Get to the heart of Montreal's Latino communities through a single grocery store

For decades, Sabor Latino's been the gravitational centre for Montreal's Latino communities.

J.P. Karwacki

J.P. Karwacki

November 28, 2025- Read time: 6 min
Get to the heart of Montreal's Latino communities through a single grocery storeInside the first Plaza St-Hubert location of Sabor Latino. | Photograph: Simon Laroche Photographie

One family's been feeding Montreal's Latin American communities for nearly four decades, acting as the standard bearer for those looking for taste of home. In doing so, they've helped write the story of how a scattered diaspora found anchors in the Plateau and La Petite-Patrie.

Sabor Latino is an outlier and an essential at the same time. On any given day, some curious shopper exploring for the first time will only need a moment to understand why people drive from the suburbs, why newcomers to the city get directions here before they find an apartment, and why the parking lot stays full even on weekday afternoons.

Simply put, this is where home tastes like home.

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