Brioche Doree

Brioche Dorree is possibly the best pastry shop in the Downtown area! There croissants are fresh, flavourful and much better than chains such as Première moisson or Pain doree. Definitely recommend the almond croissant and their liquor products which is a unique product for the area considering its a café. The owners are very kind and take the time to greet and thank customers. The atmosphere is sophisticated with a nice trendy décor. It does get busy during the afternoons! To the 2 reviewers rating this place subpar, i would have to disagree as their pastries are some of the best in Montréal and definitely the best croissants and fresh parisian-​style sandwiches you will find in Westmount, with the personal service and quality food products there is no reason not to visit brioche doree if you’re in the area.

good selection of pasteries. Love this place great selection of sandwiches! It’s tiny so going when it’s crowded is not a good idea! Love love the selection of food!

***Update 9/​15/​15***
I’m so happy to say that this cute patisserie is as good as it was when we last visited a few years ago. (Nothing’s worse than returning to a place that you had a positive experience at to discover it’s gone downhill).
This past summer, we were ignored when we tried to have lunch at the nearby outdoor café at the «5 Saisons» so we returned here, to the Brioche Doree, for a casual mid-​day meal. The display case was overflowing with enticing wraps and sandwiches and pastries and cakes and breads and palmiers and other cookies and treats. My kids shared a wrap which, though pricey, was large enough for two to share (easily). It came with a small but prettily plated and very fresh salad, which they loved. They also had chocolate croissants which were super fresh and flaky and wonderful. I had a café au lait which is one of my most-​missed Montréal pleasures and it was wonderful as well.
A side note: the washroom here is cute and clean. You can tell a lot about a place by how well kept they keep their bathroom (in my opinion)!
This is a great, unpretentious café with super fresh foods and well-​crafted coffees. Good to know we can count on this place.

Love this place!!! Great food, great décor, excellent service and very good location. You go there, and it’s not like those other restaurants/​coffee places. Even if «Brioche dorée» is a chain, the owners designed the whole place. They did it with taste and a lot of chic! And speaking of taste: the food!!! Extremely tasty. And the variety! You could literally go a few times a week and never have the same thing. Today I tried this new wrap, it’s like a sushi wrap… wow! Owners and staff are great and make you feel like family. Just go, you’ll love it.

Looks nice, but that’s it. The only dough prepared on the premises is the pizza dough, and not all the time. The other breads are shipped in and heated as required (all this from an employee there — fair enough, so no fresh dough). The selection, however, seems rather unimpressive. The absolute worst part, though, were gnats and a few insects flying/​crawling over the breads (uncovered, next to the cash register). Under no circumstances should there be insects, especially unnoticed by staff, on my prospective food purchase, very disappointed!