In the span of 2 minutes I fell in love with Beautys.
One of my friends suggested that I come here (she always comes when she's in Montreal visiting her grandma) but I have to admit that I hadn't had the time. But serendipitously, on the way back to the Metro from Mont Royal, I passed it on my last day in Montreal and decided that I had to stop in.
There was a line out the door to get a seat, but my colleague and I didn't have time to sit down and eat. So we nudged our way inside and the gruff older gentleman sitting at the counter with a cup of coffee asked if he could help us. We explained that we didn't have time to eat but that we'd heard that their bagels were the best in Montreal (a little flattery can go a long way!) and could we just buy some to take away.
2 minutes later I had a bag with a 1/2 dozen bagels for $4 and change. Pretty good deal and we were on our way. When I finally broke into the bagels they were not only some of the best I'd ever had (not like the huge, doughy New York style ones, but a bit drier and thinner which I liked) but my dad must have liked them so much that he ate the one I was saving for my friend...
Next trip, I'll have to buy a dozen.