The Middle Eastern grocery store chain is beloved for its decently cheap groceries and extensive selection of takeaway items, like falafel, shish taouk and fattoush. Also a great place to stock up on baklava, cookies and cakes. (Note that there are another seven Adonis locations in Greater Montreal, including Brossard, Laval, and Pierrefonds.)

This friendly family-owned store in Côte-des-Neiges specializes in German and Austrian delicacies and plenty of meats, but the daily lunch special, served weekdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. includes more than just sausage or schnitzel.

Cheery Butterblume has firmly established itself as a go-to for weekday coffee and pastry, plus as a new favourite Mile End brunch spot that draws weekend lineups. The restaurant’s neighbouring boutique sells soups, sandwiches, and homemade ice creams.

Founded by chefs Ségué Lepage (Le Comptoir) and Adèle Prud'homme (of La Super Épicerie meal delivery business), their Villeray gourmet grocery combines both their strengths, with charcuterie plates and takeaway meals on the menu, plus the popular spaghetti bolognese sandwich. Also a very good option for weekend brunch.

Covering all bases, hybrid store Umami sells gourmet goods, take-home recipe kits and has an in-store chef who creates the menu of hot, healthy dishes. Sandwiches and soups are also available for take away.

This extremely cozy and charming Mile End shop has a small seating area up front where one can feast on pierogies, a stacked sausage sandwich or cabbage rolls. Grab a jar of house-made sauerkraut and a Polish DVD for the road.

Cheese, produce and meats from Quebec are the highlights at this fairly expansive gourmet market. They also have a café with baked goods, and plenty of prepared lunches like decked-out salads, soups and sandwiches.

Pizza and pasta (fresh, of course) are served on the daily at this Plateau spot, best topped off with a cannoli and a cappuccino.

Head to the back of this venerable Afro-Caribbean market for huge plates of Haitian specialties like pork griot and beef tasso, with plenty of beans and plantains on the side. Note: they also recently opened a new dedicated restaurant in Rosemont, Méli Mélo Le Néo Resto.

Olive oils, harissa and cookware line the shelves of this Tunisian shop facing the Jean Talon Market. In the warmer months (from around April through fall), a counter serves merguez sandwiches and tagines. In the winter, you can still call ahead for orders of four or more, or pick up fresh baked goods on the weekend.

The large market on the corner of Saint-Denis and Jean-Talon is a go-to for its range of produce, noodles and imported pan-Asian goods. Up front, it also sells $2.99 deli sandwiches and hot mains like pork over rice.

A go-to place for tricky-to-find Japanese ingredients and goods (green tea Kit-Kats, anybody?). It also sells sushi and sashimi lunches, and snacks like tuna and salmon onigiri.

Although probably known more as a bistro than a grocery store, Le Richmond does feature high-end Italian groceries alongside its sleek dining space featuring pasta, pizza and a chi-chi weekend brunch.

Both locations (here in Petite-Patrie and another in the Plateau) of this Latin American market have attached restaurants serving plates of rice and beans, pupusas and mains including roast chicken, barbacoa beef, and pork ribs.

The Saint-Laurent mainstay has a spread of cheeses, meats, and wines, plus coffee roasted on-site. The café counter offers an equally tempting display of Portuguese and Italian sandwiches.

NDG’s plus-sized Persian store is first and foremost for groceries, but has a fantastic restaurant with kebabs (in sandwich and rice-plate form), alongside dips and pastries in the main section. (Note that there’s a second Akhavan in Pierrefonds.)