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Le Dépanneur Café
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Le Dépanneur Café

Mile-End
4.6$
OPEN8 am - 6 pm
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Le Dépanneur Café Montreal Restaurant: Menu, Reviews & Reserve (2026)
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Reviews for Le Dépanneur Café

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on Google4.6 (700+)
*as of 2026-02-01
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Review Summary

Le Dépanneur Café comes across as a charming bohemian spot with a unique concept, offering live music throughout the day, a friendly team, and an atmosphere that suits working, reading, or gathering with friends. Coffee is consistently praised as flavorful and well prepared, with standout sandwiches and carrot cake, and the vibe is cozy, vibrant, and reasonably priced for take home meals. The space blends red brick walls, couches, and a back room that feels intimate, and the summer terrace is noted to be adorable. A few reviews caution that the music can be loud for conversation and that cleanliness or service at the entrance can be uneven. Overall, it comes across as a beloved local spot for breakfast, work sessions, and socializing, with live performances adding a warm, welcoming energy.
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one of my fav places in montréal - i come here alone, w friends, to work, to read, & always enjoy the music & cozy vibes. such a special place

Nov 8, 2025
on Google

Un de mes spots de prédilection pour travailler ou prendre un café entre ami•es. La musique live & l'ambiance cozy-montréalaise font le charme de la place. + les boissons sont généreuses & délicieuses!

Jan 29, 2025
on Google

Now this is a quintessential cafe in my book. I want to say it's the best I've ever been in (of many hundreds) but that might just be enthusiasm of several good visits talking. Firstly, it's both spacious & cozy, red brick walls mixed with couches, tables, stand up bar as well as a back room that feels more private but is more for noisier chatting. In the main room is, quite unbelievably, is live music every single day between 10-5pm which sends this cafe into another category of shared social spaces entirely. It is successful as a space to sit & read quietly, chat with a friend or listen to rather chill live music. The menu is small but good & coffee is great & always improving. Can't give it a better review. &! Many of the patrons actually have books with them which is heart warming to see.

Jan 11, 2025
on Google

Rather a hipster ambiance than a cozy coffee shop, the service is very good. Their carrot cake is amazing. Live music from 10 to 5 every day, quite nice.

May 11, 2024
on Google

Cozy little café with music bands

Feb 7, 2024
on Google
5.0

Any visit to Montreal must include a trip to Le Dépanneur Café. Best café to visit friends, cozy up with a book or catch some live music. This place is an absolute staple of the Mile End (plus the coffee & baked goods are delicious!)

Jan 22, 2024
on Google

My spot of choice, all year-long, for cozy breakfasts, reading sessions & great carrot cake. The live music is always a lovely time.

Jan 6, 2024
on Google