	5:30pm to 10pm
Fri	5:30pm to 10pm
Sat	5:30pm to 10pm
Sun	5:30pm to 10pm

Official site lists Wed-Sun 5:30-10pm only; Mon/Tue are not listed (implied closed). RestoMontreal (aggregator) states Mon and Tue closed. Official site says closed Sunday Oct 18, 2026 (outside our trip). Dinner only.

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

Make a night of it

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

DinnerOsteria BertoSommelier's osteria
11 min walk (0.81 km)
DrinksLimboThe new bistro everyone's talking about
5 min walk (0.31 km)
Late nightBar BelloNegroni from a vending machine

Pair it with

Marché Jean-Talon, close by (its outdoor lot is the restaurant's parking partner), for a daytime wander before dinner

Where

7331 Avenue Henri-Julien, Montréal, QC H2R 2B1

105 min walk (7.77 km) / 18 min drive, no traffic / 43 min by bike

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

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Also bookable by phone. Four settings: dining room, bar counter, private room (up to 12), summer courtyard. Free 4-hour parking validation at the Marché Jean-Talon outdoor lot.