"who shall tempt with wandering feet
The dark unbottomed infinite abyss,"   Book 2

Antiques
Books & Comics
Clothing
Fetish
Gaming
Hair & Body Modification
Music
Miscellaneous


Antiques

Rue Notre-Dame between rue Guy and rue Atwater is antique land, Métro Lionel-Groulx. There are many antique stores on both sides of the street, too many to name, crammed with all manner of wondrous items.

Le 21 Notre-Dame O
21 rue Notre Dame O (Métro Champ-de-Mars)
(514) 987-7138
In Old Montreal. A very cute store with a lot of interesting items.

Antiquites Montréal Universeles
269 rue Sherbrooke O (Métro Place des Arts)
(514) 288-1001
In the Plateau Mont Royal.

Butines
4569 boul St Laurent (Métro Mont Royal)
In the Plateau Mont Royal. Wacky store and owner, full of fun items.

Tango
3903 rue St. Denis (Métro Sherbrooke or Mont Royal)
(514) 843-7619
In the Plateau Mont Royal. Lots of fascinating items


Books & Comics

1000000 Comix
1418 Pierce St (Guy Metro)
Downtown. A small, but humble shop that holds just about every comic you could ever want and more. They've got an assortment of toys and other must have items.

Alternative Bookstore
2033A boul St Laurent (2nd Fl) (Métro St Laurent)
Downtown. Alternative to everything!

L'Androgyne
1436 rue Amherst (Métro Berri-UQAM)
(514) 842-4765
In the Gay Village. Montréal's gay and lesbian bookstore also carries books on women's studies.

Bookseller S W Welch
3878 St.Laurent
(514) 848-9358
Plateau Mont Royal. A large and fairly popular used book shop. Good array of topics. They've got a nice selection of pulp sci-fi and fantasy books. A good bookshop to check out while hunting around the plateau. Fair prices.

Capitaine Quebec les Livres Comiques
1837 St.Catherine West
(514) 939-9970
Downtown. Probably the most well-known comic store in the city, Capitaine Quebec has been around forever and specializes in trade paperbacks. Their collection of comics is excellent as well. They also carry sci-fi and fantasy novels, role playing games, and comic related figurines and dolls. Average prices.

Empire Comics Cards
1221 Crescent
(514) 871-1402
Downtown. One of the larger comic shops in the city, they have a very good selection of comics and cards. They even have a fairly good selection of Japanese Anime movies which they rent out. Many comic collectors speak highly of Empire. Suggested for comic buffs and anime fans.

Librairie Astro Enr
1844 St.Catherine West
(514) 932-1139
Downtown. Good selection of comics, small but acceptable selection of graphic novels. They also sell used books (mainly sci-fi and fantasy novels but they do have a fair amount of bestseller novels as well). They have a small selection of used CDs and collectable playing cards, like Magic The Gathering. Their selection of sci-fi and fantasy novels is extensive. Extremely friendly staff, very low prices.

Renaud-Bray
5262 Côte-des-Neiges (Côte-des-Neiges Metro)
4301 Saint-Denis (Sherbrooke Metro
5117 Ave Parc
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. A chain of bookstores that are open late and sell CDs and stationary as well. They carry French graphic novels.

Vortex
1855 St.Catherine West
(514) 935-7869
In the downtown area. This small little bookshop specializes in literature, philosophy, and antique books. They've got a wonderful selection of poetry and you can often find beautiful old books for next ot nothing. I found a copy of Paradise Lost from the turn of the century and and older copy of Dante's Inferno... for less then twenty dollars (Canadian, hehe). A wonderful place to spend some time. Knowledgeable, interesting staff, great prices.


Clothing

Cruella
63 Mont-Royal E (Mont-Royal Metro)
(514) 844-0167
Plateau Mont Royal area. Cruella is the biggest and most well known goth shop in Montréal. They have got magazines, books, and clothing accessories as well as boots and jewelry. If you come to Montréal you have to go to Cruella.
website

Arithmetik
Cours Mont Royal
St Denis
Plateau Mont Royal area. Lots of cyber-style clothing from Kitchen Orange, Lithium, Bodybag and others.

Diabolik
257 Mont-Royal E, (Mont-Royal metro)
(514) 849-1049
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. A goth/vintage shop not far from Cruella, they tend to cater more to the old-school aesthetic. Good-quality hand-made clothing and a small selection of boots as well as gargoyles, jewelry, and CDs.
website

L'Échoppe du Dragon Rouge
3804 St-Denis (Sherbrooke Metro)
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. (514) 840-9030
Medieval clothing and accessories, including swords.

Eva B
2013 St-Laurent
In the Plateau Mont Royal area.
This place doubles as a second hand store and a "chic" trendy boutique with the most original shoes you can find in the city. They accept cash only.

Excalibor
122 St Paul E
In Old Montreal.
4400 St-Denis
In the Plateau Mont Royal area.
Anything medieval, from clothes and armour to bracelets and stationary.
website

Feu Vert
4367 St Denis
(514) 845-6592
Plateau Mont Royal area. Tons of black! Great dresses and separates by local designers.

Meow
70 Mount Royal E
Plateau Mont Royal area. A great punk rock vintage T-shirt store in the heart of the Plateau. Search through their varied selection of vintage band screens and 70’s TV shows or 80’s cartoons to print on a T-shirt of your choice. They also sell clothing, fridge magnets and tiny band pins. Expect to find Blondie, Betty Page, Iggy pop, Bowie, and Rainbow Bright memorabilia here.

Rio
3459 St Denis
Plateau Mont Royal area. The punk/alternative clothing mecca of Montréal. Boots both new and used, hair dye, used leather jackets and all manner of clothing.

Rock Mont-Royal
34 Mont-Royal E
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. Jewelry, wigs, hats, clothes, and numerous other odds and ends. A fun place to take a look around.

Sandra Claros
1105 Maisonneuve (corner Amherst)
Are you a glitter Goth who likes to Glam it up? Well this is defiantly the place to go. Located in the Gay Village, this store has tons of fun clothing.

Scandale
3639 St-Laurent (corner Prince-Arthur)
In the Plateau Mont Royal area.
A local designer who creates super original "Goth friendly" designs. Quite pricey but you are sure to find that ultimate one-of-a-kind item.

Silikon
4001 St Denis
(514) 844-4484
Plateau Mont Royal area. Somewhat trendy but has some very gothable cyber-style clothes.

X20
3456 St Denis (Sherbrook Metro)
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. A sister store to Rio, but with a slightly more glam inventory. Tons of boots and clothing at good prices.


Fetish

Il Bolero
6842 & 6846 St Hubert (Jean Talon Metro)
(514) 270-6065
Fetish fashion shop for both men and women. They carry an extensive inventory of fetish clothing, accessories, sex toys, boots, shoes, etc... It's out of the way, but worth the trip.
http://www.ilbolero.com


Gaming

Le Valet D'Coeur Jeux
4408 St.Denis
(514) 499-9970
Plateau Mont Royal area. The grandfather of roleplaying stores, Le Valet d'Coeur has been around for ages and ages. The store has broadened it's selection and now offers a bit of everything. They have a large selection of role-playing games, naturally, as well as celtic jewelry, trading cards, chess sets, figurines, tarot cards, plastic models, knick- knacks, and a very impressive selection of graphic novels and alternative comics. They carry JTHM, most of the trade paperback Sandman, and nameless other very cool comics and animated works. Prices are average and sometimes a little on the high end, but the place is a wonderful place to wander around and let yourself get into. Highly, highly recommended.


Hair & Body Modifications

Adrenaline
1541 Sherbrooke W
(514) 938-8884
In the downtown area. Professional body piercing and tattoos.
Mon-Wed: 11am-8pm
Thurs-Sat: 11am-9pm
Sun: 11-7pm

Black Sun Studio
3919 St. Denis
(514) 286-5259
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. Montréal's premium piercing studio also offers specialized jewelery.
website

Coupe Bizzarre
3770 St Laurent
(514) 843-3433
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. Professional hair stylists who specialize in funky haircuts and color. Want that rock star look? They will actually know what you mean and give you what you want.

BlackSun Studios
3919 St Denis (between Duluth and Roy)
(514) 286-5259
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. The only place in Montreal to get professional piercings and body modifications. It's like walking into a dentist's office, it's that clean. The staff is very accommodating, professional and very knowledgeable. By appointment only.
website


Music

Archambeault
500 Ste-Catherine E.
(514) 849-6202
In the downtown area. The big french music shop in Montréal. Their massive building houses an enormous selection of french music as well as a fair selection of everything else. Goth and indsutrial friendly music is hit or miss and tends to be very highly priced, even for imports. Worth checking out if you've got the time and haven't found what you're looking for elsewhere.

Atom Heart
364-B Sherbrooke St E
(514) 843-8484
The small, tucked-away storefront of Atom Heart proves that often the best gifts come in small packages. Located on Sherbrooke just west of St.Denis, the deceptively small display area is packed full of CDs (packaged without the jewel cases to minimize the space required). They specialize in experimental music and ambient techno and have a very good selection. Fans of Legendary Pink Dots, Death in June, Einsturbzende Neubauten and such groups will be more then pleased. With references to similar groups on the dividers people can not only find the groups they like, but will also have a chance to discover new sounds as well. Extremely knowledgable and friendly staff. Fair prices (much of what they carry are imports, so prices might be a little higher).
http://www.atomheart.ca

Beatnick Records
3770 St Denis
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. A second hand music shop that always has a good selection and a variety of musical styles.

CD Esoterik
1841-C St.Catherine West
(514) 937-5192
In the downtown area. Specializing in obscure music this little record shop is a gem for lovers of the stranger stuff. While not being specifically gothy, they certainly are goth friendly and stock tons and tons of experimental music. You can often fine Death In June or Legendary Pink Dots used, a definite rarity around these parts. They carry new and used, all for eminently reasonable prices. A hidden gem for experimental music lovers. Good, knowledgable staff.

C Dement
388 St.Catherine West
(514) 866-7616
In the downtown area. This fairly large used record shop carries a little bit of everything. They've got a goth section, which is usually extremely small and unintersting. Good goth or industrial finds can often be found in the metal or rock sections however, although sometimes it takes allot of sifting to pull out one or two decent finds. Still, prices are good and the store is pleasant and not cramped. They also carry french BD (European comics/graphic novels) and have an extensive selection.

Cheap Thrills
2044 Metcalfe
(514) 844-8988
Downtown. Usually hit-or-miss in terms of selection, this cramped little shop has some very interesting stuff nonetheless. Goth and industrial are mixed into the rest of the stuff so sifting is required. They have a fairly good selection of classical and movie soundtracks. They are also a used book store and as they are located right beside Concordia University they tend to carry books that would appeal to students. A good place to spend a half hour.

Disquivel
1587 St Laurent
(514) 842-1607
A good selection of alternative, punk, goth, and industrial music. The goth and industrial are mixed in with the alternative section and you might find Christian Death in the metal section. Fair prices, lots of space, and a good selection of vinyl for the oldschool scenesters who think CDs are just too new.

HMV
1010 Ste-Catherine W (Peel Metro)
Downtown. A lot of decent goth stuff at reasonable prices. The goth tends to be mixed in with the alternative, so it may take some sifting to find it.

L'Échange
713 Mont-Royal E (Mont-Royal Metro)
(514) 523-6389
3694 St-Denis
(514) 849-1913
With two locations in the Plateau Mont Royal area L'Échange is one of the mainstays of the Montréal used record shops. They've been around forever and are still a good place to look for stuff. Since they're pretty big they tend to not really know what they've got, so you might find a great goth group in the new age section. Most of the interesting stuff is in the alternative and rock sections. They've got a small selection of records as well as french BD (european comics/graphic novels) and French literature (yes... in french). Prices vary from good to fair. Both shops carry similar stuff, but as they're a used shop it will be somewhat different.

L'Oblique
4333 Rivard (Mont-Royal Metro)
Plateau Mont Royal area. Caters mainly to the alternative set but occasionally has some good finds.

Marché Du Disque
793 Mont-Royal E (Mont-Royal Metro)
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. New and used CDs. The occasional good find.

Primitive
3828 St-Denis
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. The place to go for alternative, punk and deathrock.

Le Subalterne
3603 St Denis
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. A second hand music shop that has a wide selection of music to please just about any music junkie.


Miscellaneous

Le Mélange Magique
1928 St. Catherine Street W
(514) 938-1458
In the downtown area. The best known occult shop in town. They've got just about everything occult you'll want. From ceremonial daggers to books, incense, gargoyls, posters, even pins and candles. Large, and with friendly, knowledgable staff. Prices are fair. Recommended for occult fans.
website

Au Tabasoir
425 Mont Royal E
In the Plateau Mont Royal area. A smokers store, they also carry cloves. They've got plenty of nice little lighters, hip and pocket flasks, and endless amounts of pipe and cigar items. Get those Cubans while you can... they're legal in Canada.

H Poupart
1385 Ste Catherine St W
downtown area. A cigar shop that sells cloves and a variety of other smokers paraphernalia. Friendly and knowledgeable staff who have been doing this for a long time.