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| - I wish they had a place like this in DC! It's tucked away in old town; the restaurant itself is sort of in the basement. Surrounded by old grey stones, like a crypt; up on the first floor they have this regal bar. Looks like something of out the Godfather set, with maroon leather chairs, and heavy oak tables. Has a great selection of beers including some local brews.
Once you make your way down to the dining hall, don't try to count calories or (Canadian) dollars, and just go with the recommendations. They whipped out this great baked mussels dish. Loaded with butter and garlic, they had these enormous mussels actually baked into a clay dish. Then I got the Dore Amande, Canadian wall-eye, baked with a side of potatoes and greens. Simple as can be, but damn good. I think it was combination of how they probably poached it half an hour before and what they seasoned it with (and probably because they poured loads of butter on it). Chasing it down with sauvignon blanc.
Risking not being able to walk to the taxi outside, I couldn't resist their chocolate cake, and had to obviously pick a nice single malt to wrap things up.
All in all, if you're in Montreal, don't miss out on Gibby's.
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