I was on a walking tour Jean-Talon Market, and our tour guide made a point to take us to this…read morewonderful spice shop. Épices de Cru is a family-owned spice and tea company that sources directly from producers and cares about sustainability fair trade. Their product selection is incredible - so many spices and teas and other food products to smell and learn about and try! The family that owns Épices de Cru is such a big deal (and so great), they even have a book about their travels, their spices, and their cooking style! So if you're in Jean-Talon Market and enjoy to cook, stop by this little shop. It's so well stocked with so many amazing products, it's practically a guarantee you'll love it!

Epices de Cru is wonderful spice store…read more Of course I am so happy to browse and sniff all their offerings. If you love to cook, you won't be disappointed with the varieties they offers! So many spices and herbs to choose from and just checking them out gave me a lot of inspirations! Epices de Cru is also a tea shop. A whole wall full of loose tea leaves in tins. You can buy them in small package which the staff will pack them for you. The lady that served us was really knowledgeable and helpful and is a real tea sommelier. Their selection is from all over the World and they have interesting offerings from smaller tea plantations. You can also buy a hot tea to go brewed from one of the tea leaves! This was a highlight during my recent visit of Marche Jean-Talon. So if you love tea, spices and herbs, make sure you drop by Epices de Cru!

Location: Monkland Village…read more Stuff: I think this place carries every possible spice/herb that you can think of, making it a one-stop shop for all your culinary (and in some cases, holistic) needs. You will find multiple types of cinnamon, clove, turmeric, roots - even flavored sugar (try the raspberry!). In my opinion, there's no reason you would NOT find what you're looking for, right here. Service: Each time that I've been, I spoke to someone that was super knowledgeable about the products. They were always able to explain the subtle differences between the various spices, and make great recommendations on what I should use to cook a specific dish. Price: Pretty good - unless you're buying a super rare root from the middle of nowhere, these guys won't rip you off. You basically pay for the weight, though I think they do have a minimum quantity.

If you love cooking, and like great spices this is definitely a place to check out. I often find…read moremyself wandering around looking for spices, roots, herbs, such as turmeric root something that I love to use when I make curries. I recently discovered all of their flavored sugars - strawberry, espresso, habanero, and more! I can wait to try them out! There is definitely a lot to see and especially to smell. So if you need a great place to find spices, or if you just feel like broadening your knowledge in the culinary world of spices the Spice Station is will definitely satisfy your needs.

They say they have "bulk delivery". You decide…read more Ali once claimed I was the St. Henri store's first customer. I have type-2 diabetes. Which I've mentioned multiple times to ALI, as I've tried for 40 years to get him to carry stevia, the only acceptable sugar substitute for diabetics (according to my doctor). So much fun realizing they just eliminated it from their shelves...altogether. But it was this bulk grain order that's turned me off this store, perhaps for good: I ordered 5 X 20KG bags of grain. Kamut, Spelt Rye, Buckwheat and Oats. The Kamut, Spelt, Rye and Oats arrived in a reasonable amount of time. And, as I am handicapped, Ali brought it right up to the third floor. Nice. I haven't seen any sign of the buckwheat, in the 5 months since. Despite Ali giving his word it was coming. But the oats were the kicker. "Not fit for human consumption" is the description I'd give them. Every mouthful a festival of oat husks, and I'm spitting that &^%%$ out for an hour after every breakfast. I told Ali about it, days after it was delivered, and again, he gave me his word it'd be replaced. 5 months later, I'm still waiting. When the weather's good enough for me to get to the store, with my two canes and without my ebike, limited to about 3 blocks range...I limp to the store and I'm told that "Ali doesn't want to deal with this." Well. I don't exactly want to deal with an enormous bag of pig-oats, which I'm now forced to eat every day. I NEED oats for my diet. And there's no way I can carry a 20KG bag downstairs to throw it out. So now I'm forced to eat BAD oats I don't like...and to wonder why I'm being treated so shoddily. So "bulk delivery"??? Meh. Use TAU

Beau choix d'aliments, cependant mardi soir dernier quand j'ai payé les produits , la caissière…read moreetait très enrhumée elle a touché mes produits et j'ai eu peur d'attraper son virus et comme de fait le jour suivant j'ai commencé à être enrhumée et aujourd'hui je teste positif à la Covid! C'est très irresponsable de recevoir des clients si vs êtes malade, vous me faites rater mon Noël, je ne pourrai fêter en famille!

I'd heard a rumour that one could find Injera at this gem of a store. The rumour was true! They…read morecarry Injera, as well as all the magical spices used to make the clarifed butter called Niter Kibeh, Kitfo, all the wats and all the tibs. The owner is super friendly and is justifiably proud of his culture's cuisine and of his inventory. This wonderful store is the highlight of my pandemic!

Incredible find to say the least! Ethiopian depanneur that sells all authentic Ethiopian spices and…read morehomemade fresh injera!!! I have been looking for a place like this for years! The owner is extremely passionate about his culture's food and kindly took time to explain to me how certain authentic Ethiopian dishes that I was interested in could be cooked. I will be coming back for the Berbere spice, mekelesha, niter kibbeh and fresh injera for many many years to come!

This is a truly an authentic Chinese Tea House that focuses on the medicinal properties of teas…read more Yet, Mr. Low does keep popular teas such as Earl Grey and Chai on hand for us westerners. The bonus is he will tell you their medical properties based on their ingredients. I was browsing for good places to purchase loose tea on the internet and came upon a review of SpécialThés on steepster.com. The posted picture made it look so authentic that I had to try it out. I was not disappointed. Mr. Low, the manager, was a pleasure to talk to and is so knowledgeable in teas. He has a wide variety of teas for every taste. I asked for a Pur'eh (red tea), he gave me three different types to smell and my noise deciphered the best on. I think I impressed him, as he kept on telling me "you choose the best." He asked me how I learned about this place, and I said I saw a review on the internet. Apparently, a tea fanatic had tried all the tea places in Montreal and deemed his the best. He never heard from her again, except people have been trickling into his store due to a review she posted on the internet. You can read the review that influenced me here: http://steepster.com/places/3052-specialithes-slash-specialteas-montreal-qc . If you love loose leaf tea and wish to expand your horizons, I strongly recommend Mr. Low's shop on the corner of Clark and René-Lévesque. P.S.: - Make sure to take your notebook with you when you go to this shop because you have to write down or memorize the steeping instructions. - Keep in mind the price on the bottles is tax included, so the quality of tea is superior to David's Tea for the same dollar price.

Such a wonderful place, I got there with my 7 year old son and he welcomed us in this tea place…read morelike it was his house, he opened the jar to make us smell his awesome teas to the both of us and was really kind and knowledgable about his teas, the selection available is also very large, can't go wrong with this place, highly recommended!

Small shop with a nice array of European/French grocery products. Ideal place to find a unique item…read moreand perfect for gifts. Great for fine foods, treats, teas, sauces and even beauty/cleaning items that you won't find elsewhere. I was particularly interested in the French skincare care brands such as Le Petit Marseillais and Dop which are normally very hard to find in Canada. They had a decent selection of soaps and bodywashes priced fairly compared to the original prices in Europe. If you are not familiar with the brands, you may still be impressed by the goods - we ended up purchasing some specialty sodas and unique potato chips along with other snacks. Excellent and friendly service from the staff. Wish the selection was bigger and some things more affordable, I noticed they had a section of discounted goods that were close to or past their best before date therefore I think this shop doesn't get enough customers or may not sell enough products.

I adore this place, it's my go to for any speciality ingredient and I always find what I need, you…read morename it, from spices and gluten free flours to Asian ingredients and vegan cheeses. I love that you can refill your shampoo and detergents with your reusable containers of choice making this store zero waste friendly! Oh, and they have Quebec made kombucha on tap that is absolutely delicious!

This place is a hidden gem. Contained within the a relatively small space they have a wide array of…read moretasty things at great prices. Branche D'olivier has a particularly strong assortment of bulk grains/legumes and vegan/health food products. The assortment of bagged spices and dried fruit is also great. Of particular note are the boxes of Cliff bars and Vega products. You can buy cliff bars and vega bars at the cheapest prices you will find anywhere. They are carrying a new type of raw bar called a Roo Bar and selling them individually the same price the company sells them buy the box (you're getting a bulk rate for individual bars!). The staff are also super nice and there is always a new product to explore and enjoy :)