Café Kujira operates as a specialized establishment focusing on a diverse selection of artisanal coffee preparations and intricate desserts. The menu features a curated array of house-made pastries, balanced cakes, and chilled sweets designed to complement premium roasted beans. Each beverage selection emphasizes precise extraction methods, ensuring distinct flavor profiles that highlight regional coffee origins. The interior environment prioritizes a functional, minimalist aesthetic to support a focused consumption of specialty snacks and caffeinated drinks. Ingredients for every dessert are sourced for their specific textures and sweetness levels to maintain consistent product quality. This venue functions primarily as a destination for individuals seeking high-quality confectionery items paired with expert brewing techniques in a streamlined, modern setting that prioritizes the integrity of each individual drink and treat served.
Café Kujira is widely regarded as a cozy, stylish, and welcoming destination that serves as an ideal spot for working, studying, or relaxing. Patrons frequently praise the spacious and bright atmosphere, which is complemented by good music and large windows offering pleasant views. While the majority of visitors highlight the high quality of the coffee, specialty lattes, and delicious food options, such as sandwiches and pastries, some find the early closing hours or specific coffee strengths to be minor drawbacks. The staff consistently receives recognition for being friendly, attentive, and helpful, contributing to a warm environment that encourages repeat visits from locals and neighborhood professionals alike.
Had a cortado & a sandwich, coffee was great & sandwich was decent, the bread was really unique & chewy but not heavy. My one observation was the portion was small, if I had known I would have ordered two sandwiches; it was a bun cut in half & not that stuffed for the price (literally half the size of what you would get from a place like Bossa or Clark for the same price). I'll be back, but for the coffee & I'll grab a sandwich elsewhere.
Great brunch spot-cozy vibe, tasty food, & friendly staff!
I stopped by this café for brunch today after seeing all the amazing reviews. It was raining & I really wanted something hot. I ordered their filter coffee, which was excellent-& they kindly agreed to give me one refill.
For food, I tried a new tuna sandwich they were just adding to the menu. It was on display & looked like a huge tuna burger with dark, almost black bread. I decided to give it a shot & was surprisingly pleased! Very flavorful, fresh salad & sauces inside, tasty tuna, & the bread was incredibly soft. I forgot to take a picture at first because I was so hungry-sorry, the photo shows it halfway eaten.
I also had their biscuit au chocolat, which was huge & made a nice dessert dipped into my second (refilled) cup of coffee.
A couple of small downsides:
· I had to carry my own coffee refill back to my seat, navigating stairs & tight spaces between chairs with a full cup.
· I chose an armchair instead of the tables with the small black stools to be more comfortable, but the side table was a bit awkward for eating with both coffee & food.
That said, the atmosphere was warm & welcoming, & I had my book to keep me company. The staff were very friendly-the girl at the counter walked me through all the sandwich options, & the woman who did my refill was super nice too.
Really horrible coffee one of the worst I've had! My wife purchased 2 coffees (cappuccino & filtered coffee) with a type of banana pumpkin bread. After we both teied our coffee, we both were like yuk! What a wierd disgusting tasts! We first thought it was the milk that was expired. So I went back to tell the employee the situation! She was sure the milk was good as there hadn't been anyone else who had complained. She was nice enough to make us another one & when she made me try it, I mistakenly said it was better when it wasn't! I knew then that it was their coffee beans that taste weird! Please do not listen to the pisitive reviews. They have 4.9 stars forsure due to the owners friends. Look at the negative ones (the few that are there), you'll see that they also find the coffee to be bad (bitter & weird taste)! I think the people at this café have no clue what good coffee is! Wow! The dessert was okay nothing special, but coffee is really really bad!
2026/02/22 A response to employee/manager/owner Gabriel.
I felt that I needed to respond to your response on my critic but truthful review I sent yesterday.
First off, sorry its not to bring down your coffee place (because its actually a nice café with seemingly lovely ambiance). However, I felt it was necessary to warn others about the coffee taste! Again, its not that its about an off taste...its a question of the taste being bitter & bad after taste! I am one of the least picky person when it comes to food & especially coffee...loving almost all coffee's like tim hortons & mcdonalds. But the coffee beans served at your café is really awful! It seems as its not even close to a normal coffee taste! As I first thought it was the milk that was sour, it was clearly your coffee beans! Its forsure your homemade coffee beans right? Which country are they from? The blend of coffee is like I never tried before. My wife was complaining even more than me.
Simply to answer your question about other cafés, if you want to try normal & great coffee, go to Café Milano's, Café Olympico, Clarke's café just a few to name. I'm Italian so I kind of have an idea what good coffee is!
But perhaps certain people like that particular taste of coffee & thats good for your business if thats really the case. & I find it hard to believe that the majority of people who wrote the reviews are indeed'real clients' & NOT friends/relatives! But if you say so..I'm not here to judge but rather give my opinion.
Kevin
Feb 22, 2026
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Café spacieux, excellent pour travailler/étudier ou juste passer un bon moment seul ou accompagné. Pas fan du bành mi végane mais le latte & le banane bread était délicieux ! Personnel très sympa
Been there 2 weeks ago. I'm glad I found this cosy cafe by google reviews. Coffee latte made by barista was on a way higher level than those offered by popular chains & banana bread which was baked by owner's own recipe was well balanced in sweetness & had unique flavor in it that it surely worths a try. I'll get back here when I'll visit Montreal & be in that area. Overall cafe is a nice, clean & quiet place with delicious beverages, wide options in food preferences that offered at reasonable prices. We enjoyed the lunch so much that afterwards ordered a takeout
A really beautiful & cute cafe! We just stumbled upon it but it was a nice experience. The staff was friendly, & gave us free coffe & chocolate bread because it was the end of the day. I got the iced matcha latte, & they offered many different alternatives milks. It tasted really good! I tried a sip of my friend's London Fog, & it was the best I have tried. Strong tea flavour, with a good amount of sweetness & vanilla. Definitely try this place if you are in the area!!
