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Chinatown: Chinatown
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  • Montreal's Chinatown is smaller than some, but has everything that a good Chinatown needs. It is loaded with authentic dim sum restaurants and noodle shops, groceries, and import stores. Some of the best shopping we found in the city was here, as the merchants are all very willing, even expect, to bargain prices with you. I went home with a gorgeous silk bag for only $20 Canadian. This is also a great place to get a delicious and inexspensive lunch. It is located right near the Old City, so stopping by on your way to or from there is easy.

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  • Address: Chinatown
  • Directions: Take Metro to Place d'Armes and turn left out of station exit. You will see the gates in front of you.
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    Chinatown: Chinatown
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  • We just quickly walked by Chinatown on our way to a few army surplus'. Apparently Chinatown is more active during the summer when everyone brings there stands outside. There didn't seem to be much going on in the start of March thats for sure. I will revisit next time I go during the summer.

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  • Address: Metro station Place-d'Armes
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    Chinatown: Chinatown
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  • Chinatown in the winter - Dec 27, 2005 - Montreal
    Chinatown in the winter - Dec
    27, 2005
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    Chinatown is a relatively small neighbourhood of downtown Montreal. I didn't actually spend a whole lot of time here, and it wasn't really evident to me where Chinatown started and ended.

    Montreal's Chinatown is predominantly centred around St-Laurent and Gaucheti?re. This part of Gaucheti?re is pedestrian-only. Apparently in the 1950's a lot of its buildings were demolishes, and Chinatown's existence was threatened. However, since the 1980's, more effort has been put into reclaiming Chinatown and its heritage.

    Coming from Vancouver, a city with a huge Chinese population, I found Montreal's Chinatown somewhat underwhelming, and yet, it was wonderful. Just like most Canadian cities, Montreal's Chinese community isn't confined to Chinatown - its community lives all over the city and its suburbs. Chinatown represents Montreal's Chinese heritage, and how a community can exist and thrive among the dominating cultures of the French and English speaking worlds.

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    Chinatown: Asian persuasion
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  • Chinatown. All the great cities have one!
    This area is full of restaurants and shops. You'll find an eclectic mix of people strolling through the area; from tourists to locals who know where to get great Asian food.

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  • Address: Between Rene Levesque and Avenue Viger
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    Chinatown: Chinatown
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  • Pedestrian Street off Rue St Urbain in Chinatown - Montreal
    Pedestrian Street off Rue St
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    Montreal's Chinatown at it's most interesting is walking through some of it's pedestrian thoroughfares between some of the larger boulevards. This street, between Rue St. Urbain and Rue St. Laurent, is lined with small intimate restaurants with narrow outdoor patios and curious shops selling everything from traditional medicinces to fortune telling.

    Homeless people, sometimes, make a bed for themselves smack in the middle of the street.

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    Chinatown: Chinatown
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  • Chinese archway marks the entrance of Chinatown - Montreal
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    Montreal's Chinatown is very small, compared to Toronto or Vancouver. Chinese immigrants arrived here in late 19th century. There is a giant traditional archway at St. Laurent and Viger, a smaller one can be found on the narrow pedestrian only La Gauchetiere, just east of St. Laurent. You can find many cheap food here - Chinese or Vietnamese.

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  • Directions: A couple of blocks north of Old Montreal; get off at Place-d'Armes station
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    Chinatown: ni hao..
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  • of course, just like in every other canadian city, there is a chinatown!! and as a chinese of course I had to go see for myself. this chinatown is pretty small, a little bigger than in ottawa, but nothing compared to toronto or vancouver of course.

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    Chinatown: Busy streets of Chinatown
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  • Chinatown is a great, cheap place to grab a bite to eat. You can select from Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine among others. And, of course, there are also great herb stores and stores where you can find all kinds of Asian manufactured, inexpensive items.

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    Chinatown: Go to Chinatown!
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  • Very small if compares to others, but very nice!

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  • Directions: Mainly on Saint-Laurent boulevard between René-Lévesque street and Viger, closed to the Old Montréal. Métro Place-D'Armes(orange line)or St.Laurent (green line). I couldn't find a better picture... I
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    Chinatown: Chinatown. Although my mom and...
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  • Chinatown. Although my mom and I decided not to eat here, we did have a good time walking through and looking around! Chinatown is just a short walk from Notre Dame and then you can continue your short walk to one of the main restaurant strips.

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