Random Delicious Thing: Sweet Ricotta Toast in Old Montréal

By Jennifer Bain | Published June 12, 2026

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The Sweet Ricotta at Olive et Gourmando in Old Montréal is enlivened with generous amounts of honey and orange zest/Jennifer Bain

WHAT: Sweet Ricotta

WHERE: Olive et Gourmando, 351 Rue Saint-Paul Ouest, Old Montréal (plus a second branch in Royalmount)

PRICE: $18.95

DISH DECONSTRUCTION: A generous dollop of house-made ricotta anchors my breakfast plate. On top, there’s a well filled with flavourful, runny honey. Scattered over everything is a generous amount of orange zest and a hint of Maldon flaky sea salt. Alongside this are two pieces of toast.

WHY: This deceptively simple dish has haunted me (in a good way) since I first tried it in 2024. It’s easy enough to make at home, but extra wonderful here at this popular bakery-café-restaurant in Old Montréal because of the homemade ricotta and laidback ambiance.

FUN FACT: O+G has been dishing up “homemade heartfelt cooking since 1998.” Come when it opens (we arrived at 8 a.m. one day and between the breakfast and lunch rush another day) or prepare for lineups. Save time for the O+G shop next door.

On the kid-friendly side of the menu at O+G, my son had a fancy grilled cheese (“without the terrible onions”), pain au chocolat and hot chocolate/Jennifer Bain