Crémy

Bakery: Crémy
Address: 2202 Mont-Royal Ave E, Montreal QC 
Website: https://cremypatisserie.com/
Style: Doughnuts, European
Price: $$ 

 This time around, I wanted to find out whether Montreal had any doughnut shops or bakeries specializing in doughnuts that I wasn't aware of. One of the first that appeared in this search was Crémy. Without a doubt, the focus at Crémy is doughnuts. Yes, they have a small selection of pastries, breads and baked goods and seem to be place to go if you're craving a doughnut burger (you heard me right), but truth be told, I don't actually have any personal recollection of that. All I do remember is that wall of doughnuts right upon entering.

And it's a fairly impressive sight, though perhaps Crémy tends to stick to mostly classic flavours like chocolate dip, sprinkled and lemon glazed cruellers. However, there's nothing wrong with sticking to old-school flavours and getting it right. That being said, there are a few doughnut flavours - like the maple bacon and pistachio - that are more on the unique side.

Go all out? Choose something basic? Quite the dilemma. I made a compromise: the beignet aux pommes (apple fritter; $3.05). In a sense, my translation of 'apple fritter' is a bit deceiving, since this was an old-fashioned stuffed apple doughnut with a generous fruit filling right in the middle as opposed to apples being scattered here and there. The dough was delicately spiced with a glaze on the outside; overall, it was quite the hearty doughnut. Fantastic texture, super flavourful. Yummy!

Rating: ***1/2