Café Régine

Some Montreal restaurants draw lines because they’re iconic institutions, or as a result of glowing critical write ups — then there’s places like Régine, which have evolved into neighbourhood staples with a bucketload of hard work and goodwill. Serving brunch every day, expect pillowy brioche (like much of the menu, made from scratch house), duck confit with waffles, a meaty house Scotch egg, and finish it off with a classic cinnamon bun.