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It’s official: Montreal is home to one of the best pastry shops in the world

This award-winning patisserie was the only Canadian spot to make the prestigious 2024 list.

Laura Osborne
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Laura Osborne
Editor, Time Out Canada
Farine & Cacao
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From incredible coffee to next-level donuts, Montreal has it all.

Farine & Cacao, winner of the La Liste Pastry Discovery Gem Award—an international award for little-known or hard-to-find bakeries worth going the extra mile for—is now a jewel in the city’s crown.

Owned by chef Christian Campos, the pâtisserie is focused on modern artisanal pastry that marry innovation, elegance, and the art of French pâtisserie. 

Farine & Cacao
Photograph: Farine & Cacao

Expect gob-smacking creations that taste as exquisite as they are to look at.

Farine & Cacao
Photograph: Farine & Cacao

Chef Campos, previously from Pâtisserie de Gascogne, Fairmont Le Reine Elizabeth Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton and Maison Boulud teams, was honoured as Pastry Chef of the Year in 2015 and 2016 by the Society of Chefs and Pastry Chefs of Quebec. 

Farine & Cacao
Photograph: Farine & Cacao

After 20 years of experience training with great chefs in Canada and the MOFs (Meilleurs Ouvriers de France), Farine & Cacao is a must-visit for anyone looking for elegant desserts inspired by a pastry chef who has honed his skills at some of the best kitchens around.

Farine & Cacao specializes in classic viennoiseries, unique croissant flavours like raspberry and Gianduja (where chocolate meets hazelnut), and delicious works of art like the Black Forest dessert.

Farine & Cacao
Photograph: Farine & Cacao

Lemon yuzu pies, chocolate marble cakes, and entremets like Paris Brest. 

Farine & Cacao
Photograph: Farine & Cacao

And we haven’t even mentioned the handmade chocolate bars.

Just south of the Plateau Mont-Royal and east of the Quartier des Spectacles, a visit to this exceptional patisserie should be at the top of your list of things to do.

For more information about La Liste, click here.

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