Café des Artistes - Gaspé

Cozy cafe with an artistic interior design that does its name honour, a view that will make you want to stay for hours, and a friendly and quick staff that will make you feel welcome. The food though is meh, especially at those prices. Went here for breakfast and got: Grilled Cheese: They used brie which I guess complemented the glazed pecans, but I personally would have wanted a sharper cheese. Also couldn't really taste the chopped apples which, if sweeter, would've definitely made this better. Smoked Salmon Bagel: Good quality salmon with a generous enough serving. Yowza though at that price. If you're willing to pay up for the view, the vibe and the great service, this is a good spot. If all you care about is how good the food tastes and how much it costs, well, hopefully you see things differently than I do.

This is definitely THE place to eat and get a great coffee in town. The place is tiny with VERY limited seating in a place where people obviously come to sit and stay for a while so if you're not there early, expect to be waiting a long time. We got there at 830 on the holiday Monday and it was packed so we just grabbed coffee and sweet buns to go but we were totally fine with that. We did get to enjoy the decor while we waited for our drinks and the staff was very friendly and accommodating to let us order take out. If you're a hipster, thinker or hunter of a great cup of coffee while on a road trip, make this your stop. There is a lot of parking along the street but it is paid during the day. It didn't seem like anyone monitored it on a weekend and everyone's meter was expired. You will need cash to plug the meter.

So I read a lot about how this place is so iconic in Gaspe!but we were disappointed! It was a rainy morning and everyone I guess wanted to have a breakfast there so there was a bit of a line up at 9:30 am under the rain.. then when our turn cake they sat us in the back room.. it truly seemed like a storage room to something! No decor no view no nothing! So the atmosphere everyone is talking about we didn't see! I asked to be moved but they said sorry nothing available, I also asked if something comes available to let us know but they didn't! Food was ok nothing special at all not even their coffee was that good!

We were camping about half an hour away and after having breakfast here we adjusted our schedule so we could return twice. Waffle with fruit and chantilly cream; fisherman's breakfast (ham and egg plus); croissants; yogurt with granola and fruit all wonderful. Artistic ambience is remarkably good and the service was welcoming, friendly, and quick. Not inexpensive though.

Such a cozy and cute cafe! Great breakfast and coffee. Too bad it only closes at 3 pm! For the fact that there is no other places to go for decent dinner, they should consider extending their hours.