On our map. We haven't walked through the door yet — here's why it's on the list.
Bakery-café opened in late November 2023 on Notre-Dame Ouest by Nans Roche, who settled in Saint-Henri after working at several major Montreal pastry shops. Pastry chef Alexis Pelisson, with more than ten years' experience in the south of France, turns out mille-feuille, Paris-Brest, lemon meringue tart and lavender éclair.
Savoury items — jambon-beurre, quiche lorraine — draw largely on the nearby Atwater Market; coffee is roasted by Canal, a neighbourhood roaster. About a dozen seats on site.
Un Instant en Provence 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.