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Montreal · Centre-ville

Cafés in Centre-ville

Rue Mackay by Concordia, the Quartier des spectacles, the office towers of René-Lévesque and the coffee counters of RÉSO.

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Downtown Montreal is built around Rue Sainte-Catherine, its main commercial artery, with McGill University's main campus north of Sherbrooke Street and Concordia's Sir George Williams Campus to the west.1 By law no tower may rise higher than Mount Royal; the two tallest, 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque, were both finished in 1992.1

Downtown had 109,509 residents in 2021, up 24.2% in five years,1 but most of its cafés keep office hours. Many open at 07:00 or 07:30 on weekdays and later at weekends, and the counters inside office towers, such as Kiosk café at 1010 De La Gauchetière Ouest, close by mid-afternoon and stay shut on weekends.

Local tip: In winter, walk between towers through RÉSO, which has more than 120 street entrances;5 Café Olimpico at 1333 Robert-Bourassa is open from 06:00 every day.6

At a glance

115Cafés listed
29With opening hours
06:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Café Olimpico, from 06:00 (Mon–Thu 06:00–22:00 · Fri 06:00–21:00 · Sat–Sun 06:00–22:00).
  • Closes latest: SORA 45, until 00:00 (Mon 09:00–16:00 · Tue–Sat 09:00–16:00, 17:00–00:00 · Sun 09:00–16:00).
  • Most listed streets: Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest (7), Rue Mackay (7), Avenue McGill College (4).
  • Most common features: wi-fi (9%), wheelchair access (8%), open late (6%).

Patisserie Cocobun - Guy-Concordia

  • 1550 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Ouest
  • Mon–Fri 08:00–21:00 · Sat 09:30–19:00 · Sun 10:00–18:00
  • +1-514-935-1688
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Hinnawi Bros

  • 2075 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa
  • Mon–Fri 07:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00
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Kiosk café

Coffee shop

  • 1010 rue de La Gauchetière Ouest
  • Mon–Fri 08:00–16:00
  • Air-con
  • Indoor seating
  • Smoke-free indoors
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LBee Café

  • 1455 Boulevard de Maisonneuve
  • Mon–Thu 08:00–17:00 · Fri 08:00–15:00
  • Wheelchair access
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Coffee chains in Centre-ville

Rue Mackay and the Concordia end

Café Myriade opened its first café at 1432 Rue Mackay in 2008, and its main supplier, Myriade Roasting Co., roasts in Saint-Henri.2 The Mackay café opens at 07:30 on weekdays, with tables outside. Around it are Hinnawi Bros Bagel & Café at 2002 Mackay, and Café Shaughnessy and Caffe Bertoni side by side at 1445 and 1443 Rue Lambert-Closse.

Bar Caffettiera at 2055 Rue Stanley pairs Italian coffee with an aperitivo menu in a handsome room.3 Further west, B.Hive Café at 2313 Sainte-Catherine Ouest stays open until 21:00 every day, and Café Aunja at 1448 Sherbrooke Ouest serves from 10:00 to 22:00.

Pikolo and the Quartier des spectacles

Place des Arts, home to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and the Opéra de Montréal, anchors the Quartier des spectacles between Sainte-Catherine and De Maisonneuve.1 Just east of it, Pikolo Espresso Bar at 1635 Rue Clark is the project of Marie-Eve Laroche, who came to coffee in Australia.4

Pikolo pours beans from three Canadian roasters, Myriade, Traffic and Colorfull, with pastries from Hof Kelsten, and opens 07:30–19:00 on weekdays and 08:00–19:00 at weekends.4 Nearby, Café Pista at 1587 Boulevard Saint-Laurent has a terrace, and Cadence Café at 990 Rue Saint-Urbain opens at 07:30 on weekdays.

Coffee in RÉSO, the underground city

RÉSO runs 32 km beneath 12 km² of downtown, with more than 120 entrances from the street.5 Its first link was Place Ville Marie, which opened in 1962 over a railway cut north of Central Station; the network took the name RÉSO, a play on réseau (network), in 2004.5 Most of it is open while the metro runs, from about 05:30 to 01:00.5

SORA 45 is on the esplanade of Place Ville Marie, and Tunnel Espresso Bar, a specialty counter at 1253 McGill College, opens from 11:30. Café Olimpico's downtown branch at 1333 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa opens at 06:00 every day,6 and Café Saint-Henri opened a café at 1001 Robert-Bourassa in 2024.7

Early, late and all night

Côte Bar à Café at 3467 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges opens daily at 06:00, and cafe rene-leveque at 1600 René-Lévesque Ouest at 07:00 Monday to Saturday. For late coffee, Humble Lion on Sherbrooke Ouest serves until 22:00, and Ütea, a tea and bubble-tea counter at 2051 Rue de la Montagne, never closes.

Sources

  1. Downtown Montreal, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Cafe Myriade, Cafe Myriade, accessed October 2026
  3. The Best Italian Cafés in Montreal: Coffee, cannoli & more, Tastet (updated December 3, 2025), accessed October 2026
  4. Pikolo Espresso Bar: menu and hours, Pikolo Espresso Bar, accessed October 2026
  5. Underground City, Montreal, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Locations, Café Olimpico, accessed October 2026
  7. Nos succursales, Café Saint-Henri, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Centre-ville cafés: questions

Where did Café Myriade open its first café in Montreal?

Café Myriade opened its first café at 1432 Rue Mackay in downtown Montreal in 2008. It opens at 07:30 on weekdays, with tables outside. Myriade now has five cafés in the city, and its main coffee supplier, Myriade Roasting Co., roasts in Saint-Henri.

Which downtown Montreal cafés open earliest?

In downtown Montreal, Café Olimpico at 1333 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa and Côte Bar à Café at 3467 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges open at 06:00 every day. Cafe rene-leveque at 1600 René-Lévesque Ouest opens at 07:00 Monday to Saturday, and Myriade on Rue Mackay and Pikolo on Rue Clark at 07:30 on weekdays.

What is RÉSO in downtown Montreal?

RÉSO is downtown Montreal's underground city: 32 km of passages under 12 km² of downtown, with more than 120 street entrances, open while the metro runs. Its first link was Place Ville Marie in 1962. Cafés on it include SORA 45 at Place Ville Marie and Tunnel Espresso Bar at 1253 McGill College.

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