By Nat Parkinson La Banquise is the most popular poutine establishment in Montreal. Located on 994 Rachel St. Featuring 30 different types of poutine, the 47 year old restaurant often sees lines out around the corner. Open 24/7, La Banquise remains busy at all hours of the day. For those of you who have no idea […]
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By Mary Scheyder With the summer drawing to a close (though neglecting to take with it the heat), we all begin to settle into our academic minds and schedules once more. Here, in the beautiful and exciting city of Montréal, 29 Champlainers got to just scratch the surface of all there is to see and […]
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If you live in or have spent a lot of time in any big city then you have hopefully been to a version of La Banquise. Every big city worth its salt has a local, special comfort food, and with that comes restaurants which set the standard for that comfort food. New York has Di Fara for pizza, Philadelphia has Pat’s for cheesesteak, and Montreal has La Banquise for poutine. Of course, all of these cities have dozens of incredible local comfort food joints, and long-time denizens love arguing about which is the best. That’s part of the fun. Continue reading
You heard right. Starting tomorrow, February 1st, is a week long love of Poutine here in Montreal. Local restaurants participate in creating the most delicious and sometimes bizarre creations (Japanese poutine? Poutine not made with fries but donuts slices cut to look like fries?). Continue reading
