Au Pied de Cochon

Warning: If you are on a diet, this is not the restuarant for you. Before moving to Montreal for work, I have always tried to go to this restaurant but I never got the chance due to my schedule or the inability to get a reservation.

Au Pied de Cochon (PDC) is a place where comfort food and local/regional Quebecoise cuisine happily meld together. I was finally able to go there with a large group of friends for dinner recently. Our group was feeling adventurous that night, so we gave the waiter full reign on what dishes were brought to our table. About twenty dishes shared tapas style later (appetizers, mains and dessert), we were all very full and very satisfied. I look forward to the next time I eat there.

They are best known for their use of foie gras and their dish "Duck in a Can".

Advance reservations are a must and there is easy visable sign marking the restaurant.


“It’s like driving down Hollywood Boulevard naked, wearing a cowboy hat and holding a white castle hamburger in one hand, having sex with two hookers while listening to ZZ Top. Total trash. [And I love it.]” – Anthony Bourdain describing his meal at Au Pied du Cochon

This is one of my favorite restos and I have only eaten there once. Everything about it was perfect. The duck in a can was delicious, the beer was great, the atmosphere was awesome, and the show of the souz chefs was super! I couldn't have asked for a better dinning experience while I was in Montreal. I had never had foie gras before, so I didn't know what to expect, but it was really good. I wouldn't eat it regularly by any means for the animal aspect of it, but it was definitely worth a shot. The foie gras explosion was a crazy first impression. The onion soup was the best soup I have ever had, and probably the most fattening too! The duck in a can was just so savory. The owner even came by and asked how everything was. If I could eat there more often, I would be much fatter and much poorer!