Hochelaga's best neighbourhood cafés
This 16th century village is today the name of a popular Montreal neighbourhood that is home to an increasingly diverse population. With this diversity comes a welcome increase in the quantity of high quality restaurants and cafés. The next time you are in the area, visit one of these great places to enjoy a nice, hot beverage and have something to eat.
Café Des Alizés
3776, rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W 1S2Here, coffee is made for you the way you like it. They are experts at preparing espressos, lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas. Not interested in caffeine? Go for their smoothies or hot chocolate. They offer breakfast (bagels, croissants, chocolatines, and muffins) or lunch (Cajun chicken sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, salads, roast beef, wraps and more). All meats served come from farms in the Montérégie region and "have traveled less than 150km from their birth."
Canard Café
4299 Rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1V 1K4Located on Ontario Street near Pie-IX blvd., Hoche Café awaits you with much more than just coffee. A pastry chef prepares cookies, cupcakes, croissants, chocolatines, and muffins daily here. At lunchtime, relax by ordering one of its delicious sandwiches or a grilled cheese sandwich.
Atomic café
3606, rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W 1R7Open from 8 am (9 am on weekends) until midnight all week, this café-restaurant-bar on Ontario Street takes you on a veritable voyage through time for the price of a cup of coffee (and a sandwich, croque-monsieur, pastry, or bowl of chili). You’ll bask in the 60's with the old TVs, vintage seats and all the trimmings. Even so, modernity coexists with this atmosphere, as you'll be able to work there using their WiFi.
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2375 Rue Sainte-Catherine E, Montréal, QC H2K 2J5The mission of this neighbourhood cafe, located on Ontario Street near Fullum Street, is to help artists of all vocations – musicians, visual artists, poets, storytellers, etc. – to be discovered. All are invited to meet here and create. It offers space for community meetings as well as a kiosk of alternative newspapers. The menu offers several vegan and gluten-free choices, in addition to pulled pork burgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, croque-monsieurs, bowls of chili, tacos, etc. Brunch is available on weekends.
Bobby Mcgee Café-Bistro
3213, rue Ontario E, Montréal, QC H1W 1P3The cafe Bobby McGee is located on Ontario Street, near Dézéry. What can we expect? "Well, we try to be the little neighbourhood cafe. Good food, reasonable prices, we work like dogs and we do our best!" says Patrick Pilon, the cafe's top dog. It offers breakfast, lunch and dinner, or you can simply enjoy a good cup of coffee there. There are shows every week. The menu changes constantly, but you can find dishes like poutine, loin of cod, beef tartare, etc. Breakfast is served all day.
L'Écarté Café
2525, rue de Rouen, Montréal, QC H2K 1M5Located in Rouen between Iberville and Frontenac, l’Écarté is both a neighbourhood cafe and an art gallery ... including a terrace and a patio! Exhibitions and openings follow one another and it is nice to relax surrounded by the most interesting works of art and objects. And why not enjoy a small grilled cheese sandwich with caramelized apple and onion while you’re there?
