Fodor's Expert Review Helm Microbrasserie

Few places in Montréal are more Québécois than this lively microbrewery/gastropub, where the atmosphere is electrifying on hockey night if the local team, the Canadiens, is playing. With its own set of brews named after iconic Mile End streets and a terroir-inspired, locally sourced menu, HELM (which stands for barley, water, yeast, and malt in French) is in and of itself a vibrant homage to the city’s dynamic beer culture. Between the bitters and the IPAs and the cream ales, there’s hardly any room left for the microbrewery’s legendary deer and fried pickles hamburger or Schnitzel pork meatballs.