Les Aliments Felix Mish is Montreal's best-kept secret for smoked meat

Part delicatessen, part Polish grocery, Les Aliments Felix Mish makes use of every centimeter of the tiny Ville-Émard space it has occupied since 1959.

Low-slung aisles of imported jams, spice blends, even snacks like chocolate-enrobed gingerbread pierniczki draw customers in. But what keeps them coming back are homemade sausages and one of the city’s best-kept smoked meat secrets.

Around these parts, ice skating at Campbell Ouest Park in the winter or swimming laps at the Bain Émard pool in the summer are the neighbourhood’s big draws. Both are also one short city block away. Just follow the scent of garlic and smouldering hardwood to Jolicoeur St., and you’ve arrived.