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    Restaurant in Montréal, Canada

    Mare

    100Pearl Points

    Old Montréal dinner

    Mare, Restaurant in Montréal

    About Mare

    Mare is a practical Old Montréal dinner choice when location and easy planning matter more than a defined chef, tasting menu, or published price tier. It is better for a small repeat dinner than for a high-stakes private event where room size, format, spend need to be locked down in advance.

    In Montréal, the practical question is what role Mare should play in an evening plan. The verified basics are direct: Mare serves dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday from 5–10 PM, Thursday through Saturday from 5–11 PM, is closed Monday and Sunday. The dress code is smart casual.

    For someone considering a visit, it is safest to treat Mare as an evening dinner option rather than a destination meal built around confirmed awards, named dishes, a published cuisine label, or a specific service format. Those details are not verified here, so the strongest recommendation is practical: use the confirmed hours and dress code to decide whether it fits the night.

    Use it for a Montréal dinner when the basics fit

    The group-dining angle needs discipline. If the occasion requires a confirmed private room, known capacity, set menu, or tightly managed budget, those details should be checked directly with the venue before committing. From the verified information available here, Mare is clearest as a dinner option on its operating nights.

    That also affects expectations. Without a verified price tier, cuisine label, awards trail, chef information, or signature-dish detail here, the safer recommendation is to keep the stakes moderate. It can work when the hours and smart-casual dress code fit the plan, but it should not be presented as a restaurant where every detail has already been de-risked.

    Who should choose it next

    Choose Mare if a Montréal dinner from Tuesday through Saturday fits your schedule and smart casual is the right dress code for the night. Skip it when the occasion depends on unverified details such as a specific menu format, private-dining setup, or confirmed budget range. For a broader search, use our full Montréal restaurants guide, then cross-check other options against the rest of the trip through our full Montréal hotels guide, our full Montréal bars guide, our full Montréal wineries guide, our full Montréal experiences guide.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Can I eat at the bar at Mare?

    That is not verified here. If bar seating matters, confirm it directly with Mare before planning around it. The verified schedule is Tuesday and Wednesday from 5–10 PM, Thursday through Saturday from 5–11 PM, with Mare closed Monday and Sunday.

    How far ahead should I book Mare?

    Specific booking timing is not verified here. Use the confirmed dinner hours to plan: Tuesday and Wednesday from 5–10 PM, Thursday through Saturday from 5–11 PM, closed Monday and Sunday.

    What are alternatives to compare with Mare?

    Other options to compare include Bowie, XO Le Restaurant, L'Orignal, Garde Manger, Dorsia. Mare works best when its confirmed evening hours and smart-casual dress code fit your plan.

    What should a first-timer know about Mare?

    Treat Mare as a Montréal dinner choice with limited verified public detail here. The practical anchors are its evening schedule, no service on Monday or Sunday, a smart-casual dress code.

    Is lunch or dinner better at Mare?

    Dinner is the only verified service here: Tuesday and Wednesday from 5–10 PM, Thursday through Saturday from 5–11 PM. Mare is closed Monday and Sunday.

    Location

    440 Rue Saint-Pierre, Montréal, QC H2Y 2M5, Canada

    Montréal, Canada

    Compare Mare

    Mare Montréal and similar venues
    VenueLocationCuisinePrice
    MareMontréal, ,
    BowieMontréal, ,
    L'OrignalMontréal, ,
    XO Le RestaurantMontréal, ,
    DorsiaMontréalEuropean$$$
    Garde MangerMontréalSeafood$$$$

    How Mare Montréal compares with similar nearby venues.

    Where to look if Mare is not the right fit

    Book Dorsia instead if the group needs a clearer European, $$$ frame before committing. Choose Garde Manger if seafood and a higher-spend dinner are the point of the night.

    How Mare compares in Old Montréal

    Choose Mare when the priority is an easy Old Montréal dinner without committing to a clearly defined splurge. Dorsia gives you a clearer European, $$$ positioning, so it is easier to justify when a group needs a known price signal before choosing. Garde Manger, listed as Seafood and $$$$, is the stronger pick when the group wants a higher-spend seafood dinner and is comfortable paying for that lane.

    Bowie, L'Orignal, XO Le Restaurant are better cross-shops when the decision is more about ambiance and occasion fit than cuisine label alone. For private or group planning, Dorsia and Garde Manger are easier to compare on spend because their price/cuisine signals are clearer; Mare works better when the group has already settled on Old Montréal and wants a lower-friction dinner choice.

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