Two golden croissants on a dark slate board with powdered sugar falling over them, a jar of honey behind

Bakery / Plateau Mont-Royal

Fous Desserts

CROISSANT FIRST, MOUSSE SECOND

A Laurier Est pâtisserie blending French technique with Japanese restraint, with croissants and chocolate entremets worth the walk.

From home: 14 min drive; 6.11 km. Walk 77 min
Spend: $$$$; est. $8-20 per person
Our dates: Open Tue-Thu. closed Mon; Give it 20-40 min

ReserveMenu

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Mae Mu, Unsplash License

The verdict

Go on a weekday morning for a croissant, an almond one if you are greedy, and one individual entremet to eat there or carry off. Gargamel and Croquant are the cakes the editorial sources name. It is small, mostly takeaway, and shut every Monday including Thanksgiving, so plan it for Tue-Thu.

Croissant the shop says won a La Presse contest in 2010
Franco-Japanese entremets like Gargamel and Croquant
Tastet recommends its cakes and croissants; mtl.org lists it among Plateau croissant stops

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Fous Desserts, the short list

Must order
Croissant
$3
The shop's signature, with an organic-flour version also listed.
The item the shop built its name on; mtl.org and Tastet rave about its croissants.
On their menu: Official website. Single, listed from $3
Must order
Croissant aux amandes
$5.80
Butter croissant filled with vanilla almond cream and topped with sliced almonds.
A richer version of the signature.
On their menu: Official website. Single, listed from $5.80
Must order
Gargamel
$10
Milk chocolate mousse, caramel cream, almond-pistachio-hazelnut nougatine.
Named by mtl.org as a house cake.
On their menu: Official website. Individual, listed from $10
Croquant
$10
Dark chocolate mousse with hazelnut praline crunch on an almond meringue cookie.
Named by mtl.org as one of the house's most popular year-round items.
On their menu: Official website. Listed from $10; availability by day not stated
Cassiopée
$10
Ivory white chocolate and lemon ganache, apple-cassis compote, almond cream.
Cake on the official gateaux page; not named in editorial sources.
On their menu: Official website. Listed from $10; availability by day not stated
Chausson aux pommes
$5.50
Puff pastry with house apple compote, ginger and cinnamon.
Autumn-appropriate.
On their menu: Official website. Single, listed from $5.50

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

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

Croissants are the headline
Small shop with a dozen seats
House teas and hot chocolates on offer

Know before you go

Small space, so seating is limited
Closed Mondays, including Thanksgiving Oct 12
Some cakes may be sold out or not made every day; the site gives no day-by-day schedule, so call ahead for a specific one
Only about a dozen seats

Dishes that keep coming up

Croissant, Gargamel, Croquant

Room: Small, mostly takeaway with about a dozen seats.
Service: unknown
Value: Not assessed; no review sources read directly.

Based only on Tastet (updated Dec 2024) and mtl.org summaries read in verification; Google, Yelp, Reddit and RestoMontreal reviews not accessed.

Vibe check

cozy/low key/family run/bright

Best fora croissant run, a pastry gift box, a quiet coffee-and-cake stop

How much we'll spend

$$$$Est. $8-20 / person

Croissant from $3, almond croissant from $5.80, chausson from $5.50, individual cakes from $9.50-10 on official site; no drinks prices seen, so a pastry or two is assumed.

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

Tue-Fri 7:30am-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8:30am-5pm, closed Mon

Mon 12Closed
Tue 13Open7:30am to 6pm
Wed 14Open7:30am to 6pm
Thu 15Open7:30am to 6pm

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site lists Monday as closed every week, a standing closure that covers Thanksgiving Monday Oct 12. No holiday-specific notice found; worth a phone call to 514-273-9335 to be safe.

Full week

Mon	Closed
Tue	7:30am to 6pm
Wed	7:30am to 6pm
Thu	7:30am to 6pm
Fri	7:30am to 6pm
Sat	8am to 6pm
Sun	8:30am to 5pm

Official site banner says the 7:30 opening applies Tue-Fri. Tastet and mtl.org list identical hours (Tastet updated Dec 2024).

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

Pair it with

Les Co'Pains d'abord, which mtl.org groups with Fous Desserts for a Plateau croissant crawl
Croissant Croissant, also in mtl.org's Plateau croissant crawl

Where

809 Avenue Laurier Est, Montréal, QC H2J 1G2

77 min walk (5.68 km) / 14 min drive, no traffic / 32 min by bike

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

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No reservations; walk-in counter with about a dozen seats per Tastet and mtl.org. Official site says online orders need 48 hours notice and same-day orders go by phone.