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La Fabrique de Bagel

3.6 (46 reviews)
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Open • 6:30 am - 8:00 pm

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Bagel & latte.

My bagel and latte were delicious and authentic! Service was good, and the ambiance was as it should be in a small store attached to the rest of a large building.

Salmon and avocado bagel 8.30$
Justine S.

Decent bagels! I was really impressed at the freshness and overall taste because I was expecting much lower quality. Any bagel that isn't St-Viateur bagel gets suspicious looks from me. I'm very loyal to my bagels. I wasn't even going to eat at this place until I saw that they had a smoothie+bagel combo for around 13$. I got the mango smoothie and it was pretty bad. It was warm and really slimy. It tasted overly sweet and not refreshing. I'd probably give their other flavours a try but this one was a no. The salmon and avocado bagel was delicious! I don't know who decided to come up with this combo but it was the best! Lots of bagel places don't really offer varied sandwiches but this place does. I thought the avocado was good but it could have been a bit fresher. Although, I do know how hard it is to manage avocado so I can't really fault them for that. I recommend this place for lunch. I think they really go out of their way to offer lots of different bagel sandwiches combination and they keep everything clean and presentable. I do see how just a plain bagel would be dry from this place but if you get their sandwiches it gets rid of that issue. The only problem I have with the sandwiches is that alone they become reallllllly expensive. Like around 8-11$ per bagel sandwich.

Katya P.

A decent place for a quick breakfast or lunch. I just had the turkey cheese and omelette breakfast bagel sandwich and it was tasty but the bagel felt a little dry. These aren't your thick doughey bagels and I'm starting to reconsider their freshness. I saw an employee take out a tray of frozen bagels that were visibly hard and stuck together so he was banging them on the table to get them loose. They do bake them throughout the day but I have a feeling the dough is premade. There's also some salad options and really appetizing fresh pressed juices and smoothies. With a variety of cream cheese and spreads, the way the food is laid out draws you in since it's like a bakery with everything on display. Trendy spot, a little on the expensive side, but good if you want a healthier more gourmet experience than the fast food competition around.

Sesame bagel with cream cheese and lox
Mike C.

This is one of my favorite bagel shops in Montreal. I have been coming to this place for the past three years. Their sesame bagel with smoked salmon, capers, and cream cheese is the best. If you come to Montreal, and want to try one of the best bagels, then La Fabrique de Bagel de Montreal is the place to go. Please keep in mind that the shop is not in the food court. It is located closes to the entrance near Rue Mansfield.

Skating rink in building
Marzena F.

Hidden gem I had the salmon caper cream cheese bagel and a mocha I could eat the smoked salmon capers and cream cheese all day long omygosh absolutely delicious!!!! They display a variety of bagels proscuitto would be my next go to. Bagels are made fresh in house!!! Mocha is good. There is only one large table to sit around or high tables on the side but they didnt have chairs when i stopped in. The location is perfect. Right walking distance from the bell centre By a metro station aswell. What i found unique about this building was that it has a skating rink!!! In the middle of the food court. The bagel cafe is located at the front west side of the building and not in the foodcourt ..there is another bagel spot in the foodcourt but it is named different. Staff are friendly! And keep the place clean! Drinks and bagels are made fast!

Salmon cream cheese bagel
Helena U.

I fell in love with that place. I just moved a couple of months ago to my new workplace and found this bagel shop. I decided to order a salmon cream cheese bagel with pasta salad. They are very generous with the quantity of cream cheese. Love how fresh the bagel was and it was really filling for a lunch. It's a bit on the pricey side for a bagel but I was satisfied with my meal so I dont mind. Great place, i recommend!

Brie Ham on sesame
Angela H.

I really liked my Brie and Ham on sesame bagel and I plan on going back since it's above the metro station. I did have to give it a fair rating since the price isn't exactly cheap and it is generally a run and go type of seating.

Half bagel with hazelnut honey cream cheese.
Katie B.

Hazelnut honey, bacon, salmon shmear, pesto, peanut butter (and soon a jalapeño cream cheese) are all available spreads at La Fabrique de Bagel. Made even more enticing by being displayed like gelato! Don't be shy...ask for samples. They'd rather have you leave happy than regretful! (The bagels aren't a stand out on their own, but provide a great carb frisbee for the spreads!.) They have bagel pizzas and sandwiches that look hearty as all get out, as well as salads, juices, and pastries. The service is friendly and efficient...they'll take their time with you if you have a lot of questions or sweep you through the line if you're in a hurry. Don't dismiss it easily just because it's located inside a building instead of a charming Montreal rue.

Norine A.

A fancy bagel shop on the way to work =La Fabrique de Bagel. This is a quick coffee stop and bagel bite that is a definite better choice than Tim Hortons. Although there is a few seating tables. Prices can vary from 3$ and up depending on what you get. Simple classic bagel and cream cheese ($) or a salmon bagel and cream cheese with capers ($$) with a coffee can add up quickly. I liked their assortment of cream cheese- I was attracted to the fig cream cheese but played it safe and got the spinach with a sesame bagel-Not disappointing. They make their own freshly brewed juice. If you're a regular coffee drinker you can collect stamps and get a free coffee!

Croque St Martin Jambon and a small Cafe Americano. Awesome.
Bjorn P.

Came to this location on a Saturday morning / its in a mall. They had some premade sandwiches on sesame bagels - I got the Croque St. Martin with ham. They heat them up and they are delicious - chewy , thin bagels. The coffee is also pretty great. My Croque was fantastic. I wanted to eat another. It's a chain and it's great.

Sesame cream cheese bagel
Alexis W.

Went to go get a sesame bagel with cream cheese on Canada Day when just arriving to Montreal from the Central Station. This was a relatively good bagel, better than what is typically offered at Tim Hortons and the cream cheese amount is quite generous. HOWEVER, the employees working there were quite impatient and got our orders wrong. My friends and I ordered 3 sesame bagels, 2 of them with cream cheese and one raisin cinnamon bagel with butter and she put the cream cheese in the raisin cinnamon bagel instead. When we asked if they got it wrong they didn't offer to remake the bagels and only told us that they did it right and to check if someone else got my bagel. Also, we went at 4:15 and the shop was going to close at 5, but the employees acted very unhappy that we were going to sit at the front of the shop as they say that they are about to close, so we moved else where. Overall food was pretty good but the experience was below par. Would not come to this location specifically nor are the bagels super worth. Taste: 3/5 Service: 1.5/5

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Osman G.

Looking for a quick breakfast for family while staying at Fairmont Queen elizabeth, i found that place 2 blocks away from the hotel. Great taste and fast, friendly service. We ate bagels from 2 well known places in Montreal, Fairmount and St-viateur, by tastewise they are the same. I will choose this place because they have a seating table and you don't have to wait.

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The guy was a jerk at the cash register. He was really rude and unprofessional. The bagel was mid at best.

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Great bagels. Lots of schmear options and good daily sandwich choices. Very convenient next to Place du Canada and the train station.

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fantastic bagels and they even gave us a half and half sandwich (2 diff kinds) when we requested it. so good!!

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Fairmount Bagel - Sesame, Garlic and Poppy

Fairmount Bagel

4.1(818 reviews)
3.5 km•Mile End, Plateau-Mont-Royal
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I am no bagel connoisseur, but even I know the ongoing battle that exists between two institutions,…read moreSt-Viateur and this equally famous purveyor, for the title of Montreal's Best Bagel. Jamie W and I didn't waste any time trying this one. It was a bus ride away from our hotel, and we were anticipating a long line when we arrived in the morning. Surprisingly there was a queue but not for Fairmount. It was for the obviously popular gnocchi next door at Drogheria Fine. Lucky for us we walked right in and didn't really have a chance to think about our order. The no-nonsense order takers were not up for chit-chat, so we impulsively decided on two C$1.40 Sesame and one C$1.50 Cinnamon & Raisin (Photo 8) plus a couple of C$0.80 mini-packets of Philadelphia cream cheese. There wasn't much to our interaction, so we took our haul across Boulevard Saint-Laurent to Parc Saint-Michel where we found an open picnic table. We immediately noticed how much softer they were than the ones we were used to. They were also a bit smaller which we didn't mind at all. The sesame bagels were nicely aerated, and the cinnamon and raisin one had a sweetness beyond the raisins. It turned out the cream cheese was somewhat superfluous, even though we ordered it more out of habit. As it turned out, we did end up trying a bagel from St-Viateur later that day, and I'm here to report that we are Team Fairmount. There wasn't a huge difference between the two, and St-Viateur has the advantage of showing how they make their bagels, but flavorwise, Fairmount has the slight edge. FOOD - 5 stars...chewy, sweeter, and nicely aerated AMBIANCE - 4 stars...small shop set up for takeout SERVICE - 4 stars...very much all-business, fast transaction TOTAL - 5 stars...Montrèal's best bagel?...could be RELATED - Exploring Montreal? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/jmMWXoPbnE

This may get my New Yorker card revoked but ... Montreal Bagels are better than New York Bagels…read more There, I said it. That is strictly based on preference ... If you're preference leans towards less carbs, more flavor, welcome to the Montreal Bagel Lovers - NYC Chapter. Fairmont was the most pleasant mistake I've made recently. I thought the line was for gnocchi but instead I ended up with the best bagels I've had in years. The bagels are fresh and packed with flavor. The Pina Colada bagel is life changing. The wait is well worth it and I highly recommend that Fairmont be your first stop in Montreal during your visit.

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St-Viateur Bagel & Café - Everything and sesame seed bagels

St-Viateur Bagel & Café

4.0(554 reviews)
3.5 km•Plateau-Mont-Royal
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I'm a huge fan of Somebody Feed Phil, and after watching Phil rave about St-Viateur Bagel Café--and…read moreeven do his signature happy dance over the bagels--I knew I had to try it for myself. I've eaten bagels my entire life and honestly never thought they were anything that special. But when we had the chance to visit Montreal, this was one of the first places on our list. When we arrived, there was a long line, and we waited about 35 minutes. Normally, that would make me question whether it's worth it, but this time it absolutely was. I ordered the smoked salmon with fig jam on an everything bagel, and it was incredible. The bagel was perfectly fresh, with a chewy interior and just the right amount of crispness on the outside. Combined with the smoked salmon and the sweetness of the fig jam, it was one of the best bagel sandwiches I've ever had. I rarely say this, but it was 100% worth the wait. My only disappointment is that I didn't have enough time to try their famous competitor so I could compare the two. I guess that just gives me another reason to come back to Montreal!

Apparently you cannot come to Montreal without visiting St-Viateur Bagel…read more We tried on Monday. There was a line. A very long line. Mom looked at the line. Dad looked at the line. I looked at Mom and Dad. We left. But Mom does not give up easily when carbohydrates are involved, so we returned on Friday and successfully secured a table on the street patio. Much better. The patio is right out front and turned out to be an excellent place for me to sit with Mom and watch Mile End go by. You go inside to order and pay first, then they bring everything out to your table. Very convenient because when you're finished, you can simply get up and continue your adventures. Mom ordered the Traditional bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato, onion and capers. It also arrived with two tiny slices of melon, which I assume constitutes dessert in the bagel industry. Dad ordered two plain bagels with butter. Please study the accompanying photograph carefully. You will see Dad actively eating a bagel while I sit approximately 18 inches away staring directly at the table. This was not an accidental composition. This was a cry for help. Mom had an iced coffee and Dad had a Diet Coke. The humans agreed the bagels were worth coming back for, and I have to admit the entire operation is pretty fun -- busy, casual and very Montreal. From a dog perspective, the outdoor patio works well and I was perfectly happy hanging out with the humans. However, no water bowl was offered during our visit. Dogba's verdict: 3 paws out of 5. Famous Montreal bagels: worth the return trip Street patio: excellent People watching: first-rate Mom's Traditional: very popular with Mom Dad's two buttered bagels: ambitious Iced coffee break: Mom approved Two tiny pieces of melon: apparently dessert Dogba's bagel allocation: suspiciously low Proof Dad ate directly in front of me: documented Would I return? Absolutely. It's a classic Montreal stop, the patio made it easy for me to join the humans, and I take my responsibility to investigate iconic local foods very seriously. Next time, however, I will be monitoring Dad's second bagel much more closely.

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St-Viateur Bagel & Café - Ordering

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Smoked meat on poppyseed bagel

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St-Viateur Bagel - Inside

St-Viateur Bagel

4.4(197 reviews)
3.9 km•Mile End, Plateau-Mont-Royal
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This classic bagel chain business is locked in a decades-long battle with Fairmount Bagel. Perhaps…read moreit's like "Heated Rivalry" where they present themselves as public arch-enemies in the fiercely competitive world of bagel making while conducting a clandestine affair behind the ovens. OK, maybe I'm just speculating, but the rivalry story worked on Jamie W and me. It wasn't even an hour after eating the Fairmount bagels that we found ourselves here. If I was to judge the two competitive shops on optics and friendliness, St-Viateur would win hands down. The moment we opened the front door, we were dumbstruck by the sea of freshly baked bagels laid out to be picked up by the cashier. Behind the bagels, a couple of the more seasoned staff were taking bagels out of the huge brick oven (Photo 5). None of that was visible at Fairmount nor was a smile. Here the cashier was really friendly. He also happily accepted a credit card for payment. In a way, it wasn't a fair fight because we bought three bagels at Fairmount and had room for just one from here. We chose the C$1.50 Maple Apple Bagel (Photo 7) and noticed it had a slightly crunchier crust than the similar Cinnamon and Raisin from Fairmount. It was also not quite as sweet, but then we didn't bother getting cream cheese. We slightly favored Fairmount, but it was close to a dead heat. FOOD - 5 stars...I favor Fairmount slightly, but this one was very good, too AMBIANCE - 5 stars...exposure to the vintage bagel making process makes this more unique SERVICE - 4.5 stars...really friendly here TOTAL - 5 stars...the "Heated Rivalry" of bagels, right? CORRESPONDING REVIEW Fairmount Bagel: https://yelp.to/n11Ufv8rER RELATED - Exploring Montreal? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/f2zPmmAzV5

I love St-Viateur bagels. They are one of the most famous bagel places in Montreal. The…read morecompetition is Fairmount, which I have not yet tried, but because I like St Viateur so much, I have had no need to check out the competition. I went in and got a few bagels to go. Some of the ones I got were still warm in the paper bag I received....and many of these bagels are only about $1.50 CDN. What a steal. I got a few flavors, Everything, Cinnamon Raisin and Blueberry. Check out their factory and get some bagels to go.....they sell cream cheese and other spreads on site.

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St-Viateur Bagel - Meaning of life

Meaning of life

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Perfect sesame bagel - best in the world, truly

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Schwartz's - Smoked meat sandwich

Schwartz's

4.1(3.6k reviews)
2.2 km•Plateau-Mont-Royal
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Some restaurants are famous for a reason, and Schwartz's is absolutely one of them!…read more After reading about Schwartz's in the Michelin Guide, we knew we had to make a stop during our time in Montréal. The moment we walked in, we were greeted, seated, and asked if it was our first visit. When we said yes, the gentleman immediately pointed to the smoked meat sandwich highlighted on the wall and said, "This is what you want." No further convincing needed! And wow, was he right. The sandwich was piled high with incredibly tender, melt-in-your-mouth smoked meat, tucked between two relatively thin slices of bread with just a touch of mustard. What impressed me most was the balance. Despite the generous amount of meat, nothing felt overwhelming. The seasoning was beautifully restrained, allowing the richness and flavor of the meat to speak for itself. Sometimes the simplest combinations are the hardest to perfect, and Schwartz's has clearly mastered this one. The atmosphere is an experience in itself. Imagine a restaurant the size of a small apartment, absolutely buzzing with people, yet operating like a well-oiled machine. Guests are constantly coming and going, the staff moves with impressive efficiency, and somehow everything feels organized rather than chaotic. Our food arrived almost immediately, and the service was genuinely friendly and attentive. The walls are covered with photographs of famous visitors and articles documenting the restaurant's history and success. You really get the sense that you're sitting inside a little piece of Montréal history. This isn't somewhere you come for a long, leisurely lunch or an intimate atmosphere. You come for an iconic sandwich, a lively experience, and a restaurant that knows exactly what it does best. Five stars without hesitation. No complaints from us, and absolutely worth every dollar. If you're visiting Montréal, put Schwartz's on your list and trust the recommendation when they tell you what to order!

We had to stop here for the legendary smoked meat sandwich, and they did not disappoint…read more When we arrived, the line appeared to be very intimidating and long however, one line was for those patron wanting to eat in and the other ones were for takeout. The takeout line went fairly fast. We also ordered a black cherry drink, slaw and pickles. The smoked meat sandwich with extremely tender, juicy and tasty. It was a decent serving of meat so my husband and I ordered one sandwich. Make sure you don't miss this spot if you're visiting Canada..

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Schwartz's - Behind the counter

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Poutine à la Schwartz's

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Fleischer's black cherry soda

Guillaume - Olive Bread, Almond Cake and Brioche

Guillaume

4.7(120 reviews)
3.5 km•Mile End, Plateau-Mont-Royal
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We had already gotten bagels from a nearby shop, and pastries earlier in the day. We were looking…read morefor a bakery with breads in this neighborhood, and Guillaume has a wide variety! Also appreciated that they offer Demi-loaves, not just full ones.

Boulangerie Guillaume caught my eye unexpectedly. I did not have this place on my list of bakeries…read moreto try while in Montreal, but as I was walking in the area I noticed many people holding their distinctive yellow bags. I was intrigued, and since I can always go for some carbs I decided to head in and check this place out. Unlike most bakeries I visited, Boulangerie Guillaume has a much more modern look, and is larger than a standard bakery. Walking in, I was immediately greeted by stairs which led up to the main production area. All of the bakes were arranged on the back-wall perimeter of the space separated from the pedestrians by a glass wall. The color scheme was mostly black to contrast the bright yellow of the bags and signage. The arrangement of the bakes, combined with the color scheme and modern aesthetics, resulted in a stunning, visually striking presentation. I wasn't too hungry, but I can always go for some sweets and their date square looked good. I went with that, along with a cappuccino. The square was delicious - the dates were high quality, and the crust underneath was moist while maintaining its integrity. The cappuccino was also good, a great complement to the bake. Service was efficient, and overall I had a great experience at Boulangerie Guillaume. I definitely want to return to explore more of their menu - I noticed they had some savory items so perhaps for some lunch. Definitely one of the best bakeries I visited in Montreal.

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