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Haley Maddox
St. Lawrence River Old Montreal Old Port Downtown Quartier des Spectacles Quartier Latin Le Village The Plateau Mile End Outremont Mount Royal Golden Square Mile Little Italy Mile-Ex Rosemont Villeray Parc La Fontaine Centre-Sud Griffintown Westmount Côte-des-Neiges Hochelaga Jean-Talon Market Rôtisserie La Lune Café Pista ZAB Café Bernie Beigne La Banquise Cams Déjeuner, Froidôchaud Café & Crêperie2 Les Alchimistes Café Café Éclair Boulangerie Guillaume, Fairmount Bagel2 St-Viateur Bagel Café In Gamba Café Bravo Tordu Café et Crèmerie Fine Fine Fine Café Micro Espresso Dispatch Coffee Schwartz’s Deli Pikolo Espresso Bar Chez Bergy’s, Mona2 Bateau-Mouche Notre-Dame Basilica Mount Royal lookout Les Enfants Terribles Gibbys Columbus Café & Co Krema Café Côte Bar à Café St. Lawrence River Old Montreal Old Port Downtown Quartier Latin Le Village The Plateau Mile End Outremont Mount Royal Golden Square Mile Little Italy Parc La Fontaine Centre-Sud Griffintown Jean-Talon Market Rôtisserie La Lune Café Pista ZAB Café Bernie Beigne La Banquise Cams Déjeuner, Froidôchaud Café & Crêperie2 Café Éclair, Les Alchimistes Café2 Boulangerie Guillaume, Fairmount Bagel2 St-Viateur Bagel Café In Gamba Café Bravo Tordu Café et Crèmerie Fine Fine Fine Café Micro Espresso Dispatch Coffee, Schwartz’s Deli2 Pikolo Espresso Bar Chez Bergy’s, Mona2 Bateau-Mouche Notre-Dame Basilica Mount Royal lookout Les Enfants Terribles Gibbys Columbus Café & Co Krema Café Côte Bar à Café

City guide

Montreal

A long Thanksgiving weekend: smoked meat, bagels, a rotisserie, and an eighteen-stop coffee walk.

33 places in 9 neighborhoods, and 3 are faves.

Start with these

My favorite, a fave, and the best coffee
The counter at Boulangerie Guillaume

Mile End · my favorite

Boulangerie Guillaume

Pearl-sugar chouquettes. My favorite stop in Montreal, and we went more than once.

The cookie case at Dispatch Coffee

The Plateau · a fave

Dispatch Coffee

Order the pistachio and oat cookie.

Café Pista, the grinders on the counter

Little Italy · best coffee

Café Pista

Colis Resistencia Guatemala and Bookkisa Naturel Ethiopia, on Beaubien.

The coffee walk

18 stops in four days, in order
Côte Bar à Café1Côte Bar à CaféDrink Silky tulip latteFriday
Boulangerie Guillaume2Boulangerie GuillaumeOrder Fresh pearl-sugar chouquettesFriday
Dispatch Coffee3Dispatch CoffeeOrder The pistachio and oat cookieFriday
Micro Espresso4Micro EspressoDrink Easy Decaf (Colombia Caldas) & Dark Mode (Brazil)Friday
Bernie Beigne5Bernie BeigneOrder Fresh glazed honey crullersFriday
Les Alchimistes Café6Les Alchimistes CaféDrink Butterscotch AffogatoFriday
Café In Gamba7Café In GambaDrink Phil & Sebastian ‘Lights Out Decaf’Saturday
Fine Fine Fine Café8Fine Fine Fine CaféDrink Flat White / PiccoloSaturday
Tordu Café et Crèmerie9Tordu Café et CrèmerieDrink Afternoon cortadoSaturday
Froidôchaud Café & Crêperie10Froidôchaud Café & CrêperieOrder Made-to-order sweet & savory crêpesSaturday
Café Bravo11Café BravoDrink Filter coffeeSaturday
Cams Déjeuner12Cams DéjeunerDrink CAMS x Jungle espressoSunday
ZAB Café13ZAB CaféDrink Allan Melgar Guatemala pour-over carafe flightSunday
Café Éclair14Café ÉclairDrink Wilder Lazo Geisha pour-overSunday
Café Pista15Café PistaDrink Colis Resistencia Guatemala / Bookkisa Naturel EthiopiaSunday
Columbus Café & Co16Columbus Café & CoDrink Dirty Chaï à la CitrouilleSunday
Pikolo Espresso Bar17Pikolo Espresso BarDrink Altura (Mexico) or Macarena (Colombia) espressoSunday
Krema Café18Krema CaféDrink Krema x Jungle (Recinos Family, Guatemala) cortadoMonday

Pocket guides

Pick a neighborhood, then a walk
Mile End Outremont

About 1.0 mi · 4 stops

Take it with you

Directions

What are you craving?

Every place, with what it has
  • Fairmount BagelMile End · Wood-fired bagels
  • GibbysOld Montreal · Steakhouse in an 18th-century stable
  • La BanquiseThe Plateau · Poutine
  • Les Enfants TerriblesDowntown · French brasserie, Place Ville Marie
  • MonaOld Montreal · Mediterranean, on Place Jacques-Cartier
  • Rôtisserie La LuneLittle Italy · Spit-roasted birds
  • Schwartz’s DeliThe Plateau · Smoked meat since 1928
  • St-Viateur BagelMile End · Hand-rolled bagels
  • Chez Bergy’sOld Montreal · Smash burgers, on Place Jacques-Cartier
  • Café BravoThe Plateau · Coffee · filter coffee
  • Café In GambaMile End · Coffee · Lights Out Decaf
  • Café PistaLittle Italy · Coffee · Guatemala and Ethiopia
  • Café ÉclairMile End · Coffee · Geisha pour-over
  • Cams DéjeunerThe Plateau · Coffee · Cams x Jungle espresso
  • Columbus Café & CoOld Montreal · Coffee · pumpkin dirty chai
  • Côte Bar à CaféDowntown · Coffee · silky tulip latte
  • Dispatch CoffeeThe Plateau · Coffee · get the pistachio and oat cookie
  • Fine Fine Fine CaféThe Plateau · Coffee · flat white
  • Froidôchaud Café & CrêperieThe Plateau · Crêpes, sweet and savory
  • Krema CaféDowntown · Coffee · cortado
  • Les Alchimistes CaféMile End · Coffee · butterscotch affogato
  • Micro EspressoMile End · Coffee · Easy Decaf and Dark Mode
  • Pikolo Espresso BarQuartier des Spectacles · Coffee · espresso
  • Tordu Café et CrèmerieThe Plateau · Coffee · afternoon cortado
  • ZAB CaféLittle Italy · Coffee · pour-over flight
  • Bernie BeigneMile End · Donuts · honey crullers
  • Boulangerie GuillaumeMile End · Bakery · pearl-sugar chouquettes
  • Jean-Talon MarketLittle Italy · Open-air market, maple everything
  • Bateau-MoucheOld Port · An hour on the St. Lawrence
  • BiodômeHochelaga · Five ecosystems, penguins, and lynx
  • Combat d’ArchersHochelaga · Archery tag and drift karts
  • Mount Royal lookoutMount Royal · The skyline from the Kondiaronk Belvedere
  • Notre-Dame BasilicaOld Montreal · Cobblestones and the basilica