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Showing 24 of 186 places in Montreal
Griffintown’s Mano Figa, the vibrant sibling of Mano Cornuto, offers a quintessential Italian experience with a modern t...
Zab Café is the natural extension of Zab Roasters’ deep-rooted commitment to quality coffee and community. What started...
Café Bravo comes from the team behind the NDG restaurant Entre Deux, namely Marc Flynn, Félix Poirier, Alex Quintin, and...
Shaka Club’s second location trades dumbbells for escalators, setting up shop in the Centre Eaton food court with a menu...
Matcha Lab takes the single-subject café to its logical extreme: no espresso machine, no drip, just green tea in all its...
On the ground floor of a Pointe-Claire office building, Missy’s does something quiet but rare: it treats everyday café f...
At the edge of a gym lobby in NDG, Rebl Café finds its footing somewhere between routine and reset. The beans are Colomb...
Green Drip is a rare meeting point between Vietnamese coffee culture and Japan’s matcha tradition—without falling into f...
Le Patio doesn’t try to reinvent the café—just to do it with a little more calm. Opened across from De L’Église metro in...
In a city full of third-wave cafés, Hectare takes a different route—one that runs through the Caribbean. Located on Notr...
Machu Picchu Café-Lounge brings a slice of Peru to Montréal with a menu that spans casual coffee shop fare and full plat...
Steps away from the REM station, this new café on Île-des-Sœurs pairs specialty coffee with a sharp focus on sandwiches...
Jumeler is the café project from the team behind Candeur, extending their bakery know-how into a space built for everyda...
FroidÔchaud Café is a crêperie and coffee counter on Saint-Denis offering a broad mix of sweet and savoury options. The...
Café Raphaël is a hybrid café and co-working space in Villeray. The interior mixes vintage décor with practical features...
Café Nook is a Korean dessert café on the Plateau focused on comforting drinks and house-made sweets. The room is compac...
Velora Café Pâtisserie operates on a simple premise: dessert first. Sort of. The menu is anchored by a rotating selecti...
Inside the towering Empire boutique on Berri Street, Maison BaultBerri brings together restaurateur Phil Grisé and chef-...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Mina Mina may be small in size, but it’s built with purpose. Just a short walk from Atwater Market, this Saint-Henri caf...
Café Tere brings a much-needed sense of calm to the Plateau’s Prince Arthur Street. Located beneath the Innocere Yoga st...
mmmmagasin is a slow-burn love letter to intentional living. Designed and run by Jessica and Matt McNeilly, it’s part ca...
Aube Café brings its reputation for thoughtful baking and balanced coffee to the downtown core with its second location—...
Royale Ginette is a love letter in pastry form—a café and pâtisserie rooted in community, softness, and a deep appreciat...
Showing 24 of 186 places in Montreal
Griffintown’s Mano Figa, the vibrant sibling of Mano Cornuto, offers a quintessential Italian experience with a modern t...
Zab Café is the natural extension of Zab Roasters’ deep-rooted commitment to quality coffee and community. What started...
Café Bravo comes from the team behind the NDG restaurant Entre Deux, namely Marc Flynn, Félix Poirier, Alex Quintin, and...
Shaka Club’s second location trades dumbbells for escalators, setting up shop in the Centre Eaton food court with a menu...
Matcha Lab takes the single-subject café to its logical extreme: no espresso machine, no drip, just green tea in all its...
On the ground floor of a Pointe-Claire office building, Missy’s does something quiet but rare: it treats everyday café f...
At the edge of a gym lobby in NDG, Rebl Café finds its footing somewhere between routine and reset. The beans are Colomb...
Green Drip is a rare meeting point between Vietnamese coffee culture and Japan’s matcha tradition—without falling into f...
Le Patio doesn’t try to reinvent the café—just to do it with a little more calm. Opened across from De L’Église metro in...
In a city full of third-wave cafés, Hectare takes a different route—one that runs through the Caribbean. Located on Notr...
Machu Picchu Café-Lounge brings a slice of Peru to Montréal with a menu that spans casual coffee shop fare and full plat...
Steps away from the REM station, this new café on Île-des-Sœurs pairs specialty coffee with a sharp focus on sandwiches...
Jumeler is the café project from the team behind Candeur, extending their bakery know-how into a space built for everyda...
FroidÔchaud Café is a crêperie and coffee counter on Saint-Denis offering a broad mix of sweet and savoury options. The...
Café Raphaël is a hybrid café and co-working space in Villeray. The interior mixes vintage décor with practical features...
Café Nook is a Korean dessert café on the Plateau focused on comforting drinks and house-made sweets. The room is compac...
Velora Café Pâtisserie operates on a simple premise: dessert first. Sort of. The menu is anchored by a rotating selecti...
Inside the towering Empire boutique on Berri Street, Maison BaultBerri brings together restaurateur Phil Grisé and chef-...
Café le 9e brings the quiet precision of Melk Café into the unlikeliest of settings: the Eaton Centre. But this is no ge...
Mina Mina may be small in size, but it’s built with purpose. Just a short walk from Atwater Market, this Saint-Henri caf...
Café Tere brings a much-needed sense of calm to the Plateau’s Prince Arthur Street. Located beneath the Innocere Yoga st...
mmmmagasin is a slow-burn love letter to intentional living. Designed and run by Jessica and Matt McNeilly, it’s part ca...
Aube Café brings its reputation for thoughtful baking and balanced coffee to the downtown core with its second location—...
Royale Ginette is a love letter in pastry form—a café and pâtisserie rooted in community, softness, and a deep appreciat...
