Café Three Pines

Marilyn

4.0

Easy to access & full of sofas & armchairs - perfect for reading the book you bought upstairs in the bookshop! Coffee & desserts available & a fireplace for winter visits. What more could a Louise Penny fan ask for?

Jaysea

5.0

Great coffee shop & bookstore combined. Stopped by during a trip & would definitely love to come back again & spend the day.

Katie

5.0

What a cute place. We happened to be in town vacationing & learned that this was Louise Penny's cafe. Just read the 10th book in series so was a very pleasant surprise! So welcoming & love how dogs are a central theme 🐕 oh, coffee & croissant were also very good

Cole

1.0

The worst customer service I've ever experienced at a coffee shop took them 45 minutes to pour three espressos. They didn't have any consideration for our time & experience. Terrible coffee shop.

Victoria

5.0

Cafe Three Pines is a coffee & book lovers dream cafe. You honestly feel like you've walked into a Louise Penny novel. The atmosphere, coffee, & service is top notch. It's a must see while visiting the Eastern Townships.

Ron

5.0

This is the cafe that popular noelist Louise Penny has established downstrairs from the Book Books.

Great place. Comfy furniture & atmosphere. Food & coffee were terrific. Service is still a little untrained, but friendly. & you can see Hillary Clinton's autograph on one of the columns! Highly recommend.

Aug 16, 2026 Update. The best caramel oat milk latte anywhere. Compares very favourably with what I make at home. Service has improved considerably. Still, highly recommended.

Photo from the wall of authors

Jeremy

2.0

Great service, overpriced coffee nothing special

QC__mom

5.0

Coziest place in town. Amazing, friendly vibes here every time & lots of nice treats like shortbread. Love wandering between the bookshop upstairs & the coffee shop.

Kenny

4.0

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

If you're a fan of the Three Pines books, this café is absolutely worth visiting. The atmosphere captures the cozy, welcoming vibe of the novels, & it really feels like stepping into that world. It was a fun stop & definitely one of the highlights of my visit to Knowlton.

The staff were all very kind & friendly, but the service could have been more organized. After ordering, I waited for my drink while several beverages accumulated on the counter. No names or drink types were called out, so everyone was left trying to figure out which cup belonged to them. It made pickup more confusing than it needed to be.

The coffee itself was also a bit underwhelming. It's perfectly drinkable, but I would describe the café as more of a destination for the experience than for exceptional, barista-quality coffee.

Overall, I really enjoyed my visit & would absolutely stop by again for the atmosphere alone. If the coffee & drink pickup process were improved, it would easily be a five-star experience.

Paul

5.0

The Three Pines Café is a special & simply magical place. In fact, after several visits here, I think I have discovered what I would call « the Fourth Pine ». The Fourth Pine, as I would define it, is that warmth you feel within your heart when sitting in one of the well-designed seating areas (thank you Louise & Kirk) that encourage patrons & friends to meet & exchange on numerous subjects of common interest, while at the same time being coddled by the very courteous & attentive staff.

EVERY time I have been here, I've had the opportunity to engage in the most interesting conversations with people from all around the world, from the Yukon to Namibia, as well as with many of our local neighbours. As an added bonus, my Labernese dog is always welcome here!

The common love of reading & writing, the search for an oasis of peace, the sumptuous coffee & mouth-watering snacks, all draw people to the Three Pines Café & are a powerful testament to the success of this wonderful gift from Louise Penny to Ville de Lac-Brome.