Marché Adonis

Probably the best Adonis in the Montréal area. Biggest with the grandest of selections.
You go to Adonis to have high quality fruits and veggies, meat cuts as well as selection of good that you will NEVER find at Maxi at the prices that nearly match it that makes a complete mockery of IGA.
This is not your mom and pop store, it’s HUGE with several butchers working behind the counter, a pastry place as well as a fast food place where you can pick up some hot grub. I’ve never done this in this location but have in other locations and most items are a hit or miss variety.
Word of caution, if you dislike huge crowds avoid this place on weekends. You’ve been warned. It’s pretty insane and people are generally purposely being inconvenient to others (leaving the carts in the middle or lanes, being there in groups).
The service is a hit or miss variety, you better hope the butchers or the meat cutters on duty are fresh and willing to work or expect to wait 5 – 15 minutes to get your cut.
But all in all a great place to shop at.

Adonis is one of my fave places to come food shopping on a monthly basis! I explain this as I usually limit myself to once a month to allow me to crave it in between visits. This location opened up in the fall of 2013 and is a gargantuan sized store. They specialize in anything Middle Eastern, Lebanese and Mediterranean. What I think they excel in is many things! Customer service is excellent and selection and price you can’t beat! It’s probably the cheapest place to come for sandwich meat in Quebec on a consistent basis with a huge variety! One of my favourite’s is the marinated meats! We have been a fan of the chicken thigh souvlaki, shish taouk and recently I have delved into the lamb! Also their seafood selection is excellent and price is very very reasonable. Today they had fresh lobster for $ 9.99 in the dead of winter! Try finding that at your IGA. Their produce section is consistently much cheaper than any IGA, Metro, Maxi and they have much more selection!
Another few items I usually indulge in are the prepared chicken with rice, the seafood paella (so good and very reasonable) and of course some fresh pita bread and tabouleh salad. Sometimes with some fresh hummus or baba ghanoush!
**********A strong word of caution!!!********* ONLY THE BRAVE COME HERE ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AFTERNOON!!! INCREDIBLY… INSANELY…BUSY!!!
If you come during the weekend come first thing in the AM when all the weekend people are relaxing or sleeping in! If you are not a morning bird good luck! Otherwise keep those elbows up you are going to have to defend yourself!
Adonis is a fantastic place to come if you are hosting and your guests are down with Middle Eastern food.
********Second word of caution !!! They DO NOT accept credit cards. Cash or interac only!
SHOP…COOK…EAT…ENJOY!

Étant de Montréal, Le marché Adonis est un super marché dont j’entendais parler mais que j’avais jamais fréquenté auparavant puisque qu’il n’y en a pas beaucoup dans la région. Pourtant ayant vécu en Afrique, j’avais une assez bonne idée de ce qu’on y vendait parce qu’on me parlait de plusieurs articles et mets vendus sur place à saveurs Exotiques qui m’étaient assez familier.
D’abord, sans surprise, on y trouve tous les articles habituels d’un super marché: Fruits et légumes, Viandes, Céréales, pains, boissons et autres articles divers. Mais le choix de ces articles est beaucoup plus diversifié, au delà des marques qu’on a l’habitude de voir aux Métro, IGA et autres. Ensuite il y a, bien distinctivement, une poissonnerie, une boulangerie, une boucherie et le petit (GRAND) truc de plus qui le place immédiatement au delà de la plupart des super marchés (même le Costco) est un comptoir-​restaurant des plus attrayants. Dans ce comptoir-​resto on y retrouve plusieurs mets et plats faits sur place… des plats de riz, pâtes, de viandes, des amuses gueules à saveurs exotiques (notamment des Mets Arabes/​Maghrébins et Arméniens): pâté de viandes, rouleaux croustillant au fromage, feuilleté aux épinards et au poulet et j’en passé. J’y ai même aperçu du Pesto, Hummus et l’ahmajoun (pizza arménienne), trois mets que j’adore, fait maison que je serais certaine d’essayer une prochaine fois ! Également, il y avait dans ce comptoir-​restaurant une crêperie avec un choix divers de smoothie et autres desserts. Il y a TELLEMENT PLUS à découvrir, un endroit qui en vaut le détour peu importe ou vous habité !!! Personnellement, je pourrais y passer des heures et facilement laisser ma gourmandise l’emporter pour y dépenser quelques centaines de dollars.
En bref Chez Adonis, on peut y faire nos emplettes bouffes de la semaine, ce procurer le diner du soir, acheter un lunch si on a la chance de travailler à proximité ou simplement s’acheter quelques gâteries exotiques.
Adonis, qui dans la mythologie grecque représente un homme d’une beauté éblouissante, est la métaphore parfaite pour décrire cet endroit, qui est beaucoup plus qu’un marché, c’est un endroit unique en son genre et je crois qu’on a bien de la chance d’en avoir quelques un dans la région! D’ailleurs, il y a un plus petit Adonis qui ouvre bientôt près du Métro Atwater à Montréal, sur la rue St-​Catherine !

I LOVE this market! You’ve come a long way Adonis and because we grew up together, I feel kinda proud of you. But you’re also like that cool band nobody knew about except me for the longest time and for which I can’t get tickets anymore. You’re huge now! Everybody knows you and I’m feeling territorial. My friends check in on fb from your new massive location in Laval and torment me with photos. Sometimes they tag me as if to say «hey, do you get good olives like this in LA?» well the answer is no. No, I can’t get amazingly fresh and awesomely priced produce here. No, they’ve never heard of half that stuff. And yes, when I visit Montréal, I go to the Adonis and stock up on all my favourite Lebanese staples.