June 13, 2011 – The mercury is rising in Montréal, and the chances to cool down with a sweet treat are as vast as the sky-blue days of the season. Here are a few stop-offs where you can sweeten your tooth with a frozen treat and savour a balmy city day or evening.
SwUrl Frozen Yogurt – 1464 Crescent Street
If you prefer non-fat frozen yogurt to ice cream, this new sweet spot at the heart of downtown might just become a favourite. Its self-serve concept features eight yummy flavours that change weekly, and 40 different toppings to pile on as you please (from $0.45/oz). With green tea, blackberry, Irish cream, litchi, caramel, cheesecake and cupcake to choose from, you’ll find what your taste buds are craving and then some. Each visit offers a new taste discovery since the switch up of flavour combinations are endless. Bonus: peanut and nut-free. Extra bonus: Order on Twitter and for a $2 charge, they deliver (on bike), downtown only.
Suite 88 Chocolatier – 1225 De Maisonneuve Boulevard West and 3957 Saint-Denis Street
Okay, we know, we know, it’s just not the same when you can’t make it to Italy for the real thing, but Suite 88 does an absolutely awesome job of recreating the authentic gelato experience. Get your dulce on with flavours that include chocolate sea salt, orange chocolate, Australian ginger, peppered strawberry, mango, pistachio, praline, green tea, triple chocolate and more, depending on what the season proffers. It’s streamlined and chic interior make it a great place to kick back and savour your sumptuous ice treat while enjoying downtown Montréal’s busy street scene.
Canadian Maple Delights –84 Saint-Paul Street East
What would a trip to Montréal be without the authentic taste of maple? At Canadian Maple Delights, their gelatos and sorbets are sweetened with maple syrup and maple sugar, giving them a one-of-a-kind flavour. This quaint Old Montréal boutique treats you to palate-popping selections such as maple, mango-pineapple, chocolate hazelnut, raspberry and more. Relax in-house or take your treat to go: you’re just around the corner from a scenic stroll of the Old Port.
