Bar Otto
Soft shell crab baos
Verdict: Run
Top Japanese fusion food in Montreal. Located right in Griffintown, they have a nice wine menu as well with some unique funky stuff. Their mazeman is amazing.
Type: Japanese
City: Montreal, QC (Little Burgundy)
Uni and bone marrow mazeman
Item: Softshell Crab Buns, Uni / Marrow Mazeman, Ramen, Sushi, Sashimi, Cocktails
Matcha cocktail
Comments:
We come to Bar Otto probably once every 3-4 months; in a city with a ton of restaurants, that’s a pretty big deal
When our friends come from out of town, this is usually a go to spot because they are so unique with some of the modernization of what they are doing with asian foods (i.e. uni and bone marrow mazeman)
I will say that the general ramen is some of the best I’ve had in Canada and I particularly love how the broth isn’t crazy salty that I need to chug a litre of water after eating a bowl, but you’re not sacrificing on any flavour
My favourite dish is easily the soft shell crab steamed buns - they are crunchy, soft, and utterly delectable
For drinks, they are also quite unique + they have a pretty decent wine list where we got introduced the L’Imparfait for the first time and ended up buying a few bottles of the orange wine to go
I highly recommend getting the Matcha Yuzu Sake cocktail as they’re super crushable and tasty
Classic chicken ramen
Sashimi platter
Local wine from PEC
Elderflower cocktail
