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Montreal Restaurant Guide: Joe Beef

by Clay Sandhu

20 years in, Joe Beef is still as good as ever.

The following is a capsule review of the Montreal restaurant Joe Beef. To read the 2025 Montreal Restaurant Guide, please click here.

Joe Beef

A Montreal mainstay that helped put this city on the map. Since the departure of co-founder David McMillan in 2021, the iconic Little Burgundy restaurant is under the direction of Fred Morin, with the kitchen currently overseen by executive chef Jean-Philippe Miron. Historically a temple to indulgence, the restaurant’s former extravagance has been pared back slightly in favour of elegant and classic French fare like Lapin à la royale or ris de veau in sauce blanquette, which, admittedly is still pretty damn indulgent. 20 years in, Joe Beef is still as good as ever. (2491 Notre-Dame W.)

Montreal Restaurant Guide: Joe Beef

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by Clay Sandhu

Food Editor
Clayton Sandhu is what you might call a tasteful glutton who happens to write about food. When not cooking in restaurant kitchens or pouring natural wines, he can be found eating well, drinking well and enjoying a leisurely lunch.