For quite some time I believed Fairmont bagel to be my only bagel shop in Montreal. Boy.....I was wrong. Sure Fairmont has the longer history and more selection of flavours, but St. Viateur is the real deal folks! tucked in an area of the Plateau between Avenue de Parc and St Laurent the neighbourhood and local character is just as cool as the bagel shop.
On this day I chose to test out the whole wheat and cinnamon raisin. The first thing I noticed were these were larger in size and style was very similar to Fairmont. I was happy to see that they had Rye bread for sale also! Coming from the prairies, finding good Rye bread is very difficult to come by in Montreal!! This morning tasting both of the bagels I can attest the quality is awesome doughy and crispy on the outside!
Price is similar to the doppelgänger but I think the size is a bit bigger.
Keep in mind people.....it's cash only! Come prepared!