Shäika Café

Great coffee place, with beautiful décor, choices of tea, and deficits vegetarian pesto wraps. Mmmmm!
I enjoy the art they infuse into the place (painting exhibitions, live music sometimes).
I just get the feeling the place is becoming a little mainstream, but I suppose that happens when many people like a place :).

While I have passed this place several times, I had never gone in before. I have
posted previously about Café TWIGS and little did I know
Shaika is like a TWIGS for NDG. It has a very artsy feel to
it and I ran into two people I know while being there. I love
NDG for being able to run into friends no matter where you are.
I enjoyed a delicious Vegan wrap– Housemade hummus, grated
carrot, cucumber, mixed greens and snow pea shoots in a spinach
tortilla. It was delicious. They also offer a wide
variety of food from pizza and sandwiches to wraps, soup, cookies,
muffins and bagels. They also serve alcoholic beverages and
smoothies and offer WiFi. At night, they usually have performers
who do live music from an assortment of genres. I will
definitely be returning to enjoy this café again. You can
also take your meal to go and head right across the street to enjoy
Girouard park.

I discovered this little coffee shop by chance while walking on Sherbrooke with my husband one night. It seems to be one of the only coffee shops which remain open in the evening during the week (closes at 21h from Sun to Mon, 22h Tues to Sat) on the west side of Décarie, and so we decided to strop by.
A double espresso (for him) and a mocha (for her) later, we found ourselves quite satisfied by the quiet and comfy atmosphere, warmed up by good-​tasting coffee. We liked the colorful «hipsterish» décor and the cushioned seats were very comfortable. It was overall relaxed and welcoming.
I like and recommend!

Intimate place that still offers spacious seating. Great grub and perfectly creamy chai lattes. Used to frequent for their live music nights, great spot for studying or meeting for coffee.

The décor is pretty, the chairs are comfy, and I really like their coffee; I drink my coffee completely unadulterated regardless to cut down on sugar and fat intake, but with these guys I actually enjoy rather than endure it, and (quite refreshingly) it doesn’t arrive at absurd tongue-​scalding temperatures. Good tea selection too. Never had the food, but it looks swell.
Can’t say I care much for the service. It’s not incompetent or rude, but it’s astoundingly apathetic. Strictly functional. I don’t mind toooo much, though; people leave you alone.

The foods not all that great. I mean its o.k. The staff are a little strange I must say. not rude.but a little strange. The people that go there are o.k. They have live music some good some crap.

I love Shaika for their comfortable chairs, the choice of drinks, the mix of people who hang out there, the seating capacity, the numerous electronic outlets, the decorated walls of local art and the events that they host. It’s a very homey type of café which is the type I gravitate towards. Just look for the string lights outside if you’re looking for this place at night.
Just as a warning: If your intention is to get work done, it can get quite loud in the evening when they have events, so I’d recommend bringing your headphones.

Shaika Café has an amazing community vibe complete with Gallery and event space inside and a patio with a view out.
The staff are always amazing and there’s so much to see and do whether you’re in or out making it a great place to spend your afternoon.
Food is spot on, healthy with lots of Veggie options and always extremely fresh. If you are looking for an interesting space to get some work done, Shaika is great for that as well, its generally quiet without feeling constrictive although quiet thankfully quits when the live music starts (some evenings). Service is efficient and always with a smile. :)

This is a café with a definite community vibe. It has a great vue of the park and a large patio.
The food is pretty good. I’m not usually into display case sandwiches but I’ve heard good things.
The soup with a bagel seems like good value for money
They serve beer and cheap wine.
They have little concerts and poetry readings and display local art. Thats all really cool
Lots of seating area for studying. Not only 20 somethings but also families, older people, teenagers. Really a diverse group of people go here which is great.
Wifi is free
I just really like this place
i do hate it when the panini grill creates a smokey environment though.

This has slowly become a second home to me in the last few months since it’s my HQ for design tutorials.
So qualifications for good second home material:
Free WIFI: check
Comfortable seating: check
Electrical Outlets a’plenty: check
Featured artists and art on the wall: check
Awesome Staff: Double check
Delicious Sandwich Selection: Check
Open past 9pm: Check
Coffee? OH YEAAH
On top of all this, they have cool shows from time to time, and super nice of the staff to bring food to your table for ya. Also for the vegans/​veggies out there, they don’t leave you out here.

Love Shaika! Such a great atmosphere and really amazing staff!
Went last night and had the Harvard sandwich with ham, guacamole, cheese, onion and it was so delicious!
There was a live band which was really nice.
I will be going back again soon!

I don’t come here enough. This is everything that makes Montréal warm and fun and the park across the street adds so much pleasure to the already creative energy. I made a few sweet business deals here and some pleasure-​filled romantic relaxation times and work sessions.

Shäika Café est un paradis qu’il m’a pris pas mal de temps à découvrir. Je dois avouer que la raison pourquoi ça m’a pris du temps à y aller, bien que je n’entendais que de bonnes choses, est le fait que je devais m’y rendre à vélo et une super côte qui monte sans jamais arrêter se situe entre mon chez-​nous et le café. Finalement armée d’une voiture, un beau dimanche matin, j’ai décidée d’aller y faire un tour.
Maintenant que je sais ce qu’est Shäika, vous risquez de me voir monter la grosse côte parce que j’ai vraiment aimé l’expérience. J’adore le décor et j’aimerais bien prendre possession de quelques unes de leurs chaises pour ajouter du style à mon salon. Les petites tables sont parfaites pour les étudiants et professionnels qui ont la chance de passer une partie de leur journée dans des cafés.
Le café comme tel est très bon. J’ai pris un petit latte qui m’a réveille juste comme je voulais et qui a bien balancé mon carré au Rice Krispie. J’ai eu la chance d’apercevoir quelques repas plus complet, et la prochaine fois je compte y aller pour me commander un belle salade fraîche.
Tout ce qu’il me faut, c’est le courage et des cuisses de fer pour monter la mosus de côte avec ma vieille bicyclette!

Shaika is an excellent place to get some work done, see some live music, or make a new friend. It sort of depends on where you sit and how much you look around. The coffee is by Santropol, so you can feel good about drinking it, and it’s very consistent.
The staff range from cooler-​than-​you-​hipster to just plain nice, but they’re all easy to get a smile out of.
The live music is usually good, plus they have slam poetry nights and jams. The crowd, however, can be a bit rude.
Excellent food, albeit kinda pricey.

Ehhhhh, overpriced and definitely not worthy of any praise, even if they do offer vegetarian and vegan fair. Nor would I say the coffee is worth it, either. Food was very average, service slow but friendly.

Haven’t had a chance to try the food yet, but I had a nice, frothy cappuccino here. They’ve nailed the café ambience with a good amount of seating and great artwork, plus I hear they have wifi, which is a big plus! Will definitely be coming back.

Great coffee. Food is average. Good place to read a book.

Friendly staff, great coffee, relaxed vibe.
Vegan/​vegetarian friendly. Cool art on the walls.