Consumer Madness
Best clothing store (new)
1. Simons (977 Ste-Catherine W., 282-1840)
2. Fly (1970 Ste-Catherine W.)
3. Urban Outfitters (1250 Ste-Catherine W., 874-0063)
4. Jacob (various locations)
5. Gap (various locations)
Best second-hand clothing store
1. Village des Valeurs (various locations)
2. Salvation Army (various locations)
3. Eva B (2013 St-Laurent, 849-8246)
4. Lolita's (274 St-Viateur W., 270-5858)
5. Scarlett (254 Mont-Royal E., 844-9435)
Best shopping mall
1. Eaton Centre (705 Ste-Catherine W.)
2. Cours Mont Royal (1455 Peel)
3. Centre Rockland (2305 Rockland)
4. Carrefour Laval (3035 Le Carrefour, Laval)
5. Fairview Pointe-Claire Mall (6815 Trans-Canada)
Best sports store
1. Sports Experts (various locations)
2. Super Monde des Athletes (705 Ste-Catherine W. and other locations)
3. Foot Locker (various locations)
4. André Lalonde (various locations)
5. Play It Again Sports (2100 Décarie)
Best skate/snowboard shop
1. Diz (48 Westminster, Mtl. W., 486-9123)
2. Underworld (289 Ste-Catherine E., 284-0667; 10738 Millen, 383-9999)
3. Le Yeti (5190 St-Laurent, 271-0773)
4. Spin (2041 St-Denis, 288-7746)
5. En Equilibre (2765 de Concorde E., Laval, 450-661-0571)
Best bicycle store
1. Le Yeti (5190 St-Laurent, 271-0773)
2. ABC Cycles & Sports (5584 du Parc, 276-1305)
3. McWhinnie Cycle (6010 Sherbrooke W., 481-3113)
4. Paul's Cycle & Sports (44 Ste-Anne, Pointe-Claire, 695-5282)
5. V-Low (93 Rachel, 830-VLOW)
Best stereo store
1. Future Shop (various locations)
2. Centre Hi-Fi (various locations)
3. Moog Audio (28 des Pins E., 284-7434)
4. Stereo Plus (various locations)
5. DuMoulin (various locations)
Best computer store
1. Future Shop (various locations)
2. MicroBytes (various locations)
3. Compucentre (various locations)
4. B Mac (463 Ste-Catherine W., #260, 842-2571 and other locations)
5. CompuSmart (1195 Place Phillips, 398-0782)
Best fitness club
1. YMCA (various locations)
2. Nautilus Plus (various locations)
3. La Cité (3575 du Parc, 288-8221)
4. Energie Cardio (various locations)
5. Club Sportif MAA (2070 Peel, 845-2233)
Best travel agency
1. Voyages Campus (various locations)
2. Club Med (954 Ste-Catherine W.)
3. Travel Cuts (various locations)
4. Agences de Voyage Franair (various locations)
5. Aladdin Travel Agency (16 Westminster N., 489-5723 - soon moving to 4815 Bessborough)
Best veterinarian
1. Cats Montreal (1830 Sherbrooke W., 939-2287)
2. Dr. Allan Gilmore, The Animal Health Clinic (5601 Sherbrooke W., 369-9119)
3. Pillet Animal Hospital (910 Ogilvy, 273-4921)
4. Baker Animal Hospital (8310 Mayrand, 739-1935)
5. Clinique Vétérinaire Laurier (267 Laurier W., 277-0977)
Best record store (new)
1. HMV (various locations)
2. Archambault (various locations)
3. Esoterik (1841C Ste-Catherine W., 937-5192)
4. Inbeat Records (3814 St-Laurent, 499-2063)
5. DNA Records (28 des Pins E., 284-7434)
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. Disquivel (1587 St-Laurent, 842-1607)
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. Twigg Musique (1230 St-Hubert, 843-3593)
Best cinema (1st run)
1. Paramount (977 Ste-Catherine W., 866-0111)
2. AMC Forum 22 (2313 Ste-Catherine, 904-1250)
3. Cinema Guzzo (various locations)
4. Ex-Centris (3536 St-Laurent, 847-3536)
5. Cinéma du Parc (3575 du Parc, 281-1900)
Best rep cinema
1. Cinéma du Parc (3575 du Parc, 281-1900)
2. Ex-Centris (3536 St-Laurent, 847-3536)
3. Impérial (1432 Bleury, 848-0300)
4. Cinémathèque québécoise (335 de Maisonneuve E., 842-9763)
5. NFB (1564 St-Denis, 496-6887)
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. Métro Vidéo (977 Ste-Catherine W., 499-9499)
Best Internet service provider
1. Bell Sympatico
2. Vidéotron
3. Openface
4. Sprint
5. Primus
Best bookstore (new)
1. Chapters (various locations)
2. Indigo (various locations)
3. Renaud-Bray (various locations)
4. Paragraphe (2220 McGill College, 845-5811)
5. Coles (various locations)
Best bookstore (used)
1. The Word (469 Milton, 845-5640)
2. S.W. Welch (3878 St-Laurent, 848-9358)
3. Cheap Thrills (2044 Metcalfe, 844-8988)
4. Argo (1915 Ste-Catherine W., 931-3442)
5. L'Échange (713 Mont-Royal E., 523-6389)
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 (various locations)
Best health food store
1. Rachelle-Bery (various locations)
2. Optimum Natural Foods (630 Sherbrooke W., 845-1015)
3. Health Tree (3827 St-Jean, DDO, 624-2896)
4. Frigo Vert (2130 Mackay, 848-7586)
5. Frenco (3985 St-Laurent, 285-1319
Best hair salon
1. Coupe Bizarre (3770 St-Laurent, 843-3433)
2. Tonic (3613 St-Laurent, 499-9494)
3. Mutt & Jeff (2135 Crescent, 288-7689)
4. Au Barbershop (366 Ontario E., 843-6676)
5. La Coupe (1115 Sherbrooke W., 288-6131)
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. Blü (120 McGill, 866-2222)
5. Plush (115 Prince Arthur E., 282-9772)
Best sex shop
1. Lingerie Romance/Séduction (38 Ste-Catherine W., 876-3656)
2. Sexe Cité (1821 Ste-Catherine W., 937-3678)
3. Il Bolero (6842/46 St-Hubert, 270-6065)
4. La Sexerie (145 Curé-Labelle, Laval, (450) 681-7049)
5. Priape (1311 Ste-Catherine E., 521-8451)
Best kitsch/antique store
1. Monastiraki (5478 St-Laurent)
2. Maskarad (103 Mont-Royal W., 844-7676)
3. Village des Valeurs (various locations)
4. Salvation Army (various locations)
5. Kitsch (5365 du Parc, 526-5050)
Best tattoo parlour
1. Adrenaline (1541 Sherbrooke W., 938-8884)
2. Tatouage Artistique (823 Ontario E., 529-8288)
3. Tatooatouage (2057-B St-Denis, 848-9767)
4. Slick Styled Steel (3800 St-Laurent, 842-8999)
5. Imago Montréal (158 Prince Arthur E., 350-0015)
