Consumer
madness
Best clothing
store (new)
1. Simons (977 Ste-Catherine W., 282-1840)
2. Urban Outfitters (1246 Ste-Catherine W., 874-0063)
3. Gap (various locations)
4. Fly (1970 Ste-Catherine W.)
5. Winners (various locations)
Best second-hand
clothing store
1.
Village des Valeurs (various locations)
2. Eva B (2013 St-Laurent, 849-8246)
3. Salvation Army (various locations)
4. Friperie St-Laurent (3976 St-Laurent,
842-3893)
5. Renaissance (5255 Jean Talon W., 341-5301)
Best sports
store
1. Sports Experts (various locations)
2. Super Monde des Athletes (705 Ste-Catherine W. and other locations)
3. Play It Again Sports (various locations)
4. Foot Locker (various locations)
5. André Lalonde (various locations)
Best skate/snowboard
shop
1. DIZ (48 Westminster, Mtl. W., 486-9123)
2. Underworld (289 Ste-Catherine E., 284-0667)
3. Spin (2041 St-Denis, 288-7746)
4. En Equilibre (2765 de Concorde E., Laval, 450-661-0571)
5. Surf 66 (993 St-Jean, Pointe-Claire, 697-0366)
Best bicycle
store
1.
McWhinnie’s Cycle (6010 Sherbrooke W., 481-3113)
2. ABC Cycles & Sports (5584 du Parc, 276-1305)
3. Canadian Tire (various locations)
4. V-Low (93 Rachel, 830-VLOW)
5. Paul’s Cycle & Sports (44 Ste-Anne, Pointe-Claire, 695-5282)
Best stereo
store
1. Future Shop (various locations)
2. Audio Centre (9100 Cavendish, 731-5090)
3. Centre Hi-Fi (various locations)
4. Maison Sony (various locations)
5. DuMoulin (various locations)
Best computer
store
1. Future Shop (various locations)
2. Microbytes (various locations)
3. Bmac le magasin (5580 Paré, 738-9955)
4. Bureau en Gros (various locations)
5. Compucentre (various locations)
Best fitness
club
1. YMCA (5550 du Parc and various locations)
2. Nautilus Plus (various locations)
3. La Cité (3575 du Parc, 288-8221)
4. Club Sportif MAA (2070 Peel, 845-2233)
5. Monster Gym (various locations)
Best travel
agency
1. Voyages Campus (various locations)
2. Travel Cuts (various locations)
3. Aladdin Travel (16 Westminster, Mtl. W., 489-5723)
4. American Express (various locations)
5. CAA (1180 Drummond, 861-5111)
Best veterinarian
1. Cats Montreal (1830 Sherbrooke W.,
939-2287)
2. Clinique Vétérinaire Laurier (267 Laurier W., 277-0977)
3. Clinique Vétérinaire de St-Louis (3928 St-Hubert,
282-1161)
4. Animal 911 Hopital Vétérinaire (11400 Gouin W. Roxboro,
685-8387)
5. Beaconsfield Veterinary Clinic (40-J St-Charles, Beaconsfield,
694-6418)
Best escort
1. Me
2. So many to choose from
3. What, like I tried them all?
Best record
store (new)
1. HMV (1010 Ste-Catherine W., 875-0765 and various locations)
2. Archambault (500 Ste-Catherine E., 849-6201 and various locations)
3. Sam the Record Man (RIP)
4. Future Shop (various locations)
5. Rotation (30 Prince Arthur W., 848-9562)
Best record
store (used)
1. Cheap Thrills (2044 Metcalfe, 844-8988)
2. L’Échange (3694 St-Denis, 849-1913; 713 Mont-Royal
E., 523-6389)
3. C’Dement (388 Ste-Catherine W., 866-7616)
4. Rotation (30 Prince Arthur W., 848-9562)
5. Beatnick (3770 St-Denis, 842-0664)
Best musical instrument store
1.
Steve’s (51 St-Antoine W., 878-2261)
2. Italmelodie (274 Jean Talon E., 272-3224)
3. Archambault (various locations)
4. Jimi’s (5776 Sherbrooke E., 488-4207)
5. York (1344 Ste-Catherine W., 874-0824)
Best pawn
shop
1. Monsieur GI (various locations)
2. JR Comptant (5350 Sherbrooke W.,
484-7744)
3. York (1344 Ste-Catherine W., 874-0824)
Best cinema
(1st run)
1. Paramount (977 Ste-Catherine W., 866-0111)
2. AMC Forum 22 (2313 Ste-Catherine, 904-1250)
3. any Guzzo (various locations)
4. Ex-Centris (3536 St. Laurent, 847-3536)
5. Colisée Kirkland (3200 Jean Yves, 694-6992)
Best rep cinema
1. Cinema du Parc (3575 du Parc, 281-1900)
2. Ex-Centris (3536 St. Laurent, 847-3536)
3. Eaton Centre when it was Palace-style (705 Ste-Catherine W., 866-0111)
4. Imperial (1430 Bleury, 848-0300)
5. Palace (RIP)
Best video
store
1. La Boîte Noire (4450 St-Denis,
287-1249; 380 Laurier W., 277-6979)
2. Blockbuster (various locations)
3. Vidéotron (various locations)
4. Movieland (various locations)
5. Video 20/20 (2531 Ontario E., 524-3488)
Best Internet
service provider
1. Bell Sympatico
2. Vidéotron
3. aol
4. Saturnus
5. cam.org
Best bookstore
1. Chapters (1171 Ste-Catherine W., 849-8825)
2. Indigo (1500 McGill College., 281-5549 and various locations)
3. Paragraphe (2220 McGill College, 845-5811)
4. Renaud-Bray (various locations)
5. Abya-Yala (4555 St. Laurent, 849-4908)
Best bookstore
(used)
1.
The Word (469 Milton, 845-5640)
2. Cheap Thrills (2044 Metcalfe, 844-8988)
3. L’Échange (713 Mont-Royal E., 523-6389)
4. Argo (1915 Ste-Catherine W., 931-3442)
5. S.W. Welch (3878 St-Laurent, 848-9358)
Best magazine
store
1. MultiMags (various locations)
2. Maison de la Presse Internationale (various locations)
3. Point Vert (4040 St-Laurent, 982-9195)
4. Mediaphile (1901 Ste-Catherine W., 939-3676)
5. Chapters (1171 Ste-Catherine W., 849-8825)
Best comics
store
1. Empire Comics (1221 Crescent, 871-1402)
2. Komico Inc (4210 Décarie, 489-4009)
3. Fichtre (436 de Bienville, 844-9550)
4. Captain Quebec (1837 Ste-Catherine W., 939-9970)
5. 1,000,000 Comix (1418 Pierce, 989-9587; 3868 Jean Talon E., 725-1355)
Best health
food store
1. Frigo Vert (2130 Mackay, 848-7586)
2. Rachelle-Bery (505 Rachel E., 524-0725 and various locations)
3. Optimum Natural Foods (630 Sherbrooke W., 845-1015)
4. Tau (4238 St-Denis, 843-4420)
5. Frenco (3985 St-Laurent, 285-1319)
Best hair
salon
1.
Mutt & Jeff (2135 Crescent, 288-7689)
2. Tonic (3613 St-Laurent, 499-9494)
3. Coupe Bizarre (3770 St-Laurent, 843-3433)
4. La Coupe (1115 Sherbrooke W., 288-6131)
5. Noir (101 Laurier W., 278-2626)
Best urban
spa
1. Spa Diva (1455 Peel, 985-9859)
2. Tonic (3613 St-Laurent, 499-9494)
3. Ovarium Bains-Flottant (400 Beaubien E., 271-7515)
4. Terra Spa (3841 St-Laurent, 288-0152)
5. La Cité (3575 du Parc, 288-8221)
Best sex shop
1. Sexe Cité (1821 Ste-Catherine W.,
937-3678)
2. Seduction (38 Ste-Catherine W., 876-3656)
3. Erotim (723 Mont-Royal E., 522-6969)
4. Il Bolero (6842/46 St-Hubert, 270-6065)
5. Priape (1311 Ste-Catherine E., 521-8451)
Best kitsch/antique
store
1. Village des Valeurs (various locations)
2. All stores on Amherst
3. Couleurs (3901 St-Denis, 282-4141)
4. Retro Ville (2652 Notre Dame W., 939-2007)
5. Monastiraki (5478 St-Laurent)
Best tattoo
parlour
1. Adrenaline (1541 Sherbrooke W., 938-8884)
2. Imago Montréal (154 Prince Arthur E., 350-0015)
3. Tattouage Artistique (2057-B St-Denis, 848-9767)
4. Totem et Tabou (62 Mont-Royal E., 849-9666)
5. SupeRock (23 Ste-Catherine W., 288-6225; 1649 St-Denis, 845-6225)
