Review · Restaurant · Modern Québécois, wood-fired

Hoogan et Beaufort, Rosemont

Chef Marc-André Jetté cooks wood-fired Québécois in the old Angus Shops in Rosemont, in a converted industrial room that won its first Michelin star in 2026.

By Victor · Published June 18, 2026 · Checked September 2026

Is Hoogan et Beaufort worth it?

Depends on the night

A room built for an occasion, and a tasting menu that stayed in the very good lane

Lively, warm and a little dramatic, with the open hearth visible from the dining room. The cooking is clean, confident and well seasoned. What I didn't get was the wow a new Michelin star sets you up to expect, and for a restaurant that leans hard into live fire, the flavours never came across as especially smoky. Go for a celebration. Don't go for a first date.

The essentials

Our take

Depends on the night

Cuisine: Modern Québécois, wood-fired
Neighbourhood: Rosemont
Per person: $110 to $180+
Can you talk?: Mostly. Loud at peak.
Booking: Plan ahead
Allow: 2.5 hours
Hours: Tue 11:30am–1:30pm, 5:30–10pm; Wed–Fri 11:30am–1:30pm, 5:30–10:30pm; Sat 5:30–10:30pm; Sun–Mon 5:30–10pm
Address: 4095 rue Molson, Montreal, QC H1Y 3L1
Instagram: @hooganetbeaufort
Disclosure: Paid

Good for

Anniversary
Ideal
The tasting menu fills the evening, and the room is festive without turning into a party.
Impressing a cook
Ideal
Live fire, an open hearth, and a sommelier who won the Michelin Sommelier Award for Québec in 2026.
Double date
Works, with a caveat
The lively room suits four people. The tasting menu is whole-table, so everyone has to agree.
Casual midweek
Not the one
$135 a head before drinks.
First date
Not the one
It can feel like you're making a statement, and for me the statement isn't quite worth it here.
Late night
Works, with a caveat
There's a full a la carte alongside the tasting menu, so a late glass and a plate is on. Confirm the kitchen's last call, since the room is built around the long menu.

The room

A converted industrial space that feels large without being impersonal. The lighting is warm, the room has a steady hum, and the open hearth stays in view.

The restaurant closed for a full renovation in May 2025 and reopened on 1 November 2025, rebuilt around the open hearth with a cellar of roughly five thousand bottles added. I ate in the new room. Anyone who went before the closure will find it changed.

Noise runs medium to loud at peak. A two-top along the wall is easier for conversation; a table where you can feel the room without sitting in the middle of it is the compromise.

Meet the chef

Marc-André Jetté · Chef and owner

Marc-André Jetté is chef and owner. The restaurant was awarded one Michelin star in the 2026 Guide Québec, revealed on 6 May 2026, having been listed as Recommended in the inaugural 2025 edition. It is one of five one-star rooms in Montreal, alongside Jérôme Ferrer Europea, Mastard, Sabayon and Sushi Nishinokaze. Sommelier Hugo Duchesne won the Michelin Sommelier Award for Québec in the same year.

What you can taste is a kitchen sourcing tightly and locally. The microgreens come from Tulsi Farm, and it shows: even the herbs arrive vibrant. The fire is more identity than flavour, though. On my menu everything read clean, fresh and ingredient-driven rather than char-forward, with the wood sitting in the background rather than on the palate.

What to drink at Hoogan et Beaufort

The wine programme is run by an award-winning sommelier. Ask for a recommendation if you are unsure.

To start

A cocktail

Especially if you want the night to feel like an event.

With the meal

Crisp whites or light reds with acidity

Whites cut through the richer, charred plates; light reds stay refreshing even with smoke. Pairings run $85 or $150.

To finish, something bitter. An amaro, if you're doing dessert.

What to order at Hoogan et Beaufort

The waiter’s choice

Our waitress suggested the hot oysters with cider sabayon to open and called them the undoubted signature.

Worth taking. I'd stop short of signature-level unforgettable, but it's a strong start and the texture on the poached oysters is excellent. About $30 for six, as an add-on.

Take the tasting menu. It's the clearest window into what the kitchen is doing and the easiest way to see the full arc. Note it is whole table only.

Hot oysters, cider sabayon
Order this
Perfect texture on the poached oysters and a genuinely good way to open the meal. The add-on worth making.
Crab, dashi broth, tomatillo
Order this
Freshness and umami straight away. Sweet crab against a savoury, sea-leaning dashi, with tomatillo bringing green acidity that keeps the bowl sharp and modern. Clean, polished presentation. Best plate of the night.
Green asparagus, snap peas, pistachio
Worth it
You can taste that the vegetables are local, right down to the microgreens. Asparagus and snap peas keep it crisp and green, pistachio adds buttery richness and crunch. A proper reset course before the pasta.
Rhubarb, cherry blossom, shiso
Worth it
Light, bright and refreshing as a closer. Tart rhubarb, a gentle floral note, a subtle herbal lift. Finishes clean without being too sweet.
Spaghetti, ramps, Louis d'Or
Worth it
Visually refined and very well made. Ramps for a gentle garlicky hit, Louis d'Or for nutty depth, sauce clinging properly. It tastes like an excellent pasta dish rather than a surprising one.
Beef, maitake, black cardamom
Worth it
A good piece of beef with an earthy, smoky backdrop. Nothing jumped out. Well-executed rather than a standout.
Grilled focaccia, whipped butter
Skip
Listed as focaccia but it ate like simple grilled bread: no airy bubbles, none of that chewy olive-oil richness. It's described as fire-baked and I didn't get much extra flavour from that, and the whipped butter was subtle too. Since it's called out on the menu, I expected it to stand out.

How much does dinner at Hoogan et Beaufort cost?

Tasting menu, per person: $135 now. I paid $125.
Hot oysters add-on: ~$30 for six
Wine pairing: $85 or $150
Per person, all in: $110 to $180+

One cocktail each, then a bottle or a couple of glasses rather than multiple rounds keeps the total lower.

My note on Hoogan et Beaufort

Victor · after one visit · paid our way

The part that is just my opinion

The honest caveat: they lean hard into the live-fire story and on my menu I didn't taste much smoke or char. Everything was clean and well executed, just not fire-forward. The oyster opener is good without being unforgettable, and the bread didn't do what a bread called out on the menu should. It's a very good restaurant that didn't deliver the big wow effect a new star sets you up to expect.

Victor

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Before or after dinner

What to do before or after dinner in Rosemont

Close by, for before or after.

Activities and Sports

Golf municipal de Montréal

Before · $19 with an Accès Montréal card

Nine par-3 holes behind the Olympic pyramids.

Arts and Culture

Cinéma Beaubien

Before · $9 on Tuesdays

Montreal's oldest working cinema, community-owned since 2001.

Games and Entertainment

Quilles G Plus Le Forum

After · $6 a game

Duckpin bowling, open to 2am at weekends. The unserious ending.

Nature and Scenic

Jardin botanique

Before · $15.75 residents

Note the greenhouses are closed at the moment. Call 514-868-3000.

The whole evening, planned

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Before you book

When is it open?

Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 5:30–10 p.m.

Wednesday to Friday: 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. and 5:30–10:30 p.m.

Saturday: 5:30–10:30 p.m.

Sunday and Monday: 5:30–10 p.m.

How far ahead do I need to book?

Recommended, especially Thursday to Saturday. Prime slots go.