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Thrift stores in Montreal

  • 67 shops
  • 7 thrift
  • 60 used books & secondhand
  • 7 walking routes
  • within 10 km of downtown

Montreal has 67 secondhand and charity shops within 10 kilometres, and Rue Saint-Denis carries the most of any street at 7. The Rue Saint-Denis run strings together 10 shops over 18 minutes, among them Le Dressing, Débédé, Kapara Vintage and Renaissance Librairie. Renaissance runs 17 branches across the city, while Boulevard Saint-Laurent and Rue Wellington each hold 4 shops, the Wellington stretch a 10 minute walk past The Salvation Army and Librairie Les Bons Débarras. Ottawa sits 166 kilometres off, Quebec City 233.

Showing 67 shops

  1. Fripe Secondhand store

    Thu 11:00–18:00

    1.0 km
  2. La Fibre.Atelier Secondhand store

    Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · H3C 1K7

    Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00

    1.1 km
  3. Eva B Secondhand store

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent · H2X 2T3

    Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00 · Eva B and 5 more · stop 1

    1.1 km
  4. Librairie L'Insoumise Used bookstore

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent · H2X 2T3

    Tue–Wed 12:00–18:00 · Eva B and 5 more · stop 2

    1.1 km
  5. Friperie Le Chic Prix Secondhand store

    Rue Ontario

    Eva B and 5 more · stop 3

    1.2 km

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  7. Pause Friperie Secondhand store

    Rue Émery

    Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00 · Eva B and 5 more · stop 4

    1.4 km
  8. La boite à son Le Libraire François Used bookstore

    Rue Émery

    Mon–Sat 12:00–21:00 · Eva B and 5 more · stop 5

    1.5 km
  9. Intemporelle Collectif Vintage Secondhand store

    Tue–Fri 12:00–17:00 · Eva B and 5 more · stop 6

    1.6 km
  10. Arté Secondhand store
    1.6 km
  11. Le Dressing Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Mon closed · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 1

    2.0 km
  12. Débédé Used bookstore

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Tue–Wed 11:00–18:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 2

    2.0 km
  13. Kapara Vintage Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Mon 12:00–18:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 3

    2.1 km
  14. Prelude Secondhand store

    Avenue Duluth Est

    Wed–Sun 11:00–18:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 4

    2.2 km
  15. Arthur et Juno Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Mon closed · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 5

    2.4 km
  16. Renaissance Librairie Used bookstore

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Mon–Wed 09:00–18:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 6

    2.4 km
  17. Le Chainon Secondhand store
    2.5 km
  18. Marché Floh Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Mon–Wed 11:00–18:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 7

    2.5 km
  19. Carole Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Denis

    Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 8

    2.5 km
  20. meubles bazar grand berger Secondhand store

    Rue du Centre · H3K1J8

    Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Rue Charlevoix run · stop 1

    2.6 km
  21. Décrochez-moi ça Secondhand store

    Rue Charlevoix

    Rue Charlevoix run · stop 3

    2.6 km
  22. Point Couture Secondhand store

    Rue Charlevoix · H3K2Z3

    Mon–Fri 10:00–19:00 · Rue Charlevoix run · stop 2

    2.7 km
  23. L'Entraide Les Amis De Montreal Secondhand store

    Rue Notre-Dame Ouest · H4C 1P8

    2.8 km
  24. La Chiffonnière Secondhand store

    Rue Ontario Est

    Mon closed

    2.8 km
  25. Librairie L'Échange Used bookstore

    Avenue du Mont-Royal Est

    Mon–Sun 11:00–19:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 9

    2.8 km
  26. Bouquinerie du Plateau Used bookstore

    Avenue du Mont-Royal Est · H2J 1W9

    Mon–Sun 11:00–19:00 · Rue Saint-Denis run · stop 10

    2.9 km
  27. Phoenix Friperie Secondhand store

    5133

    3.0 km
  28. Tralala Secondhand store

    Avenue Fairmount Ouest

    Mon–Fri 11:00–18:00

    3.1 km
  29. Boutique Les Petits Frères Secondhand store

    Avenue du Mont-Royal Est

    Avenue du Mont-Royal Est run · stop 1

    3.2 km
  30. Renaissance Secondhand store

    Avenue du Mont-Royal Est · H2J 1Y5

    Mon–Fri 09:00–21:00 · Avenue du Mont-Royal Est run · stop 2

    3.2 km
  31. Seconde Secondhand store

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent

    Mon–Wed, Sat 11:00–18:00 · Boulevard Saint-Laurent run · stop 1

    3.3 km
  32. Annex Vintage Secondhand store

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent

    Mon–Wed, Sat 11:00–18:00 · Boulevard Saint-Laurent run · stop 2

    3.4 km
  33. La Boutique des Petits Frères Secondhand store

    Rue Gilford · H2J 1R7

    Mon–Sun 13:00–18:00 · Avenue du Mont-Royal Est run · stop 3

    3.5 km
  34. Boutique Take Three Secondhand store

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent run · stop 3

    3.7 km
  35. Centre de don Renaissance Thrift store

    Montréal · H2V1V1

    Mon–Sun 08:00–18:00

    3.8 km
  36. Librairie un livre à soi Used bookstore

    Avenue Laurier Est

    Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 · Avenue du Mont-Royal Est run · stop 4

    3.9 km
  37. Kay Vintage Secondhand store

    Rue Bernard Ouest · H2T 2K3

    Boulevard Saint-Laurent run · stop 4

    3.9 km
  38. Friperie Sydneys Secondhand store
    4.1 km
  39. Centre de dons Sherbrooke-Montgomery Thrift store

    Rue Sherbrooke Est · H2K 2S6

    Mon–Sun 08:00–18:00

    4.2 km
  40. La Chenille Used bookstore

    Avenue Swail · H3T 1P5

    4.2 km
  41. The Salvation Army Thrift store

    Rue Wellington

    Mon–Fri 10:00–20:00 · Rue Wellington run · stop 1

    4.3 km
  42. Renaissance Secondhand store
    4.3 km
  43. Renaissance Fripe Secondhand store

    Rue Wellington

    Mon–Wed 09:00–20:00 · Rue Wellington run · stop 2

    4.5 km
  44. L'Annexe Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Hubert

    Tue–Wed 11:00–18:00

    4.6 km
  45. Les Trouvailles du Support Secondhand store

    Rue Wellington

    Rue Wellington run · stop 3

    4.7 km
  46. Entre mamans et papas Thrift store

    Rue de Rouen

    Mon–Fri 08:45–16:45

    4.9 km
  47. Librairie Les Bons Débarras Used bookstore

    Rue Wellington

    Mon closed · Rue Wellington run · stop 4

    4.9 km
  48. Renaissance Secondhand store

    Avenue Papineau

    Mon–Wed 09:00–18:00

    5.1 km
  49. Consignaction Secondhand store

    Chemin Queen Mary · H3W 1X5

    Sat–Wed 08:00–18:00

    5.2 km
  50. Caverne Créative Secondhand store

    Rue de Verdun

    5.3 km
  51. BinMart Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Hubert

    Rue Saint-Hubert run · stop 1

    5.3 km
  52. Renaissance Secondhand store

    Mon–Fri 09:00–21:00 · Rue Saint-Hubert run · stop 2

    5.3 km
  53. Armée du Salut Secondhand store

    Rue Saint-Hubert

    Rue Saint-Hubert run · stop 3

    5.5 km
  54. Renaissance Secondhand store

    Mon–Wed 09:00–19:00

    5.5 km
  55. Fripe-Prix Renaissance Secondhand store
    5.6 km
  56. Village des Valeurs Secondhand store

    Rue Ontario Est · H1V 9Z7

    Mon–Fri 09:00–21:00

    5.8 km
  57. Le Bouton Bleu Secondhand store

    Rue Sainte-Catherine Est · H1V 1Y1

    Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00

    6.0 km
  58. Renaissance Fripe-Prix Store Thrift store

    Rue Saint-Jacques · H4B 1V3

    Mon–Fri 09:00–21:00

    7.2 km
  59. Renaissance Secondhand store
    7.5 km
  60. Renaissance Thrift store

    Rue Lajeunesse · H2M 1S3

    8.0 km
  61. Renaissance Secondhand store
    8.7 km
  62. Renaissance Secondhand store
    9.0 km
  63. Renaissance Secondhand store
    9.0 km
  64. Renaissance Fripe Centre Domaine Secondhand store

    Avenue de Granby · H1N 2Z7

    Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00

    9.1 km
  65. Renaissance Boutique Secondhand store

    Boulevard Taschereau · J4X 2S6

    9.5 km
  66. EcoDepot Montreal Secondhand store

    Rue Richer · H8R 1R4

    9.6 km
  67. Le Troc Stop Secondhand store
    10.0 km
  68. Nutri-Centre LaSalle Thrift store
    10.0 km

Book hunting in Montreal

Nearest-first is a decent route plan on its own: cluster your visits, start with the shops closest to each other, and save the outliers for days you're passing anyway. Thrift stores re-shelve constantly, most put new donations out every day or two, so a shop that was quiet on Saturday can be a different shop by Wednesday. Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons, and it's always worth asking staff when the book cart comes out.

40 of the shops here have their opening hours on record, and 30 of those open on Sundays. Where no hours are listed, nobody has recorded them yet. 51 of the 67 are general second-hand shops.

If you want the odds on your side, read our guides to finding good books in thrift and charity shops and spotting the books worth grabbing before you set out.

Donating books in Montreal

7 of the shops here are charity-run and take book donations during opening hours. Ask at the counter for a receipt if you want to claim the donation against tax. Shops pay to dispose of what they cannot sell, so a bad donation costs the charity money. The test before you pack a bag: would someone buy this today? Recent fiction, classics, cookery and children's books move. Old textbooks, out-of-date travel guides and anything damp or mouldy do not.

Our guide to where to donate books covers which shops suit which books, and what to do with a whole house clear-out.

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