Plaza Saint-Hubert

Old plaza shopping area that had its heyday many moons ago. My father in law said it used to be the longest covered shopping plaza in Canada. Nowadays it’s a covered walkway on both sides of the street with various low end stores all around. If looking to pick up a wedding dress or prom dress is your mission then hop in your car, take the metro or Über your butt all the way to St Hubert. Otherwise it’s a mish mash of shops. Nothing really were of much interest to this cowboy other than a coffee shop. It really has a feel that the area merchants need to band together for a serious refresh or someone has to hope a tornado runs through here so a new beginning can be brought upon an old dilapidated area.

Totally random assortment of shops, if you’re looking for something off the beaten path, then it’s a cool place, otherwise Marche Jean talon is not too far away.

Il né s’agit pas vraiment d’un centre commercial (je né comprends toujours pas cette appellation pour ce lieu) mais plus d’une très longue rue commerçante.
On y trouve quoi? Enormément de boutiques de robes de mariée ultra cheap et quelques autres magasins de vêtements.
Les vitrines sont donc plus moches les unes que les autres et cela rend la rue vraiment très déprimante et glauque.

C’est dure de donner une note objective car j ‘habite a cote de la plaza depuis longtemps et on s’habitué a la Plaza St-​Hubert. On prend le meilleur et on laisse les magasins weird de cote! Ce que j’aime, il y a de tout, pas cher et on marche dehors a l’abris de la pluie! En plus, il y a quelques bons restos et bars a né pas manquer.

Ahh! Get me out of here! Tacky prom dresses, cheap club clothes, and outrageous wedding dresses! I kept walking until I thought I’d stumble across a nice café, a greasy spoon joint or even a sketchy fashion store (well there were tons of those) but with dirt-​cheap prices (and I mean the prices, not clothes that LOOKED it too!) …Nope. Nope.

disclaimer: it’s easier to review the whole plaza and pick up the interesting boutiques than doing it separately.
but first, *cue in the wedding march*
the song’s pretty fitting with the many wedding dress boutiques.
it is an interesting mall with plenty of mom and pop shops trying to live the american dream (if such thing exists) and some franchises here and there to add some value in the neighborhood.
the interesting shops are all situated between the beaubien and bellechasse section of the plaza. there you can find:
— an ice cream shop, armoire à glacé
— boutique onze
— rebelle? i think
— a wall hanging plant decorations boutique
— a small meat shop that offers gluten free sausages (la queue de cochon to not be confused with au pied de cochon)
— an artisanal beer shop (les délices du terroir)
— pousse l’ananas if you’re looking to do some grocery shopping
— 2 librairies (renaud bray and raffin)
— the famous cookie and candy shop oscar
— the well-​known lozeau
— a textile shop in effiloché
— an interesting bar in gainzbar
there’s le théâtre plaza nearby where they film belle et bum (some music show on tele-​quebec) and le vestiaire, a popular plaza restaurant.
north from there is where things get a big iffy as it’s filled with cheap shoe shops, wedding dress shops and prom dress shops. there’s some interesting shops here and there but it’s more of a discovery and entirely subjective.
and one more thing, looking to take the next step in your relationship? bring your SO and walk north toward bélanger and stop at the many wedding dress shops and gauge their reaction.
if you want to scare your SO or have a good laugh, that works too!
in summary, the plaza is great for women and kids (mainly women) with its plentitude of inexpensive clothing stores. not so great for men looking at some bargain.

Just wanted to add that when its street festival season here in Montréal, which happens when the stores need to make way for and then clear out the summer stock, ie Mid June and Mid August, this street is one of the weirdest. But also awesome. When a street of discounts goes on sale you know you’re in for a heady mix of deals and treasures. I got some leather converse today at Neon on St Hubert for $ 40 down from $ 120, just to give you an idea, and the Vie en Rose had some sweet deals as well. Bonus if you can kick back with a local beer on the terrasse at Vestiare!

Le gros avantage de cette place ce sont les prix! On y trouve des vêtements ou encore des chaussures à petits prix. C’est d’ailleurs ici que j’ai trouvé un gym très abordable financièrement (uniquement pour les femmes, désolée pour les hommes).
Bön après cette plaza n’a pas le cachet d’autres places où se regroupent plusieurs commerces…

La Plaza St-​Hubert n’a jamais été l’endroit le plus prisé pour le choix de boutiques et la variété. Dans les années 80, ils ont tenté une revitalisation en installant les fameuse «marquise» qui abrite les passant lors d’intempéries et à l’époque, il y a eu un petit regain. Je m’y suis baladé récemment et il semble que c’est retombé encore plus bas qu’auparavant. Outré les boutiques de robe de mariées et les boutiques très bas de gamme (indépendantes ou chaînes) il n’y a à peu près que Lozeau (pour la photo à l’extrémité sud) qui soit digne d’un détour. Déprimant.

Not only is this outdoor indoor ‘mall’ host to some serious discount fare (yesterday I passed by a place liquidating cute chunky street shoes for $ 4.99) and hidden gems such as the «pineapple sign» store near Beaubien that has lots of cheap organic and often local farm fresh produce, it also caters to the crafter/​seamstress who loves to hunt for beautiful fabrics. There are the more expensive designer textile shops such as «Effiloché» (close to Beaubien on the West side) and then there are the discount liquidation stores that start north of Beaubien and stretch up past Jean-​Talon where the official St. Hubert Plaza ends. If you’re on the hunt for something truly vintage try hitting up Renaissance or the Salvation Army (both on the West side north of St. Zotique).
*Be forewarned though, it can be crammed on the weekends so if you’re not into crowds I’d recommend going during the week…

Usaully I stay away from Plaza St Hubert because of the hassle and expense of parking around there but mid week on Wednesday the 4 bof July I went to their side walk sale I figure I’d be ok and yes I was! found free 60min parking which was suffient.
Alot of decent bargains but didn’t really spend, I did get a great deal on Cologne (Versus (Versace) — Blue Jeans) for $ 20.00 + taxes… The Bay carries and sells for 49.00 +taxes and a local Parfumerie sells at $ 39.00 + taxes, so it was very cool. Forgot to add that business (gift store) to Unilocal,next time.
Only go back under the same circumstances though.

I’ve heard good things:

La Plaza Saint-​Hubert était traditionnellement ZE place où trouver des robes de mariage ou de demoiselles d’honneur cheaps. Récemment, de nouvelles boutiques sont venues s’implanter, donnant ainsi une nouvelle image à la Plaza. Pour autant, l’ensemble reste bon marché et c’est toujours ici que futures mariées et demoiselles viennent chercher leurs parures du grand jour. Ainsi vous trouverez encore de très nombreuses boutiques offrant un très large choix de robes, toutes plus colorées les unes que les autres, pas toujours de très bon goût, parfois même carrément kétaine! Mais c’est aussi ce qui fait le charme de l’endroit! Pour le reste, de très nombreuses petites boutiques, certaines valant plus le coup que d’autres, mais donnant à la Plazza un ensemble agréable et colorés.