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Brunch cafés in Montreal

Eggs Benedict on Beaubien Est, Québécois plates on Ontario Est, knish and lox on Avenue du Parc.

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Order déjeuner in Montreal and you get breakfast, not lunch: Quebec French uses déjeuner for the morning meal, dîner for midday and souper for the evening.1 Brunch is the weekend version, and queues come with it. Time Out’s January 2026 roundup reports an hour-long wait outside Restaurant L’Avenue and suggests arriving at Le Toaster in Villeray before 09:00 or going on a weekday.2

The habit is old. Beauty’s Luncheonette, a 1950s-style diner at Saint-Urbain and Mont-Royal, has served Jewish-inspired breakfasts since 1942 and may be the city’s first brunch spot, while La Binerie has served Québécois comfort food such as fèves au lard (baked beans) since 1938.2 Among brunch cafés, Petite-Italie & La Petite-Patrie and the Quartier Latin & Le Village share the lead, with Rosemont next.

Local tip: To skip the weekend queue, go on a weekday morning: Le Vieux Vélo opens at 09:00 from Monday to Friday and Le Café Big Trouble at 08:00 every day, and Time Out recommends weekdays for the busiest spots.2

Where these cafés are: Petite-Italie & La Petite-Patrie (4), Quartier Latin & Le Village (4), Rosemont (2), Mile End (1), Centre-ville (1), Plateau-Mont-Royal (1).

At a glance

13Cafés listed
11With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
00:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Feuilleté café, from 07:00 (Wed 08:00–18:00 · Thu 07:00–18:00 · Fri 08:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Café la Ligne Verte, until 00:00 (Mon 09:00–23:00 · Tue–Wed 09:00–23:30 · Thu–Sat 09:00–00:00 · Sun 09:00–17:00).
  • Most listed streets: Rue Beaubien Est (4), Rue Ontario Est (2).
  • Most common features: vegetarian options (54%), outdoor seating (23%), bakery café (23%).
Rosemont

Café-Buvette-Boutique Le Esdale

  • 2381 Rue Beaubien Est
  • Mon Closed · Tue–Wed 09:00–22:00 · Thu 09:00–19:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–23:00 · Sun 09:00–16:00
  • +1 514 725 9769
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Petite-Italie & La Petite-Patrie

Le Vieux Vélo

  • 59 Rue Beaubien Est
  • Mon–Fri 09:00–15:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–15:30
  • +1 514 439 5595
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Rue Beaubien Est, from Little Italy to Rosemont

Le Vieux Vélo, at 59 Rue Beaubien Est in Little Italy, is a plain neighborhood room that Time Out picks for value: two-egg platters with a vegan option, pancakes, burgers, cocktails and a long list of eggs Benedict.2 It serves 09:00–15:00 on weekdays and until 15:30 at weekends.

The same street has Bazar at 278, open 09:00–15:00 every day except Tuesday, and Café Coyote at 751. Further east in Rosemont, Café-Buvette-Boutique Le Esdale at 2381 Rue Beaubien Est opens at 09:00 from Tuesday to Sunday and stays open until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Rue Ontario Est and the Quartier Latin

Café Pamplemousse, at 1251 Rue Ontario Est, bills itself as authentic Québécois cooking and brunch, served Tuesday to Sunday 08:30–14:30.3 Further east, in front of Frontenac metro station, Café la Ligne Verte advertises weekend brunches for under C$20 as of 2026, with dishes with or without meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free.4

Closer to the Quartier Latin, Le Café Big Trouble at 2054 Rue Saint-Denis serves daily 08:00–16:00, and Gingko at 308 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est opens 08:00–15:00 at weekends. Café Parvis, on a side street in the Quartier des Spectacles, carries its Italian-leaning cooking into weekend brunch, from poached eggs to a breakfast pizza with smoked salmon and trout.2

Mile End, downtown and Old Montreal

Chez Greenberg, at 5159 Avenue du Parc, sums itself up as Jewish brunch meeting Italian coffee and takes reservations; the menu runs to lox, matzo ball and a poutine knish.5 It opens at 08:00 on Saturdays and Sundays.5

Downtown, La Finca at 1067 Rue de Bleury serves brunch and local products and opens daily 08:00–16:00.6 In Old Montreal, Crew Collective & Café, inside the former Royal Bank of Canada building on Rue Saint-Jacques, serves brunch every day from 09:00 to 15:00.7

Brunch hours and getting a table

Brunch cafés close early. Café Pamplemousse finishes at 14:30, Bazar and Le Vieux Vélo by 15:00 on weekdays, and Big Trouble at 16:00. La Stellina, on Place du Marché-du-Nord by the Jean-Talon Market, opens at 07:00 every day, as does Gingko on weekdays.

Many restaurants keep their full brunch for weekends, and some stretch it: Time Out lists Wolf and Workman on Saturday and Sunday, 10:00–14:30, Le Butterblume from Friday to Sunday, and Bloomfield in Outremont from Wednesday to Sunday.2 Le Toaster in Villeray serves breakfast all day from a menu that changes regularly.2

Sources

  1. Quebec French lexicon, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Best brunch spots in Montréal right now, Time Out Montréal (Isa Tousignant and Tommy Dion, January 19, 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Café Pamplemousse: cuisine québécoise authentique et brunchs, Café Pamplemousse, accessed October 2026
  4. Café la Ligne Verte, Café la Ligne Verte, accessed October 2026
  5. Chez Greenberg: Jewish brunch meets Italian coffee, Chez Greenberg, accessed October 2026
  6. La Finca: café indépendant au centre-ville de Montréal, La Finca, accessed October 2026
  7. Crew Collective & Café, Crew Collective & Café, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Brunch in Montreal: questions

What does déjeuner mean on a Montreal brunch menu?

In Quebec French, déjeuner is breakfast, dîner is the midday meal and souper is the evening meal. A Montreal café advertising déjeuner is serving breakfast, not lunch.

How do you avoid brunch lineups in Montreal?

Time Out’s 2026 brunch roundup reports an hour-long wait outside Restaurant L’Avenue and recommends arriving before 09:00 or going on a weekday. Le Vieux Vélo on Rue Beaubien Est opens at 09:00 on weekdays, and Le Café Big Trouble on Rue Saint-Denis at 08:00 daily.

What is the oldest brunch spot in Montreal?

Beauty’s Luncheonette, at the corner of Saint-Urbain and Mont-Royal, has served Jewish-inspired breakfasts since 1942 and may be the city’s first brunch spot. La Binerie has served Québécois comfort food such as fèves au lard since 1938.

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