Cheskie's is a cozy Mile End bakery dishing out classic Jewish kosher pastries like their famous chocolate babka and cheese crowns, open late to satisfy your sweet cravings.
"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, Tim Forster
"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, Erinn Blicher
"The challah, babka, cheese crowns, rugelach, and sprinkle cookies don’t stop coming at this iconic Mile End Jewish bakery — it’s open regular late hours until 11 p.m. (!), with its regular shabbat closure on Friday afternoons and all day Saturday." - Tim Forster
