Whether it's for breakfast, lunch or even after "last call", come and have a bagel of your choice with or without cream cheese and/or smoked salmon, ready to take out.
Fairmount Bagel Bakery is widely celebrated as a Montreal staple with fresh, chewy bagels in a variety of flavors like sesame, everything, onion and the playful Bozo, described by many as the best in town or even in the world. The scene is lively with lines that move quickly and a visible craft of bagel making in wood fired ovens, and many reviews note the option to take bagels to the cafe across the street to make sandwiches, though some visits mention miscommunication about sandwiches and payment issues such as cash only or limits on non-Canadian cards. The bagels are consistently praised for aroma and quality, and staff are frequently described as friendly, but a few critiques cite high prices, crowded conditions or an uneven service.
Always the best sesame bagels in the city… St viateur is good too but these ones seem to always last longer.
Try a pretzel too & the blueberry bagel. Can't go wrong !
The place is a bakery specialized in bagels. Compared with the ones in New York, these are a bit thinner than that & the hole is larger. We have the one with garlic & classic with sesame. It was nice, nothing wrong on that, proce around $2 each. It was good.
However, they accept only cash or just Canadian cards. No sign of this at the entrance.
The lady who served us today was quite unpleasant: no smile, no customer service, didn't say thank you, seems like that we were disturbing her. I don't know, maybe she had a bad day, but from an iconic place that is marked a'must visit' in Montreal, i'm expecting something.
May 5, 2025
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Fantastic bagels! I got freshly made sesame bagels, & they were still warm when I had them - mind-blowing. I personally liked them even more than New York bagels
Today's bagel is a sesame bagel from Fairmount in Montreal. This was decent… I really wish it was toasted with the cream cheese, or fresher because it had the potential to be amazing. I was going to get some to bring home so I could try but I won't be in that area again unfortunately. The bagel had a light interior but I felt it could have had a better crisp around the outside. Flavour was nice with a subtle sweetness but the eating experience left something to be desired. I had another untoasted bagel from St-Viateur after this & the texture was way more enjoyable. Seeds fell everywhere which I didn't appreciate. I'm sure these bagels are very good when you prepare them at home & I know that's really their specialty. For my eating experience, 7.7/9 bagels.
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Amazing bagels! The everything bagel is perfectly made- the fennel, onion, poppy really come through in the best way. I also enjoyed combining their sesame bagel with sweet toppings.
Very cool to see , the wood stove was really cool. We got the sesame & the everything bagels. The everything was really good & tasted differently than another bagel shop we were at,I liked the everything bagel better here. Wish there was a little spot to eat your food inside but it's a bakery & still worth getting!
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Fairmount Bagel est une adresse emblématique de Montréal qui perpétue une tradition bien ancrée. Les bagels y sont délicieux, avec une texture légèrement croquante à l'extérieur & moelleuse à l'intérieur, parfaitement équilibrée. La fraîcheur est toujours au rendez-vous, surtout lorsqu'on a la chance d'en acheter tout juste sortis du four. Le choix de saveurs est large, avec des classiques incontournables comme le sésame ou le pavot, mais aussi des options qui sortent un peu plus des sentiers battus. L'approche est plus traditionnelle que novatrice, mais c'est ce qui fait son charme : un respect des recettes authentiques, sans trop chercher à en faire plus. C'est un endroit où l'on revient pour la qualité constante & pour l'expérience simple mais satisfaisante. Que vous soyez un habitué ou un visiteur curieux, Fairmount Bagel reste une valeur sûre pour savourer un bagel typiquement montréalais dans toute sa simplicité.
Incroyables bagels, surtout frais sortis du four avec un parfum de sésame qui donne l'eau à la bouche ! Texture moelleuse & possibilité d'ajouter du fromage à la crème pour encore plus de saveur (en supplément). Petit magasin sans places assises, mais parfait pour l'achat à emporter, ouvert 24h/24 avec un excellent rapport qualité-prix.
I don't really understand the hype. The sesame bagel was pretty flavorless. If you want cream cheese you have to buy a large container, way more than you need for one bagel. I didn't see butter anywhere. $1.25 for a flavorless bagel with no butter or cream cheese is not a good deal. The service was pretty unenthusiastic. The employees didn't really seem like they wanted to be there. It's a tiny store. With five people waiting to order it was pretty cramped inside. Personally I have no need to go back & recommend skipping it.
Nov 5, 2024
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One of the best bagels in Montreal! Open 24h, bagels are made on site & served freshly baked, many flavors available yet I think sesame is the best. No credit card, no debit card, ONLY cash.
Absolutely worth the hype. Dipping the still warm bagels in cream cheese on a bench outside the bakery was the highlight of my day. You can buy your cream cheese, hummus, or dip of choice there directly. I would go back next time I visit & try different types of bagel, but the classic sesame were simply amazing.
OMG! How come a simple bagel can be so delicious! Especially when it's just out of oven still fresh you can smell the sesame as well! We love the texture it's quite softy too. You can ask for cream & cheese on side (extra charge) & pair with it it's next level. It's cheap so you could buy different flavour to try out all together too! Store inside is quite small no place to eat the only thing they sell it's bagel.
