Café Du Nouveau Monde

On a recent trip to Montréal with a group of friends, I was searching the web and Unilocal for a good place to eat close to my hotel that was not Asian and I happened upon Café du Nouveau Monde. When I saw that one of their featured cocktails was my favorite Negroni, my decision was made toute suite.
Seeing that the café is in the same building as the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde and that I arrived about 20 minutes before curtain, I was very pleasantly surprised to be seated immediately, albeit at a smallish table for two, but just right for a single diner.
The café was in high gear with theatre-​goers, but my server attended to my desire for a Negroni as soon as I had the menu in my hand. The drink was delivered in no time flat, and my oh my, it was as good as if I had made it myself. I shared that information with my server while ordering my meal, and was paid a visit by the bartender shortly thereafter for a nice conversation about proper balance and craft cocktails in general. A very nice and knowledgable lady. When I ordered a second one, it was just as perfectly made as the first.
My food was exceptionally good from entrée (sauteed mushrooms on crostini) to main (grilled pork chop, a special) to dessert (affogato, served properly with grappa and a shot of espresso on the side).
The café pretty much cleared out at curtain time, but it wasn’t long before more people showed up to keep the place lively. And while I did have a main server, others on the friendly and attractive wait staff had no problem checking in on me and I certainly enjoyed practicing my conversational French with them.
I returned twice during my week in Montréal, once for lunch with a couple of friends (warm octopus salad for me, very good) and for another single dinner (sauteed shrimp entrée, roasted scallop main and white chocolate cheese cake dessert, all delicious) later the same day. And yes, more Negronis at dinner, each as good as the very first.
I would have loved to return to Café du Nouveau Monde again, but it being my last night in Montréal, it was made memorable by the food, the Negronis, the great bartender and wait staff.
À la prochaine, Café du Nouveau Monde!

Family and I passed by here after dinner for some more drinks. We had a couple youngins with us so we couldn’t exactly go to a bar. Decided to try Café Du Nouveau Monde and it was pretty great. Lots of drinks on the menu and plenty of beers on tap. I was also able to steal some bites of the crème brûlée which was amazing.

Superb setting. Tasty and classy food. Noisy but that’s what one expects in such a lively place. Service is quick and efficient. Had the beef tartare which was excellent. Cocktails are also nicely prepared.

I don’t think I’ve ever given a place 5 stars but the location, atmosphere and food were perfect for our sunny day trip to Montréal. We were quickly seated as requested outside in the shade. The water was delicious and the staff quite friendly and punctual. I ordered a bacon cheese burger which was accompanied by a delicious salad. The burger itself was perfectly cooked and seasoned. Something many places have trouble doing. It was one of those meals that leaves you satisfied but not full. Definitely worth a return trip

Toujours un plaisir de fréquenter le café du Nouveau Monde avant un spectacle à la Place des Arts. Le menu est varié et les plats offerts sont délicieux !

En plein centre ville une cuisine délicieuse belle terrasse agréable service impeccable pas trop cher belle sélection de vin à deux ou a plusieurs ce restau et fait pour tous les goûts carte varie et appétissante … La bavette cuite à la perfection le dessert moeulleix au chocolat un vrai bonheur en bouche
Hummm j y retourne c sûre !!!