L’Avenue du Plateau (922 Ave Mont Royal E): I can’t believe I haven’t talked about L’Avenue on this site. This is the kind of breakfast place that is ridiculously popular, and if you try going on a Saturday morning around 11 am, the line is certain to be snaking out the door, even in the dead of winter. So I prefer to go as early as possible, like 8:30 or 9 am (I can only usually motivate myself to be up and out on a weekend morning if I have guests or if I’m jet lagged). But L’Avenue is good. The breakfasts, whatever you choose, are always delicious, the waiters are always cute, and even if you’ve used their bathroom multiple times, you are always surprised by it (it’s kind of trippy).