LOV
A botanical Montreal restaurant serving vegan and vegetarian brunch, dinner, cocktails and plant-filled comfort with polish.
LOV is plant-based dining with the lights turned flattering. The look: white wicker lamps, greenery and a brunch-with-friends mood. LOV, short for Local, Organic and Vegetarian, serves botanical cuisine in Old Montreal, with vegan and vegetarian dishes, brunch, lunch, dinner, cocktails and a relaxed-but-refined room.
That balance is why it works. LOV does not ask the table to choose between pretty and practical. Smoothie bowls, vegan waffles, burgers, dumplings, risotto and vegetable-forward plates give mixed appetites something to agree on, while the decor keeps the experience firmly in “yes, we dressed for lunch” territory.
The mood leans playful. There are times when ethical dining should feel like a monk’s notebook; this is not one of them. LOV is for the traveller who wants botanical abundance, good drinks and a room photogenic enough to forgive one discreet picture before everyone starts eating.
It is not a tiny neighbourhood secret, and that is fine. Its usefulness lies in being reliably welcoming: a vegan-friendly address where brunch can slide into cocktails, where vegetarians are not managed as complications, and where the body-and-planet pitch lands softly.
In a city that takes restaurants seriously, LOV offers the lighter counterpoint: polished, plant-forward, and just self-aware enough not to make the plants do all the talking.
