Presse Cafe (Du Parc and Milton)

Presse Cafe Du Parc and Milton

Presse Cafe is located on the intersection of Du parc and Milton street, on the east side of the campus. I know it is a bit far away from school (actually only about 4 minutes walk) but I promise this location will be the furthest place away from the campus that I will post on the blog.

Presse Cafe Location

This affordable cafe is one of the most favorite cages around the campus (there are only about 5 cafes...) They sell some nice food, from authentic sandwiches to a variety choice of cakes. The price might be a little more expensive then the Second Cup cafe right across the street, but I can tell you that the quality of the food is much better here.

Area 1 of Presse Cafe

I come to this place whenever I get sick of studying in the library. It really is a big change of studying atmosphere and makes it a good break from hardcore studying (or playing tetris) at one of the McGill libraries. They always put classical songs at Presse Cafe that apparently makes your mind clear which should help you to concentrate... This is a great place to do a group work, because you can legally talk in this area.

Area 2 of Presse Cafe

Anyways, tables and bathrooms are usually neat and unlike the Second Cup across the street, no stinky hobos come to Presse.

there are about 50 tables and these tables are big enough to support my 18 inch laptop, books and even my arms (refer to the picture below).

If ever you have a bigger laptop (which I really doubt), there are bigger tables in the center of Presse cafe.

The only cons I could really think of this place right now is that it closes at 1am everyday. I would recommend this place for those students who want to study-chill.

Mitch's Rating (out of 5):


Esthetic : 4


Quietness: 2.5


Studying Environment: 3


Opening hours: 3


Availability of sneaking food inside: 5


Availability of snacks around the study area: 5