Éclair is described as a standout destination for specialty coffee in Montreal, delivering a memorable pour over experience with a broad bean selection and tasting checks before serving. The baristas are consistently praised for their knowledge, friendliness, and careful guidance, while the atmosphere is noted as cool, cozy, and social with a central bar that encourages sharing. The space is small and sometimes crowded, with long waits when busy and limited seating, but the quality and craft of the coffee are seen as worth it. Some reviews mention price and value, calling it pricier but fair for the experience, and a few notes point to occasional inconsistency in drinks. Across the board, there is a strong emphasis on top-tier coffee, international roasters, and a Montreal vibe that makes this place feel essential for serious coffee lovers. Overall, Éclair is regarded as among the best in the city, a place that draws devoted fans for remarkable pour overs and a welcoming, communal vibe.
The best coffee in the city. They put quality over everything & take time for each cup. The staff will treat you with respect but not kiss your butt. Entitled people don't come back so the atmosphere is really good.
If there exists a better coffee shop in Montreal, with smoother steamed milk & more dynamic & expertly roasted beans, then surely it is on some other plane of existence - accessible only through absolute divine transcendence. For a mere approximation of that, a sip of the sublime - there's Café Éclair.
Ordered 2 ice matcha lattes for almost 15$. We could barely taste the matcha, the drinks were bland & tasteless (which we were expecting when we saw how pale the lattes where, not vibrant green). Disappointing & overpriced.
Amazing coffee. We'll curated, definitely underrated. The shop owners & workers here are sincerely nice & they all compete in coffee in some way. I visited here twice on my visit to Montreal but wish I had come earlier to be able to visit every day.
I had some of the best coffee of my life here as a pour over & as a oat latte. It was full of fruit (strawberry) flavor that I rarely find in coffee shops (& I've had specialty coffee beans from all around the world). Of course the flavor depends on what they sourced at the time I visited, but no doubt they know how to brew a fine cup of coffee. Worth a visit or more.
Aug 21, 2025
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Disons juste que je viens de trouver mon nouveau café préféré dans ce coin. Les deux baristas avec qui j'ai parlé étaient très agréable & les cortados (oui j'en ai pris deux!) étaient peut-être les meilleurs que j'ai jamais bu. Je serai de retour!
As far as I know, the only coffee of its kind in Montreal. Coffees from internationally renowned roasters, the pour over card is akin to the likes of Subtext in Toronto, the staff is very friendly, & there is Gesha on the menu.
This is what 3rd wave specialty coffee is about.
Got myself a top shelf sidra, one gesha & something less fancy but still worthy a typica.
