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Cafés in Saint-Henri

Rue Notre-Dame Ouest west of Atwater Market, between the Lachine Canal and Place Saint-Henri.

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Saint-Henri was once called Les Tanneries, after the leather tanners who worked here; it became a municipality in 1875 and joined Montreal in 1905.1 The Lachine Canal forms its southern edge, and its factories made it a working-class district, the setting of Gabrielle Roy's novel Bonheur d'occasion (The Tin Flute).1

Since the early 2000s it has gentrified, with condos, restaurants, shops and cafés.1 Its cafés gather on Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, between the 2400 and 3400 blocks, and Myriade Roasting Co., which supplies the Café Myriade shops, roasts in the neighborhood.2

Local tip: Start at September Café, 2471 Notre-Dame Ouest, from 07:00 on weekdays, then walk to Atwater Market and cross its footbridge to the canal bike path.3

At a glance

9Cafés listed
4With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Lili et Oli, from 07:00 (Mon–Thu 07:00–22:00 · Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Most listed streets: Rue Notre-Dame Ouest (7).
  • Most common features: open late (22%), wi-fi (11%), wheelchair access (11%).

September Café

  • 2471 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest
  • Mon–Wed 07:00–17:00 · Thu–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat 08:00–20:00 · Sun 08:00–17:00
  • +15149345000
  • Card payment
  • Partial wheelchair access
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Atwater Market

Atwater Market opened in 1933 in an Art Deco hall by Ludger Lemieux and his son Paul, on Atwater Avenue near Greene Avenue and the canal.3 Butchers and a Première Moisson bakery work inside, there are two cheese shops, a wine store and a fish shop, and farmers sell local and imported produce from stalls outside.3

A footbridge crosses the canal from the market to Rue Saint-Patrick and the bike path in Pointe-Saint-Charles, which makes it a stop for cyclists in summer. Lionel-Groulx and Charlevoix are the nearest metro stations.3

Rue Notre-Dame Ouest

September Café at 2471 Notre-Dame Ouest opens at 07:00 on weekdays and stays until 20:00 Thursday to Saturday. Lili & Oli has two cafés, at 2515 and 2713, both open 07:00–22:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00–20:00 at weekends. Barley, a bar à céréales (cereal bar) at 2613, runs daily 09:00–16:00, and La Scacciata at 2660 has outdoor seating.

Further west, Velora Café Pâtisserie, a pastry café, is at 3009 Notre-Dame Ouest, Buck 15 Espresso, an espresso bar, is at 3027, and Café Farina at 3422. Église Saint-Zotique, built in 1926–27 for a parish founded in 1909, stands on the same street.1 Savsav is around the corner, off Notre-Dame, at 780 Avenue Brewster.

Factories on the canal

The settlement here dates from 1685.1 Its later industry included the first Canadian factory space of the Victor Talking Machine Company, which made flat discs, gramophones and radios, and military equipment during the Second World War.1 The Lachine Canal Manufacturing Complex, the industrial buildings along the water, was designated a national historic site in 1996.4 Atwater Avenue, on the district's eastern side, has carried the name of Edwin Atwater, an alderman for the Saint-Antoine ward, since 1871.3

Jazz, the canal and the metro

Oscar Peterson grew up in neighboring Little Burgundy, and his 1964 piece "Place St. Henri" was inspired by the bustle of a nearby passenger rail station.1 Place-Saint-Henri and Lionel-Groulx stations serve the district today.1 Little Burgundy, Peterson’s neighborhood, starts on the far side of Avenue Atwater and runs east to Rue Guy.5

The canal along the southern edge closed to shipping in 1970 and has carried pleasure boats again since 2002; its towpath and bike path run past the old factories toward Lachine.4

Sources

  1. Saint-Henri, Montreal, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Cafe Myriade, Cafe Myriade, accessed October 2026
  3. Atwater Market, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Lachine Canal, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Little Burgundy, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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Saint-Henri cafés: questions

What is Saint-Henri in Montreal known for?

Saint-Henri, in southwest Montreal, was once called Les Tanneries after its leather tanners. It became a municipality in 1875, joined Montreal in 1905, and is the working-class setting of Gabrielle Roy's novel Bonheur d'occasion. It has gentrified since the early 2000s, and its cafés line Rue Notre-Dame Ouest.

When did Atwater Market open in Montreal's Saint-Henri?

Atwater Market opened in 1933 in an Art Deco hall by Ludger Lemieux and his son Paul, near the Lachine Canal in Montreal. It has butchers, a Première Moisson bakery, cheese shops, a wine store and outdoor farmers' stalls, and a footbridge leads across the canal to the bike path. Lionel-Groulx and Charlevoix are the nearest stations.

Which cafés are on Rue Notre-Dame Ouest in Saint-Henri, Montreal?

On Rue Notre-Dame Ouest in Montreal's Saint-Henri, September Café at 2471 opens at 07:00 on weekdays, Lili & Oli has cafés at 2515 and 2713, open until 22:00 Monday to Thursday, and Barley at 2613 runs daily 09:00–16:00. Buck 15 Espresso is at 3027 and Café Farina at 3422.

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