Mile-end walking tour

Mile-end, the artsy northern part of the Plateau Mt-Royal, is an eclectic mix of residential living, Anglophones and Francophones, art galleries, cafés and bakeries. For more info on Mile-end, Wikipedia can always help.

First stop on the tour: ST-VIATEUR BAGELS (263 St-Viateur West)

This famous bagel shop, located on rue St-Viateur ouest, offers a variety of mouth-watering bagels at wallet-friendly prices. This is a staple stop on many late nights in Montreal as it is open 24 hours. The all-dressed bagel is full of flavour, but the sesame seed bagel has to be my favourite.

Second stop: CHESKIES BAKERY (359 Bernard West)

Ok, so Cheskies is technically in Outremont, but it was a just a little derive from our Mile-end tour. On rue Bernard, just West of avenue du Parc, this kosher pastry shop is to die for. One word: Babka.

Moving on to stop no. 3: CROISSANTERIE FIGARO (5200 Hutchison Street)

It is like walking off the street in Montreal (located on Hutchison near Fairmount) into a Parisian café. With an extensive menu of coffees, hot chocolates, teas, wines, fresh juices and pastries, this is a nice place to sit down and spend a quiet Sunday afternoon with friends, although a little pricey.

A special thanks to Allison, the local Mile-end guru.