The old-school screen door at Arax’s strip-mall location in Laval opens into a homey space where lahmajoun is but one of the featured specialties; Arax also makes twisted bâtons salés (salty sticks) to go with coffee, yeasted brioche buns for breakfast, and some pretty wonderful vine leaves, too.

The gleaming counters of Laval’s Sevan bakery contain marvels: in addition to lahmajoun, there are spicy cheese pies, pre-folded spinach and feta pies, and frozen khinkali dumplings — think giant-sized Georgian-style xiao long bao, with a top knot. Lucky customers might arrive in time for Sevan’s freshly-made coiled, flaky cinnamon-tahini buns, perfect with coffee or afternoon tea.

Tucked away in a strip mall more known for dim sum and Asian groceries, Boulangerie Haddad is open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for lahmajoun cravings. Classic family recipes reign here, making it a local favourite.

Halal butcher and sandwich purveyor Abu Elias keeps its lahmajoun in the refrigerator section, along with a treasure trove of homemade prepared foods like hummus and vine leaves. Heat up those meat pies at home, along with their shish barak (open-topped meat dumplings) made with a similar meat mixture — and top them all with Abu’s garlic sauce for a great meal.

Owner Khatjadour Merdjanian opened Patisserie Armenia in 1982 on Henri-Bourassa, moving to the present location on Fleury in 1988. Aficionados buy frozen lahmajoun by the dozen, with a fresh one to snack while chatting with Merdjanian and his wife, Seema. The diminutive bakery also makes tiny manti beef dumplings to go and two sizes of souboureg — a deep dish, layered cheesy casserole made with thin sheets of fresh dough — in two sizes, personal and crowd-pleasing.

Recently opened in the former site of Chez Apo, one of the city’s iconic Armenian bakeries, this bright spot a stone’s throw from Jarry Park features classic thin-crust lahmajoun and a range of flatbreads complemented by in-house dips and pastries. Check out mom’s kibbeh and the family favourite, ma’amoul: butter cookies stuffed with dried fruit.

This Avenue Mont Royal grocery and catering shop has been slinging lahmajoun and Lebanese sides for over a decade in the Plateau. Hot dishes and a huge range of classics make for a great pit stop before heading up the mountain for a picnic or home for dinner. Try their tiny spheres of pressed labneh with zaatar or oregano for an added treat.

Teta means grandmother in Lebanese Arabic, and co-owner Antoun Aoun’s grandmother is the inspiration for Plateau newcomer Café Chez Teta, a sunny café offering lahmajoun along with Lebanese cardamom coffee and manouchés, flatbreads covered in zaatar and a range of other toppings.