Though it may not always be evident afford Montreal ’s obsession with poutine and smoked meat , this urban center has a serious soft blot for healthy food . When you ’re stuck working all day in a cubicle in the midsection of a Downtown rushing , getting what little chlorophyll you may from a unripened salad can spell the remainder between life and death by tedium . To aid you avoid the extra nutritionist’s calorie , and get in a dot of vitamins without saunter too far , here are the best healthy lunch spot in Downtown Montreal .
Mandy’s
Mandy ’s Salad Bar on Crescent is doubtlessly one of the good places Downtown to get a good for you , fill , non - vegetarian meal . Not as busy ( or as cramp ) as its Westmount counterpart , the Crescent locating boasts the same cheerful design and extensive menu of salads and soups . Go for the sublime Man ’s Salad , or sample the ultimate trial run of willpower by making your own .
Resto Végo
Though not everything at this vegetarian by - the - weight measure is healthy ( there ’s usually a good amount of pizza pie ) , you may fill your plate with as many sprouts , vegan curry , and light quiche as your heart and soul desires . Even if you overdo it , lunch caps at $ 16.50 .
Deville Dinerbar
This 1950s - style eating house is a second swankier than the title of ' diner ' would imply . Come here when you desire to impress your tiffin sidekick , or pussyfoot in a bit of midday boozing . unquestionably seek one of the unbelievable salads on the fare .
Crudessence
It does n’t get much healthier than this vegan , raw , mostly gluten - free restaurant – and that may be enough to frighten off off some sightly - weather dabblers in healthy eating . Yet the food here is delicious , inventive , cheering , and perfectly stunning in its presentation , and will convince even the most die - hard carnivore to stave off bacon for one lunch .
La Panthère Verte
Next door to Crudessence is another sound eating house and Montreal instauration , La Panthère Verte ( The Green Panther ) . An ode to unsubdivided in-between easterly food , it serves falafel , salad combos , and a rotate variety of day-after-day specials , from curry to chili pepper . Though no one is reinvent the cycle here , the food is low-cost , comforting , and consistently dependable .
Café Parvis
With a beautiful patio , distressed walls , and the chic atmosphere of a hip Brooklyn hangout , Café Parvis is a spell of hipster paradise in the thick of suit - clothe Montreal . With unparalleled pizza pie combinations and a broad selection of salad in three sizes , it ’s a great place to draw a blank the world for an hour , or spend time with someone you truly fancy .
Anton & James
A tenacious , sleek counter eclipse this little room , with some of the city ’s hip businessmen leaning over it to use up during every lunch hr . The degraded - nutrient standard pressure and cafeteria - style regulate belies the quality of the intellectual nourishment , though it likely help keep Anton & James one of Downtown Montreal ’s best - keep enigma . The less wellness - conscious can essay one of the many excellent pizzas , but we would cheer you to order the cedar board salmon salad .
Copper Branch
This vegan chain is the consummate seat to snap up a healthy lunch that ’s a piece different than the rest . There are peachy vegetarian burgers here , but we ’re partial to the lawn bowling . With your selection of caryopsis or salad base and a flock of flavour combination , your lunch will go a long path without put a monumental dent in your pocketbook , or taking up too much time .
Miss Prêt à Manger
Though Miss Prêt à Manger is predominantly a catering business , it ’s insufferable to walk past this little restaurant ’s colourful lunchtime pick . Everything here is fresh and organic .
Lola Rosa
In fount it is n’t clear yet , Montreal has a serious beloved affair with vegan intellectual nourishment , and Lola Rosa is the synagogue at which we idolize . The eclectic card , excellent desserts , and warm , rustic décor at the Milton Street location have many fans storming its doors at all hour . Lunchtime is especially busy here .
Burritoville
For a side of government with your vegan lunch , seem no further than Burritoville . This piffling Concordia University haunt and eatery is a co - op that repeat as a nighttime performance locus . you’re able to calculate on the food to always be impudent , ethically - source , cruelness - free , and anti - capitalist .
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Courtesy of Copper Branch
Mandy’s Salad Bar
Nathalie Turbide/Ça mijote
Courtesy of Crudessence
Courtesy of Café Parvis
Courtesy of Anton & James
Miss Prêt à Manger
Co-op de Solidarité Burritoville
