This is a great Epicerie in Little Italy, not far from the Jean Talon market.. As you walk in, you…read morecan smell the fragrant spices that are sold in bulk. You grab a plastic bag and fill it with whatever you need. You can find Montreal Steak seasonings, paprika, pepper, bases for soups like Minestrone, nuts, almonds, candies, chocolate covered nuts, etc.. A great array of things for your kitchen and maybe as a snack. Check it out.

We dropped by on a blisteringly hot day, which probably explains why there were only one or two…read moreother patrons in the shop the entire time we spent browsing, agog, at the massive selection of herbs and spices. This shop in a majesty of culinary delights! I impressed myself a little bit by immediately (and accidentally) homing in on one of the shop's most popular spice blends: the Mediterranean sea salt. Either that, or the incredibly friendly staff were just selling me on it by telling me it's one of their best-selling products. The entire stash of bagged spices reportedly sells out within days of being stocked! And a little less than half a kilo went for only $4.46CAD -- what a steal (so was the huge bag of bay leaves for $1.25)! Protip: be prepared for TSA to search your bag if you end up purchasing some spices from this shop. Apparently, it looked like we were smuggling some illicit substances back home...

I was on a walking tour Jean-Talon Market, and our tour guide made a point to take us to this…read morewonderful spice shop. Épices de Cru is a family-owned spice and tea company that sources directly from producers and cares about sustainability fair trade. Their product selection is incredible - so many spices and teas and other food products to smell and learn about and try! The family that owns Épices de Cru is such a big deal (and so great), they even have a book about their travels, their spices, and their cooking style! So if you're in Jean-Talon Market and enjoy to cook, stop by this little shop. It's so well stocked with so many amazing products, it's practically a guarantee you'll love it!

Epices de Cru is wonderful spice store…read more Of course I am so happy to browse and sniff all their offerings. If you love to cook, you won't be disappointed with the varieties they offers! So many spices and herbs to choose from and just checking them out gave me a lot of inspirations! Epices de Cru is also a tea shop. A whole wall full of loose tea leaves in tins. You can buy them in small package which the staff will pack them for you. The lady that served us was really knowledgeable and helpful and is a real tea sommelier. Their selection is from all over the World and they have interesting offerings from smaller tea plantations. You can also buy a hot tea to go brewed from one of the tea leaves! This was a highlight during my recent visit of Marche Jean-Talon. So if you love tea, spices and herbs, make sure you drop by Epices de Cru!

Location: Monkland Village…read more Stuff: I think this place carries every possible spice/herb that you can think of, making it a one-stop shop for all your culinary (and in some cases, holistic) needs. You will find multiple types of cinnamon, clove, turmeric, roots - even flavored sugar (try the raspberry!). In my opinion, there's no reason you would NOT find what you're looking for, right here. Service: Each time that I've been, I spoke to someone that was super knowledgeable about the products. They were always able to explain the subtle differences between the various spices, and make great recommendations on what I should use to cook a specific dish. Price: Pretty good - unless you're buying a super rare root from the middle of nowhere, these guys won't rip you off. You basically pay for the weight, though I think they do have a minimum quantity.

If you love cooking, and like great spices this is definitely a place to check out. I often find…read moremyself wandering around looking for spices, roots, herbs, such as turmeric root something that I love to use when I make curries. I recently discovered all of their flavored sugars - strawberry, espresso, habanero, and more! I can wait to try them out! There is definitely a lot to see and especially to smell. So if you need a great place to find spices, or if you just feel like broadening your knowledge in the culinary world of spices the Spice Station is will definitely satisfy your needs.

Small shop with a nice array of European/French grocery products. Ideal place to find a unique item…read moreand perfect for gifts. Great for fine foods, treats, teas, sauces and even beauty/cleaning items that you won't find elsewhere. I was particularly interested in the French skincare care brands such as Le Petit Marseillais and Dop which are normally very hard to find in Canada. They had a decent selection of soaps and bodywashes priced fairly compared to the original prices in Europe. If you are not familiar with the brands, you may still be impressed by the goods - we ended up purchasing some specialty sodas and unique potato chips along with other snacks. Excellent and friendly service from the staff. Wish the selection was bigger and some things more affordable, I noticed they had a section of discounted goods that were close to or past their best before date therefore I think this shop doesn't get enough customers or may not sell enough products.

They say they have "bulk delivery". You decide…read more Ali once claimed I was the St. Henri store's first customer. I have type-2 diabetes. Which I've mentioned multiple times to ALI, as I've tried for 40 years to get him to carry stevia, the only acceptable sugar substitute for diabetics (according to my doctor). So much fun realizing they just eliminated it from their shelves...altogether. But it was this bulk grain order that's turned me off this store, perhaps for good: I ordered 5 X 20KG bags of grain. Kamut, Spelt Rye, Buckwheat and Oats. The Kamut, Spelt, Rye and Oats arrived in a reasonable amount of time. And, as I am handicapped, Ali brought it right up to the third floor. Nice. I haven't seen any sign of the buckwheat, in the 5 months since. Despite Ali giving his word it was coming. But the oats were the kicker. "Not fit for human consumption" is the description I'd give them. Every mouthful a festival of oat husks, and I'm spitting that &^%%$ out for an hour after every breakfast. I told Ali about it, days after it was delivered, and again, he gave me his word it'd be replaced. 5 months later, I'm still waiting. When the weather's good enough for me to get to the store, with my two canes and without my ebike, limited to about 3 blocks range...I limp to the store and I'm told that "Ali doesn't want to deal with this." Well. I don't exactly want to deal with an enormous bag of pig-oats, which I'm now forced to eat every day. I NEED oats for my diet. And there's no way I can carry a 20KG bag downstairs to throw it out. So now I'm forced to eat BAD oats I don't like...and to wonder why I'm being treated so shoddily. So "bulk delivery"??? Meh. Use TAU

Beau choix d'aliments, cependant mardi soir dernier quand j'ai payé les produits , la caissière…read moreetait très enrhumée elle a touché mes produits et j'ai eu peur d'attraper son virus et comme de fait le jour suivant j'ai commencé à être enrhumée et aujourd'hui je teste positif à la Covid! C'est très irresponsable de recevoir des clients si vs êtes malade, vous me faites rater mon Noël, je ne pourrai fêter en famille!

Noix orientale has become a goto place for the best freshly roasted nuts and dried fruits and herbs…read morein the Montreal/Laval area. All nuts are roasted on the premises hence the freshness and the amazing smell coming out from the back of the store. Roasted nuts are available as salted, semi salted or unsalted. It also has middle eastern grocery items like makdous (stuffed eggplants), red pepper paste, dates, etc. In addition, they sell Turkish/Arabic coffee ground. Service is quick even if sometimes a line forms in the store due to high volume of customers.

I am impressed with Peppermaster's collection of hot sauces all lining up at the Hot and Spicy…read moreevent last weekend. I am more impressed that Peppermaster is a Canadian Company based in Quebec. The hot sauce they have are made from hot pepper from all around the world and have all kind of heat level from very mild to fiery hot. The gentleman as the booth was really nice and friendly and I even got to sample a whole pickled White Bullet Habanero... not cheap... $10 for a bottle of 6?? It rated over at 300,000 scoville heat units. Now I know I can eat really hot without breaking a sweat!! There are a lot of other interesting hot sauces too, which you can use as marinate or dipping or just spice up your life. Almost all the sauces comes in bottles of 250 ml priced from $15 and up...

A slice of Bahamas in Quebec. Solid hot sauces and the owner is kind and excited about his craft.read more

Carré Confiserie is located inside the Cours Mont Royal, strategically located on the same level as…read morethe Metro Peel subway, and is open every day of the week. I can confirm that kids are not the only ones who enjoy this beautiful display of candies in a store that is clean and aesthetically well laid out. The owners of the store radiate warmth and offer explanations on any of their products with pride and enthusiasm. Kudos to them for the layout that has a nice hypnotizing effect of being in a candy fantasy land. Many of the candies are imported, mainly from Europe. The ice-cream bites are homemade and delicious. What a treat for the kids who can go two floors up to visit Barbie Expo, a must see free event.

Hello was invited to visit for an Yelp elite event…read more Location is the cour mont royal building in the tunnel to subway. The owner was there and he is super friendly. He gave me a beautiful Halloween loot bag. The store is packed with every type of candy you can thick of. You name it he has it. Along with the candy he had a nice selection of ice cream bites but did not try it. We took a nice selection of mixed candy home and when we ate them they were super fresh. This place is a must to go visit to fill your sweet cravings. Enjoy