Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has created an intimate French restaurant in the Villeray neighborhood of Montreal complete with warm interiors and a custom white oak wine cellar.
Known as Casavant, the 850-square foot (80-square metre) brasserie-style restaurant was completed in September 2023 on the ground floor of a 1920's residential building, replacing a sandwich shop.
Ménard Dworkind has created a restaurant in a 1920s Montreal building
Ménard Dworkind (MRDK) designed the small restaurant ? which seats 45 patrons ? to bring diners together in a space that combines art deco influences with Montreal's vibrant culinary scene. It was designed to "blend timeless elegance with a contemporary twist".
Located on the corner of the block, the guests enter the rectangular interior through a white brick facade. Natural light comes in from multiple directions through large, black-framed storefront windows. Large windows let in plenty of light
The floor is speckled with 3D-patterned matte tiles by Daltile arranged in a custom mosaic, while beige tile climbs up the walls.
Burnt orange corduroy banquette seating wraps around the two outside walls with two linear high-top tables floating freely in the space. The vintage French bistro chairs were acquired from another restaurateur.
Vintage furniture was used
The party wall serves as the focal point with the bar and custom white oak wine cellar and displays a selection of natural wines in raw wood cabinetry with rounded cor...