Am I blessed or cursed to have two excellent bakeries in mere walking distance from me? With Guillaume just north on Laurier and Hof on Mont Royal, its a carbo-philes dilemna on St Laurent these days!
My early review of Guillaume had that as my fave baguette place. Hof Kelsten is competing very closely for that spot. Its a dead heat at this point which baguette I prefer.
One advantage Hof Kelsten has is their cafe latte's are great. Totally unexpected for a bakery! They do desserts too, which are on my to eat list, and have weekend brunch.
So my preferred baguette genre - Hard crust which is crunchy and moist bread, 80% hydration. Lather it up with butter and nom nom nom!