The counter at Cafe Humble Lion with a hand chalked menu board, shelves of house roasted bags, plants, and a pastry case up front

Montreal

45.5017,-73.5673

A bilingual coffee culture where old school Italian espresso bars and new wave roasters share the same blocks, unbothered by six months of winter.

The counter at Cafe Humble Lion with a hand chalked menu board, shelves of house roasted bags, plants, and a pastry case up front

Café Humble Lion

Downtown · Montreal

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Behind the marble counter, a barista works between two La Cimbali espresso machines under an ornate pressed tin ceiling, with chalkboard menus listing espresso and cappuccino prices

Café Olimpico

Mile End · Montreal

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The brick facade of Café Saint-Henri's Mile-Ex headquarters, with the Saint-Henri Micro-Torréfacteur sign above the entrance and colorful patio chairs set out on artificial turf

Café Saint-Henri Micro-Torréfacteur

Mile-Ex · Montreal

roastery headquartersBeans to go

Close-up of the raised white Dispatch lettering on the storefront's dark awning, brick facade and a green traffic light visible above

Dispatch Coffee

Plateau-Mont-Royal · Montreal

sunlit and openBeans to go

The Le brûloir Café sign mounted on the brick corner of the building, with festive bunting strung across the storefront windows below

Le Brûloir

Ahuntsic · Montreal

neighborhood cafeBeans to go

Structure Coffee Roasters

Old Montreal · Montreal

minimalistBeans to go