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Havre Aux Glaces
Categories: Food Desserts Food Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt [Edit]
7070, Avenue Henri-JulienMontreal, QC H2S 3A3
(514) 278-8696
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 9 am - 5 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$
- Wi-Fi:
- No
7 reviews for Havre Aux Glaces
7 reviews in English
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Review from John B.
4/17/2012
Is this the best ice cream ever?
Yes.
Intense flavor. Light on the palate. Good cones. Good flavor combinations. Better than Jeni's of Columbus, OH, which was my former personal standard bearer. Even the sorbet is terrific.
There is really nothing else to say. -
Review from Emeline V.
Montréal, QC
5/19/2012
To me Bilboquet is simply the GOD of ice cream in Montreal, but Havre aux Glaces (Ice cream's Haven) comes close, pre--tty close. The shop is squeezed between a cheese shop and a sandwich stand, but you probably won't miss it thanks to the mile-long queue in front. The shop is cramped but pretty and colorful. I was pleasantly surprised by the easy-going and friendly service. Another surprise is their flavors. Now that every other shop sells lemon and matcha ice cream, ice cream parlours have to constantly outdo themselves. I found burnt maple, ginger, hazelnut, expresso and 72% cocoa chocolate ice cream. Now I know I NEED to be back to taste that one. Seriously, it is pitch-black with cocoa!
Their sorbet selection is generous (my parents favourite was blood-orange). I was totally blown away by how authentic the flavours are, you really taste fruit, and the natural aromas of whatever it is you chose.
Their greatest size is around 4$ which is a sufficient quantity to bring along with you on your discovery of Jean-Talon market. I knocked a star off because they don't have that much choice in terms of portion sizes or cones which is a crying shame. I would also prefer they had an area where we could sit to eat, but I'm nitpicking..Listed in: Crise de foie
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Review from Risa D.
8/17/2011
We have some spectacular ice cream in Montreal but I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is the best in the multiverse. Get the "erable brulé" yes that's burnt maple. Eat it slowly while thinking about your life, and how great it is to alive and to have taste receptors. When you get to the crunchy toffee soft nutty INSANITY send me a little thank you note with your mind. Also: the dark chocolate. There are no words. 6$ for a pint.
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Review from A b.
Montréal, QC
8/9/2010
HOLY MOLY!!!!
This place is the best in all of Montreallllllllllll!!!
SO yummy, ingenious flavors (erable aux crème brûlée, fraise aux poivre noir, masala chai) and very friendly sales people. I'm not a gelato connoisseur, but I have had my fair share of gelato, and this place is definitely worth saving a portion of your stomach for after you sample all the treats at the marché.
Also, their cups and spoons are biodegradable, which is a thoughtful touch I think. -
Review from Edward C.
8/6/2010
This place has the best gelato that I've ever had. Not that I'm an expert or anything, but so many of the flavors were so intensely delicious and flavorful. Like the pear tastes more pear-like than even the ripest pear, and yet it manages to not be cloying. I don't know how they do it.
Granted, I didn't like all of the flavors that I tried, but the people are more than happy to let you sample flavors until you find the ones that blow you out of the water. A must-eat in the Jean Talon Market! -
Review from Yen D.
3/12/2010 1 photo
This is the best gelato I have ever tasted (after a week in Italy, several months in Paris, and obsessive ice-cream eating everywhere I travel)!
Havre Aux Glaces has incredibly inventive flavors, including masala chai, fig, pear and cider, ginger, strawberry with black pepper, etc. etc. I suggest sampling a bunch until you find one you love. They also mix the flavors and have ice cream cakes. We mixed a poire et cidre with gingembre and it was absolutely incredible! The pear gelato manages to capture the essence of pear, including a perfect Bosc texture, while the ginger really gave you that gingery bite.
Definitely worth a stop during your next trip to the Jean-Talon market, or even during your next trip to Montreal! -
Review from Amy L.
3/13/2010
I haven't been to the other gelato places in Montreal but would not hesitate to declare Havre aux Glaces the best in the city. It simply cannot get any better than this. The flavors are intensely concentrated without being overpowering, the pure essence of each flavor delivered in a delectably smooth form. A little on the sweet side, but otherwise, perfection in a cup!
