Osmo X Marusan

Best

3.0

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.

Cassandre

5.0

Le katsu curry est vraiment bon & croustillant, coup de ❤?pour le hojicha latte ! Bcp de monde le wk mais quand même super agréable

Antoine

2.0

musique beaucoup trop forte, difficile de se concentrer cela mine l'ambiance

Wooonewrt

5.0

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!

Lina

5.0

BEST MATCHA IN MONTREAL, Period.
I really like to start my day there & i hope they will open a branch in Ottawa

Mélinda

5.0

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

Laura

5.0

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!

???

5.0

There was no sando when i visited today (2026/01/06), but the hojicha latte was very good!

VS

5.0

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.

Sé

3.0

A tad overpriced for what they serve & very very busy everytime I went which is unfortunate cause the place is lovely so is the staff :)