Résonance Café

Ordered a latté and opted to try the house blend milk (a combination of almond and coconut) — it was awesome! I also tried a sip of the mango lassie. Great as well.

J’adore cet endroit ! J’y suis allée 3 ou 4 fois et je n’ai jamais été déçue, le latté tarte aux pommes est un vrai régal mais le simple café filtre ou le thé sont très bons également.
Les cookies et le brownie au chocolat succulent aussi. Mes papilles sont donc aux anges dans cet endroit mais je me sens aussi très bien dans l’ambiance un peu décalée de ce café. Il n’est pas immense et les tables né sont pas très grandes, mais il y a de la place. Au fond, on trouve un scèné pour les soirées où se donnent des petites représentations musicales
C’est un bon endroit pour travailler puisqu’il y fait calme et la connexion internet est bonne. Un de mes endroits préférés à Montréal !

This place is for people who like jazz. And also, there is coffee. People in the winter here are often wearing thick jackets and toques. I think this place has a nice feeling, and a man near the counter had a good moustache. It looked like France in the 1910s. Go here for a chai latte.

Le café n’est effectivement pas très visible de l’extérieur, il faut savoir qu’il se trouve là pour né pas le louper ! Je l’ai testé par temps de pluie et les places étaient donc chères ! Après avoir commandé un thé et des nachos au guacamole (oui je fais un mélange bizarre), je me suis mise à la recherché d’une table, pour moi et mes deux amies. Pas évident, et les gens né semblent pas vouloir partager leur table; sac sur la table, pieds sur la chaise d’en face, bref rien de très agréable !
On est parvenue à récolter 3 chaises pour se mettre sur un minuscule coin de table. Je regarde un peu autour de moi, la décoration est étrange, froide, les murs sont un peu défraîchis, le plafond abîmé. Bref, c’est un peu trop fantaisiste pour moi. Derrière un rideau se trouvent une scèné et un piano, il doit y avoir des soirées music live.
Mais le thé était très bon et le guacamole pas mauvais, mais je né pense pas y retourner.

A wonderful little café with great live music! The food is also amazing! I strongly recommend the avocado rice bowl! They really care about the products that they sell at the café. Disclaimer: I’m friends with one of the baristas, but I know for a fact that he personally sources his beans (and wants nothing but the best), and has been learning everything that he can about the roasting and brewing processes to bring you the best coffee.
If you’re into jazz, or even if you’re not. Check it out!

Great vibe, excellent coffee and delicious food. And, creative music every night! Not to be missed.

A nice café that’s great for homework, a good book, or some quiet conversation! Though tastefully decorated, the interior is unpretentious (a rarity for cafes in this city, honestly!). The wifi is great and the coffee (we ordered a dairy milk cappuccino and an almond milk latte) is delicious! I absolutely recommend this for students, tourists looking for a brief respite, or anyone wishing to get work done.

I thought this place was the bees knees.
My partner and I visited during the day on a weekday, so alas, no live music. Needless to say, I need to go back and get the full resonance effect.
My food was delicious and the menu at large was cheap (a big deal for vegan fare in this city!) The coffee was supreme and the Victoria bowl was boss– more similarly epic things with kimchi need to be done in this world. Differently, my partner found the breakfast sandwich kinda meh so I’d maybe suggest sticking with the bowls? Go figure.
Oh yeah, the atmosphere was warm and inviting: you could totally bring anyone and everyone here for a good hangout and no one would be out of place.

Came here for a quick lunch after a six hour drive from Massachusetts to Montréal. Enjoyed the food. I had a vegetarian dish with polenta which contained dairy, but they subbed quinoa salad for me (I’m vegan). My boyfriend got a shrimp risotto that he really liked. Bread was complimentary. Overall, a yummy, yet a little overpriced, lunch.

Banana bread, hip, music. Breakfast sandwich with tempeh bacon & tofu scramble.

Never thought a vegan café with live music will be the first Jazz/​Blues restaurant I visit in Montréal.
I have just moved to lovely Montréal few weeks ago, and I know Montréal is just a place with tons of awesome Jazz restaurants/​cafes. I am glad Résonance Café is the first one I try.
I will be happy to come here several times a week, enjoy the healthy tasty foods with great live music after work. mm, sounds like a good plan.

Omg the food is amazing and well priced. The menu has many cool original things to choose from. The menu is just the right size, especially when you’re the type of person like me who has a hard time choosing! Staff is a bit on introverted shy side. Many many people seem to come here to work on their laptops… which gives the place a kind of school cafeteria vibe, which is not a bad thing! It gives it a relaxed, «minding my own business» tone. Would need a bit of love in the «looks department» but doesn’t affect the overall experience.
I have a feeling the vibe is a bit different in the evening because they have live bands playing. Can’t wait to come and check that out :-) Love this place and will definitely be coming back !
P. S. The Alpukat smoothie… OMG seriously the best combo ever! Espresso… Avocado wow!

Le café Résonance, situé sur l’avenue du Parc, était peu visible jusqu’à récemment puisqu’il est dans un demi sous-​sol. Ils viennent toutefois d’ajouter une belle affiche en bois à l’extérieur :)
Tous leurs produits sont vegan (!!!). Ils font leur propre lait maison amande et noix de coco qui mousse très bien dans les cappuccinos!
Leur gâteau aux carottes avec crémage aux noix de cajou est à se rouler par terre. Ils font aussi des déjeuners intéressants avec oeufs brouillés de tofu et faux bacon.
Ils offrent aussi des concerts de musique tous les soirs, sous le concept du pay what you can.
Il y a de nombreuses tables où l’on peut s’installer confortablement pour travailler le jour. Ils ont même des rallonges pour brancher les laptop!
Mais on y va surtout pour le café exquis!

Le lieu n’est pas évident à voir car en contre-​bas dans la rue, cela n’est pas très invitant mais honnêtement une fois à l’intérieur c’est assez grand, la déco est simple mais le service est très professionnel. Mais mon grand coup de cœur va pour leur café: j’ai pris un café filtre pour tester (habituellement je suis plutôt déçue et souvent ça a peu d’intérêt) mais là franchement, il était vraiment délicieux. Autre bon point, c’est que bien que ce soit un café vegan, il offre également du lait de vache pour les clients qui né le sont pas, bravo!

I really like this place. They have very good, reasonably priced vegan food, quality and the service is pretty fast even on busy evenings. This sounds cheesy but they’ve really cultivated a good, community vibe. Wish I lived closer!

Came here to do some writing during the day. Relatively quiet and spacious environment. I’m not a vegetarian, but do eat vegetarian food most days. It was excellent here, and I have to say the café latte I had with the almond /​coconut milk was fantastic, and will bring me back. I am also a sucker for a barista that can make fun designs in the froth. A dragon! Awesome. Only quibble regarding my short stay was that the air conditioning was set a bit too cold. I suppose some people like that though.

Nice beers and cocktails and veggie-​friendly food gets served up in this half-​sunken friendly music room on Parc Avenue. If I lived closer I would hang out here all the time I think, I love a space where I can work with a laptop or read with a book without feeling like I’m in the way, that’s not too brightly lit, where I can eat and drink beer and then see live music.
The stage is in the back and is big enough for a 6 piece with keys and drums and everything, and the sound is warm if a little buzzy. Mostly jazz here, with an emphasis on the experimental.

Great little coffee shop. As a former fromage-​lover who turned vegan for health reasons, I can honestly say that their cashew cheese is one of the best I’ve ever had. I had the grilled cheese (really good bread, Earth Balance, cashew cheese, +apple slices) and my omnivore husband got chili with guacamole and cashew sour cream. He begged me to replicate the sour cream as soon as we get back home — that’s a ringing endorsement from someone who eats dairy on the daily.

I’m not a vegan. I’m not even a vegetarian. But I would totally become a regular here if I lived nearby. Cheap, fast, very tasty, and the live music is a nice touch!

For real, oasis aimed straight at me…
Just a little ridiculous that this place would be on the block I moved into. I’ve been vegan for 14 years, and this spot is easily my favourite «vegan café» in existence. There are others?! A vegan JAZZ café?? I originally came here to see a pal from out of town play a show, but came back to try the breakfast sandwich a couple dozen times. I’ll be back for more, yeah. Also, the carrot cake is perfection. The homemade almond/​coconut milk works real well in the latté as well, but I usually get the espresso. It works!
Please don’t come here unless you want the best experience you can have spending money at a local vegan-​friendly and good tunes-​playing hangout.

Best hot chocolate in Montréal! This place has a great cosy atmosphere and super delicious drinks. They seem to host events (reading, musical performances) frequently as well.

Easily one of my favorite places to go to, You can go early and study and then stick around for always awesome music, Or go for brunch, lunch or dinner withs friends.
Its delicious, its cheap, its low key, and they have great music!
Love it

Essayer leur bol tofu, algue, riz, kimshi (c’est pas mal coreen!) excellent!

Je suis passée plusieurs fois devant avant de m’y arrêter; ça avait l’air petit de l’extérieur et pas tant invitant. Mais nourriture végétalienne? Il fallait que j’aille voir ça de plus près. Lorsqu’on rentre, on réalise que c’est beaucoup plus grand que ça en a l’air; pas énormément de soleil ni très coloré, mais il y a une scèné avec un drum et un piano tout au fond (le café est ouvert jusqu’à tard, il s’y donne régulièrement des concerts et ils servent de la bière aussi!) des divans, des jeux d’échecs et assez de luminosité pour donner une atmosphère agréable. Je revenais de déjeuner alors une fois rentrée je réalise que finalement je n’ai pas très faim, mais j’aimais bien l’ambiance alors je suis restée pour tester leur café.
J’ai pris un Cortado, un expresso légèrement coupé par du lait, ce dernier étant aux amandes et fait maison. Coup de foudre dès la première gorgée: ça commence avec un goût de cacao prononcé mais très bref qui laisse place à une saveur semblable au beurre, avec l’amertume de l’expresso en fin de gorgée. Je repars sous le charme et un smoothie PB&J à la main (je cède facilement aux tentations) en me faisant la promesse de revenir le lendemain pour gouter à leur menu du diner.
Finalement niveau nourriture, on reste dans la moyenne; le menu est original, mais les saveurs né sont pas à tout casser. J’ai goûté au fromage de cajou et au sandwich thaï (PB, cornichon, coriandre et noix de coco) avec la salade de kimchi (demandez un verre d’eau, c’est épicé!). Pour le sandwich, c’était bien mais je m’attendais à plus. Mais j’aime tellement l’ambiance que je vais leur donner une dernière chance et revenir goûter leur bols qui sentent TELLEMENT BON!
Justement, au niveau de l’ambiance, c’est parfait pour venir y passer la journée pour étudier ou flâner sur internet. Il y a des prises sous toutes les tables pour brancher nos ordinateurs et la musique est vraiment agréable. On y alterne le jazz et l’instrumental genre trip hop et électro, un peu à la Bonobo; je crois que c’est un des aspect que j’ai le plus apprécié. Avec le wifi gratuit et leur excellent café, il né leur manqué que l’aspect nourriture à combler! Mais encore une fois, peut être que ma prochaine visite va me convaincre de leur donner la fameuse 5e étoile.

I reviewed this café originally about a year ago and gave it 4 stars, naming a few minor critiques. But now, after having been here a few dozen times, I feel compelled to re-​write my review and add another star. It is my opinion that since first opening, this café has worked out the kinks and really upped their game, all while keeping portions generous and the food delicious. Basically, it is my favourite place to eat with a friend or study for exams in the Mile End.
FOOD:
This is a vegan café. They serve a small but fierce menu of rice bowls, sandwiches, soups, salads and baked goods. My personal favourites are the BLT (tempeh bacon!!!), the caesar salad and the channa bowl. I have also tried their chill, which is excellent and their guacamole is very rich and delicious. All of their portions are fair for the price and the quality of food is top-​notch. It’s not fancy or showy, but it tastes amazing and you feel good after eating it.
They also have a pretty great menu of beverages, including some good quality loose leaf teas, homemade lemonade and good smoothies.
Oh and they just added vegan soft serve ice cream to the menu!!! Just in time for summer :)
ATMOSPHERE /​STAFF
It is a giant place decorated casually, very homey and down to earth. Lots of spots with power outlets. The music is generally jazz or other instrumental stuff. So really, the place is a dream for studying or chatting with a buddy. It’s a basement place, so there isn’t really much natural light, which is a draw-​back, but they’ve done a good job of making the place bright and cheery, very un-​basement-​like. The staff are really nice and generally very good at what they do.
They have live music every night, which is very nice if you are going to the show, but a little frustrating if you just want to have a meal. It becomes a difficult negotiation sometimes between customers just there to eat good food and the show organizers who want you to pay cover and/​or not speak while they are playing their experimental music despite the fact that you are far at the back and just trying to eat with your date. Basically, i’d suggest going here early (daytime or before 8pm) and/​or having back-​up plans if you arrive past 8pm to discover that it’s a packed house for a loud show that costs $ 8.

Open until midnight, quite a few eating options besides good latte! AWESOME! Also it is very spacious with lots of seats and tables :)