Osmo X Marusan is described as a visually striking, club‑like cafe that blends Japanese inspired sandos, curry bowls and drinks with a strong coffee and matcha scene, attracting a young, studious crowd and often becoming a lively, crowded space. The atmosphere is frequently praised for its architecture, skylights and terrace, sometimes with a DJ or vinyl vibe, but the overall level of noise and activity can make it hard to study or have a quiet meal. The menu features crowd favorites like tamago sando, karaage sando and katsu curry, with matcha and hojicha drinks earning consistent praise, though some reviews note small portions, bland elements or variable quality and long waits during peak times. Service quality ranges from friendly and attentive to slow or uneven, contributing to mixed overall impressions. Taken together, the place shines for its unique vibe, drinks and creative sandwiches and is often recommended for a social visit or a first experience, while not being ideal for those seeking a quiet, quick meal or a predictable cafe routine.
Les prix sont très chers par rapport aux maigres portions que mon amie & moi avons reçu. La musique est beaucoup trop forte à mon avis. De plus, la serveuse est venue nous voir 2 fois pour nous dire de changer de place puisque nous travaillions à une table'sans ordinateur'. Mais il devient difficile de trouver une autre place quand plus de la moitié du café a des tables'sans ordinateur'. Il y avait trop de monde & toutes les paces étaient prises, donc nous sommes allées nous refugier dans un autre café.
Really loved this cafe. Super fun, youthful vibe - kind of like a school cafeteria during lunch, but way better.
Great variety of food, from healthy options to more indulgent stuff. Everything was delicious.
Would definitely come back.👍👍👍
Mar 18, 2026
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Très bon café:) jaime beaucoup le dirth chai latté glacé!!
Bouffe simple mais de bons choix & savoureux.
À noter que c'est un café comptoir donc il n'y a pas de service aux tables.
Très belle place!!
Been wanting to come here for a while & it did not disappoint. It is the perfect place to grab a quick lunch & study while you're at it. However it is a bit noisy so i would not recommend studying here if you get distracted easily.
The food & drinks were amazing! I like their hojicha latte & the curry rice the most but all their other options are amazing as well.
Very crowded place, but it's okay. I always manage to find a seat anyways. The beans that they used for their cortado is really good & has this dark chocolate taste. I like.
OSMO has now become my favourite cafe in the city! There was good lowkey music, beautiful natural lighting through the sky light, & the food/drinks were top tier. I would recommend this place to go study or to go get coffee with a friend
We had heard about @osmo_x_marusan for years-whispered recommendations, glowing hype, forced influncer stories. A reputation that promises revelation. So when we finally went, our first thought was genuinely:'Did we even go to the right place?'
It quickly became clear that this is a café people come to experience, not necessarily to eat. The hipster-industrial aesthetic is immaculate, concrete, like you're going to a café in that club scene from'The Matrix.' It feels engineered more for Instagram stories & long study sessions than for anyone in pursuit of a truly satisfying meal. The space seems tailored to university students with laptops & deadlines, not diners with expectations.
The food, unfortunately, didn't rise to the myth. The tamago sando came with a strange, béchamel-adjacent sauce that felt both unnecessary & confusing. The karaage leaned heavily into grease without the payoff of crispness or depth, & the bread-for both sandwiches-was simply wrong, missing that soft, pillowy integrity you hope for. The yuzu lemonade? Perfectly fine-but unmistakably just lemonade, not even sure why they use the word'Yuzu.' Not even a faint taste of it.
Ironically, the most enjoyable part of the visit was the Osmo fog-visually delightful, theatrically effective, & perhaps the clearest expression of what this place does best.
We left full, yes, but not satisfied. At all.
@osmo_x_marusan is a café where the vibe works overtime, while the food quietly clocks out early. A place worth seeing once-but hard to crave again, once the fog clears.
I loved the architecture of this place, it's so chic…. I had the matcha cookie with my yuzu lemonade & the cookie was so fire… the lemonade is also objectively very good, I am someone who enjoys a painfully sweet lemonade so it was a tad sour but also still very enjoyable. The music they play in there is also groovy. They sell some records too for good prices so I'd definitely recommend to check out with friends!
Jan 27, 2026
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Un de mes cafés préférés lors de mon passage à Montréal ! Avec une touche japonaise & très minimaliste, ce café propose une ambiance très rythmique avec des set DJ. On y mange très bien & le lieu est très adapté au co-working & aux échanges
Lovedddd the coffee & this delicious vegan curry bowl! For a place with only one vegan option, it's truly delish - & I'm always happy when the coffee slaps!
Excellent repas & les boissons étaient vraiment bonnes mais difficile de trouver de la place.
Un peu bruyant aussi si vous voulez un endroit pour travailler/etudier.
Le service était impeccable.
