<p>When it comes to getting their baguettes, rolls, croissants, loaves, and pastries, Montrealers are spoiled with choices. But your best chance of seeing out-the-door lineups is at Mamie Clafoutis. Its devout clientele are hooked on tasty breads and the kind of treats French <i>grand-méres</i> used to make: tarte tatins (upside-down apple pie), <i>cannelés</i> (striated pastry cylinders of caramelized sugar and cinnamon), and <i>clafoutis</i> (cherries and other fresh fruit topped with batter and then baked).</p> <p>Download the free <i>Traveler</i> app, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a-taste-of-montreal/id526949604" target="_blank">A Taste of Montreal</a>.</p>

Mamie Clafoutis

When it comes to getting their baguettes, rolls, croissants, loaves, and pastries, Montrealers are spoiled with choices. But your best chance of seeing out-the-door lineups is at Mamie Clafoutis. Its devout clientele are hooked on tasty breads and the kind of treats French grand-méres used to make: tarte tatins (upside-down apple pie), cannelés (striated pastry cylinders of caramelized sugar and cinnamon), and clafoutis (cherries and other fresh fruit topped with batter and then baked).

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Photograph by Catherine Karnow

A Taste of Montreal

A gallery of Montreal's unique food culture from the National Geographic Montreal app.

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