portamento wrote:Louis,

Being in Montreal, you have access to several "3rd wave" cafes that carry coffees from some of the best roasters in North America. Why not buy some whole bean around town and support your local retailers instead of paying hefty shipping fees?

Here's what I came up with, but I'm sure there are more:

Cafe Myriade, serving 49th Parallel, Ritual Roasters, Phil & Sebastian, etc.
Caffe in Gamba, serving Intelligentsia, Zoka, Novo, Vergnano, 49th Parallel
Cafe Veritas, serving 49th Parallel
Caffe Art Java, serving JJ Bean (previously Gimme! Coffee)
Flocon Espresso, serving Stumptown
Cafe Neve, serving Metropolis

Ryan

Marc wrote:Just to update that:

Cafe Myriade, serving 49th Parallel, Ritual Roasters, Intelligentsia
Caffe in Gamba, serving Intelligentsia, 49th, counter culture, metropolis, kickapoo, klatch, St-Henri
Cafe Veritas, serving 49th Parallel
Caffe Art Java, serving JJ Bean (previously Gimme! Coffee)
Flocon Espresso, serving Stumptown and Metropolis
Cafe Neve, serving Metropolis
St-Henri Micro-torréfacteur serving their own beans.

Myriade prices are competitive and very similar to the one from the roaster.
Gamba is 20$ a bag (few exception)
Flocon is 15$ for 12oz bag of stumptown
St Henri sells their own been to about 15$ for 12oz.

All of them have a great turnover, some exception for Gamba less popular choices