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Brazil Is in the World Cup. The 3 Best Brazilian Restaurants in Montreal.
Three group games. Three Brazilian tables. From a Saint-Laurent tapioca counter to a Marie-Anne café, where Montreal eats when the five-time champions play.
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Brazil qualified for the 2026 World Cup with the longest active title drought in their history. Twenty-four years since the 2002 trophy. A Seleção are perennial favourites who keep falling short of the bracket-defining run. The 2026 squad has the pieces. A front line of Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, and the teenage Estêvão, with Bruno Guimarães leading the midfield. Rodrygo will miss the tournament with an ACL injury, and Endrick is fighting for fitness through a Lyon loan. Whether what's left translates into a sixth star is the question every match-day caipirinha will be answering.
Montreal's Brazilian community is small but the cooking has been carving real estate on the Plateau. Tapioca counters, family-run sit-down rooms, Brazilian coffee shops with pão de queijo on rotation. The big churrascarias sit off-island in Laval and Greenfield Park, where the all-you-can-eat charcoal grills draw the Sunday family lunch crowd. The Plateau end is for the weeknight visits.
These three rooms cover the day. Bah! Café for the morning when you want a real espresso and a pão de queijo straight from the oven. Tapi Go! for the lunch tapioca. Acajou BR for the dinner that involves picanha, caipirinhas, and an honest discussion of Vinícius's mood. The samba playlist is implied.
Three group games. Three Brazilian tables. Pick one per match.
The three picks
Tapi Go! Plateau-Mont-Royal
Plateau · 4057 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2W 1Y7, Canada
Tapiocas made on the press, filled with the things Brazilians actually eat them with. Cheese and ham for the kids, carne seca for the adults, sweet versions for the dessert run. The room is small and bright. The line moves. Coxinhas come out of the fryer at the right moment. Coffee is short and strong. Quintessentially Brazilian.
Acajou BR
Plateau · 3425a R. Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2X 3L1, Canada
Brazilian sit-down on Saint-Denis where the picanha arrives sliced and the feijoada runs on weekends. The room has the warmth of a family kitchen scaled up. The caipirinhas are made with the right cachaça. Saturday dinner books out. Lunch is for the brunch crowd, the moqueca, the slow Sunday. Genuine, well-priced, and worth a trip across town.
Bah! Café
Plateau · 857 Rue Marie-Anne, Montréal, QC H2J 2B1, Canada
Brazilian coffee shop on Marie-Anne with pão de queijo coming out of the oven on a steady rhythm and brigadeiros sold by the box. The espresso is pulled the Brazilian way. Açaí bowls are the morning. Pastries are the afternoon. The room is small and good for solo work, two-person catch-ups, or a slow stop on a long walk. Match-day brunch will be loud.
Frequently asked questions
Where do Brazilian Montrealers actually eat?
The Brazilian community in Montreal is small but growing, concentrated around the Plateau, Mile End, and Cote-des-Neiges. The food has clustered along Saint-Laurent and Saint-Denis. The big churrascarias sit off-island in Laval and the South Shore.
What should I order on a first visit?
Pão de queijo (cheese bread), a coxinha, picanha if it is a sit-down room, or a tapioca with cheese and carne seca for street food. Caipirinha with a real cachaça to drink. Brigadeiro to finish.
Where to watch Brazil play during the 2026 World Cup?
Brazil match days bring out yellow-and-green crowds across the Plateau and downtown. Tapi Go! will be packed for kickoffs. Acajou BR will be the dinner stop. Sports bars on Crescent will run the screens. Caipirinha sales will spike.
When did Brazil last win the World Cup?
2002 in South Korea-Japan, beating Germany in the final. Twenty-four years without a title is the longest drought in their history. The 2026 squad is built around a front line of Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, and the teenage Estêvão, with Bruno Guimarães at the base of the midfield. Rodrygo is out with an ACL injury. They are favourites and they know it.