Institution · Mile End (Fairmount Ave W), Montreal

Wilensky's Light Lunch

Name: Wilensky's Light Lunch
Address: Montreal, Canada
Price range: $

Wilensky's Light Lunch: Institution in Mile End (Fairmount Ave W), Montreal. Order: The Wilensky Special: pressed beef salami and bologna on a kaiser, mustard included.

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What to order

The Wilensky Special: pressed beef salami and bologna on a kaiser, mustard included

The Wilensky Special, a pressed beef salami and bologna on a kaiser

Why go

A lunch counter operating since 1932 and still serving the same flat-grilled sandwich; mustard is mandatory by house rule. Time Out lists it among the city's best cheap eats.

1932 lunch counter that is a Montreal icon, though not strictly smoked meat.

Neighborhood: Mile End (Fairmount Ave W)
Price: $

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