Croissant Monkland serves as a dedicated destination for artisanal French-inspired pastries and high-quality café offerings. The menu features a robust selection of laminated dough creations, including buttery golden croissants and flaky pain au chocolat that demonstrate precise technique and consistent texture. Patrons select from a range of classic bistro fare designed for efficient service within a modern, functional environment. Each item emphasizes foundational ingredients such as high-fat butter and premium flour to ensure structural integrity and flavor depth. The workspace functions as an integrated café setting where focused pastry production remains the primary objective for daily output. Regular offerings include savory options alongside sweet confections, catering to those seeking traditional baked goods in a streamlined, urban-focused culinary space that prioritizes ingredient quality and standard production methods.
Croissant Monkland is widely celebrated as a premier destination in the neighborhood for authentic, high-quality pastries and fresh bread. Patrons frequently praise the exceptional variety and buttery quality of the croissants, which many consider to be among the best in Montreal. While the establishment is consistently busy and well-loved for its friendly staff and delicious baked goods, some customers note that the popularity leads to long lineups and crowded conditions, making it less ideal for dining in. Although opinions on the coffee are mixed, the overwhelming consensus is that the bakery offers an unpretentious and satisfying experience that captures the essence of a traditional French bakery, earning it a loyal following despite occasional concerns regarding service flow or peak-hour congestion.
My favourite boulangerie in Montreal! The baked goods remind me of Paris, they use quality ingredients & everything is made with care. Order early because by end of day they have fewer options. I've been ordering from them for 6 years & haven't found another bakery in the city that compares.
Recommendations: croissants, pain au chocolat, baguette, pain multi-grain, fine pomme, roulé raisin & crème brûlée
Excellent croissant, pain au chocolat.
Tart au citron is very good.
The sandwiches are very flavourful & reasonably priced.
Coffee very good as well.
Will reconsider it to anyone who appreciates good & simple.
Tsé le genre de place qui n'existent presque plus - c'est bon, simple mais bien fait & avec un prix raisonnable - extrêmement difficile à trouver de ces temps-ci.
I love that Montréal has a place like this we can enjoy.
Feb 21, 2026
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These people know how to make croissant. You walk in & the smell of butter just hits you in the face, it's so amazing.
They do not cheap out on the butter. It's about butter. It's so buttery. It's so delicious. It's baked perfectly. Butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter, butter.
Highly recommend.
(It's true the coffee is just ok, but I don't go there for the coffee)
The croissants & baked goods are of high quality. It seems like a popular spot for coffee. I'm not into those things but I sometimes for bread which is very good. The wait times are long on the weekend. I find it frustrating to wait in a line up right to the door where people are picking out ingredients for their coffees & asking about muffins just stopping in for a simple item. I kind of wonder if they could have a short order line?
The verdict is probably good for coffee & desserts, but not for picking up household basics.
Je suis venue sans vraiment savoir ce que j'allais prendre avec une forte envie gourmande de sucré! Merci à Assia pour sa gentillesse de m'avoir si bien conseillée sur un roulé aux pépites de chocolat excellent & un très bon latte !
Excellent croissant fourré au nutelas ils sont très généreux ça j'ai rien à dire
& mousse framboise 👍🏼👌pour ses items je reviendrais
Mais c'est la 2e fois que je viens acheter des mini tartelette & je suis très déçu surtout l'opéra ça goûtais pas frais du tout j'ai même eu mal au ventre !! Je voulais encore vous laisser une chance mais 17$ pour 5 mini tartelette qui sont aller au poubelle…. Pour un vendredi les produits devrais quand même être frais pour le weekend mais bon rien n'est parfais dans la vie .
This is hands down my number one pastry shop in both Montreal & Toronto. My history with this place goes back many years it's actually where my love for pastries really started. The variety & quality you get here is on another level & honestly something I haven't found anywhere else.
The staff are always friendly & helpful. The shop does get very busy on weekends, & it's common to see a lineup for pastries, which honestly says a lot about how good they are. That said, the seating area & washrooms are quite small for the number of customers they get, so it's not the most comfortable place to hang out during peak times.
My go-to pastries are the classic croissant, almond croissant, & chocolate croissant, but I've tried many other items over the years & loved every single one. Everything is baked fresh, & with the volume of customers they have, pastries don't sit around for long.
Huge shoutout to the bakers seriously amazing work. & lucky are the people who live in this neighborhood & get to have this place so close by. One small note: the coffee is decent, but there's definitely room for improvement.
Overall, an absolute must-visit for pastry lovers. 🥐
To be honest, I feel the ratings might be a bit generous compared to the service & overall quality. This seems like a long-standing neighborhood bakery that many locals are attached to, which I can appreciate. However, with so many excellent bakeries around now, I felt this one didn't quite measure up. Even the coffee was underwhelming. I don't usually like to leave negative reviews, but I left feeling genuinely disappointed given my expectations.
