Joe Beef is a restaurant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its address is 2491 Notre Dame Street West in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy, located in the borough of Le Sud Ouest.HistoryJoe Beef was established in late 2005 as a 30-seat restaurant. It expanded to 75 seats in 2011 as a result of the popularity of the restaurant. The restaurant was named in honour of Joe Beef, an Irish-born Montreal tavern owner in the 19th century. It was selected as the 81st best restaurant in the world in 2016 by 50 World's Best Restaurants, the first Canadian restaurant to make the list in six years.ReceptionCelebrity chef Anthony Bourdain visited Joe Beef restaurant in his program, Anthony Bourdain: Part's Unknown.New York chef David Chang considers Joe Beef to be his favourite restaurant.