Griffintown has made a name for itself as a foodie mecca – on Notre-Dame Street.
But blazing a trail just a few blocks north is a new chef-owned southern Italian belle named Nora Gray. With low lighting, dark wood paneling, cozy tables and minimal décor, this ultra-chic, 45-seat hotspot is, in a word, intimate.
We gobbled up the calamari and meatballs ($11), then raved over the goat’s ricotta with seasonal veg ($8). A half-portion of wild mushroom Cavatelli ($11) with tender fresh peas paired nicely with the suckling pig with fennel ($21) and an elegant glass of Beaujolais Villages ($11). But the stewed figs with homemade pistachio ice cream ($8) were simply perfetto.
Welcome to the neighbourhood.
Nora Gray
www.noragray.ca
1391 St-Jacques W. (at Lucien L'Allier)
514-419-6672
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