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Montreal is famous for its complex of underground tunnels linking buildings, in particular the shopping centres. When winters are freezing, shifting things underground away from the weather does indeed seem to make eminent sense – as well as being rather unique. So we just had to experience this for ourselves.
According to the information we received, the ‘Underground City’ now takes in 33km of connecting passageways and links over 1700 boutiques and businesses. That isn’t hard to believe, because with our lack of local knowledge we soon were … um … lost! Undaunted, we pressed on, finding some shops selling the goods we needed (more summer clothing).
While we did our shopping though, I came to the realisation that our ‘above ground’ shopping malls are equally windowless – so the experience of shopping underground felt very like being at home. And, interestingly, the Montreal shopping complex in the photos even had a glass dome over the top, through which trees were visible (photo 2): that was definitely less claustrophobic than usual in a ‘standard’ shopping centre! Theme: Other
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As you may already know, Montreal is renown for its underground city. What mostly interconnects the underground city are the different malls that we have downtown. You can basically go thru the malls without even putting a foot outside..great during the winter time or the summer time when its too hot and humid! Start East at Union street at The Bay department store, then to Place de la Cathedrale mall, Complexe Les Ailes mall* & Les Ailes High-End Department Store, Eaton Centre*, Montreal Trust mall*, Simon's Department Store to finally Les Cours Mont-Royal mall on Peel Street*. The 3 malls with a * are the most popular ones that have all the big famous stores such as The Gap, Old Navy, Jacob, Tommy, Guess, Zara, Mexx, LeChateau, Aldo, Pegabo, LaSenza, Tristan...Simon's is a great Quebec department store that has nice cheap clothes where as Les Ailes is an High-End Quebec department store. Les Cours Mont-Royal, on the other hand, is less mainstream, and offers a great variety of hip/trendy independant boutiques. There are other malls connecting to the underground city such as Complexe Desjardins (metro Place des Arts) and Place Ville-Marie, but the stores there arent that great. All of the malls have great food courts in their basement with a large variety to eat from at a low price...anything from Mediterranean to Veggie healthy food, Mexican to Sushi...Eaton Centre and Simon's have the best ones.
Wanna buy something canadian?
- Cheap tops at "d" Dynamite, Le Garage, Simon's or LeChateau
- Cheap international cuisine at the Food Courts
- Hip brands like Space FB (Francois Beauregard) at Les Cours Mont-Royal.
- Nice cheap lingerie and underwear at La Senza
- Cheap trendy shoes at Aldo or Pegabo
- Great clothing for the office or dresses for cocktails at FC - Femme de Carriere, Tristan or Club Monaco.
- Great & not expensive make-up brand CARGO at Les Ailes
- Good quality/price clothing at Jacob.
- Canadian Dept stores are: LaBaie (The Bay), Les Ailes, Simon's, Ogilvy and Holt Renfrew (high-end).
Depends on how much you like to spend on clothes, etc... Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Malls located along Ste-Catherine streetDirections: Metro stations: McGill & Peel.
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 Rue St. Catherines by rmdw
Though it runs a great distance east & west, the most popular stretch is between Atwater on the west and St. Laurent on the east.
You should also be aware that underneath much of the central area of this strip (between Stanley and Aylmer are a series of interconnected underground shopping malls. They're especially nice to go in when it's -15C or colder outside!
St. Catherines has an enormous variety of stores of every kind imaginable, from huge department stores to the smallest boutiques.
It also doubles as a "cruising strip" for young men and women in their fancy cars! Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Access from one of these metro stops on the green line: Atwater, Peel, McGill, Place-Des-Arts, or Saint-Laurent.
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 Simply Divine by Stellaluna
All the chocolates are exquisitely exotic, outstandingly rich and simply Divine. Leave a Comment
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 Harmonie Gifts & Souvenirs by rmdw
It was the favourite gift/souvenir shop of my girlfriend ... and she's quite the expert on shopping, I assure you! Leave a Comment Theme: GiftsAddress: 1392 St. Catherine Ouest Montreal, QC H3G 1P8Phone: 514-399-9900Directions: On St. Catherine, between Bishop & Rue
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The first Simons store opened in Quebec city in 1840. There is a sense of tradition in this store but also a good understanding of all the new trends. Men and women can find something very interesting in all the choices available. Each fall, i always go there for the new male collection.
- men and women clothing
- hats, scarfs, coats
It depend a lot, but it's a little bit more for a very good quality. Theme: Department StoreAddress: 977, Sainte-Catherine st. WestPhone: (514) 282-1840Directions: Downtown (Ville-Marie district) Peel subway stationWebsite: http://www.simons.ca
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 Complexe Desjardins by meteorologist1
Mostly retail stores: clothing, shoes, electronics, etc. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Downtown Montreal. Bordered by Jeanne-Mance St., René-Lévesque Blvd., St. Urbain St., and Ste. Catherine St.. Use metro stations Place d'Armes or Place-des-Arts.Website: http://www.complexedesjardins.com/
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St Catherine street (rue Ste Catherine) is the main street in Montreal from where you'll be able to buy pretty much anything you need! There are plenty of bigger and smaller shops, mega-stores, a few department stores (Simons, La Baie) and some shopping centres (Eaton Centre is the biggest). Most of them are in the area between metro stations Guy-Concordia and Place-des-Arts. And don't forget to check out all the nice shops underground!
Of course it all depends on how much you like or dislike to shop but it's easy to spend a whole day (and all of your cash!) here. And as shopping passes for hard work stop to rest your feet once in a while in the cafés along the way. Presse café opposite Zara clothes store serves excellent wraps!
Depends on the store. Anything from a few bucks to huge amounts. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Lower level by Pierre_Rouss
It's really a one stop for shopping for prepared food (bagel, meat, pastry, ethnic food, etc...), fruits and vegetables, wine, flowers, newspaper, book or simply take a coffee or grab a snack in the food fare on the top levels.
Similar to a market place, it is possible to complete your grocery shopping with quality gourmet products, in the heart of downtown Montreal.
Also arts and crafts, carpets, haircuts, or go bowling!!
very affordable. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: 1616, rue Sainte-Catherine WestPhone: (514) 939-FOOD (3663)Directions: Corner of Guy, Guy-Concordia MetroWebsite: http://www.lefaubourg.com/index.asp
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Sainte-Catherine Street is the main downtown artery for shopping. Unlike most North American cities the downtown of Montreal is vibrant and always hopping. There are four very large stores (Ogilvies, The Bay, Simons and Les Ailes de la Mode) and hundreds of other shops and shopping centres. You can find anything you want. In the winter you don't even have to go outside (although I would recommend that you walk on the street). The underground city is huge...and you can access it from many metro stations...go to METRO McGill and start from there.
Fashion, fashion, fashion. Non-canadian visitors can have their sales tax refunded. Lots of foreign exchange shops with good rates will assist you. Every day is a sale day :-) Imagine, with all the money you will save...you can go out and have a good time.
The sky is the limit :-) Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: You can't miss it - it's the main drag!
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