If there’s one place that’s vying for the top Portuguese chicken spot in town, it’s found a mere 10-minute walk away at Tony Alves’ restaurant. A disciple of Romados for two decades, many-a Montrealer will contest that Alves and his well-kept secrets of deliciously grilled birds and fiery piri piri sauce are the best in town. Maybe we’re being a bit too sentimental when we say we’ll breathe the smoky air of Romados over MPM’s any day of the week, but we’ll definitely concede that Alves has some of the best poutinebetween the two.

Poutine is the Québec national dish (it’s also probably Canada’s most well-known dish, but people in this province tend to balk at the maple leaf claiming its treasured snack). While Montréal has a few great places to eat poutine ( Chez Claudette and La Banquise, for example), the fries-concoction is really more of a rural thing, best enjoyed at a greasy-spoon casse-croûte on the side of a highway or ski lodge. That said, leave it to Montréal to level up poutine with a spice of diversity.

Ma Poule Mouillée, in the Plateau, is one of Montreal's most popular Portuguese chicken rotisseries—so popular, in fact, that there's often a line. While rotisserie chicken is a highlight here, folks also come from far and wide just for the poutine, which is made with fries topped with cheese curds, São Jorge cheese, chorizo and—of course—grilled chicken. Wash it down with a cold soda—there's no liquor license, but rest assured the food holds its own.

Why You Need To Go: The Plateau has long been known for its delicious Portuguese-style grilled chicken, and relative upstart Ma Poule Mouillée has gained a reputation for its flavourful and succulent recipe, served with sides like rice, salads, and other Portuguese-inspired fare. Many of the originals — Portugalia, Romados, Chez Doval, to name a few — are great too, and may have shorter queues. During the spring and summer months, take your order to go and enjoy it at Parc La Fontaine, which is only a skip and hop away from the bustling Plateau restaurant.

This bustling counter-service spot situated in the Plateau neighborhood draws in regulars, tourists, students, and the city’s sizable Portuguese community—some 60,000 people in the greater Montreal area. Charcoal-grilled chicken, coated in fiery piri-piri sauce, first rose to popularity here in the 1970s thanks to the influx of Portuguese immigrants. Chef Tony Alves’s spin on poutine is embellished with smoky chicken, plus chouriço rounds, São Jorge cheese, a generous dousing of gravy, and their top-secret house sauce.

What Wadjers are saying: Known as the gold standard for Portuguese chicken in Montreal, this Plateau restaurant is famous for its recipes and lightning quick service. It may be mostly known for takeout, but luckily, there’s a great park nearby to enjoy it in. Wadju need to eat there: The Portuguese chicken plates served with fries and salad is the one thing you need to order here, especially when it comes with extra piri piri sauce, but the Portuguese chicken and chorizo poutine is also necessary—so get both.

Rue Rachel runs through the Plateau, a Montreal neighbourhood highly influenced by Portuguese culture, so naturally the next stop on this poutine crawl is Portuguese restaurant Ma Poule Mouillée. They’ve put their own twist on the local classic, topping their poutine with São Jorge cheese, their famous grilled chicken and even chorizo, if you wish. The result is a mouthwatering and flavourful plate that’s rich yet crispy, spicy, smoky, and seasoned to perfection with their special Portuguese sauce.

Ma Poule Mouillée is Montreal’s bustling Portuguese Plateau rotisserie where locals and visitors alike have been wowed since its opening in 2013. The restaurant is celebrated not just for its expertly charcoal-grilled chicken but also for offering one of the best poutines in the city. This particular dish stands out due to its inventive use of São Jorge cheese, flavorful grilled chorizo, and a signature homemade sauce that the chef proudly claims makes all the difference.

Montreal is known for some seriously good fast-casual Portuguese cuisine, with my personal favorite nearby restaurants being Ma Poule Mouillée. This counter-serve eatery in the Plateau serves up traditional rotisserie-style chicken, spicy chorizo, and a Porto-specialty, bifana. Plates, sandwiches, salads, and even poutine are available with the meat of your choice, all including the brand’s signature sauce (available for purchase in spicy or not spicy).

Opened in 2013 at the corner of Rachel and Boyer, Ma Poule Mouillée has become a Portuguese classic in the Plateau Mont-Royal. At Ma Poule Mouillée, you don’t come to sit for hours; you come here to grab a good bite or to take-out. The menu includes chicken, pork and chorizo sandwiches, or the famous and excellent poutine with São Jorge cheese, grilled chicken and chorizo, and grilled meats including chicken, squid, octopus, sardines and cod.

Portuguese rôtisserie chicken is one of Montreal’s signature dishes, and some of the best comes out of this cool Plateau restaurant, where the chicken is golden-crisp, juicy and just a bit spicy. Get ready to line up at peak mealtimes, so consider calling ahead for an order to go. Poutine lovers should not miss their decadent rendition of the Québécois classic, topped with shredded rôtisserie chicken.

Renowned for its lively atmosphere and delicious comfort food, Ma Poule Mouillée is a staple in Montreal's culinary scene. No reservations are needed at this bustling eatery, where guests can enjoy casual seating or stand in line to savor the flavors. The menu is famous for its quarter- or half-chicken plates doused in spicy piri piri sauce and served with well-seasoned fries and a token salad.

Ma Poule Mouillée is a newcomer to the streets of Montreal compared to some of the other establishments on this list, but they’ve made quite a name for themselves since they opened in 2013. This Portuguese restaurant fuses traditional flavours into their dishes to create mouth watering poutines. Don’t be too surprised if there’s a line when you go, but the food is well worth the wait!

Quickly gaining a reputation in Montreal as one of the best grilled chicken restaurants, Ma Poule Mouillee is a good option for a casual lunch or dinner when you’re exploring the Plateau. The lineups at this Portuguese restaurant tend to run long, but you will soon understand why once try their dishes. For a quick lunch, grab Pork Cutlets Sandwich or Chicken Sandwich.

Ma Poule Mouillée, a Portuguese restaurant on the Plateau Mont-Royal, was founded in 2013. You don’t come to Ma Poule Mouillée to sit for hours; you come here for a quick snack or take-out order. Poutine with So Jorge cheese, grilled chicken and chorizo, and grilled meats such as chicken, squid, octopus, sardines, and cod are among the options on the menu.

Ma Poule Mouillée is a popular and casual urban Portuguese restaurant in Montreal, known for its chicken. Translating to English, Ma Poule Mouillée means My Wet Chicken, and it is accurate as the chicken meat is very tender and not dry at all. The chicken is roasted over charcoal and then gets served with a special housemade spicy sauce on the side.

A Portuguese grill might not seem like an obvious pick for the best poutine in Montreal, but Ma Poule Mouillée just might convince you otherwise. If you want a poutine experience unlike any other, this is the place to be. This restaurant elevates traditional poutine with its signature grilled chicken, chorizo, and São Jorge cheese.

Find it: 969 Rachel St E., mapoulemouillee.ca, @mapoulemouillee. The atmosphere: A bustling lunch spot with line-ups out the door, this Portuguese rotisserie came back strong after a fire at the beginning of 2019. Inside, there’s a waft of grill smoke and the tat-tat-tat of chicken being chopped and portioned.

This chicken cooked over wood coals is the epitome of rotisserie chicken everywhere. Ma Poule Mouillée created one of the most amazing chicken experiences of my life, landing it on this list as one of the best restaurants in Montreal. Two words describe this food experience: super juicy.

With Ma Poule Mouillée on our side, I think we already won the best poutine in Canada!. Situated in the heart of the plateau, this Portuguese restaurant serves jampacked poutine for under $15!. Their servings are generous, but the spotlight is on their flavours.

Not your standard Portuguese restaurant, but has made quite a reputation for itself. Nothing but good reviews, this place is definitely worth checking out. Their sandwiches have created quite a buzz and off course their chicken poutine is also quite popular.

Known for having some of the best Portuguese chicken in town, Ma Poule Mouillée’s menu is stacked with other delicious goodies. One of them is the legendary Grilled Chouriço Sandwich, which goes for $9. Address: 969 Rachel EstHours: 11 am – 9 pm

- Rating: 4.5 / 5 (555 reviews)- Detailed ratings: Food (4.5/5), Service (4.0/5), Value (4.5/5), Atmosphere (4.0/5)- Type of cuisine: Fast Food, Barbecue- Address: 969 Rachel Street East, Montreal, Quebec H2J 2J4 Canada- Read more on Tripadvisor

At Ma Poule Mouillée, they serve tender Portuguese chicken, grilled to perfection, and topped with a traditional Portuguese sauce that has been in the chef and owner, Anthony Alves’ family for generations.

969 Rachel St EMontreal, Quebec H2J 2J2, Canada(514) 522-5175. Ma Poule Mouillée, an informal counter-serve Portuguese grill noted for its chicken and other meat sandwiches, has been open since 2013.

We visited three famous restaurants, Ma Poule Mouillée, La Banquise, and Au Pied de Cochon, to find the best poutine in town.