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Showing 24 of 186 places in Montreal
Café Civil is an independent café in Chinatown that brings together coffee, food, and music under one industrial-inspire...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Angelini Café occupies the ground floor of the Yorkshire Building on Saint-Jacques, in the stretch of Old Montreal that...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Café Castel occupies a bright, compact room inside the Hôtel Ville-Marie. A house blend of espresso is the anchor here a...
Beardlington is less a barbershop or a café than it is a complete ecosystem. Since 2017, the team has built something th...
An NDG institution, Café Shaika is the cozy, art-filled corner spot that locals turn to for fair-trade coffee and an all...
Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...
Opened in 2019 by architect Daniel Burt, Café Orr is a maximalist cinema-café on the edge of the Plateau. Decorated with...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Paquebot Café’s been a pioneer in Montreal's coffee scene since 2015, constantly innovating with new offerings and a lai...
SAT Café is a vibrant gem in the Quartier des Spectacles. Located in the Société des arts technologiques complex, its ch...
Pointe-Saint-Charles’s Café Bloom, while named after James Joyce’s character in Ulysses, has more than literary charm to...
Located within a former Royal Bank of Canada building in Old Montreal, Crew Collective & Café blends grandeur with conte...
Through Kujira, owners Gabriel Comtois and Maxime Verreault set out to present a coffee shop with high-quality ingredien...
Located near Place-des-Arts metro, Anticafe flips the typical café model: instead of paying for food and drinks, you pay...
Café Redwood is all about specialty coffee in a modern oasis with a minimalist design. A retreat for coffee aficionados...
Café Pista started in 2014 as a pedal-powered café, turning heads with its mix of coffee, cycling, and community. Nearly...
Café Paper Hill is where espresso meets apéro in a space that feels as much like a neighbourhood living room as it does...
Goza means something like "savor the moment" in Spanish, and this Mile End café on Saint-Viateur treats coffee according...
Station W is synonymous with a quintessential café experience, whether you're in Verdun or the Angus district. Bright in...
Myriade’s a Montreal institution known for pioneering the city's craft coffee movement. With several locations including...
Showing 24 of 186 places in Montreal
Café Civil is an independent café in Chinatown that brings together coffee, food, and music under one industrial-inspire...
Capybara Café doesn’t have real capybaras—but it doesn’t need them. This downtown Montreal spot is already a plushie-fil...
Angelini Café occupies the ground floor of the Yorkshire Building on Saint-Jacques, in the stretch of Old Montreal that...
Moon Brew Magic blurs the line between café, boutique, and full-blown spellcasting headquarters. Equal parts witchy apot...
Cadence Café sits at 990 Saint-Urbain in Chinatown, next door to its sibling spots Fleurs & Cadeaux and Sans Soleil. The...
Café Castel occupies a bright, compact room inside the Hôtel Ville-Marie. A house blend of espresso is the anchor here a...
Beardlington is less a barbershop or a café than it is a complete ecosystem. Since 2017, the team has built something th...
An NDG institution, Café Shaika is the cozy, art-filled corner spot that locals turn to for fair-trade coffee and an all...
Jama House brings a Cuban and Latin American frame of reference to a stretch of Saint-Denis a few minutes' walk from Mon...
Opened in 2019 by architect Daniel Burt, Café Orr is a maximalist cinema-café on the edge of the Plateau. Decorated with...
Le Club is a café and meeting ground for Montreal’s cycling and running communities, a space where coffee culture and en...
Paquebot Café’s been a pioneer in Montreal's coffee scene since 2015, constantly innovating with new offerings and a lai...
SAT Café is a vibrant gem in the Quartier des Spectacles. Located in the Société des arts technologiques complex, its ch...
Pointe-Saint-Charles’s Café Bloom, while named after James Joyce’s character in Ulysses, has more than literary charm to...
Located within a former Royal Bank of Canada building in Old Montreal, Crew Collective & Café blends grandeur with conte...
Through Kujira, owners Gabriel Comtois and Maxime Verreault set out to present a coffee shop with high-quality ingredien...
Located near Place-des-Arts metro, Anticafe flips the typical café model: instead of paying for food and drinks, you pay...
Café Redwood is all about specialty coffee in a modern oasis with a minimalist design. A retreat for coffee aficionados...
Café Pista started in 2014 as a pedal-powered café, turning heads with its mix of coffee, cycling, and community. Nearly...
Café Paper Hill is where espresso meets apéro in a space that feels as much like a neighbourhood living room as it does...
Goza means something like "savor the moment" in Spanish, and this Mile End café on Saint-Viateur treats coffee according...
Station W is synonymous with a quintessential café experience, whether you're in Verdun or the Angus district. Bright in...
Myriade’s a Montreal institution known for pioneering the city's craft coffee movement. With several locations including...
