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Bakery / Old Montréal (Wellington, east end)

Chez Potier

BUTTER, THEN CITRUS

Olivier Potier's Old Montréal pastry shop and fine grocery, with regular hours posted seven days a week.

From home
2 min walk
0.14 km, or 1 min by car
Spend
$$$$
Our dates
Open Tue-Thu. Mon holiday hours unconfirmed
Give it 20-30 min
Menu

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: With Mahdy, Unsplash License

The verdict

A serious French pastry counter backed by chocolates and a fine grocery shelf. Go for a croissant or chocolatine and whatever citrus dessert or millefeuille is in the case. The Paris-Brest tip from the lead is unconfirmed: none of the sources we could read mention one, so do not plan the stop around it. Thanksgiving Monday hours are unconfirmed, so check Instagram that morning.

  • Open 7 days on regular hours
  • Strong editorial track record (Tastet, Infatuation, Time Out)
  • Good picnic and gift grocery

Why maybeOpen on posted regular hours and well regarded, but Oct 12 holiday hours are unconfirmed, the Paris-Brest lead could not be verified, and The Infatuation lists it in its top price tier.

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Chez Potier, the short list

  • Must order

    Croissants (box of 6)

    $23

    Butter croissants sold in sixes online; also in store.

    Time Out's coverage mentions the croissant; sold in boxes of six on the official site.

    On their menu: Official website. Box of 6; single price not seen

  • Must order

    Tarte citron à notre façon

    $60

    House lemon tart, 6-8 people.

    Citrus desserts are the recurring praise; lemon tartlet cited by Time Out.

    On their menu: Official website. Whole tart, 6-8 people

  • Must order

    Millefeuille

    Rotating flavours; The Infatuation and Time Out mention raspberry, lemon, passionfruit versions.

    The Infatuation's main reason to return; flavours change.

    Critic pick: The Infatuation

  • Chocolatines (box of 6)

    $29

    Pain au chocolat, sold in sixes online.

    Highlighted in Time Out coverage.

    On their menu: Official website. Box of 6

  • Cannelés bordelais (box of 6)

    $23

    Bordeaux-style cannelés.

    On the official order list; not recommended by a source we read.

    On their menu: Official website. Box of 6

  • Carré doré (milk chocolate golden square)

    $54

    Milk chocolate dessert, sold whole (6 people) online.

    Tastet pick.

    On their menu: Official website. Whole, 6 people

Menus change. Prices are from the posted menu, before tax and tip.

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

  • Finely made French pastry, especially citrus desserts and millefeuilles
  • Doubles as a curated fine grocery, good for picnics and gifts

Know before you go

  • Top price tier on The Infatuation; expect premium pricing
  • Treat-yourself spot more than a daily stop
  • Limited seating
  • Oct 12 is Thanksgiving: holiday hours not confirmed
  • Paris-Brest not confirmed on any source

Dishes that keep coming up

Millefeuille, Lemon tart, Croissant, Chocolatine, Kouign-amann, Milk chocolate golden square

Room
Boutique with counters and limited seating on Wellington.
Service
Not enough evidence.
Value
Rated top price tier by The Infatuation; no other value evidence verified.

Synthesized from Tastet (2022), Infatuation (Feb 2025) and Time Out (2021). Wanderlog aggregate not re-checked. No Reddit thread found. Several sources are over 12 months old.

Vibe check

elegant/bright/low key

Best forcroissant stop, picking up picnic food, sweet gift

How much we'll spend

$$$$

Official site lists whole cakes (6 people, $54-68) and boxes of six viennoiseries ($23-29); no single-item prices. The Infatuation rates it top price tier ($$$$, undefined in dollars); tier is a rough estimate.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

On our dates

Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 8am-5pm

  1. Mon 12Maybe8am to 6pmThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
  2. Tue 13Open8am to 6pm
  3. Wed 14Open8am to 6pm
  4. Thu 15Open8am to 6pm

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site lists Monday 8-18 as regular hours but has no holiday notice for Oct 12 (Thanksgiving). Not confirmed.

Full week
Mon8am to 6pm
Tue8am to 6pm
Wed8am to 6pm
Thu8am to 6pm
Fri8am to 6pm
Sat8am to 5pm
Sun8am to 5pm

Regular hours from the official site as of Oct 8, 2026.

Hours from the venue's own listing, checked Oct 8, 2026.

Where

630 Rue Wellington, Montréal, QC H3C 0X9

2 min walk (0.14 km) / 1 min drive, no traffic / 2 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

Show on our map chezpotier.com Instagram Call

No reservations. Walk-in shop with a few counters and limited seats. Online pickup orders must be placed by the day before collection.

While you're there

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The receipt

Where every fact on this page comes from.

Fact-checkedResearched and independently re-checked Oct 8, 2026, 3 details corrected. Confidence: medium.

Details to confirm

  • Is the shop open Monday Oct 12 (Thanksgiving) and on what hours?
  • Does the shop sell a Paris-Brest? The Tourisme Montréal claim in the lead was not found on mtl.org's Chez Potier page or other sources.
  • Single-item pastry prices not published online.
  • Infatuation lists postal code H3C 1T2; official site and Tastet say H3C 0X9 (kept official).
  • Closure/rebrand search for 2025-2026 not completed in verification (search budget exhausted).
  1. OfficialOfficial website: Chez Potier - Épicerie Gourmande (home, online order list, hours)accessed 2026-10-08
  2. OfficialOfficial website: À propos (boutique, address, hours)accessed 2026-10-08
  3. TourismTourisme Montréal (mtl.org): Chez Potier - Gourmet Groceryaccessed 2026-10-08
  4. EditorialTastet: Chez Potier: Exceptional pastry shop and gourmet boutique (updated July 2022)accessed 2026-10-08
  5. EditorialThe Infatuation: Chez Potier (Feb 2025)accessed 2026-10-08
  6. EditorialTime Out Montréal: Old Montreal's got a new pastry shop with Chez Potier (2021)accessed 2026-10-08
  7. CommunityWanderlog: Chez Potier épicerie gourmande (aggregated reviews)accessed 2026-10-08