Between the espresso bars that opened last year and the patisseries that have been rolling croissants since before Expo 67, Montreal's cafe and bakery scene is dense enough that it's genuinely hard to keep track of.
This category lists them together, cafes, bakeries, and patisseries across the city, with the details you need to actually plan a visit rather than just guess.
It's built for the ten-minute decision of where to grab a coffee on the way to work as much as for tracking down a specific bakery you heard about from a friend.
What You'll Find Here
Every listing includes the address, phone number, hours for each day with a live open or closed status, and a map, so you know before you head out whether that Rosemont bakery is still doing its morning batch or whether the Mile End cafe you like closes early on Mondays.
The mix here reflects the city, a Villeray patisserie known for one specific tart, a NDG cafe that's really more of a study spot after 3pm, a Petite-Patrie bakery that sells out of baguettes by early afternoon, a small Griffintown roastery that only opened its doors a few months ago.
Some listings carry a Verified Owner badge, meaning the business confirmed its own details. Others are marked Added by Montreal Daily, Unclaimed, meaning the basic information came from public records and the owner hasn't stepped in yet to take it over.
Either way you can check the live status before you leave the house, which matters more here than in most categories, since a bakery's actual hours often depend on when the day's batch runs out, not just the time on the door.
Why List Your Cafe or Bakery on Montreal Daily
If you run a cafe, bakery, or patisserie anywhere in Montreal, a listing here is free and takes only a few minutes to set up or claim. There's no commission on orders, no fee for placement, and no pressure to compete for visibility against businesses that paid more.
It works the same whether you're a single counter with three tables or a bakery supplying half the cafes in your borough.
- Listing or claiming is completely free, with no commission ever taken on anything that comes from someone finding you here.
- You reach people searching by borough for exactly what you offer, someone in Verdun looking for a bakery open right now, not a broad citywide audience.
- Your hours stay current and controlled by you, which matters more for bakeries than most businesses, since running out of croissants by 10am is common and worth being upfront about.
- Claiming adds the Verified Owner badge, so anyone browsing knows the hours and details came straight from you, not a guess based on public data.
Claiming or Adding Your Listing
If your cafe or bakery is already listed, it was probably added from public records and marked Unclaimed. Find it in this category, click claim, confirm you're the owner, and the listing is yours, with edit access and a Verified Owner badge, in a couple of minutes.
If it isn't listed at all, maybe it's a newer spot or one that never showed up in public data, adding it yourself is just as fast. Enter your address, hours, and contact info, and it's live immediately as a Verified Owner listing.
From there, updating your hours or swapping in a new phone number takes a minute, no waiting on anyone else to make the change for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. There's no listing fee and no commission on any order, pickup, or visit that comes from someone finding you through the directory. It's free to list and free to claim, with nothing charged down the line either.
Look up your business name in this category, open the listing, and click claim. Once you confirm you're the owner, the listing moves to your account and the Unclaimed tag is replaced with a Verified Owner badge.
Yes, as long as customers can reach you directly, whether that's a pickup counter, a market stall, or an order line. Just note in your listing how customers should actually get in touch or place an order, since the standard address and hours fields work best for storefronts.
Update your hours yourself any time once you've claimed the listing. A lot of cafes and bakeries shift hours in summer or around holidays, so keeping this current is one of the most useful things a Verified Owner can do for people checking before they visit.
Some smaller or newer places weren't part of the public data we started from. If that's the case for you, add your business directly through this category. It goes live right away as a Verified Owner listing, with no unclaimed period at all, so a brand new bakery can show up here just as easily as one that's been open for decades.
Yes, as long as people have a reliable way to find you, whether that's a weekly market spot, a set schedule of pop-ups, or an order-ahead system. Note your regular schedule and where you'll actually be that week, since a fixed-address listing works best when it's paired with clear details about where and when customers can find you.