Bonsecours Market (Marche Bonsecours)

Bonsecours Market (Marche Bonsecours)

Bonsecours Market (Marche Bonsecours)
3.5
Historic SitesPoints of Interest & Landmarks
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
A famous market until 1963, this structure now houses various offices of the city government.
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Neighborhood: Ville-Marie
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  • Champ-de-Mars • 5 min walk
  • Place-d'Armes • 10 min walk
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  • Dimitris L
    Sydney, Australia50,924 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Lovely building, on the outside.
    Bonsecours Market or Marche Bonsecours, is a sort of a "tale of two stories"! The building itself is a wonderful architectural structure, from the outside. From a distance it looks like a glorious building and from close up it looks fantastic. It houses dozens of a range of shops, mostly boutiques, but also cafes and other touristy shops. Unfortunately they are all very expensive! We browsed through some of them and quickly left. Also some of the staff do not seem to know how to treat potential customers, not that too many people would buy anything,!
    Visited September 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 9, 2023
  • Maria F
    Yiwu, China21 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mtl decor store
    I really like this place in Montreal. One of my favorite actually. There are so many unique stores but the best one is Mtl decor!🤩 if you’re looking for something memorable to bring from Montreal visit Mtl decor. They sell unique decor and if you’re lucky enough you can even meet the artist himself who makes these pieces of art. Also they sell collection money.
    Visited November 2023
    Traveled with friends
    Written November 12, 2023
  • IAN D
    Wigan, United Kingdom26,111 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful building
    Bonsecours Market at 350 Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal, is a two-story domed public market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. Recognized as one of the ten most beautiful heritage buildings in Canada, the Marché Bonsecours is a bustling marketplace that showcases Québec artists, designers and artisans.
    Visited April 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written May 18, 2024
  • sanju_222323
    New Jersey16,683 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    served as the town hall before becoming Montréal's vegetable market
    Bonsecours Market (Marché Bonsecours) served as the town hall before becoming Montréal's vegetable market. It's an important heritage building and one of the most eye-catching structures in Montreal. The building design was inspired by Dublinʼs Custom House. the Bonsecours Market, or Marché Bonsecours, is known as one of Canada's ten finest heritage buildings and has become a must-see stop on any visit to Old Montréal. While the farmer’s market closed in the 1960s, the Marché now serves the city as a mall complete with boutiques featuring local artisans [The market is home to fifteen different boutiques featuring top-quality creations that are all proudly made in Quebec!] as well as outdoor cafés and restaurants. It is also used for municipal office space and the halls and banquet rooms on the lower and upper floors are available to rent for a variety of events, including Montréal’s Fashion Week.
    Visited June 2024
    Traveled as a couple
    Written August 18, 2024
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Tara Heagele
Hamilton, NJ1,255 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2023 • Friends
This market houses a bunch of cute, little shops where you can spend lots of money buying fancy, expensive jewelry and art, or spend a little money buying chachkes, tee shirts, and handicrafts. I spent most of my money buying Canda-made food and maple products. All of the shops are on one floor. I did an initial quick visit to each shop to scope out potential souvenirs, then returned to the shops where I wanted to make purchases. There are public bathrooms in the middle of the market and a fairly-priced cafe called Café des Arts with delicious food and beverages on one end.
Written July 7, 2023
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Jessica S
Canada511 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2021 • Business
The building itself is stunning. The location is also very special, in vieux Montreal just off St Paul Ouest and Ruw de la Commune. The reason for my poor review is this. First, the stores here absolutely inaccessible to anyone other than extremely well off people. Everything is so expensive. What I was REALLY put off by however we’re the craft stores selling goods they either outright said or implied we’re Indigenous art. This is absolutely not so. The items for sale here are mass market recreations and I very much doubt any of the profit goes to Indigenous peoples. It felt disrespectful and like cultural approbation.
Written November 26, 2021
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IAN D
Wigan, UK26,111 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Couples
Bonsecours Market at 350 Rue Saint-Paul in Old Montreal, is a two-story domed public market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more than 100 years, it was the main public market in the Montreal area. Recognized as one of the ten most beautiful heritage buildings in Canada, the Marché Bonsecours is a bustling marketplace that showcases Québec artists, designers and artisans.
Written May 18, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Maria F
Yiwu, China21 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2023 • Friends
I really like this place in Montreal. One of my favorite actually.
There are so many unique stores but the best one is Mtl decor!🤩
if you’re looking for something memorable to bring from Montreal visit Mtl decor. They sell unique decor and if you’re lucky enough you can even meet the artist himself who makes these pieces of art.
Also they sell collection money.
Written November 12, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

sanju_222323
New Jersey16,683 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
Bonsecours Market (Marché Bonsecours) served as the town hall before becoming Montréal's vegetable market. It's an important heritage building and one of the most eye-catching structures in Montreal. The building design was inspired by Dublinʼs Custom House.

the Bonsecours Market, or Marché Bonsecours, is known as one of Canada's ten finest heritage buildings and has become a must-see stop on any visit to Old Montréal.

While the farmer’s market closed in the 1960s, the Marché now serves the city as a mall complete with boutiques featuring local artisans [The market is home to fifteen different boutiques featuring top-quality creations that are all proudly made in Quebec!] as well as outdoor cafés and restaurants.
It is also used for municipal office space and the halls and banquet rooms on the lower and upper floors are available to rent for a variety of events, including Montréal’s Fashion Week.
Written August 18, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Dimitris L
Sydney, Australia50,924 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sep 2023 • Couples
Bonsecours Market or Marche Bonsecours, is a sort of a "tale of two stories"! The building itself is a wonderful architectural structure, from the outside. From a distance it looks like a glorious building and from close up it looks fantastic. It houses dozens of a range of shops, mostly boutiques, but also cafes and other touristy shops. Unfortunately they are all very expensive! We browsed through some of them and quickly left. Also some of the staff do not seem to know how to treat potential customers, not that too many people would buy anything,!
Written November 9, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.

Danielle V
21 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Solo
The outside of the building is interesting, there are a few shops inside that also may be of interest, but I would not make a special trip here. The quality of what I saw in the maze that the building is, with contruction everywhere, were mediocre at best. Walking around the port and clock tower is cool. The nearby plaza is cool and the gallery of Peter Hart is a pleasure. Watch your step as all buildings drop off to the street level severely. Bonsecours is over-hiped as I see it, a tourist trap. Want to really shop go to Saint Catherine or Saint Laurent.
Written August 7, 2024
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tinaNtravel
San Jose, CA2,010 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2022
This is a large building with a silver dome. I thought it must be a govn building. Turns out that it is an indoors shopping mall with mostly higher quality souvenirs. There is also a public restroom inside. Enter the middle main doors under the dome.
Written June 6, 2022
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Yasmine J
44 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2020 • Friends
This place is a disgrace to the human race. No one should go there. The service is unprofessional and disrespectful. They are a racist establishment with profiling in place. The food is disgusting and overpriced. The cleanliness is doubtful. The manager along with the staff have poor attitude. Their tartare is horrible and makes people sick along with the rest of their food. They do not respect social distanciation. They are shockingly unfriendly. I do not recommend this place.
Written July 8, 2020
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ryanprint
Green Bay, WI216 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2022
This isn't really a "food market" its more a collection of tourist oriented shops. Maybe slightly more upscale than the tschoke places, its a place to walk through and pass some time. Pub BreWskey which is located on one corner has a great selection of beers and an outdoor patio once you've passed through.
Written September 11, 2022
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