Fairmount Bagel
About Fairmount Bagel
74 Fairmount Ouest
Montreal, Canada
H2T 2M2
514-272-0667
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In 1919, Isadore Shlafman arrived in Canada and opened the first bagel bakery in Montreal. It was located at the back of a lane, just off of Saint-Lawrence Boulevard, which was then known as "The Main". This is where Montrealers got their first taste of bagel, rolled by hand and baked in a wood-fired oven. This was the very first bagel bakery in Montreal.
In 1949, Grandfather Isadore move from Saint-Lawrence Boulevard over to Fairmount street. He bought a charming little cottage, and proceeded to knock down the back wall of the house, and built his bagel oven right there. He and his family lived upstairs, and when Grandfather Isadore went to work, he went downstairs and baked the bagel right there in his house. His son, Jack, learned the art of baking bagels and joined the business. They continued the tradition of rolling their bagel by hand, and baking them in their wood fired oven's. Since they were now located on Fairmount street, they renamed the bakery "The Original Fairmount Bagel Bakery".
Today, the family continues to make their bagel using the same traditions and methods that Grandfather Isadore brought to us from the old country. All the bagel are still rolled by hand, and are baked in our old fashioned wood burning ovens. New bagel are introduced only once the texture and consistency would meet Grandfather Isadore's standards. His grandchildren still manage the business today.
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First To Review:
Aug 3, 2009
Love this place - authentic bagels fresh warm from the oven and particuarly delicious in wintertime with jam and creamcheese.
The process is done before your eyes, and there is a real woodburning oven in which they bake the bagels. Absolutely fabulous place to grab bagels from.
The process is done before your eyes, and there is a real woodburning oven in which they bake the bagels. Absolutely fabulous place to grab bagels from.
Apr 14, 2010
Delicious! The bagels are so fresh and come in so many great flavours...but be careful if you get a mixed bag to go. One garlic bagel can really inflict its taste on everything else! :) It's defnitely a place you want to visit in Montreal, and take some home with you too!
Oct 27, 2008
If you want to try a true montreal style bagel then this is the place to do it! They make the bagels fresh onsite (you can see them behind the counter) and it's open 24 hours a day so you know the bagels are always fresh.
Mar 14, 2010
Excellent place to get bagels. I bought some sesame seed bagels and they had a nice slightly sweet taste to them. They're good with cream cheese too, and you can buy day old bagels at a discount.
Jul 9, 2009
The best bagels in the city and it's open 24 hours a day. Take the 80 bus north on Parc - and buy a dozen (cause you'll eat at least 2 on the way home)
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