“We didn’t expect it to work so well. “It’s full every evening,” says Thomas Vernis, surprised and thrilled at the same time after eight weeks of opening.
Published yesterday at 11:00 am.
This shows how much Pointe-Saint-Charles needed a neighborhood restaurant like June Buvette. “I’ve opened restaurants and I’ve never seen an opening like this,” adds the man whose Tomahawk Group operates several restaurants in Old Montreal (Santos, Buvette Pastek, Unibar) and steakhouses. Sweet.
Guillaume Ménard’s decor is warm, with plenty of counter areas and tables lined up on either side of two candlelit banquettes. At the entrance, bathed in light through a garage door, an island invites us to look at the wine bottles in the glass.
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The beef tartare topped with cheese is already becoming a must-try.
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A scallop pogo with buttermilk sauce and boreal spices? Yes !
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Both gourmet and sophisticated, the (double!) fried halibut burger with potato bun.
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The mackerel toast is impeccable with its little details: rye bread, fermented radish and dehydrated zucchini.
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Thomas Vernis has as partners Thomas Engasser and Kevyn Houpert (both from La Traversée, the restaurant at Bota Bota).)without forgetting Patrick Marion, chef of the Tomahawk group, who lives in the neighborhood.
Patrick Marion, an Ottawa native, says he compensated for his lack of culinary training with hard work. He worked at Millerand in the Magdalen Islands, Pilgrimme in British Columbia, and a certain old, renowned restaurant in Copenhagen called Noma. For him, June Buvette is the culmination of all his experiences: fine execution “without pretensions”.
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Come to 1900 rue Center in Pointe-Saint-Charles to discover June Buvette.
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The lighting and the cream-colored brick wall contribute significantly to the cozy atmosphere.
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The decor is by Guillaume Ménard
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Kevyn Houper, Patrick Marion and Thomas Vernis.
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Pointe-Saint-Charles is booming. Not far from June Buvette is Sabayon, the new micro-restaurant from Marie-Josée Beaudoin and Patrice Demers.
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“I think we have found a nice balance between tasty and seasonal cuisine,” says Thomas Vernis happily.
Bienvenue is the formula for dishes ranging from $14 to $28 that can be shared or eaten alone. Although the menu changes regularly, there are two signature dishes that you order for the first time and know it won’t be the last. : Scallop pogos and beef tartare with cheddar cheese on a hash brown. The privately imported wines are carefully selected by sommelier Olivier Deschamps – between solid values and small producers.
In its renaissance, Center Street has everything it needs to become a destination with Sabayon, the Milky Way cocktail bar, the Knox Tavern and several cafes (Cosé, Bloom, Clarke, Florence). At June Buvette, the clientele is so large that we will be expanding a “cocktail and lounge area” in the neighboring rooms. We hope to be able to accommodate or wait people there who don’t have a reservation.
Thomas Vernis also hopes to sign a lease for an adjacent vacant space for another project… No doubt, there’s a lot happening in Pointe-Saint-Charles!
1900 Center Street, Montreal