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Bakery / Mile End

St-Viateur Bagel

THE HOT BAGEL RITUAL

Mile End's 1957 bagel counter, open 6am to midnight per its own site, and one side of the city's longest-running rivalry.

From home
13 min drive
5.35 km. Walk 71 min
Spend
$$$$
Our dates
Open Tue-Thu. Mon holiday hours unconfirmed
Give it 15-30 min
Website

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Claudio Schwarz, Unsplash License

The verdict

Go, and eat one fresh from the bag on the sidewalk. Order a sesame first, then try the classic build of cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion and capers. Montrealers split on St-Viateur versus Fairmount, so do both if you want to pick a side. Check Thanksgiving hours before counting on Monday.

  • Tastet bagel list, updated Aug 2026
  • Flagship dates to 1957 per Tastet
  • Official site lists 6am to midnight daily

Order this

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St-Viateur Bagel, the short list

  • Must order

    Sesame bagel

    Sesame is one of the Montréal-style flavours named in the editorial piece; best fresh.

    Baseline order. The cited article lists sesame as a flavour but does not say to eat it hot.

    Critic pick: RestoMontreal. No official price found

  • Bagel with cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion and capers

    The classic loaded build.

    Topping combination recommended in the RestoMontreal article.

    Critic pick: RestoMontreal. No official price found

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

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

  • Fresh bagels and very long hours
  • Long history and Mile End landmark status
  • Close contest with Fairmount; St-Viateur won one informal blind sesame taste test in a Daily Hive piece (Nov 2022, dated)

Know before you go

  • Locals are genuinely split with Fairmount; loyalty often follows childhood habit
  • Holiday hours unconfirmed
  • Thanksgiving Monday hours not confirmed
  • Counter service, no reservations
  • Prices not published on the site

Dishes that keep coming up

Sesame bagel, Cream cheese, smoked salmon, capers

Room
Busy counter bakery in Mile End; no first-hand detail gathered.
Service
Counter service; no data gathered.
Value
Bagels are cheap by reputation; no prices verified.

Synthesized from two editorial lists and one 2022 Daily Hive piece. Reddit and review platforms not accessible; no closure-news search succeeded in either pass.

Vibe check

casual/old school/family run/buzzy

Best fora quick bite, early breakfast, late-night snack, taking a dozen home

How much we'll spend

$$$$

Official site shows no prices; a bagel or sandwich is a quick bite, tier 1 is an estimate with no menu price to ground it.

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

Daily 6am to midnight (flagship, 263 Saint-Viateur O.)

  1. Mon 12Maybe6am to midnightThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
  2. Tue 13Open6am to midnight
  3. Wed 14Open6am to midnight
  4. Thu 15Open6am to midnight

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site lists daily hours but no holiday notice; no Thanksgiving 2026 hours found. The shop has a long history of near-constant opening, but that is not evidence for Oct 12.

Full week
Mon6am to midnight
Tue6am to midnight
Wed6am to midnight
Thu6am to midnight
Fri6am to midnight
Sat6am to midnight
Sun6am to midnight

Hours are for the flagship per the official site. A separate bakery at 158 rue St-Viateur O. is listed daily 6am to 10pm. Midnight close entered as 00:00.

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

Pair it with

  • Fairmount Bagel, the other side of the rivalry in Mile End, to settle it
  • St-Viateur Bagel Bar at 162 rue Saint-Viateur Ouest (per Tastet) for bagels with house-made cream cheeses

Where

263 Rue Saint-Viateur Ouest, Montréal, QC H2V 1Y1

71 min walk (5.26 km) / 13 min drive, no traffic / 31 min by bike

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

Show on our map stviateurbagel.com Instagram Call

No booking system; walk-in counter bakery. Catering and shipping available through the website.

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, 4 details corrected. Confidence: medium.

Details to confirm

  • Open or closed on Thanksgiving Monday Oct 12, 2026
  • Current menu prices (call 514-276-8044 or visit)
  • Explicit closure-news check was rate-limited
  • Independent 2025-2026 closure/rebrand check not completed (search budget exhausted)
  1. OfficialOfficial website: St-Viateur Bagel locations and hoursaccessed 2026-10-08
  2. EditorialTastet: The best bagels in Montrealaccessed 2026-10-08
  3. EditorialRestoMontreal: The must-try Montreal classics: what locals eataccessed 2026-10-08
  4. EditorialDaily Hive: Bagel Wars: St-Viateur or Fairmountaccessed 2026-10-08
  5. OfficialOfficial website: St-Viateur Bagel Through the Yearsaccessed 2026-10-08