Osmo X Marusan apparaît comme un café branché et animé au centre de Montréal, avec une ambiance dynamique, un excellent café et une sélection notable de matcha et hojicha latte, ainsi que des sando japonais créatifs tels que tamago et karaage, et des curry bowls; l'espace et la terrasse offrent un cadre agréable pour étudier ou traîner, et un moment DJ peut ajouter à l'atmosphère, mais l'endroit est souvent bondé et bruyant avec des files d'attente et des temps d'attente pour les plats, et certaines portions peuvent paraître petites ou manquer un peu d'assaisonnement, tandis que le service peut varier; dans l'ensemble, l'expérience met l'accent sur l'ambiance et les boissons et beaucoup de personnes disent revenir pour essayer d'autres sando.
A couple who I met at a bar tipped us off that this is the spot blowing up on IG. Apparently, there's a pretty cool underground cocktail lounge, but we just stuck around for the cafe.
Not sure why, but I almost always defaulted to iced when it comes to matcha & hojicha lattes. I honestly can't remember the last time I ordered one hot, so it was just nice to switch it up & taste something different. Nothing special but still a really solid cup.
The Tamago Sando was fantastic though. Wished the kitchen hadn't forgotten the smoked salmon I added, but even without, it was great. A perfectly fried jammy egg, cracked pepper, & Mornay sauce. Not the traditional Japanese Kewpie mayo route, but this fusion with French Mornay sauce based on béchamel base loaded with Emmental cheese, gave the whole thing a nice savory boost.
somehow this is the worst japanese food ive ever had. the tamago sando was alright, but not as tasty as it looked. the miso soup was flavorless, which i cannot fathom how you could mess up miso soup, packet soup literally tastes better than this. the best part of my meal was the rice, pickled raddish & yuzu green tea.
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Osmo is definitely a different spot in Montreal & worth trying at least once. I had never seen a coffee shop with Japanese food like this, so the concept alone made it a fun experience.
I really loved the salmon cucumber sandwich, & the miso soup was also very good. Next time I want to try their famous tamago sando. The ambiance is unique & the place feels lively, but it was quite loud & very busy around midday.
The only thing that disappointed me a bit was the drink. I ordered an iced caramel matcha coconut latte with extra sweetener, but I honestly didn't taste much flavor & it didn't taste sweet either. The matcha was just okay for me.
Also good to know: the entrance is a bit hidden, & you can enter from Clark Street.
Overall, it was a nice & different experience, especially for the food & ambient.
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.
Came here with my boyfriend on a Thursday afternoon & it was super packed with people studying but they were able to clear a seat for us to eat. 10/10 service for that!
We got the Karaage Sando & Tamago Sando. We found the tamago sando a bit plain, wish it had a bit more salt or maybe chili crisp 🤔🤔🤔. However, the karaage was delicious. We also shared a Hojicha Latte which was suuuper yummy, definitely recommend that.
7 déc. 2025
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We tried the Tamago Sando with the smoked salmon added & the Katsu Sando - both were good! The tamago was super flavourful & the salmon added the perfect touch. The katsu was a standout for us; the pork was incredibly tender & juicy. It's a very busy spot, but the food is definitely worth it.
Cute little hidden next an old building & its underground. They have good music sometimes a bit loud but someone went to adjust the sound. Food was delicious. I really recommend the Tamago Sando egg sandwich. The sauce inside with the eggs were a great combination. Keep napkins near, it's a bit messy.
Really packed coffee place. But their coffee is really good. I took the tamago sandwich which was supposedly their best seller. It was ok. The portion was good, I felt full after, but the flavour was a bit missing. Maybe I just got high expectations from it. Still really good tho! I think their curry are more worth it.
Came here for the first time & ordered the Katsu Sando, Tamago Sando. I had to come a second day as they sold out on the weekend around 2pm. Sandos were tasty, juicy & very good for value. A lot of people look like they're studying/doing work but I feel the music that plays in the background is a little too loud for that kind of environment. I do appreciate the decibel meter tho!
Absolutely loved my experience at OSMO X MARUSAN!! A friend & I visited MTL for a few days & had breakfast twice at this cafe. We got the matcha latte (hot & cold) & both were great. We tried two breakfast sandos: the tamago (8/10) & the katsu (9/10). There was a bit of a line up & waited after ordering but the atmosphere was great & staff were very kind so the wait was not bad. I would definitely make another visit during my next trip to MTL!
i got the tamago sando which looked better than it tasted. 😆 it was just mayo & salt, which was a bit plain for me. the flat white was also just okay.
the café was super busy even on a tuesday afternoon, probably because it's close to McGill, with lots of students on laptops. It was also pretty noisy, but the space itself was well designed & very aesthetically pleasing.
i grabbed a bag of coffee beans before leaving & was pleasantly surprised that it came with a free coffee. i went with an americano & it was excellent! very nutty & enjoyable. would def come back for it!
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Malgré le décor mignon & la nourriture bonne (nous avons essayé des cafés, matchas, tamago sando & karaage sando), nous avons vraiment eu un service vraiment désolant qui nous a donné une expérience négative au total. Lors d'une erreur faite par le staff (matcha chaud au lieu de glacé, matcha sans sirop au lieu de matcha érable), nous nous sommes faites blâmées pour cette erreur & on s'est fait addressées vraiment bêtement, de manière borderline passive-aggressive & impolie même si on a mentionné l'erreur gentiment. Même plus tard, on s'est faites servir avec attitude & & on s'est faites dévisager lorsque l'on a demandé pour une boîte à emporter. C'est réelleement dommage de se faire servir ainsi quand on paye à l'avant & on donne un pourboire même avant d'évaluer la qualité du service. Je travaille en restauration & jamais je traiterais des clients de la sorte, qu'il s'agisse de leur erreur ou de la mienne.
Le OXM se cache sous terre dans un véritable espace hors du commun en plein coeur de Montréal. Il se définit comme étant un club social mêlant culture, café & nourriture japonaise. Si vous vous retrouvez dans cette description alors vous allez adorer le lieu & son ambiance. Mention spéciale pour le tamago sando & le osmo fog.
Quickly served, nice casual laidback ambiance & the food was delicious. Went with the classic tamago sandwich & a matcha latte. Recommend & will go again
Came here to find out what the hype was about.. we came a bit before they serve the sandwich. But there was a prob that occured, the air fryer was broken so we had to wait almost 40 min to get our sandwiches. Bc I wanted to try it so so bad & we were already there, we waited..
The food came, & honestly the taste was ok. It was not wow but it was a normal sandwhich that u could make at home.. also the karaage was tiny that I had a couple of bite with just bread & no chicken lol. Also the tamago is ok not too tasty..
Also ordered their Hojicha Latte & this was really good!! 10/10 , croissant is ok as well..
It's good to try once but not smt I'd drive 40min to try again 🙂🙂 Staff are very nice tho!!! :))
8 really great tamago sandwich with smoked salmon was amazing. Chicken katsu sando would also be great to try. Def come again. Chicken curry was good but hyuga curry is better & sando is a better choice. Tamago with smoked is a great orde
