Eatery: Titanic Cafe in Old Montreal

Definitely the perfect place if you’re looking to grab a quick lunch, just before the lunch-rush hour.
You’ve probably won’t find Titanic unless someone points it out to you. Its not located in a major street in Old Montreal, but it is well known by the locals as a Gourmet Sandwich place. Titanic Cafe, hidden away in the semi-basement, has by far the tastiest antipasto plate I’ve had ever tried. Not to mention the huge, melt-in-your-mouth baguette sandwiches that are their signature style. Suggested sandwiches: Tuna Salad, and the Mexican Style Pork Sandwich.
If you can manage to arrive before 12 noon, the better chances to find a table. The place fills up very quickly, everyday.

Titanic Cafe

Address: 445 Rue St-Pierre
Tel: 514. 849. 0894
Website

Open weekdays only.

Montreal Image: Park in Little Italy

photo: Deya Bautista

This little park is the same one facing the Condo Church in little Italy, on St Laurent Blvd. According to Google maps it’s called Parc Martel.
It’s located right at the entrance of the lovely neighbourhood of Little Italy. If you’ve never been there, it’s on St Laurent and Ste Zotique, where all the stores (apparel, groceries, etc) as well as restaurant and cafes are located. From this point on, and all the way north until Jean Talon there are many many places to shop, eat or just visit. There is now new developments and businesses opening on the Blvd just south of Ste Zotique. The area is expanding and new construction condos are surfacing in the neighbourhood.

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Montreal Image: Gray Morning on Notre Dame E.

Photo: Deyanira Bautista.

I took a little walk in the neighbourhood with my camera the other day and I saw this almost empty side of the street, slightly covered with snow.It looked so peaceful. You can see the Molson logo at the top of the building in the center faded a bit by the fog.  This is the exact location where the picture was taken.

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Eatery: Resident Diner in Old Montreal

Right in the corner of Notre Dame and St Denis (or Bonsecours since it’s on the south side), you will find Resident Restaurant; a big and spacious room with high ceiling, elegant yet casual minimalist decor. The type of cooking they offer is a mix of comfort food with a twits of gourmet.
I’ve had the chance to eat there a few times (and try different dishes), and I’ve even met clients for lunch (they’ve loved it!). By far my favorites are the spicy Crab Cakes as appetizers, and for the main course I loved the Lamb Shepherd’s Pie, and the Grilled Bavette with Shallots on Red Wine Sauce.

Resident Diner

Address: 400 Notre Dame E. (corner of St Denis)
Tel: 514-844.1466.
Average price: $16-$23 per person (not including tip or alcohol)

And…Live jazz band on Saturday night.

Lachine Canal in Time Magazine’s Top 10 Bike Paths

Photo courtesy: A.J Kandy.

Time magazine published their top 10 bike paths and Montreal made it to number 3 on the list.
In their article they make reference to different areas surrounding the path: Atwater Market, the water front properties, the Rene Levesque park, just to mention a few. It is interesting to see the developing of this area that not too long ago was still considered a bit rough. Still may will refer to it as Lil Burgundy area- wrongfully so.

The Atwater/Lachine Canal area has developed nicely into a neighbourhood that is now being featured in the Time magazine. How sweet can that be? Congratulation to all its residents!

Old Montreal Building: Sold or Not?

Remember this building? I just got word from one of the merchants in this area that this building had finally sold. There seems to be a difference of prices between my sources, some say it went from 1.3M to a final 1.2 Million. Which isn’t bad at all since they were first asking 1.3 Million, it means it sold for 100k less than asking price. They city should be happy, n’est pas?. In any case, I haven’t checked the registry to see if the actual sale took place or not, and for how much- I’d be curious to see the actual numbers, but even better than that: what’s the new owner’s plans for this place?
For those of you whow don’t know the story, this property was offered for sale by the city of Montreal, last april- we didn’t follow up since they stop receiving offers (nothing to blog about, right?), now it seems we have a winner. You can see here the previous article.

Notre Dame Basilica: Christmas Decoration Are Up

Photo: Deya Bautista

Every year the Basilica Notre-Dame, in Old Montreal, adorns its entrance with this beautiful set of blue light angel, as their Christmas decoration. This year was no different. Although there is a lot of renovations happening in front of the church, the sight at night is simply gorgeous.

I took this picture using my Christmas present. Santa came early this year; gave me this great new lens for my not-so-new camera ;) Still learning to use the new toy, in the mean time I’ve taken a few pictures of the neighbourhood’s Christmas decor, and as the holidays approach, I’ll be sharing them with you on the future posts. Hope you enjoy them!

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