Le Dépanneur Café

Recommended. The “hippie” decor is nice. Their sandwich, carrot cake, and coffee are good, and their prices are affordable. The staff is friendly and the service is excellent. The live music they play through out the day is very nice.

Very hippie place, love the decor with random posters from the past. They open early, which was perfect for me to have breakfast. Menu is simple, prices are affordable. Friendly staff and excellent service. There s live music which suppose to play at 10 am, unfortunately I had to leave.

We love this little Cafe in Mile End. Live music most of the day, coffee is hot and freshly made to order and the food is fantastic! Highly recommend the carrot cake 👌

Rather a hipster ambiance than a cozy coffee shop, the service is very good. Their carrot cake is amazing. Live music from 10 to 5 every day, quite nice.

A really sweet and charming place. They have live music pretty much all the time. The diversity of the boissons menu is good. Food looked good too. The bathrooms aren't that clear since I almost go into the staff door and the server looked at me a little mad. The place has a beautiful outside deck too. They also have books that are really interesting, like "S*** my dad says"

Rad vibes, musicians playing every hour. Excellent drinks. It feels cozy and comfortable and makes you want to spend hours chatting with a friend or reading as you drink something warm and caffeinated.

Loved coming to this place. Le Grand Fil was our musician. I loved his music. Food was delicious!

The food, the vibe, the live music, the cashiers... everything about this place is awesome. Great simple dishes (sandwiches which come with fruit/salad/soup), really good coffee, fair prices... I'm so lucky to have this fantastic cafe in my area!

THE BEST VIBE EVER. I'm in the middle of an 8 month roadtrip around the US and this is possibly the best vibe out of any cafe I've been to yet. Sometimes live music, but if not live the music is on point. They've played Sigur Ros, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Jazz (assorted artists), and many other amazing choices. Islem, one of the baristas, is also the best. Cannot think up a better or more interesting human. Coffee could be better, but honestly all of Montréal's coffee is pretty bad so I won't let that detract from this place.

Totally boho reclaimed used furniture vibes with an incredibly friendly, quirky sweet staff team. Coffee was fresh/delish; nice tea selection w/nice proper serving vessels; carrot cake is yummy too! Best part: incredibly talented roster of local talent live all throughout the day most every day! Aces.

Cash only! I really like this cozy cafe, they play live music, have a good brunch menu, and it's generally pretty empty when I visit to see my friend perform (10am Saturday's). The staff is great and everyone encourages the artists playing.

I ordered two large Americano coffees. Tiny and nearly $4 each. That's expensive for crummy coffee. The lady serving at the counter was pleasant.

We were speed walking by, and noticed live music on a Tuesday morning, so we had to turn around and go in. Very chill vibe, barista with great customer service, and wonderful music. It looks like they have a very active musician schedule. I would definitely come back to sip coffee and relax.

The cafe is a wonderful spot for studying, brunch, a chat between friends, etc. They have live music playing just about anytime. It's just too bad that the place closes early (I.e 6ish). The only downside is the slow service. Today I had to buy a croissant before getting my breakfast because I was too famished to wait. I really hope you enjoy your time here. This cafe is really a true mile-end experience. Too many of these places are being pushed out by the exorbitantly high rent prices.

In a city that can be so grey, rainy and snowy for much of the year, it's great to take advantage of those fleeting sunny summer days sitting outside a cafe. Start with a fresh juice and an espresso and share a bunch of plates with friends. The crepes are surprisingly thick and fluffy, and the side serving of fruit is plentiful and varied. The bread that comes with the omelettes is delicious! As a vegetarian there are enough options here, but for vegans it would be just fruit and salad. There's a piano you can play here, and speakers set up for live music. Nice atmosphere. Gender neutral restroom inside.

Great little spot! Had live music and looks like they do all day everyday! Stopped in due to the good jams for a quick coffee. Food looked amazing while passing by but didn't get the chance to try it.

The WORST chai latte I have ever had. It was basically milk, water with some cinnamon on top. It was also lukewarm on top of that. I question how good a cafe this can be if they can't get a chai latte right.

We get our breakfast here when we stay at the BNB upstairs. The food is always great and the drinks are usually always pretty good. Sometimes it is a little rushed or confusing at the register, but that is more other patrons walking up and ordering in front of you than anything to do with the staff.

We enjoyed a great breakfast (included with the Airbnb). Great omelette with fresh fruit and coffee. Big windows at the street let the summer breeze in.

We had breakfast here and it was one of the best meals I had on our entire trip! While the atmosphere is simple yet eclectic, everything is made fresh to order (including juices) and so so good. We shared a veggie omelet and the apple crepe. Each came with a generous side of freshly cut fruit and the omelet came with some pumpernickel toast. The omelet was full of fresh sautéed veggies and had just the right amount of cheese. The crepe was equally delicious, with sliced apples and cheese. My fresh squeezed juice was very refreshing- I asked the owner, Benoir, to make whatever he wanted and the concoction he made was perfect! I will definitely be back to for breakfast- or lunch- on our next trip to Montreal and would highly recommend you try this place out!

Cafe dep is a great spot to hear live music over a very reasonably priced breakfast. If you want to experience an authentic, unmistakable Montreal plateau eatery, this is it. Highly recommended for breakfast.

A great spot to cool down in the summer. They have a beautiful shaded terrace out back that is the perfect place to enjoy a cold limonade de maison on ice (strawberry infused on the day I visited). Do yourself a favor and try the kombucha as well--Quebec made and perfectly carbonated.

A pretty cool little spot for a drink and to chat with friends. I liked the vibe, it felt like somewhere artsy that my hippie mother would have dragged me to as a kid, and thus it was nostalgic. There was a relaxed feel, from the staff, to the decor, and the live music playing was loud enough to enjoy, but you could still have a conversation at a reasonable volume. The latte I had was really nice, with just a touch of sugar like I requested. I think they use LaVazza espresso, which give it a smooth, easy-to-drink quality. If I'm in the area I would definitely stop by again.

First of all : The Carrot Cake. Oh god. The Carrot Cake. With a capital C like.... CHESUS CHRIST ! I asked for your traditional salmon bagel. I was really not expecting such a big plate with this huge salad (soooo fresh) So when they brought me the (pretty big) slice of Carrot Cake, I wasn't sure I would be able to finish it. Ahahhaha. Stupid me. No really, just go and try the Carrot Cake. I almost forgot to talk about the coffee. I guess it was good. Carrot Cake.

Café Le Dépanneur is a magical little spot with great coffee, a variety of grilled cheeses, and a stream of live-music all day. Relaxed and sweet!

I hate the all-day music here... it's the WORST place to do work/have a conversation. I don't like the dark back room. I don't like the way it's hard to plug in your laptop. I just don't really like it here. The coffee/service/food is good, though. I just can't stand the rest of it.

There's something uniquely charming about the up and coming Mile End neighbourhood and this little resto on Bernard. For a brief moment, I thought I was in Parkdale. Food here is ordered and paid for at the bar and then delivered to you. Very much like being at a pub in England. Food was cheap for brunch! Three filling meals including pain dore (french toast) with generous portions of fruit - apple, banana, grapefruit and orange, crepes with fruit and grilled cheese with fruit and hot bevies for all-one americano, one double cappuccino and a hot chocolate, came to just under $30.00 or $35.00 with tip. Super affordable and the coffee was strong. You can even switch out the fruit for soup or salad. I'm opting for the grill cheese next time since they do a ton of different varieties. Even more awesome was that local artists play hour-long sets of music all day. Plus you know a place is a winner, when teas and freshly made juices come in mason jars. Cuuute! Music, wifi + yummy cheap eats?! I'm in and coming back for in-house made baked goods.

Wonderful cafe! The owner had just stopped serving food but was kind enough to bring us soup and sandwiches. The soup was wonderfully delicious and came with warm bread and butter and my friend loved her sandwich. The cafe au lait was also excellent on a cold December day. There's live music, a cozy atmosphere and a book store across the street. Definitely a place I'll come back to next time I'm in town.

A charming, cozy cafe option on Bernard Ouest. Vintage / shabby chic decor with lots of personality. They make excellent grilled cheese sandwiches and the coffee is pretty decent as well. Also very well-priced overall.

We stayed at the B & B upstairs which included free breakfast at this cafe. Each morning we thoroughly enjoyed our brunches (we're not early risers). The atmosphere is very bohemian which made us feel right at home. The food was excellent. And when you factor in what we saved on that meal each day, it made the room (found on airbnb) all the more affordable. We would definitely eat here again even if it wasn't included in our accommodation!

I can see how the live music can be a problem talking, but I totally dig the vibe. This is better than anything considered to be like "The Village" should be. The grilled cheese was surprisingly good, and the coffee was expectedly good. I like everything about this place actually. And while I'm sure some acts are hard to occupy the same space with, when we went, the singer was a delight.

I love this place, I am from the US and just returned from a long weekend in Montreal and this place was a surprise find that became my go-to for excellent coffee, breakfast and most of all atmosphere. The interior is not fancy, in fact it's lovingly shabby and the collection of tables and chairs is cobbled together as is the hole in the floor in front of the register. But let that only reinforce how many feet have stood in line for this great food. The people working there are amazing, they are taking money, making the cafe lattes, cooking all the food and pastries and doing all the dishes in a tiny space and they are a well oiled machine. Always friendly with smiles and calm even if it's super busy. Beautiful omelettes served with huge portions of good fruit, not just some skimpy cup with a few wilting strawberries in it. The coffees are wonderful, sometimes served in a mason jar, sometimes in a soup bowl, but hey that just made me love it even more. Live music on Saturday and Sunday mornings, lots of seating area, newspapers all around, plus open air back patio, you could while away the entire morning here.

This is a very special place. It is very relaxing to have nice music with your coffee. They have wonderful musicians that play soothing music. If you want to focus on your work, they have a room inside as well. Im lucky enough to come across this coffee shop in my short visit to Montreal. It definitely made me fall in love with this place.

I was really close to give one star but since this place has some potential...

Good place to get healthy (and unhealthy) breakfast. We got omelettes and liked them. The coffee is not so great.

Mellow, ramshackle, tasty cafe on Bernard with a tiny green spot in the back and live acoustic music at the piano or up front in the window. For singer-songwriters looking for afternoon gigs, Cafe Dep might be worth checking out. The coffee is strong here, the breakfast is fresh and tasty and alright, but if you're sitting in the window with a lovely crooner nearby everything tastes extra fine. (Assuming you like a crooner.)

Love this place! Great atmosphere, live music all the time, delicious drinks and food. Well priced also. Only problem is that it is often very crowded and sometime hard to find a table.

wow i was impressed by this place. really great decor, really good food, super nice staff, awesome concept and cool live music that does not disrupt your brunch/cafe experience. free wifi, great tasting coffee (so rare in north america in general!) just go for it!!

Thanks to the Indie Coffee Passport I got to check out this neat little coffee shop. The service was friendly, the coffee delicious, and the surroundings rather interesting. I've got to echo Risa with the ramshackle description. It looks a bit as though the place was furnished through garage sale finds, and not the super funky "oh I just found this MCM credenza at a garage sale for $10" kind of garage sale find people post over on Apartment Therapy and everyone gets jealous, more like "I found this in an alley" kind of finds. The place is a bit worn, there is produce and supplies all over, but it's comfy like going over to an ancient aunt's place. The performer's playing the piano in the corner complete the mood. Despite all of that, it works, feels comfy cosy, and I will be back the next time I'm in the area and in need of some caffeine.

One of my Mile End favorites. Love the music performances. Great coffee and baked goods, cool staff. Overall a good crowd and a great vibe.

A really pleasant place to be. Nice atmosphere, comfortable conversation, low light... a good place to work, or talk, or chill. They also keep a constant roster of various local artists performing (but if you want more quiet, there's a back room with less noise). A solid neighborhood coffee place for all sorts of things--serves a role, and lets you know why we need more of these places around.

This is an all-day music place. Quite rare in Montreal. If you go there to work and be quiet, I think you are missing the point.

Awesome to find out that they have a regular open mic/live music schedule

My first brunch in Mtl! The crepe avec jambon et fromage was good, they gave a lot of fruit with it. The coffee was good too! Internet doesn't work, but the place was nice and quiet

I like the atmosphere and that this place is close to my house. For me thats as far as it goes. Theres definitely much better coffee and service to be had. My order has been incorrect on 2 occasions and even though I brought it to the attention of the cashier I still paid (10+) for it.

This is one of the best cafés in the Mile End, and I'm a frequent visitor. They have reliable, stable, and free wifi, excellent espresso, and food that's far above decent, even if it is a tad on the pricey side. The all-day live-music performances and vintage décor lend an ambiance that's apt for conversation, people-watching, or individual work. My only regret about this place is that it closes at 6pm.

This place is original Mile End, in all its raggedy, weird, homey, D.I.Y., independently-owned and operated glory. Critics who rag on its weirdness must be the kind of folks who use the term "foodies" to describe themselves but actually just judge a place on the decor....the johnny-come-latelys who bought apartments out from under all the artists and now just want to scrub the neighbourhood clean and open high-end bistros that no one can afford. Café Le Dépanneur is a hold out and is also one of my favourite places to get breakfast. The food is tasty, homemade and affordable. The staff are nice. I can see how some love or hate the music thing... the musicians are hit and miss in the same way an open mic can be either great or totally awful, but the whole thing is actually really charming. So no, maybe it isn't the best cafe for a date (unless you are the fun type who can make the misfortune of a bad musician into a conversation piece) and maybe it isn't good for silent study. But I still adore the joint. Give it a chance and you might too.

Hang out with local Montreal artists. Get the BEST mile end fruit smoothie. Sit on dilapidated furniture perched on crooked wood floors while you drink your slowly served but lovingly made cafe au lait or allonger black. Eat from their all day brunch menu that includes lots of omelet options on fruit and veggie filled plates. Or ask for their off menu gluten free options. They have lots of grill cheese sandwiches to choose from. But even more than the food or the coffee you will end up wanting to go there again and again for the scene. Real artists hang out here making real work and sharing inspiration. The live music is montreal mile end transparent. Lots of different styles show up for the open mike. I ve heard some really beautiful offerings. Share in conversations about upcoming music projects, discussions on guitar making, listen to the live music and check out some mile end art on the walls. This cafe is a neighbourhood cafe at it s best: a living room outside your home where you can meet up with friends or sit comfortably and get some work done. This place has a good dose of feeling good about where you spend your pennies. Benoit, the owner of the cafe, gives out a coffee or a snack to people in need all while providing a cool place for hip mile end types to enjoy their artsy afternoons.

Big fan of this cafe. Good breakfasts with fresh fruit and friendly baristas. Free wifi, comfy couches and a warm atmosphere. Sadly, it doesn't get any sun, so during the summer it feels a little dark, but a perfect place for a coffee and a chat.

A little raggedy around the edges with nice lattes and live music playing. The deck behind is a great place to start on the books you purchase from the small an interesting bookstore across the street, Drawn & Quarterly.

I just finished reading other online reviews of this place, and my opinion is going to be the black-sheep one. The atmosphere is a not-so-subtle line between artistic and pretentious, cozy and crowded. There is a piano. The decor is raggedy, as if someone was thinking, "This place clearly needs improvement. However, isn't it a clever idea to pretend that this is on purpose? It'll work." It does. I must say I did fall for the charm. They make great lattes: hot, sweet and running down your throat. They give you the delicious sting that one so badly enjoys first thing in the morning. I was trying not to gulp mine so fast so that it would last. They serve them in slim, tall glasses. Now on to the food. We went there for breakfast, and I ordered a Debile Emmental grilled cheese sandwich, which on the menu says sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, cheese and jambon. Being a vegetarian, I asked for mine without jambon, and could they replace it with avocado? They didn't have any avocado, and didn't make any suggestions for new ones. The waiter did smile though. Everyone smiled alot. When my meal arrived, I peeked into the sandwich and saw that there were no sun-dried tomatoes. Now, $11 is a pretty decent amount of money for even a meal that you actually do want, so I got up the address the issue and revert the mistake. So when I went up the counter, two people had a "What the hell now" look on their face, as if I came up to the counter with a complaint on a regular basis. When I told them, there are no sun-dried tomatoes in my sandwich, they said that there is sun-dried tomato pesto. I peered at the menu, and pointed out, that nowhere in it is the mention of pesto, just sun-dried tomato. They shrugged saying that menu is wrong and that I shouldn't rely on it. I explained, "The entire reason I ordered this sandwich is because of the sun-dried tomatoes. If I had known, I would have ordered something else." And in response to this, instead of apologizing, they rolled their eyes. They repeated, "Yah, that menu is not good. Would you like more of the paste on the side", the young boy offered. I suppose it was a nice gesture, but really he was just piling on the consolation prize. I said, "It's fine, thank you. Really though, you should get your menu fixed." All I got was another eye-roll.