It’s the first long weekend of spring in Montreal, and the perfect opportunity to treat yourself to flowers and spend quality time with family and friends… and maybe even brunch in one of the city’s most springtime restaurants!
1 Lloyd’s Easter Brunch
From April 19 to 21, Lloyd’s restaurant is offering an Easter brunch with eggs just the way you like them and bottomless mimosa…
Where? Lloyd, 1050 rue de la Gauchetière
How much? $49/person, half price for ages 4 to 12, free for ages 3 and under
2.brunch at Bloomfield’s
It’s the most spring-like decor in town, and perfect for the first days of summer. Their Mediterranean brunch is served every day from Wednesday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and we can’t wait to try the octopus Bloomfield and the Palestinian-style eggs…
To take away, you can also bring their sandwich bread to the Sunday family brunch, the king of spring aesthetics and the guarantee of an Instagram story that will win over the Easter weekend.
Where? Bloomfield, 1199 Van Horne Avenue
How much? dishes around $20-35, cocktails between $12 and $16
3. h3 brunch
On April 20, starting at 10 a.m., h3 offers a special Easter menu featuring local and seasonal products: beets for the Borscht, 24h cooked ham, Gaspé halibut, braised lamb shank… it’s one of the most chic brunches of the weekend, ending with a champagne mousse gilded with 24-carat gold. Of course, reservations must be made online in advance!
Where? h3, 340 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, 2nd floor
How much? $65/adult, $29/child (10 years and under)
4. the buffet at maggie oakes
Maggie Oakes offers a buffet-style brunch on April 20, with a little bit of everything and a lot of local produce (for example, Portneuf’s famous Cendrillon goat) around stations for eggs, meat, pastries, yoghurt and fruit…
Where? Maggie Oakes, 426 Place Jacques Cartier
How much? $70/person
5.the Rosélys buffet
Rosélys is the restaurant of the chic Fairmont Queen Élizabeth, and every Sunday (11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. service) there’s a gigantic buffet-style brunch with hot and cold dishes, lunch, a Mimosa or non-alcoholic cocktail included, chercuterie, pizzeria, candy bar… Come out of the Montreal hibernation and start the new season in luxury. Reservations are recommended, and don’t eat too much the night before!
Where? Rosélys, Farmont Queen Élizabeth, 900 René-Lévesque Blvd.
How much? $111.42/person
6 Leméac brunch
Leméac offers a French-style brunch on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. , with fried eggs, poached eggs, omelettes (we’re dying for the cheddar/fries omelette…), smoked salmon or meat, müesli for those who prefer it, and boudin for the most French of French people and daddies.
There’s a classic Mimosa, of course, but Leméac also serves a bergamot Negroni that lets us drink spring straight from the source… Online reservations recommended!
Where to find us Leméac, 1045 Laurier Avenue West
How much? dishes $15-$29, drinks $7-$20
7.brunch at LOV
LOV offers a vegetarian/vegan brunch on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for those who want to start the season off green, with fresh fruit, eggs Benedict, shakshuka and avocado toast. We drink a Golden Milk or a Blue Lavender Latte – also for those who wish they’d spent the long weekend in California…
Where? LOV, 464 McGill St.
How much? dishes between $15-$23, drinks between $4 and $11
8 Easter brunch at Pincette’s Lobster Bar
For Easter, Pincette is offering a brunch on April 19 and 20 that, of course, features the seafood and land-seafood we love so much in the region. Mimosa eggs and sardines, roasted vegetable cassolette and raspberry fritters… It’s a set menu, but we’ll add a Bloody Pincette…
Where? Pincette, 94 rue Saint-Paul East
59/person, drinks between $7 and $22
Enjoy your brunch!