I love to support local businesses and initiatives, so when I saw that Café Saint-Henri took over…read morethe spot inside the Square-Victoria subway station, I was very happy! When you look at the pictures, you obviously get that there will be a limited menu over here, but you get your typical coffee options, some viennoiseries and yogurt, and other cold drinks. I ordered a soy cappuccino and it was delicious! Show some love for our local coffee baristas!!

Omg, such a cute coffee shop! It nails that perfect blend of cozy and cool without trying too hard…read more The space has that minimal aesthetic and great for catching up with a friend, zoning out with a book or just working from there. Their coffe was next level - I got flat white and it was one of th best I have had aka smooth and perfectly balanced. The staff were friendly, and made small conversations. So glad we made a pit stop here on our trip.

Perfect coffee on the outdoor patio. We had a latte, an iced latte and a decaf iced latte. All were…read moredelicious. The coffee is Italian espresso - high quality and intensely flavorful.

Saw this coffee sold at a number of specialty food shops around the city but this little stop is…read morewhere you get the biggest selection. The service was slow but very intentional. There is only one barista who calls locals by name and takes the time to make each espresso with more care than the hundreds of other places I've been over the years. He carefully explained various beans I was interested in purchasing and got a more ideal bag that was not on the shelf due to roast date. They were overall low on their usual selection according to him at the time I was in town. The pour over I had (free with purchase of beans) was excellent.

I arrived about 10 minutes early but the baristas and sales people were kind to let me into cafe. I…read moreordered the latte and it was good. It had a subtle taste to it. The cafe is located in a Burton lifestyle/sports retail store. They have a coffee lounge area in the back of the store. Nice to have great options in MTL.

Nothing special. Americano watered down, hot chocolate too bitter. Their pastries were good and…read morefood was sold out so can't say.

This is such a cute café (brûlerie to be more exact), with SUCH a selection of delicious good…read morecoffee, all exhibited on the wall. Although the vibe doesn't feel as homey or intimate, there are tons of seating and they even serve food! The service was efficient, but I came in late on a Sunday, so I wouldn't know how the personnel deals with rush hour or prime coffee time. Overall, if I feel like indulging and sampling different coffees, I would try my hand here.

Whilst I bet this is a great coffee shop, please do not go here for the hot chocolate…read more The interior is stunning and a really cute work/ study/ social space with some super fun decor. It smelt like really good coffee, but I was really in the mood for hot chocolate. You know how it is, super cold outside... You just need it. And it was so disappointing. Definitely made from some cheap chocolate powder with way too much milk, and it wasn't even that hot. It hardly even tasted of chocolate. Really disappointing and definitely not worth the $6 for some watered down chocolate with milk.

Very serious coffee…read more If you are a make-your-coffee-at-home kind of person, (I am not), You can buy a dozen or so kinds of beans here. I am guessing they are pretty good. If you are trying to improve on Starbucks - with barista-made coffee drinks, food and a place to write your magnum opus, Bruleries FARO is pretty damm good. Their espresso is a useful component in a coffee education. They do a Golden Gate espresso which is designed to be the lightest most citrusy coffee on the planet. All the lemon flavor comes from the bean itself rather than any add-ons after brewing. The coffee packs an amazing amount of citrus flavor. Now - me personally - I am a dark, dark, darker than mud coffee guy. Burn your beans and I adore you. I order the darkest roast in the house. Give me chocolate overtones or spice overtones - thank you very much. A citrus coffee on a megalight roast is as odd for me as a giraffe wearing a sweater. But over thought and retastings, I slowly came to terms with this new kid on the block. Say what you will - first thing in the morning a citrus coffee will definitely wake you up. This is one of those strong flavors similar to the strong flavors in a Mediterranean breakfast where they give you feta cheese raw scallions and a pepperoncini to go with coffee. The lemon is far more subtle and delicate - but it is definitely there to shake you out of your cobwebs. I was good friends with Golden Gate espresso by the time I was done. For food they offer the normal run of brownies, pastries and sandwiches, along with two salad bowls offered by a commercial vendor. The bowls have a name like Buddha Bols - and for a commercial salad they are pretty good. Not so much lettuce - yes so much alt vegetables - and a good peanutty dressing. And - although I did not plan things this way - a light roast goes better with salad than does a dark roast. (Soon there are going to be food pairings with coffee just as there are food pairings with wine. You want a strong Shiraz with that Chile con Carne and end with full bodied dark roast over dessert.) The room is a lovely place to be. Note that other Yelp reviews complain about service. A few complain about price. I have no idea what the complainers are talking about. There were two hard working baristas at the counter. They took a long time to craft every coffee. But they were working nonstop - and were as nice and pleasant as one could ask for. They were both charmers and skilled artisans. And if you have a chain working to develop higher ideas about what coffee should be - it is reasonable to expect to have to pay a fair price for that coffee. (Not to mention the fact that all of their coffee is Fair Trade in the first place. The growers back in Ethiopia or Nicaragua get their cut - as sadly also does the middleman.) * * * Overall, this is a first rate place. If I really wanted to get fully educated - I probably ought to start drinking my way through the rest of the bean bins in the lineup.

The Short Version: Caribbean cafe with good coffee served in…read morenovel paper cups that look like takeout containers. The Long Version: Hectare Cafe is located in a mini food hall called Le Coin Gourmand in Old Montreal. I was at One Babo in the same food hall getting a bubble tea and since my husband does not like bubble tea and is a coffee fiend, he popped into Hectare Cafe to get his third coffee of the day (!) He got a small Americano ($4). It came in a cool-looking paper cup that looked like a takeout container (see my photo). He enjoyed it and said it was delicious. I had a taste and it was ok, lol, but I'm not a coffee connoisseur and I don't like my coffee black the way he does. He said service was friendly. The food hall is cute. There's indoor seating but it's very small in there. I did spot some Haitian pastries like Pate Kòde which I'd love to try on a future visit. Review #212 (2025)

Cute little shop around where we were staying. Needed a quick wake me up shot and stumbled upon…read morethis cute little gem while waiting for our Lyft. Not busy at all. Located in the building with two other storefronts? Basically it shared the space with what looked like a Pho place and a Crepe/Boba place. We ordered a double espresso and a macchiato shot. Wasn't anything spectacular, didn't expect for it to be but it certainly got the job done. They also have pastries as well. Will be back before our trip ends to try their empanadas!