I wrote an updated 2014 comprehensive article here.

The street food movement in Montreal is still in its embryonic stage. The city has recently lifted a 66-year ban on street food and has actively been working on a pilot project, which will be put to the test this coming summer.

Last year, a handful of avant-garde trucks roamed the streets of Montreal all summer long, parking at the many outdoor festivals and events taking place around town. Most of last year’s trucks – including crowd favourites Grumman78, Nouveau Palais’s Winneburger, Pas d’cochon dans mon salon and Monsieur Crémeux – are already back on the streets this season doing the same thing.

The whole street food movement in Montreal can be a bit complicated to understand so I will try and simplify it as much as possible. There are basically two groups of trucks, those with permits from the city (27 of them) and those without. The trucks with permits can be found rotating around the following 9 pre-determined spots, seven days a week, from June 20 to September 29 (amendment: a decision was made on September 12th to prolong this project until November 3rd), from 7AM to 10PM:

• Mont-Royal Park near the belvedere (2 spots)
• Mont-Royal Park near the Sir George-Étienne-Cartier monument (2 spots on the west side of Parc Avenue)
• Square Victoria (2 spots on the north side of Saint-Antoine West, west of Gauvin street)
• Place du Canada (2 spots on Cathedral street, south of René-Lévesque Boulevard West)
• Cité du multimédia (2 spots on de la Commune West, south of the Brennan and Prince streets intersection)
• On Victoria near the McCord Museum (1 spot on the east side of Victoria street, between Sherbrooke Street and President-Kennedy)
• On McTavish near McGill (1 spot on the west side of McTavish, north of Sherbrooke Street)
• Place Émilie-Gamelin (3 spots)
• On Peel near the ETS (2 spots on the east side of Peel street, between Saint-Jacques and Notre-Dame)

Trucks with a city permit:

1. Alexis Le Gourmand
   Not yet determined
2. L’Assommoir Mobile
   Not yet determined
3. La boîte à fromages
   Raclette
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4. Camion Au Pied de Cochon
   Doughnuts, pork sandwiches, foie gras poutine
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5. Cartel Mobile
   International street food items
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6. Chaud Dogs
   Hand crafted gourmet hot dogs
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7. Lucky’s Truck
   Duck poutine, mac and cheese arancini, shrimp rolls, ice cream sandwiches, whoopie pies and more
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8. Gaufrabec
   Waffles
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9. Le Gourmand Vagabond
   French-inspired sandwiches
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10. Grumman ’78
    The original taco truck
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11. Landry & Filles
    Stuffed ployes, a type of pancake or crêpe
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12. Lapin!
    Not yet determined
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13. Lucille’s Seafood Company
    Lobster rolls, oysters, sustainable fish and seafood
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14. Nomade SO6
    Artisanal, all-natural sausages
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15. Ô soeurs volantes
    Not yet determined
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16. P.A. & Gargantua
    Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches
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17. La Panthère Mobile
    Vegan food
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18. Phoenix 1
    “Comfort & eclectic cuisine” – ie, braised pork, tandoori chicken, etc.
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19. Le point sans g
    Gluten-free food
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20. Le Quai roulant
    Surf & turf with artisanal sausages from Ils en fument du bon
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21. Route 27 (from Marché 27 restaurant)
    Meat and fish tartares, fries, salads
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22. Roux (from Fabergé restaurant)
    Fries and dipping sauces, sandwiches
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23. St-Viateur Bagel
    Bagels
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24. Le Super Truck
    Fried chicken, chicken burgers, etc.
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25. Le TukTuk
    Thai food
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26. Winneburger (from Nouveau Palais restaurant)
    Hamburgers
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27. La Sandwicherie Zoe
    Gourmet sandwiches and bites
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The others:

1. Café Larue et Fils (formerly Caffè Della Via)
   Coffee (espresso, lattes, etc.)
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2. Dic Ann’s Hamburgers
   Old-fashioned hamburgers
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3. Dim Sum Mtl
   Dim sum
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4. Dispatch Coffee
   Coffee and treats
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5. Fous Truck (from Fous Desserts pâtisserie)
   Pastries and desserts
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6. Guru
   Indian food
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7. Le Cheese Truck
   A cheese truck using local cheeses
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8. Les Brigands
   Tourtières (Quebec meat pie) and other pies
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9. Meatball Montreal
   Gourmet meatballs
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10. Monsieur Crémeux (from Pastaga restaurant)
    Soft serve ice cream with homemade toppings
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11. Norman Luncheonette Urbaine
    “B’œuf sandwich, bœuf et œuf” – Beef and eggs sandwiches
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12. Pas d’cochon dans mon salon (from La Salle à manger restaurant)
    Pulled pork sandwiches, oysters, salads
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13. Saigon je me souviens
    Vietnamese food
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14. Smoothfruit
    Smoothies
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The following are not food trucks per say but you will find them at street food events around Montreal this summer:

1. Mother Shuckers
   Oysters
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2. La Catrina
   Paletas
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3. Takoyaki Montreal
   Takoyaki (Japanese street food)
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How to track down the trucks this coming summer:

Google Map > Refer to this handy map by my friend and fellow blogger Eve of all 9 spots chosen by the city of Montreal where trucks with permits will be parked this coming summer.

Montreal Food Trucks Twitter list > Subscribe to my twitter list of all food trucks (with or without permits) to track them down at any minute of the day (trucks usually tweet their location). I will be updating it on a regular basis.

Streetfood Mtl Website > Check out which trucks are out on any specific day and where they are located.

Streetfood Mtl App > Download this app and track down the trucks from your mobile device.

Cuisine de rue website > Track down all food trucks (with or without permits) and their whereabouts at any given moment and take a look at the monthly schedule of events organized byt the ARRQ (Association des restaurateurs de rue du Québec).

City of Montreal website > Check this page everyday to track the trucks with permits that will be parked at the 9 spots listed at the beginning of this article.

Below is a list of a few events happening around town, which will include the presence of some food trucks:

First Fridays
Every first Friday of the month, you will find 20 or so food trucks gathered at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium from 4PM until 11PM.

Esplanade financière Sun Life du Stade Olympique
Secteur 800 et 900

Bouffons Montreal at the Just for Laughs Festival
About 30 trucks will be gathered at the Just for Laughs festival from July 13th to July 27th, from noon until 11PM.

Balmoral street, corner Mayor

Rosemont-Petite Patrie association
The Association des restaurateurs de rue du Québec (ARRQ) has teamed up with the Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie boroughs to include food trucks in some of their planned summer events. Here’s a preliminary run down of these events. Keep in mind that more will be coming.

Movie nights at the park:

• July 16^th at Parc Jean-Duceppe
• July 23^rd at Parc Lafond
• July 30^th at Parc Maisonneuve
• August 6^th at Parc Petite-Italie

L’autre Marché Angus, Rosemont
Every Thursday from June 20^th, l’Autre Marché Angus welcomes 3 different food trucks, which will be on site from 11AM.

2600 rue William Tremblay
The market is open every Thursday from June 20 to September 26, from 3PM to 7PM

The Lachine Canal
The Lachine Canal is home to two street food events this summer:

The Canal lunches take place every day between 11:30AM and 2:30PM Several food trucks rotate around these 4 specific spots along the Canal: the intersection of De La Commune and Mills, Bassin Peel, Îlot des écluses and Îlot de Charlevoix. To find out which trucks will be present on any specific day, check out the ARRQ’s Facebook page

Ce soir, le Canal is the second event along the Lachine Canal. It takes place every Thursday and Saturday, between 4:30PM and 8:30PM at the same spots mentioned above.

Place Émilie-Gamelin
Place Émilie-Gamelin was last year’s success story when it comes to street food. Downtown workers and tourists alike flocked to the many food trucks parked there for lunch every day. This year is no different. From June 20^th to September 30^th, Place Émilie Gamelin will welcome several food trucks, from Monday to Friday and from 11AM to 2PM.

The Old Port
Montreal’s Old Port is already home to a few more permanent and seasonal food trucks such as Muvbox, Porchetta and Mister Felix and Mr Norton. This summer will see the addition of a Dic Ann’s food truck dispensing their famous burgers with spicy sauce.

Montreal’s food trucks will also be present at a few other events this summer, such as Festival Juste pour rire and Omnivore Festival.