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Yes, they did. Migrants from Southern Europe (Greece, Italy mainly) were and continue to be disproportionately involved in the restaurant business. The Greek community is not so large anymore because migration from Greece slowed down; though it still has a fairly decent size.
Everyone who wants to eat Greek-style food, will have plenty of choice. For the celebration of my communion, I was having a large ceremonial dinner at a Greek restaurant in the past, so I connect it with that.
Not "disproportionate", and not even that visible in the restaurant scene, dominated by Asian (Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese), Italian, Indian, African, Middle-Eastern, Caribbean, Eastern-European and Latin-American cuisine.
The heart of the Greek influenced and owned dining scene in Montreal is on Duluth and Prince-Arthur streets in the Plateau-Mont-Royal. Most of the establishments are not diners though but more brochetterie-type places.
Of course they are elsewhere in the city and in Quebec too.
The heart of the Greek influenced and owned dining scene in Montreal is on Duluth and Prince-Arthur streets in the Plateau-Mont-Royal. Most of the establishments are not diners though but more brochetterie-type places.
Of course they are elsewhere in the city and in Quebec too.
I had to look up “brochetterie”. It is a restaurant that serves meat on skewers, a typical Middle-Eastern way of cooking.
FWIW: My wife is Greek and from Montreal. She said the older generation is starting to die off and the younger gen is inheriting the restaurants but they are not keeping with tradition. Basically, what is happening is the revitalizing/assimilation of the older Greek food scene to walk more in line with the modern Canadian food scene. For example, removing a Lamb Souvlaki and replacing it with a Jack Daniels burger with "tzatziki" on the side, etc.
Also a fun tidbit to know... The older Greeks apparently never eat out or even consume their own restaurant food either. My wife always says she was raised to believe that eating out was for the "whitebreads", lol.
To answer the OP, yes Greek community still plays a large role in the Montreal restaurant scene. Many restaurants that are not Greek are actually owned by members of the Greek community. It is very common in even smaller towns of the Quebec province to have a pizza or fast food joint that is Greek owned and operated.
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