Jellyfish Montreal
Vieux Montréal, Montréal
Restaurant in Montréal, Canada
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Dress
Smart Casual
Why go
Jellyfish Montreal is a practical Old Montréal dinner choice when location, group flexibility, easier booking matter more than a tightly defined tasting-menu identity. It suits visitors or mixed parties planning a central night out, but larger groups should confirm seating details before committing.
About Jellyfish Montreal
Jellyfish Montreal is a Montréal dinner option with evening hours from Monday through Saturday and Sunday closed. The confirmed practical details are direct: service starts at 5:30 PM, the latest listed closing time is 11 PM on Friday and Saturday, the dress code is smart casual. Beyond those basics, details such as cuisine, menu format, price range, chef, seating, private dining, booking difficulty are not here, so plan with direct confirmation if those factors matter.
Better for a Montréal dinner plan with confirmed evening hours
Use Jellyfish Montreal as a dinner consideration when the key planning need is a Montréal restaurant with listed evening service. Hours are 5:30–10 PM on Monday and Tuesday, 5:30–10:30 PM on Wednesday and Thursday, 5:30–11 PM on Friday and Saturday, closed on Sunday. For a deeper Montréal restaurant sweep, use our full Montréal restaurants guide, then cross-check nearby drinks and stays through our full Montréal bars guide and our full Montréal hotels guide.
Because no cuisine label, menu structure, award, chef credential, or price range is available here, avoid treating the listing as evidence of a specific dining style. If you are comparing dinner options, consider confirmed details first: hours, Montréal location, smart-casual dress. Other Montréal dining rooms may be a better fit when you need a clearly documented format, budget, or occasion profile.
Confirm details before committing
For any plan where seating, accessibility, dietary restrictions, private dining, or a particular menu format matters, confirm directly before booking. The one dress-code detail available is smart casual.
Reservations: confirm directly. Timing: dinner service is listed Monday through Saturday, with Sunday closed. Budget: check the current menu before committing, since no price range is listed. Location: Montréal.
Planning details
- Location
- 626 Rue Marguerite-D'Youville, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E4, Canada
- Reservations
- Book on OpenTable
- Website
- jellyfishmontreal.com
- Phone
- +15143030908
The take
The Take
The Vibe
Jellyfish sits squarely in Old Montreal's serious dining scene, balancing the neighbourhood's heritage shell with a modern, restrained interior. The building's stonework ties the room to Vieux‑Montréal, but the dining room deliberately avoids nostalgia; design choices read as purposeful rather than decorative. Service and plating are calibrated so the room supports — rather than competes with — the food: conversation carries easily without the hush of an austere tasting room. The overall impression is sophisticated and quietly focused, an intimate setting where attention is on the cuisine and the coordinated service behind it.
Best For
This is a dinner destination for occasions that benefit from measured formality and an attentive team. Its placement in the city's upper dining tier and emphasis on the coordination of kitchen, floor and wine program make it well suited to business dinners and celebratory evening meals where service and wine matter. The interior's controlled volume and intimate scale favor thoughtful conversation and multi‑course menus, so reservations for evening service are the clearest way to experience what the room is built to deliver.
Ordering Tips
Start with the signature lighter courses and move toward the heartier offerings: the tuna crudo and octopus tempura are highlighted preparations that showcase the kitchen's textural and raw work, while the veal chop represents the heavier, composed main that fits the restaurant's fine‑dining stance. The write‑up also emphasizes a considered wine program and a cellar—plan to consult the wine list and the floor team for pairings that echo the kitchen's intent. For a full appreciation, book for dinner and allow the coordinated service to guide pacing.
Venue details
Ambiance
Chic without pretension, dynamic and theatrical with high-gloss details and bold presentation.
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Vibe
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Experience
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At the Table
- Dress Code
- Smart Casual
- Noise Level
- Conversational
- Service Style
- Upscale Casual
- Meal Pacing
- Leisurely
- Capacity
- Medium
Signature Dishes
- tuna crudo
- octopus tempura
- veal chop
Planning details
Location
626 Rue Marguerite-D'Youville, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2E4, Canada · Directions
Also consider
Where to look if this is not the right fit
If the group wants a more formal dinner, cross-shop Graziella. If the meal is meant to be the main event rather than one part of an Old Montréal night, check Restaurant Pastel first.
Restaurant context
How it compares in Montréal
Choose Jellyfish Montreal when ease and Old Montréal convenience matter. Compared with Oncle Lee Kăo or Yubari, it reads as the lower-friction choice: better for a mixed group that needs a table without turning the night into a reservation project.
Graziella is the cleaner pick for a more classic sit-down dinner, while Restaurant Pastel is the better target if the meal itself is the point of the evening. Pick Jellyfish when the plan includes Old Montréal before or after dinner and the group needs a central base.
HÀ Vieux-Montréal is the closest comparison for neighborhood practicality. Between the two, use HÀ when that specific style appeals to the group; use Jellyfish when the priority is a flexible dinner slot and a polished Old Montréal setting.
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Compare Jellyfish Montreal
| Venue | Location | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Jellyfish Montreal | Montréal | No published awards |
| Oncle Lee Kăo | Montréal | No published awards |
| Graziella | Montréal | No published awards |
| Restaurant Pastel | Montréal | No published awards |
| HÀ Vieux-Montréal | Montréal | No published awards |
| Yubari | Montréal | No published awards |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Jellyfish Montreal accommodate groups?
Group accommodations are not here. If you are planning for more than a simple dinner booking, confirm the seating setup and any large-party requirements directly before you commit.
Does Jellyfish Montreal handle dietary restrictions?
Ask ahead and spell out the restriction clearly, because the details do not list a menu format, allergy policy, or dietary policy. Confirm directly for allergies or strict dietary needs before you go.
What should a first-timer know about Jellyfish Montreal?
Plan it as a Montréal dinner option with smart-casual dress. Hours are listed as 5:30–10 PM Monday and Tuesday, 5:30–10:30 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 5:30–11 PM Friday and Saturday, closed Sunday.
What is Jellyfish Montreal known for?
The details here support only the basics: Jellyfish Montreal is a Montréal venue with dinner hours Monday through Saturday and a smart-casual dress code. Specific cuisine, menu format, awards, price range are not here.
