This Is Montreal’s Best Smoked Meat Sandwich - Dining on a Dime 

I know Hart! I can’t believe he is an owner of Snowden Deli now! Way to go dude! If you see this, I’m Glad you’re doing well. It’s Jarred btw!

Schwartz is definitely the iconic smoked meat of Montreal. It's the one you'll find listed in guide books and such. I’d never heard of Snowdon Deli until now.

I love these montreal series!!! Proud of my hometown. Please give us more I NEED THEM!!!

Yay! This is the first one of these that's a place I've actually been! It's about a 15-minute walk from my apartment and it's DELICIOUS!

Snowdon Deli has always been my favourite smoked meat in Montreal. Moist, flavourful and made how you like it. Great service and ambiance. I often buy the hot smoked meat, rye bread and all the trimmings separately for poker night so my buddies can build their own sandwiches. Nothing against the other guys but Snowdon has always been my personal favourite ...all the best...Chris

Bring back Dining on a Dime! I have really missed this series!

Very informative, I loved Schwartz Deli and it was amazing. Will have to try Snowden Deli. Thanks for the tip!

Montreal is a fantastic city. Thanks for another great review!

Been to this place a lot, all of their food is great! :)

I need to try this place! Lester's deli too! I've already reviewed Shwartzs and a number of other Montreal staples🍜👀👌

My wife and I have been to Schwartz's Deli two weeks ago when we were on our honeymoon roadtrip through Canada. We really enjoyed the Smoked Meat and did not find any smoked meat as good as Schwartzs' on the rest of our trip. Next time when we are in Montreal, we will give Lucas a spin!

Finallllllly. An honest video about best smoked meat in Montréal. Dont know if youve been to Wilenskys yet but its a must go to and has such a storied history and oh the sandwiches and old fashion sodas!!! Awesome vids!!!

He didn’t even give a shout out to Black Cherry Cott ! The Quintessential smoked meat pairing !

God i miss MTL. Been a year now. Maybe in 2020

Montreal is up there on places to visit

Watching this during my Montreal trip. I tried Schwartz's smoked meat sandwich, it was pretty awesome. Had Snowdon's smoked meat sandwich today. I prefer the latter too. They're both great but Snowdon's was just perfect. They both cost about the same, $15 CAD after taxes. Snowdon's was probably a little smaller but I could be wrong.

Lucas, you're breaking my heart! I have watched all of Dining on a Dime but have never been to a city that you've featured (I'm in Sydney, Australia). I just returned from a holiday in Montreal when this season began and I never even heard of Snowdon's Deli when I was there. I ate at Schwartz's and Reubens and enjoyed both, but I know I would have loved this place. Thankfully I did get to the other places you have reviewed so far, but this is still heartbreaking.

So great to see Snowdon get some more recognition for their amazing smoked meat! Hands down best I've had in Mtl! All those who believe Schwartz's is the best NEED to try Snowdon and see their minds changed :)

not Schwartz? interesting.

lol super true!!!! I love Schwartz's smoked meat but the line up and all is super annoying. But Snowdon is fantastic. there is a line up sometimes..... but alot of the locals seem to go there. i'm not a local... living on the west island, but i do pass through it after work each day. the meat and food is fantastaic, service is friendsly. never a problem. so it must be true that local montrealers do congregate to snowden intead to over schwartz. lol !!!

3:45 my man in the background checkin out Lucas and his sausage.

Great review by a great person

I use to love Shwartzs, but it disappointed me the last times I went there. Time to try a new place like this one.

didn't know anything about the montreal food scene! thanks lucas!!

I've been to Dunn's Smoked Meat in Montreal, that was my first experience of smoked meat. Definitely going back, if they're still there.

Road to 1 million subscribers... Good job Eater...

I'm going here next time i'm in town!

Good Stuff. Thanks, Merci.

You need to go to Wilensky’s next!! Seriously! And then get pizza at Bouquet, real good new york style slice.

I live in Montreal and have been to this place (as well as Schwartz), many times. They have much more variety in terms of home made food (e.g., egg plant, cherry strudel, smoked fish, slaw). I'm not a big meat eater (therefore not a smoked meat connoisseur), but will often go to make of meal of the meatless items, because of the convenience, price and quality. If you are visiting Montreal and would like the smoke meat experience, I recommend this hands down over Schwartz. It has reasonable prices, you won't have to stand on the street waiting in line, and the customer service is way better. Try the old fashioned if you want bold, traditional flavors. They offer fast counter service for take out as well. It is only about 10 minutes walk from Snowdown metro.

Can you guys add spanish subtitles? I love dining on a dime and it would be greatly appreciated!

WHEN IT COMES TO ONE OF A KIND FOODS LIKE MONTREAL SMOKED MEAT, SNOWDON'S DELI IS ONE AT THE TOP OF THIS SHORT LIST. GREAT STAFF, INCREDIBLE FOOD!!

I've lived in Montreal all my life (50+ yrs) and I would have to say that yes, Montreal has the best smoked meat around. Now which is is the best place depends on who you're speaking to. Everyone has their favorite place. Snowdon, Smoke Meat Pete, Dunn's, Ruebens and Schwartz, are all great. For me, smoked meat must be cut medium-fat. NOT fat mixed in with lean but that cut of the brisket where there is marbling throughout the meat..... um.. now I'm off to get some at my favorite place!

You forgot the pickle! One half fat, pickle and a coke. Cherry Cott or fries if you're into it.

Hmmmm. I always go to Schwartz. I guess I'll have to try this one next time I'm in Montreal.

9mins dining on a dime~ finally not 4mins episode!!!

I only had time to go to one. I went to schwartz's... like you say... it wasn't bad... but the sandwich was sort of dry. So basically anything would be more flavorful than that. I was able to walk from schwartz's to the farmer's market and find more interesting things there.

Ben's smoked meat is the first smoked meat house (1908) in Montreal at least to my knowledge. Sadly Jean Kravitz closed it down... You can check McCord Museum for more on the history. ( corrected wordins)

I'm born and raised in Montreal and it's about time people learned about this place. A true gem.

lucas you should of went for schwartz for smoke meat montreal deli also go try the greek food in montreal are amazing too

Why is Lucas not in the thumb-pic?! Mini-revolt!

Food is the backbone of any culture.

Does Lucas actually do any in-depth search of the food and restaurant before he goes there?

I HAVEN'T HAD A GOOD MONTREAL SMOKED SANDWICH SINCE LAST FALL AND WILL GET ONE TOMORROW AT "CHENOY'S" IN POINTE CLAIRE. ALL REAL MONTREAL SMOKED MEAT IS FANTASTIC HERE!!

Le Roi du Smoke Meat is also amazing!

I wish you could get a sandwich like that in the UK. I would eat at a place that served food like that a lot.

You're bang on about Schwartz's bring dry.

Côte-des-Neiges is north-west of downtown btw...

Best place for smoked meat in Montreal? #1 Schwartz #2 Smoke Meat Pete #3 Jarry Smoked Meat

Bro, you should try a Montreal meat pie. 👀😉 Those are hella good 👀

Lucas, I grew up in Côte-des-Neiges, it's northwest of downtown, not southwest.

look for the server in the background at 3:45

3:52 The dish collector tho 😂😂😂

Snowdon? Jeez lucas. Its the Main Steak house bahd. Thats the best one.

Note to self...Karnatzel ...must try.

Schwartz on main is #1, Snowden's Del is very good but. not the best :) Cote des neige is Hill of snow...not coast... Thanks for the vid !

Centre Street Deli in Thornhill, ON had its roots from Snowden. Both are a lot better than Kaplinsky's that skimp on the meat.

The best smoked meat sandwich is found at the Main Restaurant across the street from Schwartz. Tourists eat at Schwartz's...locals eat at the Main.

Most Montreals will tell you Schwart's isn't there favourite... Its the most iconic for sure. However its a dryer usually chipped texture smoked meat. Snowdon Deli and Lesters are where its at

That shirt looks like it came off the clearance rack at the thrift shop.

How’s the pulled pork at this place?

Forget Schwartz, Reuben's or Lester's, this is the place to go at!!! edit: and go to Smoke meat pete at l'ile perrot

some precision, cote des neige is not in south west montreal. but the best smoked meat is quebec smoked meat in point st charles... but that not a restaurent, you buy it and steam it at home... only cash

Hey! We didn't get to hear the difference between Old Fashioned and Regular smoked meat.

This Deli Snowdon looks fabulous! I havechad Schwartz and it is good, but full of tourists. I lovectheclocal, family flair here, andcthe extras like Knishes, blitzes and eggplant. I was a camp counselor for 5 summers in Maine at a private Jewish camp. Visiting the kids and their families in the off season exposed me to a lot of great Jewish foods - many of which I never had before. I love lox on my bagels, blinyzes and great deli meats on soft Rye bread. I will have to make a note of this for my next trip - though "Snow Coast" is not motivating! LOL! Montreal is such a great city - full of so many ethnic surprises!

So, now I know where the word for sausage comes in Romanian from: Jewish! We call our sausages Carnatz - :-D Also the eggplant salad is a staple of Romanian cuisine and my mom does it just like in the vid. She adds some crushed garlic to it for a little kick but some people prefer onions.

Lucas is right. I just had the sandwich at Schwarz's and it was pedestian at best. The flavour was bland unless you got some of the fat in the bite and the meat was dry to boot. I got it from the take-out store portion of the store btw so i dont know if the main sitdown part is any different but it shouldnt be. Everything Lucas said about Schwarz's was on point. I wish I had known about Snowdons.

You forgot the bagels man!

I grew up there :)

nothing beats Montreal smoked meat !!

some reason was expecting Teh_Pwnererer to be hanging out in the back eating away on them smoked meat sandwhiches.

smoked meat is so good!

Schwartz is for tourist if you go to Montreal enough or live there you know that there a lot than just Schwartz

I went over there this year and it was PACKED! I wonder if this video was the culprit?

yes,yes and yes...very good...the best montreal smoke meat..10/10.

Man, bold claim saying Snowdon Deli's the best. I mean, it's up there, but I prefer Lester's myself. Schwartz's is up there but overrated, The Main does it well from what I hear, and there's Le Roi du Smoked Meat and Jarry Smoked Meat and Smoked Meat Pete's too. But, hey, you can't really go wrong with a Smoked Meat sandiwich.

Was that Larry David reading the paper?

This guy is just so talkative

Côte-des-Neiges actually translates more to something like "Snow Hill".

I prefer the Main on St Laurent.

6:31 jesus they forgot to take the stickers off the eggplants before cooking them

I dream about Procutto

how is Côte-des-Neiges southwest of downtown, exactly?

côte des neiges does not translate to "snow coast" but "snow hill"

Isn't Schwartz Deli owned by a group headed by Celine Dion? Changed hands a few times. Didn't she at one point own the Nickels chain of restaurants? btw Schwartz's will FedEx their smoked meat anywhere in Canada. Not sure about the US.

I've had shwartz and main. But not this place. Main was definitely better than shwartz

Literally left the stickers on the aubergine and chucked them in the oven? Wow...

Schwartz is overrated. Dry smoked meat and they can’t cut the meat properly. Déli Snowdon is a very good place to go eat a good smoked meat and also Lesters Deli on Bernard Ave in Outremont area.

Cote des neiges is Southwest of downtown? ok....

Why don’t you know what part of the cow that comes from? Lol

One hot summer a long time ago i trekked up St_Laurent st. to a certain deli proclaimed to have the best smoked meat in Montreal, so i had to go and find out if it was true. It was a long walk, i started from Chinatown all the way up and i was never in good shape so it was a bit grueling for me. i make it there and ordered just a smoke meat sandwich. It was probably one of my first deli experiences so i didn't know about specifying the amount of fat on the meat you want. They didn't even ask and gave me a lean, it was the driest thing i have ever eaten and it just ruined my trip, taking that long ass walk for nothing. That was the first and last time i have ever went there The moral of this story here people is never, ever get a lean. Ughhh.

CENTRE STREET DELI Ontario, Toronto. No substitute. Montreal can hide now, you’re time is up for smoked meat.

montreal smoked meat is smoked AND brinde, steam and boiled

Smoked meat Pete's and Schwartz for smoked meat.

Live in Montreal. Pretty sure cote-des-neige is *north west of downtown montreal

3:54 peeping Tom popping!!!

Best smoke meat is Schwartz by far and second is Montreal smoke meat on St-Lawrence.

I still think that Dunn's is the best Montreal smoked meat. Give me a Dunn's on rye with mustard a pickle and a cherry Coke and I'm happy

go to smoked meat petes in montreal west island for the real best

Côté-Des-Neiges is not "snow coast"! Côte = hill! Snow Hill!