So I walk into this corner coffee shop next door to Fairmount Bagels and the classic "dammit-I-wish-I-knew-about-this-place-before-I-went-back-home" thought punished my brain all the way back to NYC.
Why? Because I just stopped in with my wife and 3-year old son for what was easily the best cup of coffee in Montreal...and was treated like the best family in the world. All that, plus being teased by watching the owner's wife making the day's hero and panini specials from scratch...damn I should've copped a hero for the road.
They even gave my son a bag of candies as they thanked us for stopping by. Another reason for this Bronx-born-and-raised dude to call Montreal my second home. We shall return soon and so should you..especially if you're fortunate to call this culinary mecca home.