Montreal's bilingual café culture and Québécois identity produce some of North America's most distinctive specialty shops.
Montreal, Canada
“Named for its neighbourhood, rooted in it — the micro-roastery behind one of Montreal's most thoughtful direct-sourcing programs.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Rosemont micro-roastery doubling as a serious pour-over bar — the house Colombian lots and the neighbourhood regulars give it an authenticity hard to manufacture.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Montreal's specialty anchor — consistently excellent espresso and a rotating guest roaster program that keeps regulars coming back.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Plateau neighbourhood staple with a serious roasting operation — the natural-process Ethiopians here are among Canada's best.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Mile End icon since 1970 — the lineups outside on Saint-Viateur are proof that getting the basics exactly right never goes out of style.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Plateau-Mont-Royal's most neighborhood-perfect café — the terrace, the espresso drinks, and the rotation of guest roasters make it hard to find a flaw.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Griffintown's design-forward specialty café — the rotating guest roasters and clean Scandinavian interior make it the neighbourhood's most aspirational work space.”
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Montreal, Canada
“The tiniest serious espresso bar in the McGill neighbourhood — the two stools, the rotating single-origins, and the expert pulls make it worth the squeeze.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Rosemont café inside a design studio building — where the city's creative class brings their laptops and the guest roaster list changes weekly.”
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Montreal, Canada
“A former Royal Bank interior turned co-working café — the Beaux-Arts banking hall is the most dramatic place to drink an espresso in Canada.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Turkish-influenced café design with a Montreal specialty coffee sensibility — the baklava and espresso pairing makes it the city's most unexpected pleasure.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Old Montreal's sharpest espresso bar — the compact space, the rotating single-origin shots, and the no-laptop rule keep the energy focused and the coffee exceptional.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Outremont neighbourhood café with a Franco-Montréalaise character and a precision filter program — the terrace in summer is the city's most civilized coffee hour.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Golden Square Mile café with a warm multicultural identity and a rotating specialty program that draws from the world's best roasteries — unpretentious excellence.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Café Myriade's Westmount location brings the city's specialty benchmark to the western suburbs — the guest roaster program and the precision espresso remain fully intact.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Downtown Montreal's most ambitious hospitality café — the rotisserie chicken and the rotating specialty espresso program are taken with exactly the same seriousness.”
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Montreal, Canada
“Dispatch's Mile End location brings the roastery's Ethiopian naturals to the neighbourhood that arguably birthed Montreal's specialty scene — an essential address.”
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