Your trip is too short to wait for a table!

 You could fill more than a basket with the city’s great baked offerings, from the famous bagels to perfect baguettes, but a visit to Montréal isn’t complete without a morning stop to Pâtisserie Duc de Lorraine for a café and croissant ($1.40). This traditional patisserie has been serving up some of the best French-style “crescent rolls” for more than 50 years.

Buttery, but not greasy, crisp and flaky, it’s little wonder this particular croissant was voted No. 1 by the local press. The salon du thé is charming and a good place to sit down and order a side of sticky jam. And don’t bother trying to leave without sampling something from the selection of fine pastries and chocolates.

This story was originally published in the October 2009 issue of up! magazine as part of Grab & Go, a package of stories profiling the most delicious dishes eaten with your hands in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. Check out other scrumptious spots in these WestJet destinations:

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Halifax

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Miami

New York City

Phoenix

Toronto

Vancouver

Varadero

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