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Patrice Pâtissier's choco-banana Bûche de Noël
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12 Spots to Indulge in Montreal’s Best Holiday Baked Goods

Bûche don't kill my vibe

by Mallory Frayn
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Patrice Pâtissier's choco-banana Bûche de Noël
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by Mallory Frayn

The holidays are fast approaching, which means a sudden influx of sugar and spice into the diets of many — especially in the form of beloved holiday baking. If eating sweets is more your forte rather than actually making them, here are our picks for top notch, ready-to-eat seasonal desserts you can procure around Montreal.

The city’s top pastry shops are producing the best of the best for the holidays and the variety of treats is almost overwhelming. You can find Bûche de Noël across town, from Little Burgundy where Patrice Pâtissier is creating a dark chocolate, caramel, and banana indulgence, to the Plateau where Crémy is conceiving of rich combinations like foie gras, milk chocolate, and cherries. There’s plenty of fruitcake to be had, as well as other holiday traditions like panettone, stollen, and King’s cake. Or maybe you’d prefer to start new traditions with holiday themed doughnuts, pies, artisanal bread, and more. Either way, let the feasting commence!

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Les gourmandises de Marie-Antoinette

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Looking for gluten free goodies this holiday season? Les Gourmandises de Marie-Antoinette has come up with not one, but three gluten free bûches this year, including their exotic fruit mousse all wrapped up in gluten free hazelnut cake. They are also offering Christmas cookies, fruit cakes, mignardises, marshmallows, and King’s cake.
4317 Rue Ontario Est, Montreal, QC H1V 1K5, Canada
(514) 257-0333
(514) 257-0333
Les Gourmandises de Marie-Antoinette

Crémy Pâtisserie

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Crémy might be known for doughnuts, but each holiday season they offer a selection of creative Bûches de Noël. Try the beer and pretzel bûche with stout cake, caramel Chantilly, and malt mousseline, or the foie gras bûche with milk chocolate mousse, macerated cherries, and foie gras cream. Order in advance, lest they sell out.
2202, avenue Mont-Royal Est, Montreal, QC, Canada
(514) 521-9696
(514) 521-9696
Crémy

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Patisserie Rhubarbe

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If you’re looking for Christmas favourites such as fruit cake and stollen, Patisserie Rhubarbe has you covered: they’re a far cry from the stodgy renditions your grandma used to make (sorry grandma). Rhubarbe is also offering a limited edition Christmas cookie tin in collaboration with local illustrator, Isabelle Arsenault.
5091, rue de Lanaudière, Montreal, QC H2J 3P9, Canada
(514) 903-3395
(514) 903-3395
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Mamie Clafoutis

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Whether you’re looking for sweet or savoury indulgences this holiday season, Mamie Clafoutis has plenty of options. On the sweeter side, they are offering three different bûches, flavoured with caramel, chocolate, and pistachio respectively. If you prefer savoury, they’ve got everything from the Quebec staple, tourtière, to star bread pretty enough to put atop your tree. And that’s just a sampling of many other choices. They also have a stack of locations around the city.
1291 ave. Van Horne, Montreal, QC H2V 1K5, Canada
(514) 750-7245
(514) 750-7245
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Guillaume

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Make bread part of your holiday tradition with specialty loaves from one of the city’s most beloved boulangeries. Guillaume is offering special holiday menu items from confit orange and dark chocolate fougasse, to kamut bread with cherries, cranberries, Jamaican peppers, and flax. Oh and they also have fruit cake…soaked in plenty of rum.
5132 boulevard St-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R8, Canada
(514) 507-3199
(514) 507-3199
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Hof Kelsten

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If panettone is part of your family’s holiday tradition, don’t settle for a mediocre boxed version when you can place an order for Hof Kelsten’s homemade panettone instead. Leftovers are great re-purposed into French toast too.
4524, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R4, Canada
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Sophie Sucrée

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Vegans rejoice: Sophie Sucrée’s desserts ensure that you won’t get left out of any sweet-related holiday festivities. From cupcakes and brownies, to cookies and truffles, they have an entire menu of all-vegan offerings. They also have nut free, soy free, and gluten free options to cater to other dietary restrictions.
167 Ave des Pins Est, Montreal, QC H2W 1N9, Canada
(514) 823-5865
(514) 823-5865
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Nougat & Nectarine

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Want some creatively festive desserts to up the ante on holiday cheer? Nougat and Nectarine take things a step above the traditional Yule log with their Santa Claus Belly, a red dome composed of petits fruits mousse, lime and mandarine mousse, and hazelnut dacquoise.
2115, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2T5, Canada
Nougat & Nectarine

Maison Christian Faure

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Maison Christian Faure has an extensive selection of pastries all year round, but at Christmas it goes one step higher. This year they are offering an assortment of treats from five bûche flavours, to confections like orangettes, nougatine, and pâté de fruit. There’s enough to keep your sugar high fuelled throughout the holiday season.
355 Place Royale, Montreal, QC H2Y 2V3, Canada
(514) 508-6453
(514) 508-6453
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Patrice Pâtissier

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Patrice Demers is known for his finessed desserts and his holiday offerings are no exception. They will be making an estimated 700 Christmas logs in three flavours including coffee and hazelnut praline, lemon and sweet clover, and dark chocolate, banana, and caramel. Place your order before Christmas to secure one for your family and friends.
2360 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H3J 1N4, Canada
(514) 439-5434
(514) 439-5434
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Léché Desserts

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Doughnuts might not be the first or most traditional holiday treat to come to mind, but with Léché’s seasonal selection, they should be. Flavours include hazelnut cream, candy cane chocolate, eggnog, gingerbread, and Baileys cream.
640 rue de Courcelle, Montreal, QC J7V 2N8, Canada
(514) 303-2200
(514) 303-2200
Léché Desserts

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Rustique

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Give the gift of pie this holiday season with Rustique Pie Kitchen’s custom gift baskets, which can be filled with everything from jars of homemade pie filling, to caramel corn and homemade marshmallows. Don’t forget to order a pie and selection of holiday cookies (they do those too!) for yourself while you're at it.
4615 Rue Notre Dame O, Montreal, QC H4C 1S5, Canada
(514) 439-5970
(514) 439-5970
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Les gourmandises de Marie-Antoinette

4317 Rue Ontario Est, Montreal, QC H1V 1K5, Canada
Looking for gluten free goodies this holiday season? Les Gourmandises de Marie-Antoinette has come up with not one, but three gluten free bûches this year, including their exotic fruit mousse all wrapped up in gluten free hazelnut cake. They are also offering Christmas cookies, fruit cakes, mignardises, marshmallows, and King’s cake.
4317 Rue Ontario Est, Montreal, QC H1V 1K5, Canada
(514) 257-0333
(514) 257-0333
Les Gourmandises de Marie-Antoinette

Crémy Pâtisserie

2202, avenue Mont-Royal Est, Montreal, QC, Canada
Crémy might be known for doughnuts, but each holiday season they offer a selection of creative Bûches de Noël. Try the beer and pretzel bûche with stout cake, caramel Chantilly, and malt mousseline, or the foie gras bûche with milk chocolate mousse, macerated cherries, and foie gras cream. Order in advance, lest they sell out.
2202, avenue Mont-Royal Est, Montreal, QC, Canada
(514) 521-9696
(514) 521-9696
Crémy

Patisserie Rhubarbe

5091, rue de Lanaudière, Montreal, QC H2J 3P9, Canada
If you’re looking for Christmas favourites such as fruit cake and stollen, Patisserie Rhubarbe has you covered: they’re a far cry from the stodgy renditions your grandma used to make (sorry grandma). Rhubarbe is also offering a limited edition Christmas cookie tin in collaboration with local illustrator, Isabelle Arsenault.
5091, rue de Lanaudière, Montreal, QC H2J 3P9, Canada
(514) 903-3395
(514) 903-3395
Patisserie Rhubarbe

Mamie Clafoutis

1291 ave. Van Horne, Montreal, QC H2V 1K5, Canada
Whether you’re looking for sweet or savoury indulgences this holiday season, Mamie Clafoutis has plenty of options. On the sweeter side, they are offering three different bûches, flavoured with caramel, chocolate, and pistachio respectively. If you prefer savoury, they’ve got everything from the Quebec staple, tourtière, to star bread pretty enough to put atop your tree. And that’s just a sampling of many other choices. They also have a stack of locations around the city.
1291 ave. Van Horne, Montreal, QC H2V 1K5, Canada
(514) 750-7245
(514) 750-7245
Mamie Clafoutis

Guillaume

5132 boulevard St-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R8, Canada
Make bread part of your holiday tradition with specialty loaves from one of the city’s most beloved boulangeries. Guillaume is offering special holiday menu items from confit orange and dark chocolate fougasse, to kamut bread with cherries, cranberries, Jamaican peppers, and flax. Oh and they also have fruit cake…soaked in plenty of rum.
5132 boulevard St-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R8, Canada
(514) 507-3199
(514) 507-3199
Guillaume

Hof Kelsten

4524, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R4, Canada
If panettone is part of your family’s holiday tradition, don’t settle for a mediocre boxed version when you can place an order for Hof Kelsten’s homemade panettone instead. Leftovers are great re-purposed into French toast too.
4524, boul. Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2T 1R4, Canada
Hof Kelsten

Sophie Sucrée

167 Ave des Pins Est, Montreal, QC H2W 1N9, Canada
Vegans rejoice: Sophie Sucrée’s desserts ensure that you won’t get left out of any sweet-related holiday festivities. From cupcakes and brownies, to cookies and truffles, they have an entire menu of all-vegan offerings. They also have nut free, soy free, and gluten free options to cater to other dietary restrictions.
167 Ave des Pins Est, Montreal, QC H2W 1N9, Canada
(514) 823-5865
(514) 823-5865
Sophie Sucrée

Nougat & Nectarine

2115, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2T5, Canada
Want some creatively festive desserts to up the ante on holiday cheer? Nougat and Nectarine take things a step above the traditional Yule log with their Santa Claus Belly, a red dome composed of petits fruits mousse, lime and mandarine mousse, and hazelnut dacquoise.
2115, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC H2X 2T5, Canada
Nougat & Nectarine

Maison Christian Faure

355 Place Royale, Montreal, QC H2Y 2V3, Canada
Maison Christian Faure has an extensive selection of pastries all year round, but at Christmas it goes one step higher. This year they are offering an assortment of treats from five bûche flavours, to confections like orangettes, nougatine, and pâté de fruit. There’s enough to keep your sugar high fuelled throughout the holiday season.
355 Place Royale, Montreal, QC H2Y 2V3, Canada
(514) 508-6453
(514) 508-6453
Maison Christian Faure

Patrice Pâtissier

2360 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H3J 1N4, Canada
Patrice Demers is known for his finessed desserts and his holiday offerings are no exception. They will be making an estimated 700 Christmas logs in three flavours including coffee and hazelnut praline, lemon and sweet clover, and dark chocolate, banana, and caramel. Place your order before Christmas to secure one for your family and friends.
2360 Notre Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H3J 1N4, Canada
(514) 439-5434
(514) 439-5434
Patrice Pâtisser

Léché Desserts

640 rue de Courcelle, Montreal, QC J7V 2N8, Canada
Doughnuts might not be the first or most traditional holiday treat to come to mind, but with Léché’s seasonal selection, they should be. Flavours include hazelnut cream, candy cane chocolate, eggnog, gingerbread, and Baileys cream.
640 rue de Courcelle, Montreal, QC J7V 2N8, Canada
(514) 303-2200
(514) 303-2200
Léché Desserts

Rustique

4615 Rue Notre Dame O, Montreal, QC H4C 1S5, Canada
Give the gift of pie this holiday season with Rustique Pie Kitchen’s custom gift baskets, which can be filled with everything from jars of homemade pie filling, to caramel corn and homemade marshmallows. Don’t forget to order a pie and selection of holiday cookies (they do those too!) for yourself while you're at it.
4615 Rue Notre Dame O, Montreal, QC H4C 1S5, Canada
(514) 439-5970
(514) 439-5970
Rustique