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Au Pied de Cochon
536 Avenue Duluth Est · Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Canada’s 100 Michelin Guide · past
People
Dishes the press names (36)
Foie gras poutineCity icon
“it offered something primal and exuberant: foie gras on poutine, pig’s” The Main
Named by 3 outlets: La Presse · Tastet · The Main
Baked beans with meatballs
“cherry sauce, and baked beans loaded with more pork than most” The Main
Named by 2 outlets: Tastet · The Main
Pea soup with foie gras
“place where even a simple pea soup arrives laced with foie gras and bacon” The Main
Named by 2 outlets: Tastet · The Main
Spinach souffle omelette
“un gravlax de saumon avec fromage frais aux herbes et une omelette soufflée aux épinards.” Tastet, Mar 2023
Named by 2 outlets: La Presse · Tastet
Crispy duck with maple crepes
“experience with decadent takes on tradition: crispy duck with maple crêpes, rabbit” The Main
Named by 1 outlet: The Main
Lamb shanks
“Classic dishes are reimagined: onion soup, duck confit, lamb shanks, meatball stew.” Tastet, Feb 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Meatball stew
“Classic dishes are reimagined: onion soup, duck confit, lamb shanks, meatball stew.” Tastet, Feb 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Onion soup
“Classic dishes are reimagined: onion soup, duck confit, lamb shanks, meatball stew.” Tastet, Feb 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Rabbit with sour cherry sauce
“maple crêpes, rabbit stuffed with sour cherry sauce, and baked beans loaded with” The Main
Named by 1 outlet: The Main
Apple maple candy
“ses barres choco-noisette et autres bonbons pomme et érable, qu'on peut commander sur le site” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Apple pie
“Exhibit A: Apple pie” Cult MTL, Sep 2012
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Apple prune bread pudding
“Exhibit C: Apple-prune bread pudding” Cult MTL, Sep 2012
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Beef bourguignon
“des ragoûts, du boeuf bourguignon, de la cuisine ultraclassique»” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Beet salad
“featuring items such as their beet salad with Louis d'Or, smoked herring, and chicken liver pâté, to name a few.” MTL Blog, Apr 2022
Named by 1 outlet: MTL Blog
Canned duck
“comme la soupe à l’oignon, le canard en conserve, les jarrets d’agneau, le ragoût de boulettes…” Tastet, Dec 2025
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Chicken liver pate
“featuring items such as their beet salad with Louis d'Or, smoked herring, and chicken liver pâté, to name a few.” MTL Blog, Apr 2022
Named by 1 outlet: MTL Blog
Chocolate hazelnut bar
“ses sablés, ses barres choco-noisette et autres bonbons pomme et érable, qu'on peut commander sur le site” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Duck confit
“Classic dishes are reimagined: onion soup, duck confit, lamb shanks, meatball stew.” Tastet, Feb 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Foie gras and pistachio cake with maple butter
“un décadent gâteau de fois gras et pistaches et beurre d’érable (à tartiner sur la délicieuse brioche à l’érable)” Tastet, Mar 2023
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Foie gras and pork poutine
“you must try their foie gras and pork poutine, it's so good it's reason enough to come back to the city!” MTL Blog, Apr 2022
Named by 1 outlet: MTL Blog
Foie gras burger
“especially for the foie gras burger” Tastet, Mar 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Foie gras nigiri
“Au Pied de Cochon's menu is full of surprising foie gras preparations, including a maple-flavoured foie gras nigiri.” MTL Blog, Aug 2022
Named by 1 outlet: MTL Blog
Ham hock with apple sauce
“les traditionnelles fèves au lard avec boulettes, un délicieux jambonneau à la sauce aux pommes, un gravlax de saumon avec fromage frais aux herbes” Tastet, Mar 2023
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Maple caramel candy
“pour préparer ses caramels à l'érable, ses sablés, ses barres choco-noisette et autres bonbons pomme et érable” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Maple smoked salmon kefta
“Among the highlights were maple smoked salmon kefta, a well-loved pairing of fish and syrup” Cult MTL, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Maple taffy on snow
“weekends, and a no-fuss menu of maple pancakes and taffy on snow.” The Main, Feb 2025
Named by 1 outlet: The Main
Pain fesse bread
“Il ne reste plus qu'à faire griller le moelleux «pain fesse» sur le four à bois” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Pecan and maple tart
“et une tarte pacanes et érables à se jeter par terre.” Tastet, Mar 2023
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Pigs feet
“gras on poutine, pig’s feet reimagined, onion soup turned decadent.” The Main
Named by 1 outlet: The Main
Ployes (buckwheat pancakes)
“souffler l'omelette, cuire les ployes sur la fonte” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Pork tanjia
“a cinder-cooked tanjia of pork that came overwhelmingly packed with the flavour of roasted cumin, however oily” Cult MTL, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
Pouding chômeur with foie gras
“foie gras everywhere, in all its glory (even on the pouding chômeur)” Tastet, Feb 2018
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Salmon gravlax with herbed cheese
“un délicieux jambonneau à la sauce aux pommes, un gravlax de saumon avec fromage frais aux herbes et une omelette soufflée aux épinards” Tastet, Mar 2023
Named by 1 outlet: Tastet
Shortbread cookies
“ses caramels à l'érable, ses sablés, ses barres choco-noisette et autres bonbons pomme et érable” La Presse, Apr 2018
Named by 1 outlet: La Presse
Smoked herring
“featuring items such as their beet salad with Louis d'Or, smoked herring, and chicken liver pâté, to name a few.” MTL Blog, Apr 2022
Named by 1 outlet: MTL Blog
Vanilla honey soft serve with apple sorbet
“the vanilla-honey soft serve and apple sorbet twist is so good it’ll bring you to your knees” Cult MTL, Sep 2012
Named by 1 outlet: Cult MTL
The room
- Licensed capacity
- 88 inside, 22 on the terrace
- Terrace
- Yes
- Licence held by
- PDC Montréal Inc.
Source: Québec liquor licence register (RACJ), updated 2026-09-23.
Dress
Casual · rowdy, indulgent Québécois, foie gras everything
In the press (75 articles · 5 outlets)
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Tablevane · Montréal · Facts from public records and the Montréal press, each with its source. Built 2026-09-24. Sources: Ville de Montréal open data, Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (via Données Québec), and the outlets linked on each page.