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The Best New Cafés in Montreal [October 2025]

Montreal's latest café openings prove the city's coffee obsession runs deeper than ever: Here are 31 spots worth the detour.

J.P. Karwacki

J.P. Karwacki

October 8, 2025- Read time: 16 min
The Best New Cafés in Montreal [October 2025]Photograph: @wtvr.wonder / Instagram

The best new cafés in Montreal don't slow down for anyone. The city's appetite for coffee culture continues to sharpen with openings that commit and dig deep. The past few months have delivered Caribbean-focused roasters, Beninese-French pastry hybrids, gym-café mashups, and record shop pop-ups that only exist on weekends. Some of these places have been years in the making. Others opened last month and already have the kind of word-of-mouth that sticks.

This roundup spans the city's boroughs and sensibilities: serious specialty coffee operations, wellness-focused smoothie bars, art gallery-café hybrids, unique matcha experiences, new brunch destinations, consistently great cortados, and more. Who knows, they may reach the distinction of being counted among the best cafés and coffee shops in Montreal overall:

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