Carnet · Pointe-Saint-Charles

Clarke Café

1207 Rue Shearer

On our map. We haven't walked through the door yet — here's why it's on the list.

Sandwich café on Rue Shearer, Frank Servedio's revival of Boulangerie Clarke, a Mile End institution his grandparents founded in 1980. Servedio reopened the name as a café in Pointe-Saint-Charles in 2018.

House-made porchetta and Nutella pastries rank among the standbys on a menu built around signature sandwiches and coffee, per Tastet and The Main.

Reference points

Address — 1207 Rue Shearer, Montréal

Neighbourhood — Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montréal

Status — in the Carnet: spotted, not yet visited

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Clarke Café and the Regulars Carnet

Clarke Café is on the Regulars map — spotted, not yet visited. Our guides are written on foot, door by door, and no one pays to appear: when we walk through the door, this note will become a portrait. No points. No coupons. Standing is earned.

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Sources: Tastet · The Main · Regulars carnet research