This is as close as you can get to authentic Russian donuts in Montreal. But don't get confused - this isn't a Russian restaurant and authenticity is not something that Boris is concerned with because he's not defensive like that. I'd describe the aesthetic as Soviet kitsch, reminiscent of my favorite cafe in Brooklyn - Dillinger's.
Just like the girls who own Dillinger's, it turns out that Boris's family is also from the same city as me and we both happened to lived in the same city as kids. He opened the cafe at 27 to bring a little taste of Soviet nostalgia to La Belle Province, which I can totally appreciate as I also have homesickness for a place that doesn't exist anymore. I can just TASTE the Motherland in Boris's donuts.
People with diabetes need to stay as far away as possible. This is for your own good.