Funky Mont-Royal Avenue is the main street through Montreal's Plateau area. It is well known for its many "friperies", stylish second hand shops where you can design the "Montreal look" that has made the city famous as Canada's fashion center. There are over 300 merchants along this street, all selling something off-beat and unique. Shop for reasonably priced original products, cool hats and jewelry, great shoes, music, books and other accessories. Mount-Royal Avenue is a great place to rent or by a bike and to find some good restaurants including vegetarian places for lunch, dinner or just a coffee and pastry to keep up your shopping energy.