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With the ever-growing interest in cooking, many cities have seen a welcome increase in stores that specialize in spices, cookbooks, kitchen gadgets, chocolate, charcuterie, and the like. This list highlights some of the best shops devoted to gourmet foods and equipment.
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 3960, rue Saint-Denis, Montréal, QC H2W 2M2
A long-time favorite with Montréal's cooks and foodies, Arthur Quentin has everything you need for your kitchen. From the practical items you use every day to smart gadgets you didn't know you needed; from fine crystal, flatware and china to pots and pans; from tablecloths to mortar and pestle sets. Plus, there's a nice section devoted to...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 138, ave Atwater, Atwater Market, stall C-1, Montréal, QC H4C 2G3
The finest ingredients and carefully chosen flavors are the hallmarks of Chocolats Geneviève Grandbois. Sometimes, the combinations might sound a bit strange – the Monte Cristo is infused with cigar leaves, Balsamico is made with 25-year-old balsamic vinegar, Truffe blanche with white truffle oil – but the final product always "works." A sublime...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 1042, ave Laurier ouest, Montréal, QC H2V 2K8
For over half a century, this wonderful shop has supplied Montréal cooks with an inspirational inventory of gourmet and hard-to-find ingredients. Rare spices, the finest extra virgin olive oils, exquisite chocolates, specialty teas and coffees, jams and jellies, mustards, Québec cheeses and meats – the list goes on and on. The shop also offers...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 4347, rue de la Roché, Montréal, QC H2J 3H8
The humble but much-loved tomato is the inspiration for this unique shop. Tomato-based salad dressings, marinades, sauces, butters, jellies – all made with tomatoes that the shop itself has grown. There are also auxiliary ingredients like pastas and olive oils, plus fresh tomatoes in season. It's an amazing collection by any standard, and samples...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 1375, ave Laurier est, Montréal, QC H2J 1H6
Montréal's ave Laurier est has more than its fair share of specialty food shops and gourmet cafes, and Le Fromentier offers what many consider to be the best breads and pastries not only in the neighborhood but in the entire city. The shop features standards throughout the week and several daily specials. Along with swoon-worthy chocolate...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 375, rue Roy est, Montréal, QC H2W1N1
Another of Montréal's famed chocolatiers. Chloé creates luscious ganache centers with intense flavors like anise, honey, raspberries, Earl Grey tea, and passionfruit, all covered in the smoothest Valrhona chocolate. You can also choose chocolate-covered marshmallows, salty-sweet caramels, and plain bars, all of which are worth every calorie and...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 7070 rue Henri Julien, Marché Jean Talon, Montréal, QC H2S 2V8
For the chef on your list, or for yourself, a visit to Librairie Gourmande is a must. The bookstore specializes in cookbooks, with a huge selection in both French and English. Books about food, books by and about famous chefs, and books devoted to every imaginable cooking style and cuisine. The store regularly schedules author readings and...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 1389, ave Laurier est, Montréal, QC H2J 1H6
An entire store fervently devoted almost entirely to olive oil. There are bottles of varying grades from Spain, Italy, Chile and Australia. A tempting selection of olives, vinegars and items made with olive oil are also on offer. You can sample most anything, and if you're unsure what to buy, the staff is not only friendly they are extremely...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 7070, Henri-Julien, Marché Jean-Talon, Montréal, QC H2S 3A3
Owned by the De Vienne family (much revered among Montréal's foodie circles), this Jean-Talon Market enterprise is illuminating to say the least. The specialty here is olive oils and spices, and it's virtually a given that you'll find some you've never heard of before. Rare Indonesian spice blends, obscure but must-have herbs from Africa – it's a...
Category: Gourmet Stores - Montréal Shopping
Address: 6851, St-Dominique, Montréal, QC H2S 3B3
A Quincaillerie is a hardware store, but this is no ordinary hardware store. On one side of the family-operated shope you'll find hunting gear and rifles and such, but the other side is all cookware. It's a familiar haunt for the city's chefs and amateur cooks, who browse the aisles for the most cunning kitchen gadgets and then stay to trade...
