Shopping: St-Laurent & Laurier Streets
Start your shopping expedition on the corners of St-Laurent and Sherbrooke, walking North on St-Laurent. Here are some of the cool shops you’ll find along the way.
Right past the gas station to the right you’ll find Lola & Emily, a very feminine and girlie boutique with unique pieces and accessories. You’re looking at clothes that will be a bit more expensive than average but the cuts and quality are one-of-a-kind. This is one of my favourite shops in Montreal.
Just across the street from Lola & Emily, to the right of Restaurant Buonanotte, is m0851, a Montreal line that specializes in fine leathers, linen, nylon and cashmere. This is an excellent place to pick up your signature fall leather purse
Once you pass Prince-Arthur Avenue, you’ll pass by U&I boutique – a great store with a New York and European feel. Clothes here are fine and expensive, so leave your shopping guilt at the door and head straight to their amazing collection of shoes.
As you keep walking, you will pass many other great shop; so many in fact that I just can’t name them all. I recommend you allot enough time to browse through a lot of cute little boutiques. Another segment of St-Laurent Boulevard that I really appreciate is a bit higher up, maybe 2 or 3 blocks, right before getting to Duluth Street. To the left side is a series of really nice and affordable vintage and second hand stores.
Once you pass Mont-Royal Avenue, you’ll notice there won’t be as many stores, but the point here is for you to walk to Laurier Street, because it’s home to another wealth of lovely boutiques. If you were walking on St-Laurent Street, from Sherbrooke to Laurier, without going into any stores it would probably take you about 20 minutes, just to give you an idea of the distance.
You’ll see Laurier Street, on the left corner you’ll pass a park and on the right corner you’ll see the blue sign of the Bank of Montreal. Turn left on Laurier, pass St-Urbain Street, and there you’ll find another stretch of really precious Montreal boutiques, including Billie, Mousseline, Mimi & Coco, Lyla and the famous chocolate shop, Juliette & Chocolat. There’s also a lot of restaurants and cafés for you to take a break at. I recommend Le Figaro, a typical Montreal French bistro which is just off Laurier Street (coming from St-Laurent, turn right on Hutchison).
