Located in a bustling and hip district right near Anthony Bourdain's favorite Montreal destination, Au Pied de Cochon, this peaceful and romantic Basque tapas restaurant will lure you with it's compact, quiet and unassuming facade and warm interior. Very romantic and perfect for intimate conversation, the simple white and wood interior sports a small-ish number of tables in two rooms.
Nowadays its virtually impossible to walk a block in any major city without encountering a "small plates" or tapas restaurant, but rarely will you encounter one as competent as this one. Every single little dish (and they are pretty little) that came out of the kitchen was fabulous. We tried half a dozen and enjoyed every one. Hell, the Foie Gras was so good that we ordered a second plate of it - perfectly seared with a lovely fruity accompaniment, this $5 (Canadian) dish shocked us in its perfect implementation and unbelievable value.
Don't miss the mushrooms with duck confit, the calamari, or the artichokes. Yum. May just reset your standards for tapas!