Marche G & D

Shopping at IGA and Metro is so vanilla. Everything comes in nice clean well labeled packaging orderly arranged on shelves in brightly lit aisles with a sketchy looking security guard always nearby. Don't get me wrong, the big chains have there place, I mean they do have a great selection of canned corn and frozen pizzas.

Those times when Montreal starts to seem a little bland... plus

Marché G&D has all the things you would expect in a typical asian kitchen: Dragon Fruit, Longan, soft egg tofu and dumpling wrappers, garlic chives, mochi ice cream, chinese sausage, bok choy, gai lan, and well really I could go on, but you get the drift. (Ok one more, black sesame ice cream!)

It's located on St-Laurent in the basement, and is my new close to home one-stop shop for any time I... plus

Chinatown is one of Montreal's most interesting and distinct ethnic neighbourhoods, housing wonderful restaurants, grocery stores and shops that sell anything from lucky waving cat statues to pottery.

Marché G & D is my favourite grocery store here: large, clean and a spot where you will always find something new and interesting. It provides an opportunity to do your grocery shopping and... plus