Atwater Market is a year-round public market in a distinctive Art Deco building beside the Lachine Canal. Its location makes it especially useful as part of a larger southwest-Montreal day.
Why visit?
The market combines specialty food and prepared food with one of Montreal’s most enjoyable urban recreation corridors. It has operated since 1933.
What to combine nearby
Walk or cycle part of the Lachine Canal, explore Saint-Henri, or continue toward Little Burgundy and Griffintown.
How long?
Allow roughly an hour for the market itself, longer if eating. A half-day works well when the canal and nearby neighbourhoods are included.
Atwater vs. Jean-Talon
Jean-Talon is stronger for a market-centred Little Italy outing. Atwater shines as one stop in a canal and southwest-neighbourhood route.