Dragon Flowers
Mile End · 5777 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Mile End
A magical, vertically-overflowing flower shop covered in white birdcages that is a true neighbourhood treasure.
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Best Hidden Gems in Montreal
Montreal's hidden gems. Under-the-radar neighbourhood spots most tourists never find. Local favourites the guidebooks miss, picked by people who live in the city.
Five picks
Argo Bookshop
Downtown · 1841-A Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Downtown
Montreal's oldest English-language bookshop, a single tiny room packed floor-to-ceiling with fiction and poetry that most visitors walk right past.
Prisma Aura Photography
Downtown · 460 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest #706, Downtown
An analog aura photography studio downtown where you place your hands on a sensor and get a burst of colour around you, with a one-on-one interpretation of what it all means.
Musée de Lachine
Lachine · 1 Chem. du Musée, Lachine
A small riverside museum and outdoor sculpture garden on the Lachine waterfront, far from the tourist circuit and free to visit.
Clock Tower Beach
Old Montreal · 1 Rue Quai de l'Horloge, Old Montreal
A sandy urban oasis at the foot of a historic clock tower with great views of the Jacques Cartier Bridge.
Every city guide lists the obvious spots. This page is for the places that make Montreal feel like a secret. These are the shops, studios, and corners that even some locals have not found yet. They are spread across different neighbourhoods with no common theme except that each one made us stop, look twice, and tell someone about it. If you have already done the bagels, the mountain, and Old Montreal, this is where to go next.