With a few locations in town, I personally always frequent the St. Viateur Ouest shop. It's iconically Montreal and always jam packed. Be prepared to queue up and get your bagels quickly. if you're driving, you can run back to the car with your bagels and have a bite... No place to sit which is a bit junky.
Travelling by metro (Mont-Royal) this time, this was my first visit to a St-Viateur Café. First and foremost, who doesn't love the Plateau? Such a great neighbourhood with a ton on the go.
I don't need to sing the praises of these bagels. They are the best. SO YUMMY. The perfect amount of sweetness, density and chewiness.
The café concept means bagel sammies, salads and coffee. The idea of picking up a dozen bagels and then sitting with a freshly made bagel is pretty awesome. My sesame bagel was perfect and piping hot with first bite. I had a piece of my friends cinnamon raisin bagel and you could smell the cinnamon. Awesome!
Any good visitor to 514 should bring these bagels back to family and friends. Do it. You'll be loved forever.