Top 10 Book Stores In Montreal
1- Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
Google 4.8 Stars (761 Reviews)
Librairie Drawn & Quarterly would like to acknowledge that our events and bookstores are located on the unceded territory of the Kanien’kehá:ka. Many of us refer to Montreal as our home, but it is named Tiohtiá:ke. It has always been a gathering place for many First Nations and continues to be home to a diverse population of Indigenous peoples. We are grateful that creating and sharing stories has been a part of this land for thousands of years.
211 Rue Bernard Ouest
514-279-2224
https://mtl.drawnandquarterly.com/
2- Librairie Le Port de tête
Google 4.8 Stars (538 Reviews)
Located on Mont-Royal Avenue, the Le Port de tête bookstore has been at the heart of Montreal's cultural life since May 2007. Our main concern is to offer our customers quality books, new or used. , In all areas. Our strengths are literature, philosophy, humanities, arts, children's literature, comics as well as rare and out-of-print books.
Here, all the booksellers actively participate in the development of the collection, which contributes to making it one of the richest and most original in the Quebec landscape. All the books are chosen carefully and the coherence of the whole has the sole aim of responding to the intelligence of the readers.
269, 222 Avenue du Mont-Royal E et
514-678-9566
3- Librairie Monet
Google 4.8 Stars (450 Reviews)
For more than 40 years, La Librairie Monet has worked tirelessly to provide a memorable experience for its customers. To do this, we offer you a place conducive to discovery where you will have access to the wise advice of a team of passionate booksellers for whom the book is more than just a product.
2752 rue de Salaberry
514-337-4083
https://www.librairiemonet.com/
4- Librairie Planète Bd
Google 4.8 Stars (241 Reviews)
The Planète BD bookstore counts among its clientele the libraries of the city of Montreal, Bibliothèque et Archives nationaux du Québec (BAnQ), the libraries of the city of Ottawa, the Catholic school board of Regina as well as 148 primary schools , secondary, college and university on the island of Montreal and in the region. We have developed unique expertise in serving institutions, particularly in the evaluation and updating of collections as well as a renowned consulting service.
The Planète BD team has, to date, 130 years of experience in bookstores.
4077 rue Saint-Denis
514-759-9800
https://planetebd.leslibraires.ca/
5- Verdun Bookstore
Google 4.7 Stars (977 Reviews)
La Librairie de Verdun is an independent and approved neighborhood bookstore (member of the Association des Libraires du Québec ) offering a wide enough range of choices to please everyone.
Our team has many years of experience and enough knowledge to serve you well whether you are a new reader or an experienced reader.
4750, Rue Wellington
514-769-2321
https://lalibrairiedeverdun.com/
6- Librairie Raffin - Plaza St-Hubert
Google 4.7 Stars (360 Reviews)
It was in 1930 that the first branch of Raffin bookstores opened its doors on Saint-Hubert Street. This branch is still in operation and happy to welcome you. Since then, two branches have been added to form a small network of independent bookstores, one at Place Versailles (Montreal) and one in Repentigny (behind the SAQ on Brien).
Over the years, thanks to their expertise and their enthusiasm for books, Raffin bookstores have firmly rooted themselves in the Quebec literary landscape and their service to institutions and businesses has become a reference in the field.
6330, rue Saint-Hubert
514-274-2870
https://raffin.leslibraires.ca/
7- Librairie Michel Fortin Inc
Google 4.7 Stars (242 Reviews)
Founded in 1982 in Montreal, the Michel Fortin bookstore meets the needs of teachers, learners and language aficionados around the world.
5122 avenue du Parc
514-849-5719
https://librairiedeslangues.com/
8- Librairie Gallimard
Google 4.7 Stars (203 Reviews)
The Gallimard bookstore in Montreal was opened on November 9, 1989 on the west side of the Main, in the heart of Boulevard Saint-Laurent, between rue Prince-Arthur and avenue de Pins. Since its beginnings, the bookstore has been the privileged place for all literature. There we rub shoulders with the works of French and Quebec writers as well as texts from world literature. The Gallimard bookstore in Montreal is also a living place where a space is constantly taking shape to bring books into existence, to pass them on, to offer them for everyone's judgment and for everyone's debate. The poetry, theater, philosophy, history, literature and human sciences departments are real niches which reveal a fund accumulated by long experience.
3700 boul. Saint-Laurent
514-499-2012
https://www.gallimardmontreal.com/
9- Indigo
Google 4.5 Stars (5.1 K Reviews)
Indigo Books & Music is born. Bringing Indigo to life was the culmination of a lifelong passion for books and music created by booklovers, for booklovers. It was conceived as a booklover's cultural department store and aims to consistently provide the most inspiring, richly stocked and inviting retail environment in the world.
1500, avenue McGill College
514-281-5549
10- Renaud-Bray
Google 4.5 Stars (1.7 K Reviews)
Founded by Pierre Renaud and Edmond Bray, who opened their first store on Côte-des-Neiges Road, in Montreal, in 1965.
With close to 30 outlets across Quebec, Renaud-Bray has grown to becomethe biggest chain of French-language bookstores in North America.
Since 2009, Renaud-Bray has been operating a 40,000 sq. ft. Web warehouse with an electronic processing system that ensures easy, efficient handling of its stock of 200,000 products, thousands of orders every day and deliveries to some of the most exotic places on the planet.
4380, rue Saint-Denis
514-844-2587