Café du Petit Musée: Café and Antique Shop Under One Roof

Café du Petit Musée lives up to its name: it is both a café and an antique shop, housed in a single space where every piece of furniture and every trinket around us carries a price tag. The décor shifts from week to week as pieces find buyers, so the room is never quite the same from one visit to the next. Two crowds cross paths here, one drawn by the antiques and the other by the coffee, and that mix is precisely what the owners are after.

Behind the counter, another meeting is at play. In the space next door to Mitch Deli, the café brings together Maxime Gagné, of that very restaurant next door, with Anthony Blanc and Guillaume Lavoisier, the two men behind Café Saint-Louis and Maison Chabot. The project had been brewing for a long time: for more than six years, Anthony and Guillaume have supplied the bread for Mitch Deli, and the three of them had been touring spaces together with the idea of opening something as a trio. The opportunity turned up right next door, when Paolo, the antique dealer setting up in the neighbouring space, found himself looking for someone to take on the café side. Maxime immediately called the duo behind the two café-bakeries: “Hey guys, come see me for five minutes at Mitch. Feel like taking this on?” And so Café du Petit Musée was born.

On the plate, the foundation is the same as at the other two cafés: the same croissant and chocolatine recipes, with only the shape changing. This is where Maxime comes in. He brings the market-cuisine side and the playful spirit of Mitch Deli, and the viennoiseries more readily turn into sandwiches depending on his inspiration of the day. Brioche becomes the base for a tomato tart, the cakes change with the mood (carrot, lemon, pumpkin, plum upside-down cake), and the house quiches, served by the slice, are a playground he pours a lot of energy into. Our favourites: the breakfast sandwich on its round croissant bun and the carrot cake, moist and generously spiced.

The coffee keeps the same foundation as at the other two addresses, while the teas and matchas come from Thés Guru, a slightly more refined selection.

A dozen seats, and already plans for upcoming events, pop-ups and concerts. The owners hope to see the café become a true gathering place. An antique shop, a deli, a bakery, two cafés: several concepts meet in a single space, and the trio has managed to bring it all together without a single false note. You come for a coffee and a pastry, and sometimes leave with a lamp.

Written by Marie-Ève Godin
Photography by Alison Slattery

Updated on September 11, 2026

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