Le Filet Montreal Restaurant review
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Montreal Restaurant Guide: Le Filet

by Heidi Small

This Plateau gem sits hidden in plain sight.

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

Le Filet

If you need to sum up the vibe of our city’s food scene and its historical heft, simply proclaim: “Le Filet!” Irresistibly chic, this Plateau gem sits hidden in plain sight below a greystone triplex on Mont-Royal near Esplanade. Service is exceptional under the tutelage of chef Yasu Okazaki who commands with quiet strength and executes with precision on dishes like tuna tataki, miso oysters and seafood linguini, to name just a few gems. For a special thrill, grab a seat at the bar to enjoy the open kitchen and some dinner theatre. (219 Mont-Royal W.)

Montreal Restaurant Guide: Le Filet

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by Heidi Small

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Born and raised in Montreal, Heidi is a champion of the local restaurant scene with a background working in the film industry, in politics and in fundraising for brain cancer research. Heidi spent a year and a half as columnist at the Gazette writing and hosting her popular “Beyond the Plate” column and 15-episode YouTube series. The culinary aficionado later served up her scrumptious, up-close-and-personal monthly portraits to the delight of tens of thousands of hungry Montrealers as well as foodies far afield on the website of celebrated magazine Canada’s 100 Best. Next, Small was part of our city’s CTV television lineup where her beloved Beyond the Plate chef series was seen monthly, giving our Montreal chefs much needed love and shine during and after the harrowing COVID period. With some 35 episodes already out in the world, in 2024 Beyond the Plate has begun a brand new chapter in collaboration with Montreal media outlet Cult MTL and numerous prestigious corporate sponsors. With the thriving series Heidi continues her role as a spokesperson and passionate leader in the city's celebrated restaurant community.