Nouilles de Lanzhou, Chinatown
17 people recommend, 4 warn against itcounted across its outletsvia r/montreal21 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 8 threads.
What people say, in short
Many commenters recommend Nouilles de Lanzhou for its noodles across its branches, and one says the Chinatown branch is pretty good. One diner says the spicy option of the beef stir-fried noodles adds plenty of flavour, and another says the taste is close to the Lanzhou original. Waits come up as a caveat: one diner has seen lines at the Chinatown branch, one regular advises skipping both locations because they don't want to queue longer than usual, and a few say the other branches have shorter or no lines. A few commenters are less impressed: one found it underwhelming, another found the broth artificial, and a third thinks the taste appeals more to Western diners.
Address
Nouilles de Lan Zhou, 1006 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec H2Z 9Y9, Canada
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Beef stir fried noodles
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Butefluko in r/montreal · Apr 2026taste
Author visited five times since the reopening and says the new branch beats the old one.
- Caveatu/HowToDoAnInternet in r/montreal · Apr 2026wait time
Strongly advises skipping both locations; a regular who doesn't want to queue longer than usual.
- Caveatu/PlamZ in r/montreal · Apr 2026taste
Calls the noodles unremarkable and suggests not going, while jokingly urging trying every thickness.
- Recommendsu/remzordinaire in r/montreal · Jun 2025
Recommends it.
- Recommendsu/orcKaptain in r/montreal · Jun 2025
Picks it as the best spot for noodles.
- Recommendsu/TGRubilex in r/montreal · Apr 2026
Regular at the Chinatown branch; was surprised to learn there had been a second location.
- Recommendsu/Darkfiremat in r/montreal · Aug 2025
Says the Lan Zhou noodle restaurant is worth a visit.
- Recommendsu/Any-Mobile-2473 in r/montreal · Oct 2026taste
Calls it pretty good, though it had lines on their last visit some years back.
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- Recommendsu/Asshai in r/montreal · Oct 2026wait time
Points to the other branch on that corner and says it has no queue out front.
- Recommendsu/Cezna in r/montreal · Apr 2026taste
Says it tastes exactly like the Lanzhou original, though they wish the price matched Lanzhou's.
- Recommendsu/WiseRecommendation36 in r/montreal · Jun 2025
Puts forward Nouilles Lan Zhou as a recommendation.
- Recommendsu/JMoon33 in r/montreal · Feb 2026value
Suggests it as an affordable meal that's still tasty.
- Mixedu/SpaceBiking in r/montreal · Apr 2026taste
Calls it okay but finds the broth artificial; hopes to be proven wrong.
- Recommendsu/JCMS99 in r/montreal · Jul 2024taste
Ranks Nouille de Lanzhou as possibly the top noodle place in the country, a Chinatown pick.
- Recommendsu/emotionalbureaucracy in r/montreal · Oct 2026wait time
Notes two other locations outside Chinatown where you can skip the lines more easily.
- Caveatu/aphantee in r/montreal · Apr 2026taste
Visited only once; suggests the taste appeals more to Western diners than to their family.
- Caveatu/Shurikane in r/montreal · Apr 2026
Persuaded by the warnings to skip Lanzhou Noodles and asks where to eat instead.
- Recommendsu/Narrow-Adagio-7488 in r/montreal · Jun 2025
Simply agrees with the Lan Zhou noodle recommendation.
- Recommendsu/honeyblouse in r/montreal · May 2026wait time
Says they enjoyed never queuing at the Plateau branch.
- Recommendsu/throwRA532235 in r/montreal · Feb 2025
Thanks the commenter and calls the suggested spots great.
- Recommendsu/jhostas in r/montreal · Feb 2025taste
Loves its noodles and notes it can be busy with lines, so calling ahead may help.
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