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The bustle of an Asian night market will soon meet the comforting familiarity of a well-loved supermarket. T&T Supermarket, Canada's largest Asian supermarket chain, is joining forces with Marché de Nuit Asiatique for an extraordinary edition that's set to spice up Montreal's summer nights.

As the sun sets, from August 17 to 20, the sky around T&T will light up with festive lanterns while the air sizzles with the irresistible aroma of over 100 dishes from 30 restaurants and stalls, promising a feast of Asian cuisine, from succulent skewers to fluffy dumplings and refreshing bubble teas.

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Montreal, meet Bếp Cuisine Viet — the newest Vietnamese restaurant to join the city's impressive roster of foodie spots. In collaboration with Ganadara, Sushi Sama and Poke MTL, Bếp Cuisine is offering up all your Vietnamese must-haves.

Despite aiming to open last winter, Bếp officially opened its doors back in November 2022 and is located on rue Jarry E. in Montreal's Villeray borough.

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Happy year of the rabbit! The lunar new year will begin on January 22 and Montreal is getting a one-day, free-to-attend holiday market for the occasion.

Organized by the Hong Kong Cultural Learning Society in Montreal (HKCLS), Montreal's Lunar New Year Market will take place at the Centre Communautaire de Loisirs Sainte-Catherine d’Alexandrie in the Village. Organizers say you can expect food, themed gifts and activities.

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Montreal is getting its first-ever ramen food festival next month with 24 participating restaurants. RAMEN RAMEN is set to touch down on October 11 where festivalgoers will be able to taste their way through Montreal with each restaurant introducing a featured ramen dish.

Each dish can then be voted on by the public on the RAMEN RAMEN Facebook page. The restaurant that receives the most likes will take home the People's Choice Award. Additionally, each member of the festival's jury will award their favourite spots at the end of the food fest. How does one become a member of this jury? Asking for a friend.

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Montreal chefs Jongwook Lee and WonGoo Joun have joined forces to launch a Korean bistro in Saint-Henri. 9 Tail Fox, just a few minutes from the Marché Atwater on the corner of avenue Greene and rue Notre-Dame, opened on September 21. Eater Montreal was the first to report on its opening.

9 Tail Fox is the chefs' first joint venture. They told MTL Blog they bring a combined experience at five Montreal restaurants: Big in Japan, Cadet, the Ritz Hotel's Maison Boulud, Pastel and Pullman.

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T&T, Canada's largest Asian supermarket chain, is set to open its first Quebec location by 2023. With an area of 6,500 square metres, the new T&T in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough will be the biggest in the country.

T&T parent company Loblaw Companies Limited had planned for an early 2022 launch, but the opening of a vaccination clinic at the planned supermarket site at 300, avenue Sainte-Croix necessitated a postponement to December.

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The pungent smell of Myanmar coffee and koji will fill downtown when the first-ever Marché MajesThé Market arrives in Montreal on May 1.

With the goal of promoting Montreal Asian entrepreneurship, the event will feature the fine foods and products from a dozen local artisans and food businesses, including Ri Yuè Célébration, Golden Triangle Coffee, Pâtisserie T.M., Atelier Fleuriste, and others.

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True Montrealers know the city is home to two Chinatowns: the official, traditional Chinatown around rue de la Gauchetière and the unofficial, more contemporary Chinatown in Shaughnessy Village. Now, after seeing the success of the annual Asian night market in Montreal's original Chinatown, Shaughnessy Village is finally getting one of its own: Shoni Market.

From September 10 to 12, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest will close off between rue Lambert Closse and rue de Bleury as pedestrians sample delicious Asian street fare from around 30 different kiosks.

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