Mercedes C.
Yelp
Whenever hubs and I travel to destinations where it's just rare to find an influx of Latin-Caribbean businesses like in Montréal, we're there to support. Ways away from Montréal's hotspots, is Cafecito- a Cuban-influenced café that marries those famous Miami pastels, energy, greenery- and their own touch of kitsch.
I almost like that Cafecito is away from the heavy-footed Old Port area and located in this quiet Sud-Ouest neighborhood because finding parking, made it that much easier. Cafecito is the place to be grab a bite or two eat while you sipping your espresso and listening to Salsa music. That was us- except I sipped on their subtle-tasting hot cocoa to warm me up.
Sandwiches on the menu are The Cubano, a Tuna sandwich and The Havana Sandwich aka, The Vege- which I ordered with roasted marinated eggplant+ goat cheese+hot pepper spread that had great taste with oily goodness dripping down on a light as air crunchy ciabatta. And hubs liked his Cuban sandwich on Brioche+decaf espresso. I particularly liked that Cafecito offers other beverages such as Matcha, (I think Chai?) and hot cocoa aside from coffee. Coming here for a nosh was a nice. Kudos to this family for opening up an unusually seen- but delightful, Caribbean-inspired cafe in these parts.