Where Montreal shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Montreal shops, snacks and lunches.
Jean-Talon Market is Montreal's largest public market, a Little Italy sprawl of Quebec produce, cheese counters, fishmongers and prepared-food stalls.
Go for: Quebec produce, Cheese, Prepared food
Tip: Come hungry and graze; late afternoon brings the best deals as vendors clear the day's produce.
Atwater Market sits beside the Lachine Canal in Montreal, its art-deco hall lined with butchers, cheesemongers and bakers under a landmark clock tower.
Go for: Butchers, Bakery, Cheese
Tip: Assemble a picnic from the butchers and Premiere Moisson, then eat it on the canal bank outside.
Maisonneuve Market anchors Hochelaga in Montreal, a Beaux-Arts hall and open stalls where east-end locals shop Quebec produce, cheese and flowers.
Go for: Produce, Local farms, Cheese
Tip: It is quieter than Jean-Talon and Atwater; a calmer place to actually talk to the farmers.
Marche des Ecluses sits on the Lachine Canal locks in Old Montreal, part waterfront market and part terrasse bar, with a summer market and canal views.
Go for: Terrasse, Local products, Snacks
Tip: Come for sunset drinks on the water; the summer farmers market runs weekends by the locks.
Marche de Lachine is Montreal's oldest public market, a canal-side pair of halls in the west-end borough with year-round gourmet shops and seasonal produce.
Go for: Produce, Local farms, Gourmet shops
Tip: It is a quiet, local market well off the tourist trail; combine it with a Lachine Canal bike ride.
Marche Solidaire Frontenac is a community-run market in Centre-Sud, Montreal, selling affordable Quebec produce from local farms through the warm months.
Go for: Affordable produce, Local farms, Community market
Tip: It runs seasonally from spring to autumn and focuses on affordable local produce; bring cash and a bag.
Time Out Market Montreal gathers stalls from top city chefs on the upper floor of the Eaton Centre downtown, a curated food hall under one roof.
Go for: Chef counters, Cocktails, One-stop dining
Tip: It is a good rainy-day way to sample several chefs at once; go off-peak to avoid the lunch-rush queues.
Le Central is a sprawling gourmet food hall in Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles, with dozens of counters spanning tacos, dumplings and smash burgers.
Go for: Global stalls, Groups, Late dining
Tip: Split up and graze across the stalls; it is one of the better late-night group options downtown.
Le Cathcart is a glassy food hall and biergarten under the Place Ville Marie esplanade in downtown Montreal, mixing chef-run counters and a central bar.
Go for: Biergarten, Food hall, After-work
Tip: The central biergarten is the draw for after-work groups; the counters cover most cravings in one stop.