Montreal Restaurants Adapt to Rising Costs, but Worry Customers Might Be Priced Out

Montreal Restaurants Adapt to Rising Costs, but Worry Customers Might Be Priced Out
Dyan Solomon, co-founder and owner of Olive et Gourmando, poses inside the restaurant in Old Montreal on Oct. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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As Montreal restaurants adapt to rising costs and impending deadlines to repay loans issued during the pandemic, one well-known chef says she worries about the future of the city’s famed dining scene.

Dyan Solomon, who owns three restaurants in the city, said that in the past, Montreal’s famously low rents meant chefs could open their own places, and restaurants were able to thrive in part because customers had the disposable income to eat out.