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asian night market montreal

You don't have to travel to Taiwan to experience the magic (and deliciousness) of an Asian night market — from the vibrant colours to the aromatic scents to the lively sounds. In fact, you don't have to go any further than Montreal's local T&T Supermarché in Ville Saint-Laurent.

Building on the success of the inaugural event last year, T&T Montreal's Asian night market, in collaboration with Marché de Nuit Asiatique, will be doubling in size when it returns this month. That means 100+ mouthwatering dishes from more than 30 restaurants and stores — and, yes, lots of street food!

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Summer is gearing up to be a festival-filled season in Montreal and foodies can officially add a Vietnamese street food festival to their things-to-do list.

Chợ Đêm MTL is returning for its second edition this summer at Montreal's Bassin Peel where Vietnamese culture will be on full display. The food festival will run along the waterfront of the Lachine Canal and include eating stations, live performances of both modern and folk songs and dance, V-pop, Vietnamese martial arts and more.

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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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Ramen Ramen is Montreal's first-ever ramen food festival taking place in a few days and a total of 184 restaurants are participating. Ramen Ramen is set to start on October 11 when hungry festivalgoers will be able to slurp their way through Montreal with each resto introducing a featured ramen dish.

The public can then cast their votes for their fave ramen dish on the Ramen Ramen Facebook page. The restaurant that receives the most likes will take home the People's Choice Award.

Ramen lovers can purchase their Ramen Ramen festival passport for $5 at any participating restaurant. The passport earns you a 10% discount on each featured ramen dish.

Here's every featured dish you'll be able to try at Ramen Ramen 2022:

Bar MajesThé

Dish: Yuzu Pepper Shio Ramen made with peppered chicken broth flavoured with yuzu, Hidaka konbu and katsuobushi for depth of flavour, and sea salt seasoning to enhance the umami taste of the broth. Served with homemade chasiu pork, sous-vide chicken breast and ajitsuke tamago.

Address: 2077, boul. Robert-Bourassa, Montreal, QC

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Biiru

Dish: Shoyū Ramen made with chicken broth, salt base, pork shashu, chop suey, sofrito, and poutine cheese.

Address: 1433, rue City Councillors, Montreal, QC

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Boswell Brasserie

Dish: Ramen Boswell made with creamy chicken broth (tori paitan), chasu, tokyo style noodles, shoyu tare, tamago. Boswell also shared a photo of them preparing their ramen broth — so they're ready to go.

Address: 2407, ave. Mont-Royal, E., Montreal, QC

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Grenade

Dish: Duck Ramen made with tonkotsu broth, shitake mushroom, bok choy, bean sprouts and soft boiled egg.

Address: 1603, rue Ontario E., Montreal, QC

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Hanzō Izakaya

Dish: Hanzō Ramen made up of miso, chicken stock, pork tourtiere, ajitama egg, spinach, menma, and naruto.

Address: 417, rue Saint-Nicolas, Montreal, QC

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Hono Ramen

Dish: Kamo wonton ramen made with roasted duck broth, shio tare, parsnip oil, wonton with duck confit and mushrooms, duck breast, chanterelles, parsnip crumble.

Address: 680, rue Saint-Joseph E.

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Imadake

Dish: Tonkotsu Shoyu Baka Ramen!

Address: 4006, rue Sainte-Catherine O., Montreal, QC

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Kinton Ramen

Dish: Original Beef Ramen made with thick noodles in an original beef broth with a hint of Angus beef brisket, seasoned egg, bamboo shoots, Judas ear mushrooms and green onion.

Addresses:

  • Kinton Ramen Carrefour Laval — 2575, boul. Daniel-Johnson, Laval, QC
  • Kinton Ramen Côte-des-Neigs — 5216, ch. Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal, QC
  • Kinton Ramen Union — 1202, ave. Union, Montreal, QC

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La Belle Tonki

Dish: Cheesy ramen made with spicy cheddar, ramen noodles, cheese curds, cheddar, fishcake, herbs.

Address: 1335, rue Baubien E.

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La Bêtise

Dish: Flying Ramen served with shrimp bisque and miso, shrimp tempura, grilled octopus, corn, enoki, nori, naruto, pickled egg and green onion.

Addresses:

  • 6015, rue Saint-Hubert
  • 3807, rue Wellington

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La Cale Pub Zéro Déchet

Dish: Ramen Toé will be available in 3 variations, either vegan, vegetarian or with pork. The ramen is made with a vegetable broth seasoned with homemade miso. The wheat noodles are also rolled by hand. The ramen will be garnished with pickled vegetables and egg, fried mushrooms, shizo shoots, seaweed and a special topping for each version.

Address: 6839, rue Saint-Hubert

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NeoTokyo Ramen

Dish: Shio Ramen.

Address: 425 rue Viger O.

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Ramen Isshin

Dish: Red Miso Ramen mad with ishhin red miso mix, wok fried pork, onions, bean sprouts, carrots, kikurage mushroom, cha shu pork belly with thick twisted noodles.

Address: 1217, ave. du Mont-Royal E.

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Ramen Nakamichi

Dish: Traditional Shoyu ramen made from scratch.

Address: 5329, boul. Saint-Laurent

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Restaurant de l'ITHQ

Dish: Raman-toi ici made with crispy pork ramen soup, black garlic, soy and maple marinated soft egg, baby vegetables.

Address: 3535, rue Saint-Denis

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Sansotei Ramen

Dish: Tonkotsu Black Ramen made with creamy tonkotsu broth topped with brisket, sliced tender pork, seasoned black mushrooms, runny soft egg, green onion and black garlic oil.

Addresses:

  • 1201, ave. Mont-Royal E.
  • 370, rue Ste-Catherine O.

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Tsukuyomi Ramen

Dish: Chashu Tonkotsu ramen is the house specialty made up of a bowl of ramen that contains a creamy homemade broth topped with a piece of chashu, green onions, black mushrooms, half an egg and nori.

Addresses:

  • 1242, rue Bishop
  • 5207, boul. Saint-Laurent

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Umami Ramen & Izakaya

Dish: Spicy Tantanmen, which is Umami's version of their own Tantanmen, but this one is a little spicier than the classic.

Address: 6660, rue Clark

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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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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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Montreal's Asian night market — taking place, this year, under the dreamy, twinkling lights of the wish tree in Chinatown — is officially in full swing and full of delicious surprises.

The market is currently running every weekend until October 3. Organizers have partnered with La Pépinière | Espaces Collectifs, a project organizer for public spaces in Montreal, and Quartier des Spectacles to present yummy Asian street food as well as special programming.

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