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Temporary exhibition

From November 26, 2025 to October 18, 2026

Edith H. Mather, 414-418 De La Gauchetière Street, Montreal, Quebec, 1976. Gift of Edith H. Mather, M2012.113.1.3.48P, McCord Stewart Museum

On the Menu

Montreal: A Restaurant Story

Discover the evolution of Montreal’s restaurant scene in all its forms since the 1960s. From deli to haute cuisine, the exhibition On the menu. Montreal: A Restaurant Story reveals how part of the city’s identity has been forged around the table.

  • Menu, <em>La Tour Eiffel</em>, 1963. Gift of Marjorie D. Cooper Gawley, Menus and Gastronomy Collection C285, M2004.94.22.55, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Edith H. Mather, <em>414-418 De La Gauchetière Street, Montreal, Quebec</em>, 1976. Gift of Edith H. Mather, M2012.113.1.3.48P, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Poster, <em>Bens world famous smoked meat brisket</em>, about 1800. Bens Delicatessen Collection in Honour of its Founders: Ben & Fanny Kravitz, Irving Kravitz, Al Kravitz and Sollie Kravitz, P715/D06.2,2.2, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Edith H. Mather, <em>Restaurant des Chauffeurs, 185 De la Montagne Street, Montreal, Quebec</em>, 1970. Gift of Edith H. Mather, M2012.113.1.1.59, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Photographer unknown, <em>Shap's Soda and Lunch Restaurant, Pine Avenue, Montreal, Quebec</em>, about 1940. Gift of the Estate of Ben and Beatrice Shap, M2008.96.2, McCord Stewart Museum

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