🍁Montreal | Mile End Ultimate Guide - The City's Hippest Neighborhood

——Where vintage shops, artisanal bagels, and designer boutiques collide ☕ Coffee & Bites 📍 Café Olympico The quintessential Montreal café since 1970 Order: Cappuccino "Freddo" (their signature iced version) Vibe: Old men debating soccer + writers scribbling in notebooks 🥯 Bagel Battle 1. Saint-Viateur Bagel Instagrammable wood-fired oven (est. 1957) Try: Sesame bagel fresh out the oven at 3AM (24/7!) 2. Fairmount Bagel Secret winner: Cinnamon-raisin bagel with scallion cream cheese Pro move: Walk 30s to Kem CoBa for ice cream bagel sandwiches 🍗 Serrano Bar-B-Q The holy grail of Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken Must-get: Half chicken with garlic sauce + crispy potatoes 👗 Shopping Spree 📍 Rue Saint-Viateur Livestock: Sneakerhead paradise Kotn: Ethically-made Egyptian cotton basics Aesop: That minimalist apothecary smell we all love 📍 Rue Saint-Laurent Atelier B: Montreal's answer to Muji (but rainbow-colored) Odeyalo: Slow fashion with Indigenous influences Les Étoffes: Where you'll find that perfect Lemaire shirt Boutique Unicorn: 100% local designers only Argent Tonic: Handmade gemstone jewelry since 1982 📸 Photo Ops Murals behind Fairmount Bagel Pastel staircases on Rue Waverly The iconic "Mile End" neon sign #MontrealCityWalk #DesignerHunting #BagelLovers