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Maison Boulud is the French restaurant inside The Ritz-Carlton at 1228 Sherbrooke West in Montréal, and the Michelin Guide listed it as Recommended in 2026. Daniel Boulud's namesake room reinterprets French classics with Quebec products.
Executive Chef Romain Valicon, originally from Lyon, trained under Paul Bocuse and became a Maître Cuisinier de France in 2022. Dishes come out of an open kitchen and lean on artisanal Quebecois producers. Guests can order à la carte, follow the seasonal daily menu, or hand the evening over to a five-course tasting menu. Brunch and a French-led breakfast also run alongside lunch and dinner.
The main dining room has light wood walls, a gas-burning fireplace and soft music, with the open kitchen in view. A year-round greenhouse looks onto the kitchen, and booths and a private room suit quieter conversation. In warmer months the terrace overlooks Sherbrooke Street. Ducks wander the wading pool in the outdoor dining area, which has become something of a local signature.
Pastry Chef Claude Guérin joined the hotel in 2014 and was named Best Pastry Chef in Canada by Canada's 100 Best in 2018. Forbes Travel Guide, which also lists the restaurant as Recommended for 2026, singles out her Chocolate Coulant, served with liquid caramel, fleur de sel and caramelized milk ice cream.
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Diners can order à la carte, choose from the seasonally inspired daily menu that features locally sourced ingredients or put their meal in the hands of the chef's five-course tasting menu.Be sure to order dessert. No one tastes the Chocolate Coulant with liquid caramel, fleur de sel and caramelized milk ice cream without raving about it for weeks.With an open kitchen, light wood walls, a modern, gas-burning fireplace and ambient music, the atmosphere at Maison Boulud is designed to feel welcoming, offering a casually elegant flavor that encourages conversation and conviviality.Whether you’re tucked away in a private room or booth or sharing a meal in the natural light in the greenhouse, you’ll feel comfortable talking with your fellow diners without concern of being overheard.If you’re looking to see and be seen, you’ll certainly find plenty of Montreal’s tastemakers on the scene, but the true focus here is on fine dining without pretension. Well, that and admiring the famous ducks parading about the wading pool in the outdoor dining area.
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