Kem CoBa — Restaurant in Montreal

This is HANDS DOWN the best ice cream in Montreal. After looking all over town for high quality ice cream/gelato my wife and I stumbled upon Kem Coba after eating lunch in Mile End. Technically it is gelato, and it is totally worth whatever line you find when you get there. They also offer a soft serve, but I haven't tried it yet.

If you're an ice cream nut read on for more details.

First let me start with the texture. Less air is incorporated into gelato during the mixing process. The result is a finished product that should be absolutely smooth. Think the smoothest pudding you've ever eaten. Kem Coba's recipes are spot on. ZERO ice crystals. This is difficult to achieve as it requires a recipe that is precisely balanced and cold storage techniques that prevent ice crystals from forming after production. Every one of the flavors I tried was spot on.

The flavors they offer are both rich and delicate. The 72% chocolate is smooth and creamy. Even if you don't like chocolate you should try a sample. The orange blossom is amazing. The salted butter is perfectly balanced. I could go on and on.

Finally they use very little in the way of stabilizers (guar gum, xanthan gum etc) This is apparent especially when the product melts. It doesn't become gummy, it just transforms into liquid deliciousness. This means more milk, cream, sugar and the ingredients that give the product it's flavor.

I have a gelato shop in the States and I understand the hard work and dedication it takes to make a product like this. If you want the best gelato in the Montreal area look on farther than Kem Coba. Hat's off to a business choosing to cut no corners and produce an absolutely...

Kem CoBa never disappoints. I always come for a visit (or two) every time I'm back in town. Their homemade soft serve is the best! They have a second location in Tétreaultville.

There's always a lineup but it moves quickly. If the line wraps around the corner, be prepared to wait 15 to 25 minutes.

La Florida ($5.30) - coconut and orange sorbet soft serve Coupe verte ($4.87) - went with strawberry and blackberry La Romantique ($5.30) - raspberry lychee sorbet and rose water. Unbelievably good. Dulce de leche and pear sorbet ($5.30) - the pear sorbet was off the charts. La bien-aimée ($5.30) - almond ice cream and sour cherry sorbet. Almond was fantastic but somewhat overpowered the subtle sour cherry! Coupe bleue ($5.74) - hibiscus sorbet and soursop. Both refreshing and bursting with flavour.

Kem Coba's still reigns supreme as my favourite ice cream place...

Kem Coba is one of the top 3 places for outstanding ice cream in Montreal. If we are having dinner in the area we stop for dessert here. About every two weeks there soft ice cream flavour changes and the flavours are exquisite burst of a perfect blend of flavours. In the fall their last soft ice cream taste like apple pie. WOW. Dry duran, salted butter, the dark chocolate is devine.. Not sure if you will like the soft ice cream, just get a mini and come back for more. Vincent , Ngoc family and team are very friendly and patient. The line up is long in summer, hence the rope because that is how good and popular Kem Coba is . There are seats to enjoy and chat with friends. The summer heat has finally arrived and its time for delicious ice cream and sorbet . Also a stop on my ice cream tours of Montreal. Highly...