April 2019 Issue#28 April 2019 Issue #28 | Page 205

8. Montreal is doing fairly well in terms of independent, hipster-approved, Insta- gram-friendly coffee shops. There are so many new ones opening up every month I can barely keep up! If you like to start your day with a cortado or a soy latte, these places should be on your list. You may even see me there. Come and say hello! Café Myriade (1000 West Sainte‑Catherine Street, inside Club Monaco) Larue & fils (244 East De Castelnau Street) Réplika (252 East Rachel Street) Humble Lion (904 West Sherbrooke Street) Le moineau masqué (912 East Marie-Anne Street) Café Parvis (433 Mayor Street) 9. Eat a bagel 9. Move over New York City – we’ve got this. To be completely objective here, I really do think our bagels are best. Ours are boiled in honey-infused water before they are baked, making them much sweeter than their NYC counterparts. To taste Montreal bagels, you basically have two options: St-Viateur (263 Saint Viateur Ouest) Fairmount (74 Fairmount Ouest) Whatever you do, ask for a bagel fresh out of the oven – this is when the flavours are the most intense! 205 MONTREAL