95 Best Places to Shop in Montreal, Quebec

This is Canada's premier high-end menswear destination. Stocked with both casual and formal attire, wallets, watches, and hats, this 22,000-square-foot flagship store caters to the classically tailored male. Brands include 7 For All Mankind, Michael Kors, Cole Haan, Tom Ford, and Armani.

This designer boutique carries lots of prints, bold designs, and an eclectic mix of accessories from high-end labels liked Sonia Rykiel, Paco Rabanne, Christian Wijnants, and Issey Miyake. 

These two iconic Canadian luxury department stores (Holt Renfrew and Ogilvy) merged into one brand, undergoing a monumental expansion of the original Ogilvy building. Unveiled as Holt Renfrew Ogilvy in 2019, the posh department store is linked, physically, to the equally glamorous Four Seasons Hotel, also opened in 2019. The exclusive mega-store features loads of clean, white-on-white decor (white pillars, white walls, white floors, white marble), showcasing fashions and accessories for men and women from the world’s premier designer labels. Many of these are housed in intimate, partitioned boutique settings within the larger department store. On the fifth floor, clients can enjoy a private shopping experience in one of five personal shopping suites. Especially noteworthy is the new Café Holt, all 1940s Hollywood-inspired glamour, with a remarkable light that recalls a solar orb set above a square orange bar, Breccia Pernice marble and chocolate wood surfaces, and gently curved seating in plush orange velvet upholstery. The café menu emphasizes fresh, local ingredients, with the chef highlighting his Canadian and international influences.

Hudson's Bay department store is a descendant of the Hudson's Bay Company, the iconic 17th-century fur-trading company that played a pivotal role in Canada's development. The Bay, as it's known by Canadians, has been a department store since 1891 and is known for its duffel coats and signature red-, green-, and white-striped blankets. Besides fashions, housewares, and toys, there's also a beauty salon and spa, an optician, and watch and jewelry repair services.

If the friendly and knowledgeable staff don't win you over, the vast collection of Inuit and First Nations art certainly will. Images Boréales represents the best-known Inuit artists while also making a point of working with young, emerging Inuit talent with strong potential. With more than 2,000 pieces of sculpture in soapstone and serpentine, the store will give you the biggest challenge in deciding what to buy.

The home of hippie chic in Montréal, this boutique is packed with flowing tunics, embroidered blouses, and white-cotton dresses. Add a good mix of designer jeans and funky moccasins by Minnetonka and you'll understand why James is a Victoria Village mainstay.

Unusually curved lines, from the heels of his shoes to the interior design of his funky boutique, have cultivated a devout following for the Canadian shoe designer. Belts and bags are also available, letting you create a quirky yet coordinated outfit. Look to the soles for curious and inspiring messages.

This company's snowy owl trademark has become something of a status symbol among the shivering urban masses. The Québec-made coats and parkas sold here are built to keep an Arctic explorer warm and dry. Try on coats in a variety of styles and lengths, with optional fur hoodies. Rain gear is also available.

Walk the red carpet (literally) beyond the black-and-white marble exterior into an elegant room filled with precious jewels. Founded in Montréal more than 60 years ago by a Swiss master jeweler and goldsmith, Kaufmann de Suisse is known for its flowing bands of gold and platinum. The posh, yet friendly family-run boutique recently expanded to include a VIP Philippe Patek corner, showcasing wares from the exclusive Swiss watchmaker.

You'll come to this store for the selection of European menswear and accessories, but you'll stay for the impeccable service and attention to detail. Expect suits from Kiton and Borrelli, bags from Prada, shoes from UK brand Edward Green, and ties from Massimo Bizzocchi.

Find the trends du jour at a great price from the youth-oriented labels on the ground floor of this bustling department store. Upstairs, the fare is more "mature," ranging from respectable and affordable twin sets to luxe offerings from the likes of Chloé and Missoni. The store's fashion-forward men's suits and casual wear are also worth checking out.

This Québec-based lingerie chain is known for its bright, cheerful push-up bras, panties, and negligees. It also sells sleepwear and sportswear.

The Kleins have been selling and acquiring exquisite antiques and antiquities from around the globe for four generations. One of Montréal's most prestigious antiques galleries, Le Petit Musée has been a fixture in Downtown's Golden Square Mile for over half a century. The shop, which is housed in a gorgeous greystone on Sherbrooke St., is a veritable treasure trove covering various rooms over four floors. You'll need a few hours and a lot of stamina to take in the nicely arranged and meticulously cataloged Inuit sculptures, African masks, Chinese bronzes, Japanese screens, Egyptian earthenware, Greco-Roman works, Pre-Columbian pottery, Persian textiles, European furniture, oriental jewelry, and more.

A variety of chic independent boutiques are mixed in with quality chains like DKNY and Desigual in this graceful mall, once a grand hotel. Drop by Spa Diva or the top-notch salon Pure if you're in need of a beauty break. The elegant atrium sometimes hosts runway shows. Be sure to stop by the Barbie Expo, a collection of more than 1,000 Barbie dolls rocking some of the biggest names in fashion, including Christian Dior, Donna Karen, Armani, Vera Wang, Oscar De La Renta, Christian Louboutin, Carolina Herrera, and Zac Posen.

This Canadian sports-and-yoga wear chain offers plenty of styles, colors, and cuts to please both guys and gals. You'll also find headbands, scarves, jewelry, and more.

Heading down Atwater Avenue toward Lachine Canal, you can't miss the art deco tower of Atwater Market. This is the best spot to pick up local produce, fresh flowers, and gourmet meats and cheeses. In summer, bring a blanket and enjoy a picnic by the canal or have a drink at the Canal Lounge, a café and bar on a barge. During the winter holidays there is now the added bonus of an outdoor Christmas market.

The silver-domed Marché Bonsecours, the city's main public market in the 1800s, has been restored and renovated with a modern edge. The 15 boutiques inside sell First Nations artwork, Quebecois designer fashions, jewelry, kitchenware, and more. The paintings of Michel Sylvain on display at Art et Antiquités Médius capture eloquent Montréal street scenes. Soak it all up over a cup of coffee from Le Café des Arts or a full meal and an artisinal beer at Pub BreWskey.

This is the go-to place for art directors, architects, and other men with an eye for European design from Acne Studios, Lemaire, or Dries Van Noten. The Laurier store is sleek, with clean lines and lots of gray, while the Old Montréal location injects a bit of warmth with rich wood paneling.

You'll want to snap up several of the locally designed T-shirts at Mimi & Coco, perhaps pairing them with luxe knitwear from Italy. Beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows create a bright, inviting interior, even on cloudy days. The shop also sells dog collars and leashes, with profits going to a nonprofit foundation that works to promote animal rescue and adoption. Come at lunchtime and sample one of Mandy's gourmet salads from the in-store counter.

With sizes running from 2 to 22, this place makes finding the perfect fit a snap. Choosing from among the casual wear by fashion labels like James Perse, Pas de Calais, and Odd Mooly might be a bit more difficult. Be sure to pick up a comforting sweater from Autumn Cashmere.

Designer Christian Chenail's contemporary take on fashion always has a French twist, and his daring black gowns are showstoppers. His flirty skirts and dresses usually come in cheerful shades of red and blue and call to mind the styles of the '50s.

On the third level of the cavernous Ogilvy department store you'll find the highest quality furs and shearlings, including extravagant, colorful sheared beavers from Montréal's Zuki.Call ahead as there may be closures or disruptions while Ogilvy and Holt Renfrew merge.

This pigtail-covered boutique offers three levels of fun for babies, kids, and young adults. Innovative and kooky gifts, books, clothing, and even scooters are available.

The fashions here don't come cheap, but French-influenced owner Charles Abitbol believes in quality fashion for women of all ages. Abitbol sources funky and whimsical fashions for the younger set, as well as more classic pieces with clean lines from European, American, and local Québec designers such as Yumi, Sanctuary Clothing, Desigual, and Mélissa Nepton. The Fat Boy beanbag chairs may entice you to hang a while in the vast loftlike upstairs space, but like the Taschen design books and the colonial-inspired Québec and French-made furniture, these are also for sale. There's a second location at 433 rue Saint-Denis.

This cornerstone of Montréal's English-language literary scene carries the usual selection of mysteries and thrillers, but it also stocks a wide range of Canadian works. It's a favorite with visiting authors, who stop by to read from their latest releases. Sip on a coffee from the adjacent Second Cup coffee shop while you peruse the stacks.

Stylish shoppers head to the 80-plus retail outlets in Place Ville Marie, part of the city's vast underground network. New to the mall is Le Cathcart restaurants et biergarten, an upscale food hall and beer garden inside a glass pavilion. Also, as of December 2021, the Musée d'art contemporain has its temporary digs here while the museum building undergoes a renovation and expansion ( macm.org/en).

There are 60 shops at this complex directly beneath Christ Church Cathedral, including Canada's largest Linen Chest outlet, with hundreds of bedspreads and duvets, plus aisles of china, crystal, linen, and silver. The food court is spacious and comfortable.

Tucked away in the basement level of the Complexe Desjardins shopping mall, this outlet of the vast French-language book chain is chockablock with French and English books, magazines, and music.

Bring the great outdoors in, courtesy of this beloved Canadian chain with a beaver emblem. There are lots of casual neutrals for men, women, and kids, with pops of colorful sportswear thrown in for good measure. Quality leather goods are also available.

Housing a streamlined selection of Québécois fashion designers, the loftlike space inside Marché Bonsecours sells luxe lines that include Ricardo, Christian Chenail, and the fanciful creations of Ophelie Hats. But it's the owner's own exotic kimonos that steal the show.