Places in Montreal
Your guide to the best places in Montreal. Discover local favourites, hidden gems, and top-rated spots across the city.
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The directory is sourced from our ongoing conversations with chefs, operators, and cultural figures across the city. Places are added when they’re cited by people whose judgment we trust.
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Showing 24 of 33 places in Montreal
Multimags (Little Italy)
Multimags operates Montreal's largest network of magazine retailers, with locations across the city including the Platea...
La Pastèque
Founded in Montreal in 1998 by Frédéric Gauthier and Martin Brault, Les Éditions de la Pastèque grew from a deliberate a...
Librairie WINO
Born out of WINO Import, one of Montreal's most respected wine agencies, La Librairie WINO occupies a slim storefront on...
The Word Bookstore
The Word Bookstore is a timeless literary enclave tucked into a 19th-century brick building on Milton Street, just steps...
n'était-ce pas l'été
N’était-ce pas l’été grew out of Mélanie Guillemette’s long-held plan to spend her days surrounded by books, and the sho...
Éditions La Peuplade
La Peuplade’s storefront on Saint-Hubert is an extension of its publishing ethos: unhurried, thoughtful, and quietly con...
Volume Boutique
Found near Berri-UQAM metro station, Volume has been a hub for second-hand media enthusiasts since 2004. Specializing in...
Appetite For Books
Appetite for Books is a culinary haven where cookbooks meet hands-on experience. Set in Westmount, this boutique combine...
Encore Books & Records
Encore Books & Records is a treasure trove of vintage finds and community spirit in NDG. Established over two decades ag...
Crossover Comics
This is where Montreal’s comic and gaming fans come to connect, play, and geek out: Crossover Comics has been Saint-Henr...
Capitaine Québec les Livres Comiques
Capitaine Québec is a comic lover’s paradise and a mainstay in Montreal’s collectible scene, offering one of the city’s...
Argo Bookshop
Argo Bookshop has been a fixture in Montreal’s literary scene in Shaughnessy Village since 1966, earning its title as th...
Joie de Livres
Founded by sisters Sylvie and Claire Trottier alongside a team rooted in bookselling and hospitality, Joie de Livres is...
Résonance Bookstore
Opened in 2021, Librairie Résonance blends the worlds of music and literature with a distinct passion. This Petite-Patri...
Le Port de tête
Le Port de tête has been a cornerstone of Plateau Mont-Royal’s cultural life since 2007, offering a meticulously curated...
Paragraphe
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
De Stiil
De Stiil Books is a testament to how personal passion can transform a space. Opened in 2020 by author and former fashion...
Saint-Henri Books
Librairie Saint-Henri Books is where literary passion meets community spirit. Since its opening in 2018, this Saint-Henr...
Maktaba Bookshop
MAKTABA is less a store, more a cultural heartbeat in the city, bringing a fresh perspective to Old Montreal, combining...
Drawn & Quarterly
What began in a Mile End apartment over three decades ago has grown into one of the most celebrated names in independent...
CCA Bookstore
The CCA Bookstore is less about impulse buys and more about slow, curious browsing. It brings together the Canadian Cent...
Pulp Books & Café
Born out of a love for books and the neighbourhood it calls home, Pulp Books & Café has quickly become a cornerstone of...
Librairie Z Bookstore
Z Bookstore is a comic shop, but it’s also a full-fledged cultural space where literature, art, and community collide. S...
Librairie l'Échange
Librairie L’Échange has been a Plateau institution since 1976, offering a second life to books, graphic novels, zines, a...
Showing 24 of 33 places in Montreal
Multimags (Little Italy)
Multimags operates Montreal's largest network of magazine retailers, with locations across the city including the Platea...
La Pastèque
Founded in Montreal in 1998 by Frédéric Gauthier and Martin Brault, Les Éditions de la Pastèque grew from a deliberate a...
Librairie WINO
Born out of WINO Import, one of Montreal's most respected wine agencies, La Librairie WINO occupies a slim storefront on...
The Word Bookstore
The Word Bookstore is a timeless literary enclave tucked into a 19th-century brick building on Milton Street, just steps...
n'était-ce pas l'été
N’était-ce pas l’été grew out of Mélanie Guillemette’s long-held plan to spend her days surrounded by books, and the sho...
Éditions La Peuplade
La Peuplade’s storefront on Saint-Hubert is an extension of its publishing ethos: unhurried, thoughtful, and quietly con...
Volume Boutique
Found near Berri-UQAM metro station, Volume has been a hub for second-hand media enthusiasts since 2004. Specializing in...
Appetite For Books
Appetite for Books is a culinary haven where cookbooks meet hands-on experience. Set in Westmount, this boutique combine...
Encore Books & Records
Encore Books & Records is a treasure trove of vintage finds and community spirit in NDG. Established over two decades ag...
Crossover Comics
This is where Montreal’s comic and gaming fans come to connect, play, and geek out: Crossover Comics has been Saint-Henr...
Capitaine Québec les Livres Comiques
Capitaine Québec is a comic lover’s paradise and a mainstay in Montreal’s collectible scene, offering one of the city’s...
Argo Bookshop
Argo Bookshop has been a fixture in Montreal’s literary scene in Shaughnessy Village since 1966, earning its title as th...
Joie de Livres
Founded by sisters Sylvie and Claire Trottier alongside a team rooted in bookselling and hospitality, Joie de Livres is...
Résonance Bookstore
Opened in 2021, Librairie Résonance blends the worlds of music and literature with a distinct passion. This Petite-Patri...
Le Port de tête
Le Port de tête has been a cornerstone of Plateau Mont-Royal’s cultural life since 2007, offering a meticulously curated...
Paragraphe
Librairie Paragraphe has been a go-to destination for English-language books in downtown Montreal for over four decades....
De Stiil
De Stiil Books is a testament to how personal passion can transform a space. Opened in 2020 by author and former fashion...
Saint-Henri Books
Librairie Saint-Henri Books is where literary passion meets community spirit. Since its opening in 2018, this Saint-Henr...
Maktaba Bookshop
MAKTABA is less a store, more a cultural heartbeat in the city, bringing a fresh perspective to Old Montreal, combining...
Drawn & Quarterly
What began in a Mile End apartment over three decades ago has grown into one of the most celebrated names in independent...
CCA Bookstore
The CCA Bookstore is less about impulse buys and more about slow, curious browsing. It brings together the Canadian Cent...
Pulp Books & Café
Born out of a love for books and the neighbourhood it calls home, Pulp Books & Café has quickly become a cornerstone of...
Librairie Z Bookstore
Z Bookstore is a comic shop, but it’s also a full-fledged cultural space where literature, art, and community collide. S...
Librairie l'Échange
Librairie L’Échange has been a Plateau institution since 1976, offering a second life to books, graphic novels, zines, a...
