Book-hunting route · Montreal
Eva B and 5 more
6 shops · about 12 minutes on foot · 1.0 km
This Montreal route begins at Eva B on Boulevard Saint-Laurent and reaches Librairie L'Insoumise a minute later on the same street, before moving to Friperie Le Chic Prix on Rue Ontario two minutes on. Six minutes after that it picks up Rue Émery for Pause Friperie and, a minute along, La boite à son Le Libraire François, ending four minutes later at Intemporelle Collectif Vintage. Six stops span twelve minutes of walking.
The stops, in walking order
Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.
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1
Eva B
Secondhand store · Boulevard Saint-Laurent · H2X 2T3
Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun 12:00–18:00
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2
1 min walk
Librairie L'InsoumiseUsed bookstore · Boulevard Saint-Laurent · H2X 2T3
Tue–Wed 12:00–18:00; Thu–Fri 12:00–20:00; Sat–Sun 13:00–17:00
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3
2 min walk
Friperie Le Chic PrixSecondhand store · Rue Ontario
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4
6 min walk
Pause FriperieSecondhand store · Rue Émery
Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00; Sun 11:00–17:00
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5
1 min walk
La boite à son Le Libraire FrançoisUsed bookstore · Rue Émery
Mon–Sat 12:00–21:00; Sun closed
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6
4 min walk
Intemporelle Collectif VintageSecondhand store
Tue–Fri 12:00–17:00
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Other routes in Montreal
- Rue Saint-Denis run 10 shops · ~18 min
- Rue Wellington run 4 shops · ~10 min
- Boulevard Saint-Laurent run 4 shops · ~12 min
- Avenue du Mont-Royal Est run 4 shops · ~13 min
- Rue Saint-Hubert run 3 shops · ~4 min
- Rue Charlevoix run 3 shops · ~5 min
How the route is built
Shops within about 400 metres of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.
See all thrift stores in Montreal, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.
Nearby: Thrift stores in Ottawa· Thrift stores in Quebec City· Thrift stores in Toronto· Thrift stores in Mississauga
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