Boulangerie Cheskie
Bakery · Mile End
272 Rue Bernard O, Montréal, QC H2V 1T4, Canada
Highlights
Jewish kosher bakery: babka, challah, cheesecake, cheese crowns
Jewish kosher bakery: babka, challah, cheesecake, cheese crowns
"One of the finest bakeries in a city full of them, Mile End’s Cheskie (or “Cheskie’s” to locals) has been the go-to kosher Jewish sweets spot for over two decades. Founded by Cheskie Lebowitz, a New Yorker turned Montrealer, the bakery nails its Russian babka, a chewy, gooey, impossibly rich confection that steals the show — though it’s tucked away on the back counter. Cheskie’s is also well-stocked with cheese crowns, rugelach, black-and-white cookies, mini cheesecakes, and kokosh, babka’s denser Hungarian counterpart, ribbonned with chocolate or poppy seeds. Cheskie is open until 11 p.m. most nights, but closed on Saturdays." - Valerie Silva
"Boulangerie Cheskie is a heimishe bakery located in the Mile End neighborhood of Montreal. It is famous for its cheese crowns and kokosh, a chocolate-filled roll that’s a cross between babka and strudel." - Morgan Goldberg
"From black and white cookies to cheese crowns, Cheskie serves all manner of Jewish sweets. But its decadent chocolatey coils of sweet dough — i.e., the babka — are the hallmark at this beloved kosher bakery, open since 2002 in Montreal’s Mile End." - Valerie Silva
"Montreal’s go-to kosher bakery displays piles of rugelach in the window, but don’t be compelled to stop there when ordering. This 20-year-old establishment, started by New Yorker Cheskie Lebowitz, makes some of the most outstanding chocolatey babka in town, plus black and white cookies, cheese crowns, and more." - Daniel Bromberg
"The chocolate babka gets most of the hype at this Mile End Jewish staple, and for good reason — but the challah is also a winner. An added bonus is that it’s open from early morning until 11 p.m. on all days except Friday and Saturday, in observance of Shabbat." - Mallory Frayn
