A coffee break in Montréal, QC

A great café needs to have a welcoming atmosphere, good food, decadent treats and, of course, fantastic coffee. These Westmount cafés have all of these in spades. Whether you're running errands on Victoria Avenue or shopping on Greene Avenue, there's a perfect café waiting for you. [Image credit: iStock.com/xijian]

From 21 to 29 January 2017, la Tablée des chefs – an organisation whose mission is to provide food to people in need and educate young people in the culinary arts – and Valrhona are teaming up to bring you the Grande tournée du chocolat chaud. Try delectable hot chocolates for $4 each, with 50 cents from each purchase being donated to la Tablée. Here are a few of the Montreal establishments taking part! [Photo: Donat Boivin]

With warm weather in short supply around here, Montrealers are anxious to fill their days with every summer activity possible – including cooling off with an iced coffee. Here are the best spots to get your next cold caffeine fix. [Image credit: iStock.com/gordana jovanovic]

The croissant is a staple in kitchens all across Quebec, from Montreal to Îles-de-la-Madeleine. So it's only fitting that this perfect pastry would get its very own festival. On April 30, 2016, 75 artisanal pastry chefs are joining forces for the fifth annual Croissant Festival, where croissants of all kinds will be on offer for only $1. Here's where to go to get your fill of flaky, buttery goodness.

The Gay Village, just east of downtown, is becoming an increasingly popular destination for locals and visitors to Montreal. Nestled in amongst the many restaurant and bars are a growing number of cafes serving up great coffee and snacks ranging from baked goods to soups and heftier savoury meals. Here are a few that are well worth a visit.

If you’re like most people, you need your daily caffeine fix. But when it’s sweltering outside, a piping hot cup of coffee starts to lose its appeal. Enter the perfect solution: iced coffee! To cool off on a hot summer day, get your chilled caffeine from one of these fine Montreal cafés.

Whether we like it or not, Montreal is a university town. Every year in the fall, students from around the world come to the city to study at one of our top tier universities. While some flock to the libraries, others prefer the taste of a good cappuccino while they hit the books. Here are 7 cafés where the coffee is hot, and the students are too cool for school.

In Montreal, people love their coffee. There are hundreds of cafés where people can grab a cuppa joe to go, but for some, the coffee shop is a safe spot to get some work done. Whether you’re writing the next great American novel, or just looking for a change of scenery, these Montreal coffee shops are for you.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream — unique ice cream, that is. It’s always a treat to try something refreshing, and we’re not talking about the coolness of the cream, but rather the flavour. Here are Montreal’s most intriguing ice cream flavours.

Coffee. Can’t live without it. Check out these great coffee shops the next time you need to take a break and get your caffeine fix.

Coffee is a routine part of the morning for most people living in the city of Montreal. It’s no different for N.D.G. residents. The area is buzzing with activity and neat little cafés. Here are a few cafés in N.D.G. worth checking out.

Montrealers love a good slice of pie. It makes us feel right at home. Want a taste without the hassle of baking it yourself? Pay a visit to one of these hotspots for the best pies in Montreal.