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.
Cool decor & music. The matcha with chocolate is delicious & makes you want to come back for more. The salmon sandwich is another delight. Once I came with my laptop to work but the place is too loud & there is much food smell like eggs & garlic so it's not really a place for that.
Super delicious coffee & vegan croissants that melt in my mouth. I love their morning special! Really friendly & nice stuff & excellent service. The space itself is trendy & buzzing with good vibes :)
superrr overrated. i thought there would be more plants, & better lighting.
it's like a manufacturing plant that looks unfinished. metallic finishes everywhere & every single seating is SUPER stiff & uncomfortable. where is the aesthetic? not cozy at all, nor futuristic/modern if that's what they were aiming for. food is mehhh, pastries aren't that fresh neither. coffee is good.
honestly it would have been a much better atmosphere if it was a bar or an actual disco club. wouldn't go there to catch up with friends or study/work.
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.
Un des mes cafés préfère à mtl. Really love the egg sandwich with or without salmon. I really recommend their chaï not a fan of matcha but looks like I should be.. 😂
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.👍👍👍
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!!
Mar 17, 2026
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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.
