Fairmount Bagel

Akira Kashiwagura

A lovely little bagel shop with a huge reputation. I’m so glad I got to visit while I was in Montreal. Drop everything you know about bagels and let yourself enjoy one of Fairmont’s fresh bagels. They’re wonderfully crisp, fluffy, and chewy. They have a pleasant sweetness and very mild flavor. I was caught off guard by the lack of saltiness but these really are pleasant to eat. I found them to be delicious the next day even without reheating them. Definitely a bucket list food spot you should visit.

Krishna Shenoy

We ordered 6 different types of bagels. All of them were good. They could have been softer. Two drawbacks - cash only and you need to buy Philadelphia cream cheese separately. It's a pretty small shop, but decent variety of bagels. We had sesame, onion, garlic, multigrain, cranberry and all dressed. We liked all dressed and garlic the best out of the lot.

Mohammad Shafayet Islam

Most famous bagel shop in Montreal. Opens 24/7 and they tastes way far better than any other shops. Takes cash only so cards won’t work. Had a good bit of line there, which is expected considering the reputation they have. Good variety of bagels to taste. Ginger garlic everything bagel is quite famous and everyone’s choices so far. Staffs are bilingual so not an issue to communicate for non Quebec person.