Chez Mère-Grand Café et Épicerie

What a great cafe to stumble upon. The coffee was brewed to perfect, not bitter at all, to steam oatmilk so precisely too takes loads of practice. I enjoyed a delightfully warm pastry here that had goat cheese and tomato, was flaky and buttery. This cafe is located in the perfect spot right off the lake, great spot to start if you’ll be going walking around the old port.

I forgot to leave a review but I suddenly remembered this place 2 weeks later when I was looking through my album. This cafe is absolutely amazing, the coffee was great, soothing, and the croissant was so good too. The guy behind the counter gave me a complimentary pastry because he thought the croissant I ordered was taking too long to prepare (but it was honestly not taking long at all! I was really just chilling and enjoying the cafe’s vibe). But it was really sweet and it shows that the people here really cares about their customers ❤️ Merci!

Chez Mère Grand is the kind of coffee shop you stumble into once and immediately vow to return. The space itself is very cozy and offers a nice escape from the busy bustling streets outside. The baristas are genuinely knowledgeable and incredibly friendly. And the pastries? Made fresh in house daily and literally so so good. We were especially fond of the croissants and lavender & apricot scones, which struck a perfect balance of delicate flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture. Literally we loved this Cafe so much that we ended up visiting every single day we were in Montreal. Overall, this place is a true gem that we highly, highly recommend.

Food and ambience are delightful. The owner is funny in both french and english and provides a great experience to all of his customers. All of the pastries have the perfect flakiness to them, 100% recommend to stop here!

Great cafe with really good coffee and pastries. I really recommend their Canadiano! We really enjoyed our time here. Definitely will come back. Thank you so much again!!!! 🍀🍀

Beautiful little cafe in a convenient location near hotels and Old Port. Baristas are skilled and professional—Jacob and Justine provided great service and made me a delicious coffee. Beans are locally roasted, wide selection of teas. Almond and oat barista quality milks available—unfortunately no vegan or gluten free options available currently. Pastries, sandwiches are made fresh in house. In house syrups as well. Selection of local jams, spices, oils, etc. for purchases—good gifts for tourists. Small terrace outside and plenty of seating inside.

Nestled into a cozy corner in old Montreal, this split level cafe caters to tourists and locals alike with kindness, care to detail, and with grace. Food is fresh and the coffee beans can also be purchased by the bag. If you order an iced cafe latte, you will be pleased to see what patience and care they take to create this refreshing and energy boosting beverage. It’s like alcohol mixology and they even use a shaker to chill the espresso, creating a smooth frothy “crema”. All I can say is go. It’s clean. It’s affordable. Cool layout and atmosphere. Air conditioned. Kind bilingual service. Worth your time and energy to go.

Awsome experience. I personally am from the area and wanted to try new coffee places and tried this one. Great ambiance, good food, good coffee and good personnel. My off sea friend gave it a try and absolutely loved it too. I recommend this place if you want a long morning coffee.