Reviews of diff. (Coffee Shop)

Marcus Brubaker

Great coffee shop. Spent a week at the conference center and this place was my go-to.

Jason Peate

Loved it. Check it out.

Marc-Denis Léger

(Translated) Good coffee but very expensive (Original) Bon café mais très dispendieux

Annie Harroch

Just a fabulous spot run by great people

H. F.

(Translated) The best third-wave cafe in Montreal (Original) Le meilleur café third-wave à Montréal

Sophie McCarrell

Chic ambiance with good espresso bar

Mike Nowacki

Great coffee, delicious scones.

Jennifer Stoloff

Great coffee and pleasant atmosphere. Cookie was good too.

James Lucas

Nice low key coffee shop with great coffee, WiFi and a bit of seating.

AC B

(Translated) Excellent coffee! (Original) Excellent café!

MG Wong

Lovely coffee. Goes well with the brownie

Joël Morin

We come here often for a delicious espresso or moccacino. After you've tasted their coffee you'll never walk into Starbucks or Second Cup again... Very nice staff who bake their own pastries and are expert barristas. Very simple decor but who cares? You can also buy their beans.

W Gmail

Great coffee place making some fantastic espressos. Very busy in the morning!

Ariane Marchand

Better coffee in town!!!

Danny Elisha

Great selection of hand crafted drinks along with fresh pastries.

Jeremie Bernard

Little gem hidden near Place Victoria. Service is efficient and warm. Lattes and cappuccinos are superbly crafted, pastries and quesadillas (at lunch time) are creative and delicious. In my top 3 for latte in Montreal.

Emily Moxley

Solid coffee.

George Giannou

Excellent coffee.

Ouellet Francis

(Translated) Coffee is life (Original) Le Café c'est la vie

Tom Stockdale

Very pleasant cafe...great coffee and good service

Jack M

Very good traditional espresso drinks and pastries. Richest and most buttery croissant I have ever had! Would return.

eyal benezra

Yummy coffee

kamal TERRAF

(Translated) A coffee bar Very good coffee I like to take it next to the glass It is true the view is not great but the coffee makes you forget that. They have lots of coffee choices. The taste is very very good. Customer service is good too Take a ride you won't regret And maybe we'll cross over there ???????? (Original) Un bar à café Très bon café j'aime le prendre à côté de la vitre C'est vrai la vue n'est pas formidable mais le café vous fait oublié ça. Ils ont Beaucoup de choix de café. Le goût est très très bon. Le service à la clientèle aussi est bon Faites un tour vous n'allez pas regretter Et peut être on se croisera la bas ????????

mireille olano

Coffee is good but not my favorite, aftertaste is not good to me. But taste is subjective. I don't think it would hurt the staff to smile a little more...

Éric Martel-Poliquin

(Translated) Best latte in downtown! (Original) Meilleur latte au centre-ville!

Damien Goblot

Very good address for a perfectly executed latte in this downtown area.

Ashley Jiang

A little busy hipster cafe place. Very large window and decent lattes. If only their service could be improved.

Danny Fullerton

Absolutely delicious.

Andy Lamarre

Ok

Adrian Scott

For an Australian seeking real coffee, this place serves a very decent Flat White

Jonas Eyford

Great spot. Mirage machine. Phil&Seb, Bows&Arrows and 49th Parallel. Good baristas. Nice location.

Olivier Frasson

(Translated) Very good place for coffee or hot chocolate, with varied vegan choices. The desserts are very good too, especially the cookies: D The price is similar to Starbucks. The place is very sober, with few tables. (Original) Très bonne place pour prendre un café ou chocolat chaud, avec des choix variés végan. Les desserts sont très bons aussi, surtout les cookies :D Le prix est similaire à Starbucks. La place est très sobre, avec peu de tables.

Christian Blou

(Translated) Great ! (Original) Super !

Jay Chitroda

Best Quesadilla in Montreal. Love this place on my trip to Montreal I had quesadilla at-least 6 lunch times. Must have in Montreal for all vegetarians. Revisited after 6 months and it is just gone better. Must must must try..10/10

Michael Karlin

Great pastries and delicious coffee. Menu is limited but what they do they do well. Close to many major hotels, so good for tourists that want a local shop for their morning brew.

Rafael Alencar

The chocolate chip cookie is divine!

Thomas Kirk

Of all the latte's I've had in Montreal this is the best! Amazing staff and pretty good pastries too.

Gokulan Sivananthan

quick friendly counter service. good coffee

Olivier Laporte

Some of the best coffee in Montreal

Jerome Lavoie

A small "hipstery" coffee shop where they serve excellent espresso. The location seems to be geared toward providing cafeine to the people working in the area.

Paul G

Good coffee, nice obiance.

Samuel Rondeau-Millaire

Best coffee in Montréal

Viriane Pes

(Translated) Very good little cafe offering pastries and latte art. Atmosphere: *** Coffee / Food: **** Price: ** Service: **** Suggestions: - the brownie - for a coffee break at work (Original) Très bon petit café proposant des pâtisseries et du latté art. Ambiance : *** Café/Nourriture : **** Prix : ** Service : **** Suggestions : - le brownie - pour une pause café au travail

Dina Santina

This used to be one of my favorite cafes but with the changes in baristas they never seem to get my order right. Whenever I order a mocaccino (chocolate-flavored variant of a caffè latte), I get a latte instead...

Lydia Galvez-C.

(Translated) Very nice place and very good coffee! The staff are always helpful, cheerful and attentive! (Original) Très bel endroit et très bon café ! Le personnel y est toujours serviable, de bonne humeur et attentionné !

Mathieu L'Etoile

(Translated) Very good cafe near the Palais des Congrès. It's worth making a little detour to get there. (Original) Tres bon cafe à proximité du palais des Congrès. Ca vaut la peine de faire un petit détour pour y aller.

Yves Lepage

Great coffee.

Alexandre Langlois

Coffee and service is good. Lively business meeting place during the week. Place is VERY limited.

Johanna Brooks-Tait

This place is magical; the music, the worker who looks legit elven, and the otherworldly chai latte I had...twas a wonderful experience and I will be back!⚡️

Vanessa Kolyvas

Love this place! Staff is amazing and coffee is always great. Big fan of their homemade chai lattes too :)

Fred Roger

(Translated) The coffee is excellent! (Original) Le café y est excellet!

Sarah A

Wonderful coffee, great vibe

Adrien Prince

Good coffee, that’s all that matters

Jorge Campos

Good coffee. Nice place, but really small. It is really to just have a coffee quickly, you really don't have much room to stay and chat or work.

Martine Gravel

The coffee is so tasty and the pastries amazing! But you're dowtown: it's expensive.

Michael Tolentino

The Chai latte was great and our barista was very chill and friendly.

Jyrmid Mac Cormack

Coffee very bitter. Reading all other reviews I'll add that of you like your coffee bitter and fruity then you will love it. I like mine Italian style... almost like a liquor... no bitterness... no fruity aftertaste

Philippe Fortin Simard

One of the best coffee shops in town. It has actually dethroned my previous favourite. Makes delicious pastries in house. Also sells very good beans (49th Parallel, Bows & Arrows, and Phil & Sebastian).

Clinton Wong

Absolutely loved this place. The staff were very helpful and friendly, and make absolutely delicious drinks. It's a bright minimalist space with enough space that it doesn't get too crowded or loud. Delicious pastries as well. Will definitely be back.

Liu Dambolena

This is the perfect place to get a coffee while on the way to work or in a break. It's located in the middle of downtown. They have a great selection and yummy coffees that I even used to buy to drink at home. The staff is really friendly and helpful. If you love espresso coffee you definitely need to try this place.

Mike T.

One of the best coffee places in MTL in my humble opinion

David Ainsworth

The coffee here is truly amazing.

John Shortall

Great coffee!

Geoffrey Rabault

Best latte and mochaccino Montreal!

Lucas Granito

Best coffee in the area.

Robert Guerin

Great coffee.

Stéphane Mailhot

(Translated) Beautiful light, little room to sit, good service, 3rd wave type latte. They offer one thing a day on the menu and it's very good. (Original) Belle lumière, peu de place pour s’asseoir, bon service, latte de type 3e vague. Ils offrent un truc par jour au menu et c’est très bon.

Eisha Zhu

(Translated) ~ Hii there .. againn ~ (Original) ~Hii there.. againn~

Ludo Beauchamp

Delicious coffee

Jeff o

(Translated) Excellent coffee, acidic and floral. Offers a much-needed contrast with the big chains around which serve tasteless coffees without personalities. (Original) Café excellent, de type acide et floral. Offre un contraste combien nécessaire avec les grandes chaines aux alentours qui servent des cafés insipides et sans personalités.

Hugo R. Martin

(Translated) Lying down and chocolate chip cookie. I was not mistaken. Stop by quickly for the same and you won't regret it! (Original) Allongé et biscuit aux brisures de chocolat. Je ne me suis pas trompé. Arrêtez-y rapidement pour la même chose et vous ne le regretterez pas !

Francis Bouchard

(Translated) Capuccino on the boat! (Original) Capuccino sur la coche!

Brock Rowlands

Great little cafe to listen to tunes and people watch.

Sébastien Gagné

Very good coffee for a fair price. They carry Bows & Arrows coffee and I sometime buy a bag for home.

Jerome Harrison

Best coffee in town

felix guinet

(Translated) A chic trendy cafe for coffee lovers and also (especially!) For those who like to be seen in a chic coffee place .. very good really decadent cookies. (Original) Un café trendy chic pour les amoureux du café et aussi (surtout!) pour ceux qui aiment être vus dans une place de café chic.. très bons biscuits vraiment décadents.

Philippe Lauzon

Great coffee

Michael Puhala

Proper espresso and care for the craft.

Yanic NonDisclosed

In the top 10 in Montréal for sure... One of the best latte I've had...

Patrick Salomon

Excellent café!

Alexandre Boucher

(Translated) A must for coffee lovers in Victoria Square. (Original) Un must pour les amateurs de café au square Victoria.

David Couillard

I walk to 2 places for my coffee and Cafe Difference is one of them. Next time you want a real coffee, stop by Difference. You won't regret it! I just wish they were open 24/7 :)

François Biron

Amazing coffee, very good service. I highly recommend their filter coffee.

Roger Miller

Best coffee

antwan750

great little place near victoria square ! a bit of a line up around 1:30pm , but that means that the coffee is worth the wait !!!

Celeste Peterson

The coffee here is excellent! Unfortunately my husband who has Celiac disease, was given a pastry that they said was gluten free (it wasn't). And he had quite a bad time after that.

JF Campeau

Best coffee in the square Victoria area.

Elizabeth Lecavalier

(Translated) Good espresso coffee. I have not flipped but it's a constant and pleasant place. (Original) Bons cafés à base d'espresso. J'ai pas capoté mais c'est une place constante et agréable.

Rabea Jabir

Best coffee in Montreal , a heaven for coffee lovers

Christopher Bozek

Fantastic little spot for properly made caffeination. Excellent pastries. Also good for people watching at morning rush hour.

Sylvain Pastor

(Translated) Good little independent coffee (Original) Bon petit café indépendant

Duc Vo

Good coffee

Eleanor Robinson

Amazing speciality coffee

Sleiman-Tanios Chahwan

Great coffee in Montreal's business district.

Jason Garand

(Translated) Very good coffee and impeccable service (Original) Très bon café et service impeccable

Sebastien Manningham

(Translated) High caliber espressos. (Original) Expressos de haut calibre.

Rachik Bouanani

(Translated) Superior coffee quality. One of the best cafes in Montreal. The setting is pleasant, but there are 3 small tables and a 2-meter counter to sit there. Plan to wait 5 to 10 minutes during peak hours. An essential coffee. (Original) Une qualité de café supérieure. Un des meilleurs cafés sur Montreal. Le cadre est agréable, mais il y a 3 petites tables et un comptoir de 2 mètres pour s’y installer. Prévoyez une attente de 5 à 10 mn pendant les heures de pointes. Un café incontournable.

Simon Khaled

Best coffe downtown near square victoria !

Eddy Lowinski

Good place but poor choice of cider for people who do not drink beer

Sarah M

My favourite café downtown. Tasty, reasonably priced drinks (one of the only nearby I’ve seen with flat whites), as well as breakfast sandwiches and quesadillas that are delicious. Good service and a trendy atmosphere with books around. Thank you!

Alastair Tse

Nice space, and great espresso.

Jonathan Dupras

Very nice little independant coffee, nice baked goods

Antoine Cavaillier

(Translated) A café where you can make cortado and cappuccino. The local is superb, the employees fantastic. A safe bet. (Original) Un café où l'on sait faire le cortado et le cappuccino. Le local est superbe, les employés fantastiques. Une valeur sûre.

Ryan MacLean

Delicious coffee and great service!

Vsimileac

Great coffee place. I like 2 of 3 blends they are using: 49th Parallel and Phil&Sebastien.

Richard PHNX

(Translated) Friendly staff and professionalism are waiting for you! Good atmosphere for a coffee with friends or to study! (Original) Personnel sympathique et professionnalisme sont au rendez-vous ! Bonne ambiance pour un café entre amis ou pour étudier !

Pui Lam, Eddy Chan

Best latte in town!

Elie Bertrand

Deeeelicious coffee !

Anna Ivanova

Some of the best coffee in the city. Their americano is strong and creamy. Avoid during lunch hour weekdays, the wait times are longest then with the lunch crowd from the office tours nearby.

Kaitlin Vahling

Filter/ drip coffee was good, ham & cheese croissant was excellent. Another 3rd wave coffee shop in Montréal worth the visit.

Alexander Langille

Cookie and iced drinks are amazing. Cold brew was pretty good (I have high standards) but the iced Americano was best I've had. Great selection of beverages and treats.

Mathieu D'Astous

Great coffee shop, staff are very friendly and the cooffe is amazing. The food is also good. It’s a must for anyone working or staying in the area. There is 3-4 one on one table and a small counter to sit at, most people so takeout. Never really waited to get coffee there, effective barista.

Kenny Cheong

Great coffee and small but nice selection of pastries.

Farid Mheir

Café excellent

OlO

A fabulous small 3rd wave coffee spot in Old Port with a thing for biking :)

Brian M Cox

Nice place for a good coffee.

Raving Zeus

Excellent café!

Marco Spagnoli

Best coffee in Montreal!

Paul Sanon

Love the latte!

Michael Tsoller

Charming place. The decor is austere, not the most comfortable seats; fact well compensated by their delicious latté and healthy foods. Prices are on the low side for the middle of downtown. Needless to say, I spent a great afternoon with a woman here.

Mike Ambacher

Top coffee in Montreal, amazing pastries

Mark Step

Probs great buried in latte, but shot was really sour and under extracted on its own. Good if you are in the hood and in need...

Pollus Brodeur

(Translated) The best coffee in town! (Original) Le meilleur café en ville !

Yves Langlois

(Translated) I am a sold at their cafes. (Original) Je suis un vendu a leurs cafés.

Catherine Luongo

Best coffee I’ve had in Montreal. Similar bean taste to what you find in Toronto.

Louay Jabry

Nothing too exciting about this place. Definitely not the ambiance or the decor. But if you happen to be in the neighborhood, do drop in. It's better than the chain coffee shops around it.

Emy Leclerc

Favourite coffee place in Montreal! Good strong coffee like i like them, they also have yummy pastries that just melt in your mouth lol

Bao Le

Great tasting coffee and always a warm welcome!

Patrice Roy

Best latte in the city

Ron Charles

Average

Natasha Audet

(Translated) For the excellence of coffee (Original) Pour l'excellence du café

Irving Kruger

I basically punish these people with my presence and they still seem to smile rather genuinely when I come in. Also, the bathroom is nice. Almost as nice as the Ice Tea. See you there tomorrow?

Marjolaine G

I usually get a cortado with oat milk and I have not been disappointed so far! They also have a really good vegan blueberry muffin but it’s always sold out. My biggest advice would be to provide more vegan pastries as they seem very popular. Service is friendly and quick. The coffee shop also sells so local / independent writers books and some coffee items (fancy coffee tumblers etc.) Prices are usual to what you would find in a similar coffee shop throughout the city (4$ for a cortado). There is seating space but mostly for 2 people, not a larger group (as in no big table for example).

Raphaele Bernier

(Translated) Coffee 5/5 Cookie 5/5 4/5 decor atmosphere (small) (Original) Café 5/5 Biscuit 5/5 Ambiance décor 4/5 (petit)

Berthiaume Martin

(Translated) Best coffee in Montreal (Original) Meilleur café à Montréal

Yanic Soulières

One of the top coffee places in town.

Philippe Huard

(Translated) Best coffee in town (Original) Meilleur café en ville

Lan L

Friendly staff and great coffee

Dolores Rioux

Their latte taste awesome !

Vicente Valencia

One of those independent cafes that are always in my list in Montreal, and I do not have many!

Anthony Collie

Lived next door to this place for 3 months and it was amazing. Great coffee and staff

Dany Faulkner

Great coffee shop!

Renée Myriam Larabie

(Translated) The best espresso coffee in downtown Montreal! Cozy atmosphere, friendly employees, a few choices of decadent pastries, and of course exceptional coffee (Original) Le meilleur café espresso au centre-ville de Montréal! Ambiance chaleureuse, employés sympathiques, quelques choix de pâtisseries décadents, et bien sûr un café exceptionnel

Laurence Leroux-Lapierre

(Translated) Always a third wave type coffee prepared to perfection. Experienced baristas, you will have beautiful latte art and a well-made mousse. Very fast, good choice of pastries in the morning. (Original) Toujours un café type third wave préparé à la perfection. Baristas expérimentés, vous aurez du beau latte art et un mousse bien faite. Très rapide, bon choix de pâtisseries le matin.

Sarra Krm

(Translated) Best cappuccino in town, the staff is friendly. The place is nice ... the wait is a little longer at peak hours ... good service. Pretty green coffee with some vegan proposals. Big fan since the opening ???? (Original) Best cappuccino in town, le personnel est sympa. Le lieu est agréable... l'attente est un peu plus longue aux heures de pointes... bon service. Café assez écolo avec quelques propositions vegan. Big fan depuis l'ouverture ????

Makhoul Google

(Translated) Excellent coffee but recent price increases really significant making it one of the most expensive in town. (Original) Café excellent mais augmentation récente des prix vraiment importantes ce qui en fait un des plus chers en ville.

Kristina Tomaz-Young

Wonderful team (thank you, M, C and D) , a great coffee selection, and delicious lunch and pastry treats, too. My go to place at least several times a week. So glad they are in the neighborhood. Feels like an extended family! Thank you for keeping me happily caffeinated:)!

Van Z.

Okay but not great

Dominique Croteau

One of the best coffee on the whole Island of Montreal!

Leslie S

Love their latte. I don't even mind waiting for it. Cheers!

Stephanie Rodrigue

Great coffee place

Jan Goosen

A perfect haven for an excellent coffee and pastry. The coffee bean is tasty and the espresso shots are creamy and consistent. Milk coffees are well crafted with fine microfroth.

Jess Foyster

Australian here. Best coffee in Montreal

Meghan Lepine

Love this little cafe! It has all of the essentials, and is very fast and efficient. Coffee is strong and tastes GREAT! My order is almost always an oat mylk latte with a chocolatine!

Milie-Jade Dion

(Translated) It was our "spot" with my colleagues for a little coffee break before teleworking. Good selection of plant-based milks and their hot chocolate fountain gives a "kid friendly" atmosphere to this cafe, mostly frequented by local workers. We see that teleworking is giving a hard blow to this business which nevertheless remained open much of the spring (except 2-3 weeks at the height of the pandemic) to offer a local service to essential workers in the sector. They also sell coffee bags (possibility of grinding on site according to your use / coffee maker) and pints of "barista" milk. I try to go take my turn to support them when I need a little caffeine, I encourage you to do the same, it is the only "good cafe" so close to the office towers. (Original) C'était notre "spot" avec mes collègues pour une petite pause café avant le télétravail. Bonne sélection de laits végétaux et leur fontaine de chocolat chaud donne une ambiance "kid friendly" à ce café majoritairement fréquenté par les travailleurs du coin. On voit que le télétravail donne un coup dur à ce commerce qui est quand même resté ouvert une bonne partie du printemps (sauf 2-3 semaines au plus fort de la pandémie) pour offrir un service de proximité aux travailleurs essentiels du secteur. Ils vendent également des sacs de café (possibilité de moudre sur place selon votre usage/cafetière) et des pintes de lait "barista". J'essaie d'aller faire mon tour pour les soutenir quand j'ai besoin d'un peu de caféine, je vous encourage à faire de même, c'est le seul "bon café" aussi près des tours à bureaux.

Eugene Hoeven

Great coffee, serving the Bows and Arrows brand

Yannick Boivin

Good coffee and try the cookies

Zare Arslanian

Love the lattes and morning pastries! Awesome quality coffee. Definitely worth the try.

Daniel Lachance

(Translated) Great coffee (Original) Excellent café

Pia Rose

This place is so cute and comfy. So many plants! We got their coffees and they were good.

Derek Correa

One of the better indy coffee shops in the city. Good selection and quality of beans. Change the selection frequently. Always have delicious baked goods. Can't miss

Jérôme Lachance

(Translated) One of the best latté in Montreal! You really have to try it and the service is excellent. (Original) Un des meilleurs latté à Montréal! Il faut vraiment l'essayer et le service est excellent.

Mitchell Brill

A favorite place for cafe, pastries, and an assortment of fresh, daily quesadillas. All "topped off" by the warm and dedicated owners. Oh, and, gourmet beans and chocolates, brewing accessories, and even an assortment of books (in French and English). Nice vibe, and not to be missed.

Angelica Chimal

(Translated) Good place to have coffee or tea. Good service and good presentation. (Original) Buen lugar para tomar un café o un té. Buen servicio y buena presentación.

Tommi Palumbo

Great coffee! Love the friendly and experienced staff!

Amélie Lachapelle

nice coffee place

Vijeet Jaisinghani

Phenomenal coffee. Friendly service.

Benoit Toutant

One of the best espresso in Montréal.

Antoine Mghayar

One of the rare montreal cafés where I can order an espresso without worrying who is behind the counter. Those people are expert baristas, the only difference that you can expect from one day to another is the aromas and taste from their exquisite selection of coffee roasters.