Experts' Choice Award Au Pied de Cochon
13 expert reviews
“This lively restaurant, manned by chef Martin Picard, has earned a cultlike following both within the city and abroad for its obsessive (and inventive) preparations of all things meat.”
– Travel + Leisure
Concierge "Martin Picard's... synthesis of rustic fare and haute cuisine is masterful."
Insight Guides "Hugely acclaimed for very generous portions of fresh seafood, meat - including bison and venison in season - and fowl, all prepared to perfection. "
Gayot14.0
"Martin Picard's busy pork and seafood restaurant is anything but subtle, with its colossal servings of fun and rich, casually-prepared food." Full review
Michelin Guide "Park your calorie-counter and blood- pressure gauges at the door as you enter this temple to Quebec's most saturated trans-fat menu."
DK Eyewitness "Soothing pleasures of tender meat, succulent sauces, and crisp salads await at this packed bistro serving traditional Quebecois cuisine, so make a reservation."
Rough Guide "Picard, whose approach to Québécois cuisine is as playful as his hair, famously added foie gras to poutine – quelle scandale! – at his breakout restaurant."
Fodor's "Not for the timid, the menu at this famous bistro is an ode to nose-to-tail cooking…and fat." Full review
National Geographic "“Comforting Quebecois farmhouse cooking; foie gras prepared all ways, as appetizer, side dish, and main event.”—Maria Francesca LoDico. Plateau haute-bistro went supernova when celebrity..." Full review
Tasting Table "Chef Martin Picard helped catalyze the fatty, in-your-face ethos that defines nouveau Québécois cuisine." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "At Martin Picard's world-renowned restaurant in Plateau Mont-Royal, vegetables play second fiddle to the rich meats consumed by Montreal's first French settlers." Full review
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