Inexpensive Brunches around Montreal

I've been thinking of reactivating my blog recently, and my sister provided the perfect opportunity to do so 3 weeks ago. I guess I decided to be basic and write my first post on brunches that I've eaten in and around Montreal during the last month or so.

Le Pot Masson:
3141 rue Masson , Montréal 

She invited me to one of her favourite brunch in the city, Le Pot Masson in HoMa, right next to a school she used to attend. She's been raving for months about how great this place is, however, the line always super long so we never went there. The other day she ambushed me before my morning coffee and ask me to go with her. The wait wasn't that bad (we sent her friend to wait in line for 1h30 tho). The food, on the other hand, was lit AF.

Look at this fuccboi strolling through the menu.

The coffee and the daily smoothie. Which was a Berries based concoction. My sister like those and she believes this was a particularly good version, I rather not have fruit juice or smoothie in the morning, so I'll trust her judgement on this. The coffee was a made from well-roasted beans.

I ordered their version of eggs bennies with an extra side of bacon, which cost in total 7$. The bacon was a thick cut, smokey, deliciousness. Some of my favourite breakfast bacon I've had in Montreal. The hollandaise was a tangy and creamy, and at the perfect temperature. The base for it was not a traditional English muffin, nor was it the baguette variation, which is popular in Montreal. The base was a delicious French Toast, known in french as a pain perdu or a pain dorée. The Potatoes could have been work with, but it was still a solid breakfast, especially for 7$.

Le Vieux Vélo:

59 Rue Beaubien E, Montréal

So, my friend Pierre was visiting from the United States, Shoutout to our Ivy league prodigy, and of course, he wanted to hit up a brunch place. We hit up a spot in the Mile-Ex, le Vieux Vélo. While the plateau and the Mile-end started to become more and more expensive, the upper limit of what's a cool neighborhood, the Mile-Ex and Villeray, are still relatively affordable. Which causes a boom in third wave coffee shops, artisanal clothing shops, and brunch places. We headed to le Vieux Vélo, which was a solid choice. They had Siracha with the usual ketchup as a condiment, and the coffee is dope, my friend thought the coffee was so amazing that he asked what were the beans. The eggs benedict, a great concoction of Bacon, Avocado, and Brie cheese, over medium poached eggs and a delicious hollandaise. This is one of my favourite brunch in the city, hands down, albeit I would have preferred a tad crispier.

Café Replika:Café Replika, 252 Rachel Est

Turkish coffee is a thing of beauty. The bitterness, the almost spicy aftertaste that matches so well with the bitter and slightly piney flavour of the mastic. The Café replika truly makes a very good one. The dishes used was also very aesthetically pleasing. 

börek, one of my favourite pastries ever. Not only it is absolutely amazing, I have very fond memories of böreks. During my university years, a few of my friends came to visit my ratty apartment in Ottawa, and one of them, Ozgur for those who's wondering, brought with the delicious böreks. For this reason, böreks always reminds me of a great time with friends. This version of it contains spinach, feta and is crispy and delicious. It is not a traditional brunch per say, but it is truly bomb.

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