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Café Névé
Category: Food Coffee & Tea Coffee & Tea [Edit]
151, rue Rachel EstMontréal, QC H2W 1E1
(514) 903-9294
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
17 reviews for Café Névé
Review Highlights
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"...vibe, good selection of baked goods, salami panini, smooth..." In 3 reviews -
"The best place on the Plateau." In 4 reviews -
"I'm a latte fiend and this was one of the best I've had." In 4 reviews
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16 reviews in English
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Review from Anabel L.
Toronto, ON
2/21/2012
Unassuming cafés are a dime a dozen in Montreal. Walk a block there's one; walk one more, there's another. But Café Névé did something right to catch my sister's attention. She's a brisk, focussed walk-er. Only she knows how or why she spotted it.
Névé is cute, unpretentious and communal. The only cringe factor came from the hipsters behind the counter. A little too much-ster.
The coffee was good. And while I prefer a cappuccino in the afternoon it was a little too pricey for me. For me, the focus shouldn't be on the coffee anyway. Névé serves happiness on a sheet pan - cookies and other baked goods. A simple pan on the counter, next to the register.
I looked at the pan and the chocolate chip cookie whispered, 'eat me', which probably means I'm stressed out about something. I don't ever crave sugar or hear voices unless I have a lot going on.
So I get the cookie. Two hours later while waiting for dinner reservations, I took a bite of the cookie and I swear I nearly lost my mind. It was one of the BEST chocolate chip cookies I have ever had. EVER. My enthusiasm for this cookie is off-the-charts.
It was sweet (but not painfully). It had the nicest burnt caramel like crust on the edges and a soft, chewy (but totally cooked) centre.
The cookie is that f*cking amazing. -
Review from Mardou F.
Montréal, QC
2/7/2012
Neve, you little snowflake in the heart of the plateau.
You make a sweet a** americano, and freekin awesomely fresh baked scones and yogurt granola cups.
Unfortunately I've never had a chance to chill in your log cabin/ hipster den, because you're always jammed with students.
Has anyone else noticed the decor matches their amazing blends of Metropolis coffee?
those be some good beans! -
Review from Risa D.
1/31/2012 1 Check-in Here
Really delicious cuppa joe here, so much so that grabbing it to go (in environmentally friendly paper cups) is fine but I go back on my own with new music in my headphones and a quiet hour ahead of me just to drink the coffee properly, sitting quietly, with a little cream and fresh chocolate chunk cookies as big as your face.
I had a delicious vegetable Thai soup here today. I tried to order the French Onion but was told honestly that the soup on special was made fresh in house and the onion was bought in and... "a good source of cheese." While I am always glad to know a cheese source, I will choose fresh homemade every time. I was not disappointed, the soup was amazeballs, and the service was 5 gold stars for honesty and accuracy in reporting. -
Review from Katherine W.
Montréal, QC
5/20/2012 1 Check-in Here
I really appreciated that Névé was entirely unpretentious. I find that so many coffee places are either pleased with being fancy coffee places or smug about their hipster self-awareness. Névé was neither. The seating was charming, the staff were incredibly friendly, and the experience was generally quite pleasant. We were just stopping in to kill time until JR opened, so we didn't spend much time, but I can definitely imagine hanging out and doing some work while there. I would definitely recommend Névé.
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Review from Olivier P.
Great place and atmosphere.
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Review from Irwin K.
Montréal, QC
11/1/2011
Neve is awesome, Coeur de Pirate is awesome. Maybe that's why I see her there, try the London Fog.
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Review from Bobby A.
9/1/2010
Great, unpretentious cafe in the heart of the Portuguese neighborhood of the Plateau.
Great breakfast options, yummy baked goods, tasty sandwiches, free wi-fi, and in all likelihood the best, most lovingly made coffee in Montreal (and I'm not even a coffee person!).
Great place to come on a rainy Sunday morning to either chat with a friend or by yourself with your laptop while you're busy scribbling way on your literary masterpiece. -
Review from Pete J.
10/15/2011
Warm, homey, bustling. Superb espresso, homemade chocolate chunk cookies, free WiFi.
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Review from C M.
Montréal, QC
10/23/2010
I had heard rave reviews about Neve, so I decided to check it out. I'm a bit of a chai latte fiend, so I was super happy to see that the barista used the actual spice mix for my latte. Yum.
The place itself is not pretentious, but I feel that the crowd can be. I overheard an obnoxiously loud conversation about what the word "artist" embodies and how the person didn't like what the word stood for. Pretty heavy conversation.
Would I come again? maaaaaybe -
Review from Wilson K.
9/15/2010
What a lovely spot. The crowd is young with lots of energy; the seating is diverse so you can still find a quiet spot if you want it. The staff is friendly and the menu is interesting: latte au the vert, smoothie, cafe en vrac for those of you who take your drugs home with you. I especially recommend the chai with steamed milk. Let yourself be tempted by huge, gooey chocolate chip cookies baked before your very nose. Soups and other tasty looking foods were also circulating.
The coffee is good, not mind blowing. If you want internet, you have to ask for a code.
I'll be coming back.Listed in: Coffee Crazy
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Review from Judd S.
8/18/2011 4 photos
As my partner Lisa says about Neve, this place is "the most Brooklyn" of all the cafes in Montreal - casual, comfortable, eclectic decor, funky design, stand-out espresso drinks, very solid food and good music. That, and the proliferation of hipsters sitting there. All the time. This is a good thing though since some Montreal cafes can be kind of dead in the middle of the day - and hanging in those kind of places makes me feel a bit guilty for being a perpetual student and enjoying a summer in Montreal with no real work to speak of. They just need a few outdoor tables and at least a token french pastry or two to complete the scene...then I could comfortably rate this as the top Montreal coffeehouse.
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Review from Mavis M.
Toronto, ON
3/22/2010
If I lived in Montreal I'd spend unhealthy amounts of time at this café. I'm a latte fiend and this was one of the best I've had. They use 49th Parallel beans, but somehow manage to make them taste better than Crema in Toronto. Maybe it just tastes better because I'm in Montreal, where I get all giggly when a fuzzy Gen Xer with a Scrabble-tile pin says "Salut," I feel the urge to wear giant scarves and pet random dogs, and everything I do is to the soundtrack of "Laisse Tomber Les Filles" by France Gall. Just me? Okay.
This cafe has some of my favorite things: off-the-main drag location, chill neighborhood vibe, good selection of baked goods, salami panini, smooth lattes with a double shot, and - bonus! - a brunch menu. Would be perfect if it were transplanted to Toronto, tattooed French-speaking staff and all. -
Review from Scott G.
Montréal, QC
10/16/2011
Busy, lively cafe. A hipster haven with friendly employees and cheerful atmosphere. However the food is quite mediocre and flavorless. The coffee is sour and unappetizing. The ambience comes from the interesting people who frequent and work there, but in a neighborhood filled with amazing patisseries and affordable Portuguese restaurants the food simply doesn't compare. It's a little island of Toronto in the middle of the Plateau, for better or worse.
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Review from Agile R.
Montréal, QC
4/5/2010
Névé stands out from the many other cafés on the Plateau by focussing on serving carefully prepared high quality coffee. They serve coffee made from 49th Parallel beans (which can also be purchased to brew at home). There are also cookies, patisseries and sandwiches available, although while reasonably tasty, these don't represent quite as good value as the coffee.
The interior seating is a mix of shared tables and benches, intriguing-yet-precarious bar stools fashioned from bicycle parts, in addition to a couple of comfortable couches. The couches are bathed in sunshine on sunny days, and provide a perfect vantage point for people watching. Névé's clientele reflects the neighbourhood, relatively young and trendy. There is free wireless internet available, and it appears to be a popular local café for laptop users.
Basically the draw at Névé is the coffee. Besides that, it's a pleasant spot on the Plateau, like others in the neighbourhood. -
Review from Benjamin Z.
Montréal, QC
3/16/2010
Café Névé is one of the best cafés in the Plateau. The espresso is delicious, the baked goods are of insurpassable quality, and the sandwiches are both wholesome and appetising. The ambiance is one where fervent conversation and tranquil (or not) individual work coexist.
The one issue with Névé is their wifi access. They seem to be using a low-quality router/gateway (likely one meant for use in a home). The consistent deterioration-then-total-failure pattern of the connection today was indicative of flooded NAT tables from the underpowered router not being able to handle people using P2P file-sharing (e.g., bittorrent). Further, the lack of being able to log on suggested DHCP saturation, for which there's little excuse when we're dealing with private IP addresses. A higher-quality router, or maybe even some QoS policies on the router to limit torrent/P2P traffic, would go a long way. -
Review from Alain R.
Montréal, QC
1/16/2011
The best place on the Plateau...to get robbed and to be badly served! 3 bucks for one sip of coffee latte and the service to match! Too bad, the decor is attractive!
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