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Showing 24 of 195 places in Montreal
Victor Café is more than a weekend coffee stop—it’s a crate-digger’s retreat in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Open Saturday...
Part café, part ceramics studio, Les Faiseurs blurs the line between sipping and shaping. Open since 2018 in Rosemont, t...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
Villeray’s Cafe Ferlucci is where to want to go for great Italian coffee from a new generation of Italian Montrealers. C...
On the corner of Fairmount and St-Laurent, Caffé Grazie-Mille has spent years doing what good Italian cafés do best: mak...
On Parc Avenue, just steps from the St-Viateur bagel shop that supplies its breakfast menu, Café Felice is one of Mile-E...
Nestled in the heart of Mile End, Café Club Social has been a local staple since 1982. What began as a cozy card club fo...
Drawing from the Mexican tradition of café de olla, this Parc-Ex spot brews its coffee with piloncillo and star anise in...
Café Marigold is a café-bistro on Laurier Est led by chef-owner Sarah Witteveen, where coffee, seasonal cooking, and loc...
Café Différance sits on Avenue Viger at the edge of Old Montreal, offering a quiet counterpoint to the neighbourhood’s b...
Part café, part feline shrine, Chat-Colaté is a small but distinct spot in Old Montreal where the desserts are sweet and...
Even sitting right on the busy St-Denis strip, Myriade’s third café feels like a step sideways from the rush. Facing the...
Le Rond-Point is a cornerstone of Hochelaga’s community life. More than a spot for coffee and breakfast sandwiches (whic...
Bah! Café brings the warmth of Porto Alegre to the Plateau, trading Montreal’s grey chill for cheese bread, brigadeiros,...
Salon Rosie-Lanoi gives afternoon tea the kind of pace it deserves. Reservations keep things unhurried, the kitchen work...
Montreal’s bagel wars just picked up a new subplot. Fairmount Bagel, the 107-year-old Mile End institution, is quietly e...
Monkland Village’s Melk Café is a cherished gem celebrated for its artisanal sweets, intricate latte art, and top-notch...
Café Olimpico’s got a few locations in town that are all great, but it’s original Mile End location is the one that exud...
With its vintage allure and comforting food, Chez Mère-Grand has been looked to for a good cafe experience since its inc...
La Finca’s cafe and coworking space invites folks to make themselves at home while they work. Since 2016, co-owners Gene...
Café 2nd Gen started small, operating from a summer kiosk at Quartier Dix-30 before making its move into Griffintown. Th...
Phin Café is what happens when Vietnamese tradition meets third-wave precision. Tucked onto Rue Roy Est, this bright, wa...
Bêden Càphê sits comfortably in that new wave of Vietnamese-inspired cafés that aren’t interested in playing it safe—but...
Bar à Beurre has been quietly anchoring Old Montreal’s sweet tooth since 2012, built around family recipes passed down t...
Showing 24 of 195 places in Montreal
Victor Café is more than a weekend coffee stop—it’s a crate-digger’s retreat in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie. Open Saturday...
Part café, part ceramics studio, Les Faiseurs blurs the line between sipping and shaping. Open since 2018 in Rosemont, t...
Pampa Social Club posits that Mile End doesn’t need another café, but it does need a living room. This Argentine-inflect...
Villeray’s Cafe Ferlucci is where to want to go for great Italian coffee from a new generation of Italian Montrealers. C...
On the corner of Fairmount and St-Laurent, Caffé Grazie-Mille has spent years doing what good Italian cafés do best: mak...
On Parc Avenue, just steps from the St-Viateur bagel shop that supplies its breakfast menu, Café Felice is one of Mile-E...
Nestled in the heart of Mile End, Café Club Social has been a local staple since 1982. What began as a cozy card club fo...
Drawing from the Mexican tradition of café de olla, this Parc-Ex spot brews its coffee with piloncillo and star anise in...
Café Marigold is a café-bistro on Laurier Est led by chef-owner Sarah Witteveen, where coffee, seasonal cooking, and loc...
Café Différance sits on Avenue Viger at the edge of Old Montreal, offering a quiet counterpoint to the neighbourhood’s b...
Part café, part feline shrine, Chat-Colaté is a small but distinct spot in Old Montreal where the desserts are sweet and...
Even sitting right on the busy St-Denis strip, Myriade’s third café feels like a step sideways from the rush. Facing the...
Le Rond-Point is a cornerstone of Hochelaga’s community life. More than a spot for coffee and breakfast sandwiches (whic...
Bah! Café brings the warmth of Porto Alegre to the Plateau, trading Montreal’s grey chill for cheese bread, brigadeiros,...
Salon Rosie-Lanoi gives afternoon tea the kind of pace it deserves. Reservations keep things unhurried, the kitchen work...
Montreal’s bagel wars just picked up a new subplot. Fairmount Bagel, the 107-year-old Mile End institution, is quietly e...
Monkland Village’s Melk Café is a cherished gem celebrated for its artisanal sweets, intricate latte art, and top-notch...
Café Olimpico’s got a few locations in town that are all great, but it’s original Mile End location is the one that exud...
With its vintage allure and comforting food, Chez Mère-Grand has been looked to for a good cafe experience since its inc...
La Finca’s cafe and coworking space invites folks to make themselves at home while they work. Since 2016, co-owners Gene...
Café 2nd Gen started small, operating from a summer kiosk at Quartier Dix-30 before making its move into Griffintown. Th...
Phin Café is what happens when Vietnamese tradition meets third-wave precision. Tucked onto Rue Roy Est, this bright, wa...
Bêden Càphê sits comfortably in that new wave of Vietnamese-inspired cafés that aren’t interested in playing it safe—but...
Bar à Beurre has been quietly anchoring Old Montreal’s sweet tooth since 2012, built around family recipes passed down t...
