Cantinho de Lisboa

Stopped in for a quick brunch. Really great pastries, coffee and sandwiches! Very friendly girls work inside as well!

Wonderful staff. Cute shop/​restaurant. Excellent food no matter what I’ve tried. Highly recommend for lunch!

Today while visiting Old Montréal we stopped in at this Portuguese bakery and café for some lunch. Overall I loved the atmosphere here and it reminded me of a newer aged take on traditional Portuguese food.
We ended up buying two bifana sandwiches which came with an arugula salad and potato sticks. The meal was delicious but definetly a newer variation of a traditional sandwich. The Natas here also looked incredible which are always a staple in Portuguese bakeries.
The final highlight from our visit was the service we received from the staff. They spoke to us in Portuguese which was a nice shift from the broken French we have been using and when we received our bill we loved the fact that they wrote «Casal Portugues» or «The Portuguese Couple» at the bottom of our receipt which made us very happy! We totally recommend stopping at this café.

Walked by this place just as they were opening and it looked so lovely inside I decided to stop and have lunch.
I ordered a latte and the beet, potato, and chorizo salad. It was a fantastic choice. Very fresh, very well done. I took the raspberry, vanilla, coffee pannecotta to go and had it later after dinner. Again, fantastic! I never tried any pastries but they looked amazing.
The service was very quick and very polite.
I would definitely go back.

We were planning on going to Olive & Gourmando, but we arrived at 8 and it was not open until 9 and this place was right across the way.
I’m glad we spotted it and that O&G was closed because this place was a gem and likely wouldn’t have known about it otherwise! The staff was very friendly and welcoming. The coffee was delicious (they also warned the milk) and the pastry was divine. We would definitely go back!

We stopped in here for coffee — and so glad we did.
The staff and store are both cheerful. They had a nice selection of Portuguese decorations (think painted roosters), cookbooks, food items and utensils. Best of all though, they have coffee and pastries.
My cappuccino was perfect and my pastry was *amazing*, to die-​for.
Would I return: Yes
Would I recommend: Yes

Very fresh and tasty. Proprietor takes a sincere interest in the quality of the meals. Beautiful presentation. Three course omelet dish!

In a touristy neighborhood with a ton of expensive (and probably mediocre) restaurants, it was nice to find Cantinho de Lisboa. I just wanted a light brunch and this place was perfect. The café is so warm and inviting when you enter– loved the quaint, old-​country atmosphere. Servers were friendly and efficient. I ordered an omelette which, to my delight, came with a small plate of beautiful fresh fruit and ‘tartine’ with butter and jam as a starter. My omelette was perfectly cooked and came with a few baby potatoes and some fresh mixed greens on the side. Everything was nicely presented and delicious. Another reviewer mentioned expensive sandwiches… my bill was less than $ 10US with a beverage. Loved it!

Great for breakfast — pastries were exceptional, esp. the croissants, and great coffee too.

Loved this place! Cantinho de Losboa is located in Old Montréal on St. Paul.
The space is very comfortable and charming inside. Ordering is done at the counter and a server brings the food to your seat when it is ready. They have some Portuguese items for sale in the store also.
I had this Portuguese sandwich that was awesome. It had really great bread and pork, chicken and cheese with a slightly spicy tomato sauce on top and a fired egg. This was delicious and filling. They also make omelets and we had one with Chorizo that was fantastic.
The coffee and pastries were also excellent. This is a great little restaurant!

My friends and I went to go to Olive et Gourmando on a Monday (they’re closed then) and this place was right across the street. What a treat! We had their omelettes which were done very well. They came with fruit and baguettes.
On the way out they had some cookies fresh from the oven, that were fantastic. Give it a shot, you won’t regret it. People were very friendly and helpful.

Freshly made everything! Stopped in for breakfast. Organic foodie fan stop. Awesome ham & cheese omelet, orange cake, and yogurt/​granola topped w/​fresh blueberries. Helena, the owner has her grandmother’s original recipes on parchment paper artfully framed on the walls. Adorable café, great food!

Ok j’ai essayé le sardines, le fruits de mer et aujourd’hui sandwich omelette végétarienne pas vege. Lolso delicious and buttery accompagné de salade d’epinards 10 $ imbatable

Très belle épicerie dans le vieux Montréal.
J’y suis allé plusieurs fois depuis son lancement mi-​2014, autant il y avait peu d’habitués au début, autant désormais beaucoup aiment venir chercher leurs lunchs ici ! Je trouve cela assez révélateur de l’intérêt de l’établissement, surtout lorsque celui-​ci se trouve juste en face du très prisé Olive et Gourmando.
Le service est ici toujours amical, j’opte à chaque fois pour le menu pour emporter entrée-​sandwich-​dessert. Les salades sont excellentes, j’ai un faible pour le sandwich à la sardine et les desserts né m’ont jamais déçus ! Si vous vous sentez d’attaque, optez aussi pour les pasteis de nata, ils sont excellents.

Just had to grab a couple Pasteis de Nata while on my way somewhere else, but they were some of the best I have ever had. Delicious

Looking for decent but pricey sandwiches in Old Montréal? Well, Look no further coz Cantinho de Lisboa offers exactly that. Sandwiches that taste good (not great) come neatly packaged in a nice takeout box and a fancy paper bag. If you get a combo during lunch (Sandwich plus soup/​salad), you get a tiny complimentary dessert. So next time you are in old Montréal and you wish for a fancy takeout box and neat paper bag, and if you are hungry… Then THIS is the place you go to. Or if you just want a great sandwich, walk across the street and grab one from O&G.
Food: Good
Service :Fast
Ambiance: Cozy
Worth the price: umm… err… maybe

Very good and extremely reasonable priced lunch menu.
I had the prego sandwich with soup (potato chorizo) and a creamy sour and sweet dessert.
The meat in the prego sandwich was succulent and tasty. The poached eggs was a little over cooked but nonetheless was tasty.
The only drawback was the order my lunch came in. It started with dessert then drinks them main and finished with the soup.

I came here this morning for breakfast with my family, it’s a small Portuguese café offering breakfast, lunch & dinner. Very quick & easy to get to from the hotel St. Paul
Seating holds about 15 people on bar stools with a larger table in the back with chairs can seat approximately 6 – 8 people. This is a good spot to get your early morning pastry & coffee.
They also sell Portuguese cooking sauces & condiments, jams, cheese etc. from Portugal-I’m buying some items to bring home to Toronto cause they have a selection you can’t get there. Did I mention how perfect the pateis de natas are?! Well it’s the best I’ve ever had! I’ve eaten these my entire life and nothing compares to theirs; first it’s pastry is light flaky but not too flaky where it falls apart on you. Then the custard filling is a perfect balance of sweet & custard taste. The ones I get in Toronto are good but most of the time they are too sweet, not enough custard flavour & the pastry is too firm.(I think they «cheap» out to make a buck; So I’m buying a dozen or two to bring back to have.
The price range is decent, keep in mind it’s in the tourist spot of old Montréal. I had a mushroom & cheese omelette sandwhich on a ciabatta style bun for $ 10 it came with some fruits. The ham & cheese croissant was $ 4.50. Taste was good what I expected.
The coffee (café au lait) was exceptional, milk foam was thick, coffee was smooth. I could drink 5 cups easily. A lot of people were grabbing takeout.
Overall if you visit old Montréal this place is a must try for the custard tarts (pateis de natas)

Voilà quelque chose d’intéressant dans le Vieux-​Montréal. Ouvert en avril 2014 par Helena, cette chef du resto portugais qui porte son nom sur la rue Mc Gill, cet endroit sympathique a de beaux jours devant lui. Un mélange d’épicerie, de boulangerie, de traiteur et de restaurant, on y sert également des plats pour emporter. À fréquenter sans modération. Passez le mot !