Owned by an experienced restaurateur from Italy, Ristorante Quattro on Notre-Dame Street West (corner Saint-Laurent), is Old Montréal’s newest contemporary Italian restaurant. Chef Christiano Cannella serves up the very best in pasta, fish, and veal, with house favourites such as grilled octopus, homemade gnocchi, and veal Milanese topping the list. The menu is accompanied by an extensive wine list, and the décor, resolutely chic and urban à la New York City, is deliciously conducive to an escape into the heart of modern Italy.