Duc de Lorraine

"French bakery Duc de Lorraine is straight out of central casting: a 365-days-a-year, morning-until-night, 70-year-old French bakery on a busy corner of Côte-des-Neiges. Butter croissants, cheese croissants, and chaussons aux pommes have always been our viennoiseries choices here; the baguettes are fine, but the real pull is on the pâtisserie side, with the strawberry pink fraisier or the double-cream mille-feuille. St-Joseph’s Oratory is in view from the Duc’s popular summertime terrasse, and in the winter, there’s a solarium with (very) pricey table service inside for breakfast, lunch, or dinner." - Ivy Lerner-Frank

"Montreal’s oldest patisserie also does meal service, so along with croissants for breakfast and millefeuilles for dessert, those steering clear of the kitchen this holiday can opt for some surf and turf: a 16-ounce ribeye and lobster tail served with mashed Monte Carlo potatoes." - Eater Staff

"Montreal’s oldest patisserie also does meal service, so along with croissants for breakfast and millefeuilles for dessert, those steering clear of the kitchen this holiday can opt for some surf and turf: a 16-ounce ribeye and lobster tail served with mashed Monte Carlo potatoes." - Eater Staff

"One of the oldest bakeries in town, Côte-des-Neiges staple Duc de Lorraine is still open and selling an oh-so-French assortment of pastries and cakes, as well as some savoury options (such as quiche) and light meals." - Tim Forster

"The traditional French bakery has endured since 1952. Stocked with the classics, of course, including sweet and savoury croissants. The butter croissant here often comes in as the most acclaimed." - Heather Vandenengel, JP Karwacki