Ca Lem : Nothing says summer like a mouth-watering flavourful ice cream. Let us satisfy your favourite summertime indulgence of fresh ice creams, sorbets, and homemade soft-serve swirls. From our 18 delightful flavours of creamy to fruity, hard to soft, or even a mix, you can never be short on options. And why settle for the classics when you could try out exotic flavours, made from scratch, like Pandan, Taro, Lychee, Milk Tea and Vietnamese coffee with a modern twist.
CA LEM Crèmerie Creamery draws attention for a lively range of flavors and a mix of dairy, vegan, and sorbet options that feel light and refreshing on hot days. Many tasters praise flavors such as pandan coco, mango gelato, lemon yuzu sorbet, taro and black sesame, with textures described as creamy, airy, and sometimes delightfully exotic. Some reviewers note a variable flavor selection, occasional ordinary entries, and a sense that portions or value could be better, along with reports of long lines. Service is repeatedly praised for friendliness, efficiency, and patience with families, with staff described as warm and attentive and the atmosphere as inviting. Overall, the spot near the old port offers a refreshing, sometimes experimental ice cream experience, balancing strong taste and standout service with crowding and price considerations.
Awesome spot for more unique flavours ! Tried the pandan coco & despite being dairy free, it was super light & creamy, fluffy even. & the flavour was incredible, buttery, vanilla-y, coconuty, would recommend !
Tried the watermelon swirl at Calem Creamery & it absolutely lived up to the hype. The combo of strawberry sorbet & honeydew soft serve is light, fruity, & perfectly creamy. It's the kind of dessert that feels refreshing, not heavy - ideal for a hot Montreal day. Bonus: it's beautiful enough to post, & the staff were super sweet. I'll definitely be back to try their other flavours!
The line was crazy long but the employee was scooping out flavours fast!
I love this place, but ESPECIALLY their Dubai Chocolate ice cream flavour was BY FAR my absolute favorite. They change flavours at every week & it is so exciting to see what flavour comes next. They are all so delicious & i hope that they bring back the Dubai flavour soon as it is the top ice cream flavour that I've tried from there. The staff is so kind & the location is amazing.
They have a great selection of flavours including some asian-inspired ones. We tried the strawberry lychee & peach grapefruit sorbet, the combinations worked so well together & were so fruity & delicious. My brother had the lychee ice cream & that was a miss, it tasted too artificial & sweet.
Amazing ice cream - love that they change the flavours of their soft serve on Thursdays! A great treat during the hot summer days!! I've shared pictures of some of my favourite flavours of this past summer!!!
Great service, great ice cream, great vibes inside. I loved the pandan coconut ice cream. The flavour was strong with each bite & the texture was nice & smooth. We also ordered the special soft serve of the week which was creme brulee & pumpkin spice with two brownies. The pumpkin spice was delicious but creme brulee tasted more like plain vanilla. There are many other flavours I want to try so I will definitely go back.
Oct 28, 2023
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Small & modern ice cream shop in the old port. The variety of ice cream is perfect, they don't have too many flavours but enough to satisfy most tastes. They also have seasonal options only to keep the formula fresh. Furthermore, the choices are all either lactose free or completely vegan so it's inclusive. The prices are also pretty standard for a scoop of ice cream. Overall, a nice little place for a quick but quality ice cream.
I am honestly disappointed. Don't get me wrong, the ice cream is delicious, but every time I come here I get told that their soft serve machine is not working or that one of the flavours is unavailable. If luckily they do have it, it's like 80% 1 flavour & 20% the other, which is not very enjoyable. I always look forward to trying their weekly flavour & most of the time I can't even try it because of that. I really wanted to keep liking this location, but if I keep coming here, which is pretty far from where I live, & get disappointed like that, I won't be able to keep supporting this location.
Their soft serve flavor of the week was strawberry sorbet & honeydew melon. It was refreshing & not overly sweet which was lovely. Would be even better if they had multiple softserve flavours available at same time instead of on rotation.
