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Showing 24 of 169 places in Montreal
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Style Labo is a treasure trove where industrial nostalgia meets contemporary edge. Since 2009, this Montreal shop has be...
Le 63 isn’t your average vintage boutique—it’s where garage culture, rock’n’roll attitude, and motorcycle style collide....
Hadio doesn’t rely on polish to make its mark—it’s built its name on volume, value, and vintage denim that keeps Montrea...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
The Gallery in NDG isn’t trying to be cool—it just is. Home to five distinct vintage vendors and a rotating cast of mont...
Maison Privée is both a barbershop and a full-blown brand built on precision fades, curated playlists, and sharp aesthet...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
Layton Audio has been selling sound in downtown Montreal since 1887, when two brothers opened Layton Bros as a shop for...
Adams Engraving is a Montreal print and engraving house that traces back to 1850, when Francis Adams set up as F. Adams,...
Joseph Ponton Costumes has been renting costumes in Montreal since 1865, when Ponton, a barber with a taste for theatre,...
Schreter's has outfitted Montrealers from the same stretch of Boulevard Saint-Laurent since the late 1920s, when Joseph...
Cyber Vintage deals in secondhand clothing along the Saint-Denis strip in the Plateau, with a focus on Y2K and '90s styl...
Aux 33 Tours has anchored Plateau-Mont-Royal's record scene since 2007, when owner Pierre Markotanyos turned a lifelong...
Westmount Florist has been around since 1962, and they’ve built their name the old-school way—through consistency, quali...
You’d be forgiven for assuming this stretch of Sherbrooke is just another artery of dépanneurs and dollar stores. But st...
Though Boutique Bonjour could be perceived as a tourist shop, smack in the middle of the city’s most visited neighbourho...
Maison Pépin was founded by artist, designer, and Canadian Lysanne Pepin, as an emblem of her love for art, design, and...
Despite what the name might suggest, this Jean-Talon Market fromagerie isn't exclusively about raw milk cheese—the pun i...
There’s something about flipping through crates at Death of Vinyl that makes time irrelevant. Maybe it’s the unmistakabl...
Le Palais Bulles started with Margaux Nadeau—philosophy grad turned furniture restorer—realizing she preferred paintbrus...
The Australian skincare house Aesop has occupied the ground floor of the Harrison-Stephens building on rue Saint-Paul Ou...
207 Ouest is a subterranean treasure trove shaped by instinct and emotion. Conceived by Myriam and Jeanne Élie of MYEL,...
Bilak is a Mile End jewelry studio creating small-batch, handmade pieces that blur the line between the natural and the...
Showing 24 of 169 places in Montreal
Au Papier Japonais is a shrine to traditional Japanese paper and craftsmanship, quietly holding court in the Mile End fo...
Style Labo is a treasure trove where industrial nostalgia meets contemporary edge. Since 2009, this Montreal shop has be...
Le 63 isn’t your average vintage boutique—it’s where garage culture, rock’n’roll attitude, and motorcycle style collide....
Hadio doesn’t rely on polish to make its mark—it’s built its name on volume, value, and vintage denim that keeps Montrea...
Blatter & Blatter has been making pipes in Montreal since 1907, when Frédéric Blatter founded the business after years o...
The Gallery in NDG isn’t trying to be cool—it just is. Home to five distinct vintage vendors and a rotating cast of mont...
Maison Privée is both a barbershop and a full-blown brand built on precision fades, curated playlists, and sharp aesthet...
Empire Exchange runs on a simple trade: bring in clothes you no longer wear and leave with cash or store credit. The buy...
Layton Audio has been selling sound in downtown Montreal since 1887, when two brothers opened Layton Bros as a shop for...
Adams Engraving is a Montreal print and engraving house that traces back to 1850, when Francis Adams set up as F. Adams,...
Joseph Ponton Costumes has been renting costumes in Montreal since 1865, when Ponton, a barber with a taste for theatre,...
Schreter's has outfitted Montrealers from the same stretch of Boulevard Saint-Laurent since the late 1920s, when Joseph...
Cyber Vintage deals in secondhand clothing along the Saint-Denis strip in the Plateau, with a focus on Y2K and '90s styl...
Aux 33 Tours has anchored Plateau-Mont-Royal's record scene since 2007, when owner Pierre Markotanyos turned a lifelong...
Westmount Florist has been around since 1962, and they’ve built their name the old-school way—through consistency, quali...
You’d be forgiven for assuming this stretch of Sherbrooke is just another artery of dépanneurs and dollar stores. But st...
Though Boutique Bonjour could be perceived as a tourist shop, smack in the middle of the city’s most visited neighbourho...
Maison Pépin was founded by artist, designer, and Canadian Lysanne Pepin, as an emblem of her love for art, design, and...
Despite what the name might suggest, this Jean-Talon Market fromagerie isn't exclusively about raw milk cheese—the pun i...
There’s something about flipping through crates at Death of Vinyl that makes time irrelevant. Maybe it’s the unmistakabl...
Le Palais Bulles started with Margaux Nadeau—philosophy grad turned furniture restorer—realizing she preferred paintbrus...
The Australian skincare house Aesop has occupied the ground floor of the Harrison-Stephens building on rue Saint-Paul Ou...
207 Ouest is a subterranean treasure trove shaped by instinct and emotion. Conceived by Myriam and Jeanne Élie of MYEL,...
Bilak is a Mile End jewelry studio creating small-batch, handmade pieces that blur the line between the natural and the...
