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Wooden crates of aged cheese wheels and wedges on shop shelves with small chalkboard labels, beside stacked tins

Market stall / Saint-Henri (Atwater Market)

Fromagerie Atwater

THE QUÉBEC CHEESE COUNTER

A large cheese and charcuterie shop inside Atwater Market, with about half its stock from Québec.

From home
33 min walk
2.43 km, or 8 min by car
Spend
$$$$
Our dates
Open Tue-Thu. Mon holiday hours unconfirmed
Give it 20-30 min
Menu

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Filiz Elaerts, Unsplash License

The verdict

Go here to build a Québec picnic rather than to sit down: the site claims around 850 cheeses and roughly half the cheese and charcuterie stock is local. Tell the staff what you want and let them assemble it, then walk to the canal. Mid-week morning is the calm window. Confirm Monday the 12th by phone before you plan around it.

  • Inside Atwater Market, close to Griffintown
  • Large selection with about half from Québec per the official site

Why maybeStrong fit near the home base and open Tue-Thu, but Thanksgiving Monday hours are unconfirmed and there is no independent editorial or sentiment evidence gathered.

Vibe check

casual/bright

Best fora Québec cheese picnic, food gifts to take home

How much we'll spend

$$$$

No prices published on the site (it says prices change and to contact the store). Tier is a loose estimate for a cheese and bread picnic; depends on what you buy.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

On our dates

Mon-Wed 9am-6pm, Thu-Fri 8:30am-6pm, Sat 8:30am-5pm, Sun 9am-5pm

  1. Mon 12Maybe9am to 6pmThanksgiving: holiday hours unconfirmed
  2. Tue 13Open9am to 6pm
  3. Wed 14Open9am to 6pm
  4. Thu 15Open8:30am to 6pm

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial contact page lists Monday 9am-6pm with no Thanksgiving notice; regular hours are not evidence of holiday opening. Call 514-932-4653 to confirm.

Full week
Mon9am to 6pm
Tue9am to 6pm
Wed9am to 6pm
Thu8:30am to 6pm
Fri8:30am to 6pm
Sat8:30am to 5pm
Sun9am to 5pm

Regular hours for the Atwater Market shop; no holiday exceptions published.

Hours from the venue's own listing, checked Oct 8, 2026.

Make a night of it

Dinner, drinks, late night. Real walking times between.

  1. DinnerFromagerie AtwaterThe québec cheese counter

  2. 5 min walk (0.3 km)

    DrinksAtwater Cocktail ClubThe alley bar, still winning

  3. 19 min walk (1.33 km)

    Late nightUmarellThe mano crew stays up late

Pair it with

  • The rest of Atwater Market, the same building, for bread and produce

Where

134 Avenue Atwater, Montréal, QC H4C 2G3

33 min walk (2.43 km) / 8 min drive, no traffic / 14 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

Show on our map fromagerieatwater.ca Call

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The receipt

Where every fact on this page comes from.

ResearchedResearched Oct 8, 2026. Second check pending. Confidence: medium.

Details to confirm

  • Open on Thanksgiving Monday Oct 12?
  • Any independent closure news or editorial coverage (search not run)
  • Picnic or platter service
  • Price levels
  1. OfficialFromagerie Atwater (official): Contact and hoursaccessed 2026-10-08
  2. OfficialFromagerie Atwater (official): Home pageaccessed 2026-10-08