Here’s where the time-honored pairing of coffee and donuts gets taken up a notch, with impeccably pulled shots and brilliant brews of beans sourced directly from the Canadian Roasting Society—a central hub for Montreal’s all-star indie coffee roasting scene— that are served alongside gobsmackingly good fried biscuit and brioche donuts you won’t find anywhere else in the city, deemed the 'sconut'. Together, you’ve got a dreamy combo that puts Tunnel a cut above the rest.
UPDATE, December 2021: Of course, if you want to think of the best desserts in Montreal, you could probably look at the any menu of a restaurant worth a visit handles an end to a wonderful dinner. It may take some time to find the absolute winners, though, so think of this collection (along with the ones we're adding this month) as your must-try sweets. Tip generously!
With stellar restaurants sporting skilled pastry chefs, the old-school bakeries serving up the same beloved goodies for the past 50 years, and all homegrown talents in between? It’s clear: Montreal loves its sweets as much as it loves its poutine. From sugary menus of romantic restaurants to guilty personal pleasures, the best donuts to the best ice cream and every candy store in between, these are the places you need to go if you want a luxuriant sugar rush.
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