Moccione Montreal Restaurant review

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Food & Drink

Montreal Restaurant Guide: Moccione

by Heidi Small

“Pasta is the true star and it’s all lovingly made in-house, daily.”

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

Moccione

Moccione’s chef and co-owner Luca Cianciulli leads a team that serves up dish after dish of winning Italian delicacies. Nestled in Villeray, on a quiet block of St-Denis, this resto’s concise menu will have you swooning for days, until you manage to snag your next coveted visit. Pasta is the true star and it’s all lovingly made in-house, daily. The seasonal menu also boasts an impressive private import wine list and fun cocktails that showcase their mixologist’s talents. Save room for the tiramisu to cap off a most memorable Montreal meal. (7495 St-Denis)

Montreal Restaurant Guide: Moccione

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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.