We've heard about Montreal bagels but never had them, so on a trip to Jay Peak we looked up a nearby bagel shop. Glad we brought our passports. The Canadian border guard seemed confused we were just coming into the country for breakfast but knew exactly where we were heading, which we took as a good sign! This place did not disappoint, and (stop reading, New York) I think I prefer a Montreal bagel to a New York one. Visiting this shop, it was delightful to be so close to the US and feel so far away. The town is charming , and I'm glad we went out of our way to stop here. The staff worked so hard to accommodate us with their limited English as we worked with our limited French, and then we were saved from Google Translate by a staff person fluent in both languages. The smell of the wood smoke and honey water inside was just delightful, and apparently the wood fire is used to bake the bagels and the smoke makes their bacon. The bagel sandwiches were just the right amount of messy for how delicious they were, and my spouse and I are absolutely gutted we didn't think to get any to bring home!
