Illustration by Fig & Ginger, drawn from the review. The venue's own photo is on its way.
Restaurant in Saint-Henri, Montreal
Satay Brothers
The Brothers From Atwater Market
Alex and Mat Winnicki grew up in Saint-Henri selling fruit at Atwater Market. In 2010 they set up a hawker stall there, and their father told them to call it Satay Brothers so people would know what to expect. Best branding advice in the history of Montreal. No agency, no deck, just a dad.
The stall became a twenty-seat room on Saint-Jacques, and in 2013 they moved to Notre-Dame West, where the place now seats around 130 and feels like a party somebody forgot to end. The food is Singaporean and Malaysian hawker cooking, done with real respect. The laksa is the reason to come: coconut, chili, noodles, a broth with depth and a kick. Satays come off the grill sticky and charred, meat or tempeh, with peanut sauce worth hoarding. Steamed pork belly buns, papaya salad, beef rendang braised in coconut, otak otak grilled in banana leaf. The brothers have said these dishes will always be on the menu because they are the foundation. Good. Some things should not be improved.
Prices stay friendly. The room stays loud. If you want the original spirit, the stall at Atwater Market still runs by day. Either way you are eating the work of two neighborhood kids who did the hard thing and made it look easy.
- Order this
- Laksa, chicken satay with peanut sauce, steamed pork belly buns, papaya salad
- The damage
- $$
- Go
- Any night after five, or the Atwater Market stall for lunch
- Find it
- 3721 Rue Notre-Dame O, Montréal, QC
- Website
- sataybrothers.com