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A new cat café is opening in Montreal so you can get your coffee with a side of cuddles

If you prefer your caffeine with a side of kitty cuddles, then you're in luck because Montreal is getting a new cat café where you can interact with furry companions while enjoying a beverage or bite.

Café Chat l'Heureux (Happy Cat Café Montreal) has announced that it's opening an additional location, bringing the joy of purrs and lattes beyond the borders of the Plateau to a second home in The Village.

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Late-night lattes: 6 Montreal cafés that are open late

Calling all night owls! Picture this: it's 9 p.m., and all you want is a cozy spot for a post-dinner coffee to keep the night going. Or, maybe you're cramming for midterms and desperately need a change of scenery before your room drives you crazy. Perhaps you're an artist burning the midnight oil, looking for a warm, inviting place to get your creativity flowing.

If you like to be out late but don't want to be at the club till close, the city's night cafés are perfect for you. No matter what you're looking for, Montreal has several cafés open late just for you.

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9 Montreal cafés every local needs to visit this spring

Spring energizes Montreal, and the city's most popular cafés keep that spark alive all year. While Montreal is home to countless must-try cafés, there are a few that every local should visit in the spring.

From cafés decked out in pastel hues to eateries draped in plants and florals, these nine Montreal cafés are known to have vibes as fresh as their coffee.

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9 Montreal Cafés That Should Be On Every Visitor's List In 2024

Montreal is home to countless must-try cafés that offer up some of the best brews, sweet treats and other breakfast and brunch must-haves that make Montreal's food scene so spectacular.

Now, while iconic Montreal cafés such as Café Olimpico, Crew Collective & Café, Pastel Rita and Tommy Café are certainly top spots across the city, we've rounded up a list of nine cafés that are redefining coffee moments in Montreal.

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I Tried The Giant Croissant TikTok Trend At A Montreal Bakery & It Was Love At First Bite

If you're a fan of endlessly scrolling through TikTok then chances are you have come across the giant croissant trend.

The croissant craze first began earlier this summer; when folks began dipping huge croissants into massive cups of coffee and hot chocolate in cafés across Paris, Tokyo and even New York. However, I'd yet to see a single video of the pastry goodness in Montreal. That is until TikTok's algorithm blessed my for you page.

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Second Cup's Colourful New Fall Menu Has A Blue Latté & Popcorn-Flavoured Drinks

As the leaves start to change, so do the menus at many of our favourite coffee chains. While Starbucks garnered attention with the early release of its iconic Pumpkin Spice Latté, Second Cup has now entered the fray with its own arsenal of fall-flavoured drinks aimed at capturing the heart of autumn lovers.

Leading Second Cup's lineup is the Pumpkin Spice Latté, described as "sipping pure coziness from a cup." But where things get really interesting is in their effort to innovate.

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This Montreal Restaurant Has A New Terrasse 5 à 7 With Arak Cocktails & Lebanese Bites

Montreal's Café Chez Téta has been serving authentic Lebanese coffee and cuisine since its start back in 2020. The Montreal restaurant has now officially elevated its menu with new dishes and arak cocktails as part of its summer 5 à 7 – all of which can be enjoyed on Téta's brand-new terrasse.

Located in the heart of the Plateau-Mont-Royal, Café Chez Téta certainly knows a thing or two when it comes to serving up Lebanese classics including hummous, baba ghanouj, muhammara and, of course, their iconic Lebanese pizzas known as manakish.

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The 50 Most Instragrammable Cafés In The World Were Ranked & 1 Canadian Spot Made The Cut

Montreal boasts a vibrant café culture with a plethora of quaint and cozy spots that are totally worth checking out. However, it seems as if Montreal's booming café scene wasn't enough to make the list of the most Instagrammable cafés across the globe.

Big Seven Travel released its ranking of the 50 most Instagrammable cafés in the world, and while Montreal didn't make the cut, one Canadian spot outside the city did.

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Downtown Montreal Has A New Bánh Mì Spot & The Sandwiches Look Delectably Saucy

Subs, pitas, burgers, and panini, Montreal's sandwich scene is top-tier, and it's only gotten better with a brand new bánh mì spot in the heart of Montreal's downtown core. Sandwich Mi Bao officially opened its doors on January 9, 2023, and offers various bánh mì choices that look so delectably saucy.

The Vietnamese café is located on rue Saint-Denis and offers patrons four types of sandwich proteins to choose from, including General Tao, pork, chicken and tofu all served with your choice of fillings from cucumbers, marinated carrots and daikon, coriander and of course, Mi Bao's house Vietnamese mayo…and lots of it.

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Downtown Montreal Café Améa Will Serve Up A Decadent Mediterranean Weekend Brunch

Downtown Montreal's Améa Café has built up a reputation for its somewhat outrageous croissants laden with pistachio or Nutella, so there's reason to be excited about its expansion into weekend brunch. The gourmet restaurant and café, which opened last fall, will offer a Mediterranean menu every Saturday and Sunday starting February 11.

"We are very happy to expand our offer at Améa and to now offer a great brunch experience in the heart of Montreal," says Pino Forgione, co-owner of Améa Café.

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This All-Pink Montreal Café In The Village Is An Instagram Dream & So Are The Lattes

With its all-pink everything, elegant clothes and customizable lattes, Valentina Boutique & Café is perfectly poised to make a name for itself on social media — and that's before you even taste the coffee, on which you can print whatever you want.

Valentina Boutique & Café, located near the Parc des Faubourgs in the Village, started as a dream shared between high school sweethearts Alison Sanchez and Rene Davila, but it was a global health crisis that pushed the business in a surprising new direction.

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This Pink Montreal Café Can Print Anything You Want On Your Latte For An Extra $1

If your favourite person is a coffee lover and easily won over by petites attentions, there's a Montreal café on rue Ontario Est that could make their eyes sparkle. Open since 2021, Valentina Boutique & Café near Parc La Fontaine has a brand new machine that can personalize any coffee by printing words or images on the milk foam.

You'll have to pay one extra dollar to turn your hot drink into a small canvas with the design of your choice.

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