Fairmount Bagel

"If you think you love the New York bagel, your loyalty might be tested by Montreal’s small, dense, and sweet version of the boiled classic." Full review

"All hail the glorious bagel! Grandpa Shlafman knew what he was doing when he opened a small bagel bakery on Fairmount street in 1949."

"The place serves up crunchy-crusted, slightly sweet bagels that are fresh-boiled-and-baked in front of guests." Full review

"Possibly the best bagel outlet in Montréal, offering over twenty varieties."

"There is no comfort food quite like a Montreal-style bagel fresh out of the oven—and this place in the Plateau does it best." Full review

"We favor Fairmount slightly, regardless of where your allegiances lie, it’s basically a crime to visit this city and not try at least one of these sesame-seed-covered, slightly sweet, doughy circles." Full review

"Bagels in these parts of North America are thinner, smaller, and crustier than the cottony monsters posing as the real thing outside the province." Full review

"One of Montréal’s famed bagel places – people flood in here around the clock to scoop them up the minute they come out of the oven." Full review