Overall, Ohayo Café is described as a cute, calm Japanese inspired spot with friendly staff, bright lighting, and quick service, offering a range of dishes from ebi burger and tamago sando to ramen and karaage, along with drinks like hojicha latte and yuzu lemonade, and while the atmosphere and quality are repeatedly praised, some dishes receive mixed reactions, such as the chicken burger whose toppings fell flat and the katsu sando that some found overly bread heavy or poorly balanced; several reviews highlight the authenticity of flavors, fresh ingredients, and inventive drinks, making it a reliable choice for a taste of Japan in Montreal, though a few mention small spaces, occasional noise, and pricing as points to consider.
Karaage Don was yummy with crispy flavourful chicken & a healthy portion of spring onions on a bed of well cooked moist rice with a semi-runny egg. Cafe is consistently tasty & has nice latte-art to be expected from a trendy cafe of the area.
A bit pricey but really good quality food. Makes you feel like you're in Japan. Love their tamago sando. It's basically a Japanese tamago sando on delicious Montreal bread. Their dorayakis are an awesome dessert too.
The atmosphere is great, so lovely to have some sun on your skin & be surrounded by plants during this cold cold spring season
The tamago sando was delish but we found the food to be extremely salty , I love salt & even I felt like it was way too much. My friend couldn't even finish her side of potatoes because they were drowned in salt as well. Also a bit expensive ($25 total for my meal, no drink)
I think this cafe would be better to come do work here & just get a drink instead of the food , although there was a sign that no laptops are allowed 12h-15h but I'm not sure if that's regulated
I really wanted to like this place. The service was great & I like the quiet vibe but I go to restaurants for the food &, unfortunately, it left a bad taste in my mouth (literally).
I ordered the chicken burger & katsu sando. The chicken burger was ok. The toppings are what were underwhelming. This was definitely not a particularly memorable fried chicken sandwich.
Now onto the katsu sando (fried pork sandwich). This is one of the worst sandwiches I've ever had. I should have expected to find it terrible when I saw honey mustard & worcestershire sauce as toppings in there. The worcestershire sauce is the particularly egregious choice here; it makes it so that you end up with a sour tasting pork sandwich despite how well cooked the pork is. Worcestershire sauce has very few redeeming qualities to me. I thought that maybe it would magically work with fried pork but I was wrong, oh so very wrong...
For those reasons, Café Ohayo gets a 2 out of 5 from me. Great staff & nice little place but I did not enjoy my food.
This is an amazing Japanese style cafe with great food & drinks! You order at the front, & your food is brought out to you very quickly. On a nice day, this cafe has lots of really natural lighting & a really minimal, cozy atmosphere. We tried the niku miso ramen tantan & the ebi burger along with an iced americano & the matcha yuzu cloud. Both dishes tasted super fresh & delicious. The drinks were very tasty as well, & overall, everything was presented very cleanly. If you're looking for a taste of Japan during your Montreal vacation, come to Ohayo!
I was under the illusion that there was onigiri here. Oops there wasn't.
I got the vegan ramen. It was good. Maybe a little pricy what for what it is though. No protein? My friend got the Katsu Sando. I don't think it was as good. Maybe it was too much bread? She mainly ate the inside.
I would still come back. Mainly interested my from the side restaurant.
Mar 28, 2026
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The burger was good but could be more flavorful! Chips were fun to eat. I had a chai latte that was also mid, needed more depth in flavor, but everything overall was okay! Slightly overrated place for food :)
Superbe endroit & la nourriture est excellente, ainsi que le service.
Seul petit bémol : mettre le site web à jour serait peut-être approprié, en particulier au niveau des heures d'ouvertures pour la cuisine. On s'était déplacé vers 9h30 samedi matin, car selon l'information, la cuisine ouvrait à 9h00. Mais sur place, on nous a dit que c'était 10h30. Rien de dramatique, bien sûr. Mais ça peut être irritant pour certains clients qui auraient l'intention de se présenter avant en croyant avoir accès au menu complet.
Such a cute place. A lot of plants everywhere. I tried one of the specialty lattes which was latte au sesame noir w/ almond milk. Which is black sesame yes. Very out of the norm for me & I absolutely loved it. I'm glad I'm in my era of trying new things! I didn't get anything else but looked like they had good food options.
Très bon café avec un concept original. Les pâtisseries & les plats sont globalement très bons, surtout le miso banana bread & le karaage que je recommande vraiment. Les goûts sont parfois un peu particuliers, donc pas toujours pour tous les palais, mais ça vaut clairement le détour.
