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Brûlerie St-Denis
This is coffee heaven: iced coffees, frappés, special blends like Café Dante (mocca espresso with whipped cream, cinnamon, chocolate and grated orange peel), made from beans fresh out of the big roaster. The front terrace is a great place to nurse a cup with a hot veggie sandwich or a slice of gooey gâteau.
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Café Cherrier
Locals flock to the shady, wraparound terrace of this comfy café with the long zinc serving counter that wouldn't be out of place in Paris. This is an especially fun place after a performance at the nearby L'Agora de la Danse. A huge percentage of the audience usually swings by here for dinner or a drink setting the whole place abuzz. The breakfasts are popular here as is classic French bistro fare like steak frites .
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Café Fruits Folie
This agreeable café has a long list of crêpes, bagels, burgers and sandwiches, plus good vegetarian choices. The front terrace (one of many in this neighborhood) has a great view of the happenings on rue St-Denis, and people love to linger here over breakfast while watching the world go by.
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Café Méliès
This chic, modern restaurant located in the Ex-Centris cinema and multimedia complex is tailor-made for Montréal's showbiz types. It's an excellent place to be seen over breakfast, lunch or afternoon coffee in front of the windows on the Main. The brunch is particularly upscale and popular. In the evenings moviegoers and politicians rub shoulders over plates of marinated salmon or roasted scallops.
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Café Santropol
This is an iconic Montréal eatery known for it's towering and creative sandwiches, its colorful digs, and lush outdoor garden patio. Their creations range from the Sweet Root (carrots, raisins, coriander, nuts, mayo and fresh apple, around C$8 ) to Pepper Island with Ham (that comes with jalapeño pepper jelly, pesto and cream cheese spread, around C$8 ).
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Caffè Italia
Once Little Italy was filled with gritty, dark old-world cafés where regulars would spend the day quaffing espresso and yelling at the Italian soccer team as they flit across a rickety old TV. In recent years however cafés in this area have been getting Starbucked with slicker, more sexed up interior design and staff. Not this place. Caffé Italia is still rickety, rough around the edges and churning out the best espresso on the Main.
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Kilo
The house specialty is creamy cakes and tarts with a shot of Grand Marnier or some other liquid decadence, as well as hot sandwiches, snacks and salads. This favored Village meeting point is great for sussing out intentions before the evening gets going.
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Le Petit Moulinsart
Fans of the Tintin comic book series will feel right at home here in a restaurant inspired by the Belgian hero and his sidekick Captain Haddock. There's a range of good dishes but it's the mussels (19 sorts!) accompanied by fries and mayonnaise that are the kicker. They've also got an extensive beer list that includes Kriek-Bellevue (a cherry beer) on tap with a head so creamy it could rival a Guinness. Shares space with the Pharaon Lounge.
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