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In business since 1954, customers here form long lines for prepared foods at the takeout counter. Apart from fresh produce, this Italian grocery mecca carries more than a thousand types of cheeses (not all Italian); charcuterie, including sausage, prosciutto, truffle ham, and pâtés; dozens of kinds of oils and vinegars; fresh baked goods; and other fine foods imported from Italy. For some elbow room, go during the week.
Acres of chocolate and candy and the best coffee beans in town draw well-heeled shoppers to this Outremont shop. The colossal assortment of fine cheeses, charcuterie, and other local and imported goodies add to the appeal.
Piazza Salumi is an excellent Italian fine food shop and delicatessen with a sandwich counter preparing some of the best focaccia sandwiches in Montréal. The ready-to-eat counter serves arancini, pasta dishes and Roman-style pizza (made with foccacia bread and cut in rectangles) slices.
This gourmet cheese shop is the go-to destination for the city's top chefs and cheese aficionados. Yannick Achim carries 400 varieties, buying from local dairies and stocking an astonishing international selection. You'll find Pikauba cheese from Québec beside pecorino made with raw sheep's milk and laced with black truffles. Cheese lovers here eagerly trade advice on building the perfect after-dinner cheese plate.
