Bagels
Are available from real bagel rue saint-jean or bagel ouest boulevard des sources.
Poutine
Is available in most non-chain fast food restaurants, such as lafleur's on boulevard des sources.
La Perle
Szechuan and Thai specialty for dining and delivery service in the evening
Montreal's three best-known specialties are available on the West Island.
Smoked meat sandwiches
Are available at delis, such as the chenoy's on boulevard saint-jean, the deli in fairview shopping centre, smoked meat pete's in pincourt "can't beat pete's meat", dunn's on des sources or abie's also on rue saint-jean.
An entire range of restaurants, from fast food chains to expensive sit-downs, are to be found on Rue Saint-Jean in Pointe-Claire and Boulevard des Sources in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Most restaurants are family-style and many of them tend to go out of business quickly.
More difficult to access, but generally better, restaurants with nice views are to be found on Lakeshore Road, along the edge of the St. Lawrence River. Several "villages" i.e. historic districts are located along this road, where bakeries, sit-down restaurants, and the occasional bar are concentrated. Pointe-Claire Village and Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Village are two examples of this. Also, a few more midrange/upscale restaurants have opened in other areas of the West Island in recent years, responding to the population shifts in the area. An example is Autoroute 40 West TransCanadoam at Boulevard des Sources, which offers downtown-style fine dining in a West Island location.