This corner caf\u00e9 in Old Montreal is seriously one of the best in the entire city. The food and pastries are absolutely second to none. Everything I have had here has been incredibly creative, fresh, and tasty. The atmosphere is also truly charming. I love their Franglais plays on words written on their chalkboard walls; the charming old seating and the windows filled with plants that open onto the cobbled streets and three-hundred year old buildings. It would be improved if they added a row of street seating (were it legal) for those beautiful summer days. And it is insanely crowded - at 3 PM on a Wednesday, no less. I am not sure if there is ever a time you will feel relaxed here...but that's what you get when you offer the best food in the best surroundings in a neighborhood somewhat surprisingly lacking in other quality offerings. If you are going to Old Montreal, make this your morning or afternoon repose, bar none.