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La Binerie
La Binerie Mont-Royal is a lunch counter-style restaurant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in traditional Quebec cuisine, including its signature baked beans.
Founded in 1938 by Léonide Lussier, the restaurant was the setting of Yves Beauchemin's novel and film Le Matou (1985), which was filmed on location. The business was purchased by new owners Jocelyne and Philippe Brunet in 2005, but largely remains unchanged. In addition to its trademark beans, the restaurant serves such traditional fare as tourtières, Pâté chinois (French for "Chinese pie"), pouding chômeur, pea soup and spruce beer.
The restaurant is located on Mount Royal Avenue, in the city's Plateau Mont-Royal borough.
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After seeing the movie, it took several years before someone told me that La Binerie was a real restaurant. Then, it took some years before I learned where the restaurant was located. It took sometime before I decided to go eat there but, when I got there, the restaurant was closed for summer holidays. So, finally, yesterday, I was able to eat there for the 1st time in my life (30 years after seeing the movie). They say that patience is a virtue....
La Binerie
La Binerie Mont-Royal is a lunch counter-style restaurant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in traditional Quebec cuisine, including its signature baked beans.
Founded in 1938 by Léonide Lussier, the restaurant was the setting of Yves Beauchemin's novel and film Le Matou (1985), which was filmed on location. The business was purchased by new owners Jocelyne and Philippe Brunet in 2005, but largely remains unchanged. In addition to its trademark beans, the restaurant serves such traditional fare as tourtières, Pâté chinois (French for "Chinese pie"), pouding chômeur, pea soup and spruce beer.
The restaurant is located on Mount Royal Avenue, in the city's Plateau Mont-Royal borough.
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After seeing the movie, it took several years before someone told me that La Binerie was a real restaurant. Then, it took some years before I learned where the restaurant was located. It took sometime before I decided to go eat there but, when I got there, the restaurant was closed for summer holidays. So, finally, yesterday, I was able to eat there for the 1st time in my life (30 years after seeing the movie). They say that patience is a virtue....