Boulangerie Les Co'Pains d'Abord

A classic in Montreal. Nice atmosphere and friendly service. To discover and re-discover.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Viennoiseries

The best almond croissant!!! Friendly staff and a cozy, warm atmosphere!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I often go to this bakery because I live nearby, and I'm starting to get really disappointed! The products are excellent but it's starting to be a lot of times that we are served pastries from the day before and/or very small compared to those in the window! The waiter doesn't show us the products before putting them in the bag and doesn't take them from the window so we're in for a surprise when we arrive home! Today, I am currently eating a scone 2x smaller than those in the window, and clearly from the day before. Extremely disappointed, I won't come again.

The best croissants in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The pastries there are incredible. The croissants are soft and crispy and without a doubt among the best in town. The staff there are often very friendly. Only flaw: the window is empty and doesn't make the store very visible or inviting, in short I'm nitpicking!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

An excellent address!
Don't hesitate to go there if you are in need of French pastries!
The only downside is the lack of space available to enjoy your croissant coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Viennoiseries

Always delicious, always fresh daily. The cashier is very friendly and attentive to customers. Girls flirt with guys?…. It takes forever sometimes to get served by them, if you're a girl, too bad. They prefer to serve guys their own age?.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

The best choice for pastries, everything is very good. The place is a little small for eating there, but the atmosphere is good, and the smells of bread and coffee are comforting.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everything is really good in this bakery. On the other hand, the service is always slow (even though there are 4 of them serving sometimes) and bordering on politeness... The welcome is much more pleasant among friends on Rachel!

July 2024:
Changing from 2 stars to 3. Things have improved somewhat over the past year.

June 2023:
Downgrading from 5 stars before the pandemic to 4 last month to 2 stars now.
I'm finding the quality of the breads and croissants deteriorating. Their 9 grain bread is almost $6 and I don't really trust that it's actually 9 grains anymore. It does not taste or feel like it did last year.

May 2023: Prices seem to change weekly. They run out of most breads by 5pm, so come earlier or call to reserve your favourite bread.

Crazy wait, and always only 1 open crate; For 15 years they have been told to open a box for coffee, especially since coffee drinkers take 10 minutes to decide... :-( and another box for people who know what they want 2 croissants, it should take 80 seconds, not 8 minutes.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Good food, but the seller was not very pleasant.

Vegetarian options: Sandwiches and quiches

Food: 5

Service: 3

Very good croissant coffee

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice welcome, nice choice of breads. A must if you are in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Viennoiseries

The best croissant in town, period. Pleasant and efficient staff, and very decent prices.