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Extra fat is absorbed by the bread, almost like the hand of god covertly spread butter on each slice when I wasn't looking. The flavor is peppery with a subtle sweetness that develops from the curing process. Imagine walking through the door and taking a step back 95 years into Saint Laurence Blvd.

The meat is hot all day since its density locks in the heat and moisture for hours. A Montreal landmark that has welcomed countless celebrities and visitors from all over the world for almost a century, Schwartz’s Deli has been serving the world’s best smoked meat since 1928. The dry-cured meat, generously rubbed in coriander, allspice, salt, pepper, and other "secret spices" is smoked fresh daily after being marinated for ten days. The mustard's light acidity and short-lived spice cuts right through the meat's fatty mouthfeel leaving behind a really pleasant texture. The smoked meat sandwich, Schwartz's house speciality, is a generous mound of warm meat resting between two fat slices of rye each swiped with a thin layer of French's yellow mustard. The meat here is so moist I wanted to squeeze out the juice like a sponge dipped in gravy. It's similar to pastrami but the spice blend is unique. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf / Montreal Gazette. This is undoubtedly the juiciest smoked meat sandwich I've ever tasted. A bronze cannon is fired during a ceremony held at the Westmount Athletic Grounds to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday, Sept. It's time to step into Schwartz's, the tiny but immensly popular deli on Montreal's Boulevard Saint-Laurent. There are few ways to fight off the Canadian winter as effective as a hot smoked meat sandwich on an icy-cold day. On Saturdays the line - at times half an hour or more - can be pretty intimidating, but it's worth it. Smoked Meat Sandwich, Cott’s Black Cherry Cola, and a pickle.A visit to Montreal would be incomplete without a smoked meat sandwich from Schwartz's. It’s the experience, and having lunch at Schwartz’s Deli is just that. Combined with the legendary food, it makes for a must-see, must-do, must-eat place for every Montreal tourist list.

It’s more than the huge piles of meat and rye and mustard and pickles that are so delicious. It’s more than the one tonne of Alberta beef that is seasoned and marinated for 10 days before smoking. “This is how you meet people! You talk to them! Put that phone away!,” he continued to admonish the customer who sheepishly did what he was told while the rest of the crowd giggled.Īnd now you see why the place is so popular. “Here!,” Franco motioned to the man, pointing at a table for 4 that only had a couple sitting at it. She had just visited the week before we arrived, buying the entire crowd their lunch before she left.Ī single man waited at the door for tables to clear as the busy restaurant was nearly full. Photos of celebrities dot the walls of Schwartz’s, chief among them Celine Dion. I asked Franco to take a photo with us, he did. “Can I have a pickle please?,” I responded. “Only if you like a pickle,” he bit back. “Doesn’t everyone want a pickle?,” I asked Franco. What are you having for lunch today? #montreal #foodies #omnomnom #foodporn #smokedmeat #schwartzs #pickle #sandwich #yulĪ photo posted by Local Pony on at 9:28am PST The people next to us had pickles next to their sandwiches, some did not. This seller consistently earned 5-star reviews, shipped on time. He has that perfect blend of sarcastic snark with a hint of a grin, as if you had caught The Soup Nazi on a good day. Schwartzs Deli, Montreal - a Print of an Original Bix DeBaise Pastel Drawing. “Why are you talking to me?!,” he wondered as I prodded him with questions about the legendary place. Franco, a Borat looking character with dark, wiry hair, glasses, and a big smile sat us and returned to serving the piled high sandwiches.

I arrived just before the lunch rush and grabbed a seat at the counter with a colleague. The name Schwartz’s Deli is synonymous with overstuffed sandwiches and an old-timey atmosphere. Opened by Reuben Schwartz in 1928, the long thin tables, and white tiled walls have been a magnet for Montrealers, and visitors for nearly a century. Schwartz’s Deli in Montreal is one of those places. Every now and again you get to be a tourist and a local at the same time, experiencing something fresh and new loved equally by natives and visitors. Sometimes the must-see, must-do, must-eat place in a city that is often recommended to tourists is not a trap, but a place locals love as well.