Izakaya counterRamen at lunch, izakaya at night

Musubi Izakaya, right downtown

An izakaya is the Japanese pub where you stop after work for a drink and a few small plates to share. Ours is a counter at Le Central, the food hall in the Quartier des Spectacles. Open all year, from lunch to last call.

Le Central · open until 8 p.m.

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The whole Musubi Izakaya counter at Le Central: paper lanterns, the red-seal sign, the wooden counter and stools

All
year

Opening hours

Mon11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tue11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Wed11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Thu11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Fri11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sat11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunnoon to 8 p.m.

Finding the counter in the hall

Le Central is on the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Laurent.
Look for the white sign with the red seal and the paper lanterns.

30, rue Sainte-Catherine OuestMontréal, QC H2X 0C8 Le Central, Quartier des Spectacles

Directions Google profile 438 454-6854

Getting there

A five-minute walk from Place des Arts. Eat first, then run to the show.

Saint-Laurent metro (green line), about a three-minute walk
Place-des-Arts metro, with elevators, about seven minutes
Bus 55
BIXI: Place de la Paix and Sainte-Catherine / Saint-Laurent stations

Good to know

Open: All year
Eat in: Stools at the counter and the hall’s tables
Groups: Up to 8 people with us. More than 8: we book you a table at Le Central.
Loyalty card: Ask for it at the counter. On your 10th visit, your ramen is on us here. How it works
At the counter: Ramen, Gyoza and small plates to share, Onigiri, Japanese cocktails, sake, local beer on tap

Before or after the show

Le Central is on the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Laurent, right in the Quartier des Spectacles. Before the show, order ramen or onigiri at the counter, or sit at a table if you booked one. After, a sake and a few small plates to share, until closing time.

Le Central · open until 8 p.m.

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On foot from Le Central

Monument-Nationala few steps away
Club Sodaa few steps away
Théâtre du Nouveau Mondea few steps away
Place des Artsfive minutes

The bar

At the counter or standing up: a Gin to Shiso, a chilled sake or a local beer on tap. The bar is open all evening.

Musubi IzakayaThe bar

Gin to ShisoJapanese gin, yuzu juice, tonic, house syrup, shiso leaves.
Saké ItchigoSake, house strawberry syrup, soda.
KomainuLager.
The chef’s red

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The Gin to Shiso in a cut-crystal glass, its rim frosted with red shiso and a fresh shiso leaf

An Avant-Garde craft beer poured from the tap into a frosted mug

Try these first

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The weekly special: a dish that changes every week, udon, katsu don, okonomiyaki… Ask at the counter.

Le Central

Asari shio ramen
A light sea broth of clams and kombu, shio tare and yuzu, marinated ajitama egg, clams, menma, fresh green onion.
$22.95
Le Central

Pork or vegetable gyoza
6 pieces, pan-fried, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, togarashi.
$8
Le Central

Chicken karaage
Marinated, fried chicken thighs, yuzu kosho mayonnaise, lemon.
$15