CA LEM Crèmerie Creamery Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)

Monday	12:30 pm - 8 pm
Tuesday	12:30 pm - 8 pm
Wednesday	12:30 pm - 8 pm
Thursday	12:30 pm - 8 pm
Friday	1 pm - 8 pm
Saturday	1 pm - 8 pm
Sunday	Closed Today

Monday

12:30 pm - 8 pm

Tuesday

12:30 pm - 8 pm

Wednesday

12:30 pm - 8 pm

Thursday

12:30 pm - 8 pm

Friday

1 pm - 8 pm

Saturday

1 pm - 8 pm

Sunday

Closed Today

CA LEM Crèmerie Creamery draws praise for sophisticated, trendy flavors and a lively, welcoming atmosphere with a strong focus on real fruit and inventive options, including favorites like honey lavender, cantaloupe and strawberry with lychee and a variety of weekly soft serve flavors that are much anticipated even as the soft serve is currently closed; the croffles are also highlighted as incredible when available. The ice cream is frequently described as good value for the price, with vegan options and affordable portions, though some tasters felt certain sherbets were underwhelming and flavor availability could be limited. The experience can be busy with long lines and moments of service strain, yet staff are often noted for friendliness and efficiency, and many reviews still call it the best ice cream in the city and a must visit. Overall, the verdict is a mix of delight over creative flavors and quality dessert with occasional inconsistency and price concerns, but the appeal remains strong.

Reviews for CA LEM Crèmerie Creamery

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*as of 2026-04-01

4.4 158 ratings

5★

68%

4★

13%

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11%

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Katya

5.0

always delicious. on the pricier side, but worth it for an every now & then treat.

Jul 6, 2025

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Renaud

2.0

Les saveurs disponibles sont très limiter. Les contenants de saveurs populaire sont pratiquement vide. L'échantillon goûter ( cerise noir/ chocolat) semblait délicieux. La portion obtenue en raclant le fond du contenant n'avait plus ce goût agréable. C'était triste en bouche, un arrière goût de savon.
J'aurais aimé une crème glacée'molle' mais la saveur de melon de miel ne m'a pas'interpellé'.
L'employé était gentille & son service courtois.
Visiblement, je préfère les crémeries plus classiques.

Jul 4, 2025

Sheila

Ca Lem is a unique experience that must not be missed! Best ice cream in Montreal. Stephanie is awesome! My son & I have been going to Ca Lem since he was a baby. We love Ca Lem!!

Marika

Very cute place for ice cream!

Jul 2, 2025

Isabel

Ok my new fav ice cream spot. The pandan & cafe viet are amazing!!!

Jun 25, 2025

Joseph

3.0

Great ice cream but long waits.

Jun 21, 2025

The ice cream is good, but the place is being ran by teenagers

Jun 20, 2025

Liat

We have been coming here every summer since they first opened. This summer we couldn't wait to come back… we came the week after victoria day.
But we ended up waiting almost 30 minutes to get our ice cream because there was a huge line almost to the door & there was only one employee behind the counter working as fast as she could & to her credit she was so gracious & calm despite being clearly overwhelmed. Honestly a star employee.

At least 3 other employees were in the back either on their phone or eating ice cream & didn't seem to care at all to help out.

We got there excited for ice cream & my 2 year old daughter had a meltdown after waiting 20 minutes… ice cream is supposed to be a fun family activity but it felt like the management just didn't care to make it a great experience anymore.

They also didn't seem to have properly set up the place for summer… it was a very disappointing visit where it feels like the management has just taken for granted that the ice cream is popular. While it is still great, the now expensive price & insanely long wait make it less enticing.

Jun 11, 2025

Aryan

Great ice cream even better vibes. Great soft serve.

Jun 10, 2025

Faye

Every flavor I've tried has been delicious!

Erik

Great artisanal icecream. Creative flavors!

Jun 9, 2025

Flying

Disappointed, purchased 2 different sorbet flavours that were tasteless. Over priced & over rated.

Jun 5, 2025

Daniel

Best ice cream in town

May 8, 2025

Tehqo

4.0

when its ice cream season (SUMMER), they have a crazy new flavour every WEEK. very thankful for this as it allowed me to learn that i HATE HATE HATE PUMPSKIN SPICE I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT (the other flavours are good tho)

Nov 5, 2024

Gaëlle

Bonnes glaces bon goût bonne qualité avec la gaufrette sucrée... un délice !!

Sep 29, 2024

Ernest

That lactose free sorbet/cream twirl keeps me coming back.

Sep 23, 2024

Aarohi

Love their choices of ice cream flavors. Good quality of waffle cones Great ambiance & helpful staff. But before going here, do check their Instagram account as they keep on changing their ice-cream flavors.

Sep 21, 2024

Jamal

The line ups are omnipresent but i understand why, the flavors are amazing & the quality

Dominique

Toujours aussi délicieux. Tout est sans lactose.

Sep 20, 2024

Alberto

Clearly high quality & creative ice creams

Sep 17, 2024

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