At Les Mômes, savings can go hand in hand with gastronomy. The restaurant has the same – and increasingly rare – “bring your own wine” formula as the former restaurant it replaced at its rue Villeray address. Le Tandem, which the owners now run in Verchères, had a loyal clientele for many years, which facilitated the opening of Les Mômes, run by the couple Yoann Van Den Berg and Marie Voyer.
The two lovers met at Pastel, where Yoann was chef. “For the moment, we are alone to welcome around thirty customers per evening, but we are looking to hire someone in the kitchen and in the dining room to open the bar with a tasting menu. »
Marie has worked in the hotel industry from Quebec to Toronto. At 22, she became one of the youngest concierges to become Clefs d’Or.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
The crunchy texture of the pistachios went perfectly with the creaminess of the fried goat cheese in this beetroot salad served as a starter.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
The polenta gnocchi with mushrooms and Périgord black truffle were a hit on our table.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
A walleye and squash ceviche was very fresh.
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PHOTO MARTIN TREMBLAY, THE PRESS
The menu changes with the seasons at Les Mômes restaurant. The owners: Marie Voyer and Yoann Van Den Berg.
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Yoann studied cooking in Biarritz before taking his classes in Switzerland in Michelin-starred establishments. In Montreal, he worked in the kitchens of Europea and Le Fantôme. During the pandemic, he worked at Olivier Potier’s pastry shop and participated in the show Restaurant on the waves of Zeste.
Somewhat discouraged by the more gastronomic catering, he wanted to concoct more convivial dishes. “Dishes that I would like to make to people who come to dinner at my house. »
Marie describes Yoann’s cooking as “emotional”. Of French tradition, certainly, but open, in particular according to the arrivals of vegetables from Nino, at the Jean-Talon market. During our visit, the foie gras on the menu came from the Canardière farm in Carignan, while the turbot was caught in Gaspésie.
This winter, Marie would like to have a “more assumed” decor. “We do things gradually,” she says. And it’s like the mantra of his restaurant: friendliness before formalities. There are also no hours of service at Les Mômes, which allows the evening to be stretched out.
586 Villeray Street, Montreal