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| - It's official: Mile End/St-Louis has become a true wine-lover's paradise (at least by Montreal standards) in the span of just a few short years. Le Comptoir is the latest addition to the scene, having opened in the fall of 2010. The concept is minimal: a simple, tasteful interior; a relatively short menu that places the emphasis on snacks and smaller, informal dishes (like a house recipe BLT, made with house-cured ventrèche), but also includes some more elaborate fare (including a killer côte de porc for two); and a nice selection of wines, focusing on natural, biodynamic wines. Le Comptoir prides itself on its charcuterie, all of it made on premises, and they have good reason to--their selection of saucissons secs, guanciale, coppa, and other cured meats ranks among the city's best. In many ways, the concept is very close to Buvette Chez Simone. Both have paired a smart, appealing, and affordable menu with a smart, appealing, and affordable wine list (wines by the glass are all under $10). Buvette has done gangbusters business pretty much from Day 1. Le Comptoir appears to be poised to do the same.
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