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Cafés in Plateau-Mont-Royal

Terrasses on Rue Saint-Denis, Avenue du Mont-Royal, Duluth and Rachel, from Carré Saint-Louis to Parc La Fontaine.

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The Plateau is small and crowded: 105,813 people lived on its 8.1 km² in 2021, which makes it one of the most densely populated boroughs in Canada.1 Sherbrooke Street marks its southern edge and the Canadian Pacific tracks its northern one. In the early 20th century it was a working-class district, largely francophone in the east, and it has gentrified since the 1980s.1

Its cafés sit on a grid of shopping streets with quiet residential blocks in between. Rue Saint-Denis has the most, then Avenue du Mont-Royal, with Laurier, Boulevard Saint-Laurent, Rachel and Duluth behind them. Sherbrooke, Mont-Royal and Laurier stations on the orange line cover the borough.1

Local tip: On a summer weekend, walk Avenue du Mont-Royal while it is closed to cars4 and start at Le Grand Cormoran at 1034 Mont-Royal Est, open from 08:00 every day.

At a glance

114Cafés listed
42With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
06:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Oh My Deer Café, from 00:00 (Mon–Tue 09:00–20:30 · Wed Open 24 hours · Thu–Sun 09:00–21:00).
  • Closes latest: Café Rico, until 06:00 (Mon 10:00–05:00 · Tue–Fri 10:00–06:00 · Sat 11:00–05:00).
  • Most listed streets: Rue Saint-Denis (19), Avenue du Mont-Royal Est (10), Avenue Laurier Est (8).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (15%), vegetarian options (13%), wi-fi (12%).

Café Reine Garçon

  • 611 Avenue Duluth Est
  • Mon–Thu 07:30–17:00 · Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat–Sun 08:30–18:00
  • +1 438 380 6339
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Partial wheelchair access
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La boîte gourmande

  • 445 Avenue Laurier Est
  • Mon–Fri 09:00–21:30 · Sat 09:00–19:00 · Sun 09:00–18:00
  • +1-514-270-5222
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
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Lurlu Coop

  • 4840 Rue Saint-Denis
  • Mon Closed · Tue–Wed 10:00–17:00 · Thu–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun Closed
  • +1 514 550 4887
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Noble Café

  • 430 Avenue Laurier Est
  • Mon–Wed 07:30–16:00 · Thu 07:30–16:30 · Fri 07:30–17:00 · Sat 08:00–17:00 · Sun 09:00–16:30
  • +15146567630
  • Card payment
  • Partial wheelchair access
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Coffee chains in Plateau-Mont-Royal

Rue Saint-Denis and its terrasses

On the Plateau, Rue Saint-Denis is a shopping street known for its cafés, terrasses, restaurants and bookshops, while the streets parallel to it are mostly residential.2 Since 2022 the Festival BD de Montréal, a comics festival, has taken over the stretch between Rue Gilford and Rue Roy each May.2

Brûlerie St. Denis at 3967 opens daily 08:00–18:00 with outdoor seating, Café Le Club at 3801 from 07:30 on weekdays, and Bulla Café at 4141 has a terrace and Wi-Fi. Pâtisserie Zébulon at 4001 bakes from 07:00, Wednesday to Sunday. Further north, Myriade at 4627 Saint-Denis, one of the company's five cafés, opens at 07:30 on weekdays.3 Céramic Café at 4338 stays open to midnight Thursday to Saturday.

Avenue du Mont-Royal in summer

Avenue du Mont-Royal was once the chemin des Tanneries, the tanners' road. Its shopping stretch runs 3.5 km from Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine to Rue Frontenac, with thrift shops, used bookstores and record shops, and the avenue has been pedestrian every summer since 2020.4 Mont-Royal station opened in 1966; Place Gérald-Godin, beside it, followed in 1996.4

Le Grand Cormoran, a bakery café at 1034 Mont-Royal Est, opens daily 08:00–18:00, and Station Mahalo at 1871 from 07:00 on weekdays. Americano at 957 is a vegan café open 09:00–17:00 every day. St-Viateur Bagel runs a bakery and café at 1127 Mont-Royal Est from 07:00 daily.5 Café Rico at 1153 keeps night hours, open until 05:00 or 06:00 most nights.

Duluth, Rachel and Parc La Fontaine

La Fontaine Park covers 34 hectares between Sherbrooke, Rachel, Papineau and Avenue du Parc-La Fontaine. It opened in 1874 as Logan Park; its ponds draw people on hot summer days, there is skating in winter, and the open-air Théâtre de Verdure reopened in June 2022 after eight years.6

Avenue Duluth runs toward the park. La Maison Oflore at 511 Duluth Est opens daily 08:00–19:00 with a terrace, Café Reine Garçon at 611 from 07:30 on weekdays, and Chez José at 173 bakes and serves until 22:00 on most days. On Rue Rachel Est, Café Névé at 151 opens at 08:00 on weekdays and Chez Téta is at 227.

Carré Saint-Louis and Boulevard Saint-Laurent

At the southern end, Saint-Louis Square was laid out in 1876 on the site of a city reservoir that served until 1852, and Victorian houses face it on all sides; the poet Émile Nelligan's home is one of them, and Sherbrooke station is close.7 Le K, a kiosk café on the square, opens daily 08:00–18:00 with outdoor seating.

Boulevard Saint-Laurent is the Plateau's main commercial street; Schwartz's deli has been on it since 1928.1 Dispatch opened its flagship café on the boulevard in November 2016, at 1,800 square feet,8 and it is at 4021 Saint-Laurent. Imago Café at 4095 opens daily at 07:30, and Cass Café at 4281 has a terrace.

Sources

  1. Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Rue Saint-Denis (Montréal), Wikipédia, accessed October 2026
  3. Cafe Myriade, Cafe Myriade, accessed October 2026
  4. Avenue du Mont-Royal, Wikipédia, accessed October 2026
  5. Locations, St-Viateur Bagel, accessed October 2026
  6. La Fontaine Park, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  7. Saint-Louis Square, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  8. Our Story, Dispatch Coffee, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Plateau-Mont-Royal cafés: questions

When is Avenue du Mont-Royal pedestrian in Montreal's Plateau?

Avenue du Mont-Royal, the Plateau's main shopping street, has been pedestrian every summer since 2020. Its shopping stretch runs 3.5 km, from Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine to Rue Frontenac, with thrift shops, used bookstores and cafés such as Le Grand Cormoran at 1034 Mont-Royal Est, open daily 08:00–18:00.

Where are the café terrasses on Rue Saint-Denis in Montreal's Plateau?

On the Plateau, Rue Saint-Denis is known for its cafés and terrasses. Brûlerie St. Denis at 3967 Saint-Denis has outdoor seating and opens daily 08:00–18:00, Bulla Café at 4141 has a terrace and Wi-Fi, and Myriade at 4627 Saint-Denis opens at 07:30 on weekdays.

Which cafés are near Parc La Fontaine in Montreal?

Montreal's Parc La Fontaine, 34 hectares between Sherbrooke, Rachel and Papineau, is a short walk from Avenue Duluth, where La Maison Oflore at 511 Duluth Est opens daily 08:00–19:00 with a terrace and Café Reine Garçon at 611 opens at 07:30 on weekdays. Café Névé is at 151 Rue Rachel Est.

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