Avenue du Mont-Royal

Montréal


Old-fashioned five-and-dime stores rub shoulders with a wide array of trendy cafes and fashion boutiques on Ave du Mont-Royal. The nightlife here has surged to the point that it rivals Blvd St-Laurent, with bars and nightclubs ranging from the sedate to uproarious. Intimate shops, secondhand stores and ultramodern boutiques offer eye-catching apparel.


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Nearby Montréal attractions

1. Église St-Jean-Baptiste

0.29 MILES

Dedicated to St John the Baptist, the patron saint of French Canadians, this church was the hub of working-class Catholic families in the late 19th and…

2. Parc du Portugal

0.38 MILES

This quaint little park is dedicated to Portuguese immigrants and their community, founded in Montréal in 1953. At the rear of the park, next to the…

3. Boulevard St-Laurent

0.45 MILES

A dividing line between the city’s east and west, Blvd St-Laurent (previously ‘the Main’) has always been a focus of action, a gathering place for people…

4. Parc La Fontaine

0.66 MILES

At 34 hectares, this great verdant municipal park is the city’s third largest, after Parc du Mont-Royal and Parc Maisonneuve. In the warmer months weary…

5. Georges-Étienne Cartier Monument

0.74 MILES

On the park's northeastern edge, on Ave du Parc, this statue draws hundreds of revelers every Sunday for tribal playing and spontaneous dancing in what…

6. Carré St-Louis

0.81 MILES

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7. Écomusée du Fier Monde

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8. Église St-Viateur d’Outremont

0.96 MILES

If you are already on Ave Laurier for the shopping and food, poke your head into this church, opened in 1913. The interior is pure Gothic Revival with…