Listen up, boston. Montreal is ready to show you how to embrace winter, not shun it.

After a summer of wandering the four corners of the province, it was high time to return to the metropolis. Beneath its open-air construction site exterior, Montreal doesn't seem to have missed me.

Place des Arts is heating up thanks to this new Caribbean address set up in the former Taverne F on the edge of the Musée d'art contemporain. At the helm is Haitian-born chef Paul Toussaint, whose menu includes Agrikol, a Caribbean-inspired fusion cuisine he describes as "more refined, more gastronomic".

Chef Paul Toussaint has honed his culinary skills between Haiti and Montreal, from the famous Toqué! restaurant to Agrikol and Asú in Port-au-Prince. Today, he's realizing a dream: to open a Montreal restaurant that would put no boundaries between the different heritages of the Caribbean islands.

Chef Paul Harry Toussaint is just finishing picking his tomatoes at the market when the HRImag editorial team calls him on a beautiful late summer afternoon. Everyone wants to talk to me," he laughs. I think it's because I made the strategic move to open in the middle of a pandemic: people can see that I'm not afraid of the cold."

After three years at the helm of the Agrikol restaurant kitchen, Paul Toussaint was keen to realize his new project: being both chef and owner. With the help of his two sous-chefs, Vincent Bolet and Ana Castillo, the Haitian-born chef this time presents his customers with Caribbean fusion cuisine.

Montreal's culinary scene is constantly evolving, and new restaurants, each more unique than the last, are constantly popping up on the city's streets. With original concepts, atypical foods and eccentric decor, each new restaurant seems to know how to add its own touch to Montreal gastronomy.

Despite the pandemic, Montreal's restaurant scene is enjoying a breath of fresh air this August. Whether you're in the mood for coffee, pasta, wine or cocktails, there's plenty to discover in the metropolis. From Old Montreal to Mile End, here are five new gourmet addresses in Montreal.

A native of the Haitian diaspora, he is known for promoting Caribbean and Haitian culture. After delighting hundreds of customers at the hugely popular Agrikol, a restaurant launched in 2016 by Régine Chassagne and Win Butler of Arcade Fire, chef Paul Toussaint announced at the end of June that he was leaving the venture to focus on his new project.

You probably know Paul Toussaint from his work at the Agrikol restaurant, but as all good things must come to an end, he has now decided to strike out on his own and build an establishment in his own image. This summer, he unveils his new project, in which he will wear the hats of both chef and owner: Kamúy.