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Guayabito
Take Your Teens to Verdun for a Taste of Venezuelan Baking at This Charming Artisan Café!
Guayabito is a family-run Venezuelan bakery and café in Verdun that brings the flavours of Venezuela to one of Montreal's most vibrant neighbourhoods. The menu spans sweet and savoury baked goods, from golfeados and fluffy pan dulce to cachitos and pastelitos, alongside coffee, matcha, and other drinks to enjoy alongside them. The shop describes its approach as marrying authentic Venezuelan flavours with local favourites, offering both traditional recipes and more inventive seasonal creations. It sits on 2e Avenue, a short walk from the Promenade Wellington commercial strip, making it an easy addition to a day out in Verdun.
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When:
Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Where:
233 2e Avenue, Verdun, QC H4G 2W2
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Highlights:
- Golfeados Worth Going Out of Your Way For: The golfeado is a Venezuelan sticky bun made with panela (unrefined cane sugar), cheese, and anise, and Guayabito's version comes in both classic and creative variations. The caramel topping is glossy, rich, and melts right into the dough. The blueberry is sweet with just a little tang, like a blueberry pie landed on a pastry. Both are the kind of thing you finish and immediately want another.
- Pan Dulce That Is Hard to Stop Eating: Guayabito's pan dulce is a soft, pillowy Latin American sweet bread that goes by many names across the continent, and their version is genuinely addictive. The dulce de leche filled option has a rich, creamy centre. The pistachio filled version is sweet and equally hard to put down. The plain one holds its own on the strength of the dough alone.
- Savoury Options to Balance the Sweet: The cachito is a soft, salty Venezuelan ham-filled roll, and the pastelitos are thin, flaky pastries with a savoury filling. Both are good options for anyone in the group who wants something to balance out the sweeter side of the menu.
- Drinks to Pair With Your Order: Guayabito serves coffee, matcha, and other drinks alongside their baked goods. The golfeados in particular pair beautifully with a coffee, which is the traditional Venezuelan way to enjoy them.
- A Short Walk from Promenade Wellington: Guayabito sits just off one of Montreal's most vibrant commercial strips. Promenade Wellington, named by Time Out as one of the coolest streets in the world, is a short walk away and makes it easy to turn a bakery stop into a fuller outing in the neighbourhood.
Recommended Audience:
This is a great outing for parents with teens and young adults in Montreal who enjoy discovering independent neighbourhood spots and want to try Venezuelan baked goods that go well beyond the usual café offerings.
What to Expect:
A small, family-run Venezuelan bakery and café in Verdun with a menu of sweet and savoury baked goods and drinks. Seating is very limited, so most people take their order to go.
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Some things to consider during your visit:
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Seating Is Very Limited: Guayabito has just a handful of seats inside. On a busy morning, expect to take your order to go. If the weather cooperates, Verdun has no shortage of pleasant spots nearby to enjoy your haul, and the Promenade Wellington is a short walk away.
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The Shop Is Closed Monday and Tuesday: If you are planning a trip to Verdun that spans the start of the week, keep the closure in mind so you do not make the trip for nothing. Wednesday through Sunday is your window.
- Go Early for the Best Selection: As with most artisan bakeries, the full range is most likely to be available earlier in the day. Arriving closer to opening gives your group the best chance of finding everything on offer.
Disclosure: Our visit to Guayabito was hosted by the café in exchange for our coverage.
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