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January 3rd, 2006, 09:20 PM
5 best shopping streets in Montreal
Montreal is only two hours away from Ottawa, and it's a great place to shop. Here are five great shopping streets -- other than Ste-Catherine Street downtown.
1. Avenue Laurier
This short strip (about eight blocks) in posh Outremont is the place to go for upscale shopping. There's a Tilley Endurables store here, for example, and some wonderful boutiques where your credit card can really work up a sweat. Hungry after your expeditions? Avenue Laurier is home to one of the city's top restaurants, Lemeac. The active section of Laurier is near the intersection with Avenue du Parc; it's also a not-too-distant walk from the Laurier metro station.
2. Avenue du Mont-Royal
If Avenue Laurier is upscale-trendy, Avenue du Mont-Royal, an east-west artery a few blocks further south, is funky-trendy. Think small, think Bohemian, think unique: stylish clothes, for example, or edgy tchotchkes for your home. Get off at the Mont-Royal metro stop and explore both east and west. Oh, and don't forget to check out St-Denis, which crosses Mont-Royal and runs north-south.
3. Boulevard St-Laurent
This street, the dividing line between east and west in Montreal, is the multicultural heart of the city. After having looked a bit frayed around the edges for years, it's come into its own as a fascinating street to walk and a great place to shop. From Sherbrooke Street, all the (very long) way north to Autoroute 40, the street Montrealers affectionately call La Main is full of things to see and buy. Most stores are small and unique -- restaurants, clothing stores, furniture and design, antiques. This street has got it all, in easily digestible bits.
4. Jean-Talon Market
This is not really a street, but if you're interested in good eating, this market is well worth a visit. Way north of downtown, a bit west of the Jean-Talon metro stop near the corner of Jean-Talon and St-Denis, the market offers a massive sensory experience where you will find fruits and vegetables (some of which you'll never see in Ottawa) as well as cheeses and fish and meat, all manner of unusual spices, and special cooking implements. Where else can you shop to buy a tagine, and take your pick among a half-dozen stores offering them for sale?
5. Boulevard Le Corbusier
OK, technically it's not in Montreal -- it's in the suburb of Laval, just north of the city. Le Corbusier runs north-south, parallel to Autoroute 15, and is easily accessible. It offers some of the easiest and best one-stop shopping for furniture you'll find. Many of Montreal's best furniture stores have outlets on or near Le Corbusier. Parking is generally easy and stores are literally a two-minute drive from each other.
© The Ottawa Citizen 2005
Montreal is only two hours away from Ottawa, and it's a great place to shop. Here are five great shopping streets -- other than Ste-Catherine Street downtown.
1. Avenue Laurier
This short strip (about eight blocks) in posh Outremont is the place to go for upscale shopping. There's a Tilley Endurables store here, for example, and some wonderful boutiques where your credit card can really work up a sweat. Hungry after your expeditions? Avenue Laurier is home to one of the city's top restaurants, Lemeac. The active section of Laurier is near the intersection with Avenue du Parc; it's also a not-too-distant walk from the Laurier metro station.
2. Avenue du Mont-Royal
If Avenue Laurier is upscale-trendy, Avenue du Mont-Royal, an east-west artery a few blocks further south, is funky-trendy. Think small, think Bohemian, think unique: stylish clothes, for example, or edgy tchotchkes for your home. Get off at the Mont-Royal metro stop and explore both east and west. Oh, and don't forget to check out St-Denis, which crosses Mont-Royal and runs north-south.
3. Boulevard St-Laurent
This street, the dividing line between east and west in Montreal, is the multicultural heart of the city. After having looked a bit frayed around the edges for years, it's come into its own as a fascinating street to walk and a great place to shop. From Sherbrooke Street, all the (very long) way north to Autoroute 40, the street Montrealers affectionately call La Main is full of things to see and buy. Most stores are small and unique -- restaurants, clothing stores, furniture and design, antiques. This street has got it all, in easily digestible bits.
4. Jean-Talon Market
This is not really a street, but if you're interested in good eating, this market is well worth a visit. Way north of downtown, a bit west of the Jean-Talon metro stop near the corner of Jean-Talon and St-Denis, the market offers a massive sensory experience where you will find fruits and vegetables (some of which you'll never see in Ottawa) as well as cheeses and fish and meat, all manner of unusual spices, and special cooking implements. Where else can you shop to buy a tagine, and take your pick among a half-dozen stores offering them for sale?
5. Boulevard Le Corbusier
OK, technically it's not in Montreal -- it's in the suburb of Laval, just north of the city. Le Corbusier runs north-south, parallel to Autoroute 15, and is easily accessible. It offers some of the easiest and best one-stop shopping for furniture you'll find. Many of Montreal's best furniture stores have outlets on or near Le Corbusier. Parking is generally easy and stores are literally a two-minute drive from each other.
© The Ottawa Citizen 2005