Street Food Vendors in Montréal?

[Maisonneuve]

Have you ever stopped to buy a hot dog on the street in New York, Toronto or any other big cities?

 

When I was in Toronto, I really loved those street vendors! Plus, their hot dogs were amazing! They were really delicious! I wish we had those in Montreal! What about you?

 

 

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Est-ce qu'il vous ai déjà arrivé d'arrêter vous acheter un hot dog dans les rues de New York, de Toronto ou de n'importe quelle autre ville?

 

Lorsque j'ai été à Toronto, j'ai beaucoup aimé m'arrêter pour manger un hot dog! Ils étaient si bons en plus! J'aimerais ça que Montréal ai aussi des vendeurs de nourriture dans les rues! Et vous?

 

 

 

I'm totally in favour of street vendors in Montreal, but my plan would be to do something that even goes further than what is found in New York or Toronto.

 

I would call it - MONTRÉAL UN - Toute la métropole dans un endroit.

 

It would be 10'x10' and would consist of food( local and cultural food -because we are an international city), beverages, publications, free publications(including cultural publications),one LCD screen to show ads (like what will eventually show on top of cabs), souvenir clothes (designed, not the canned 'MONTREAL CANADA' type shirts), and retail flyers (New York has Macy's, Toronto has Honest Ed's- I know bad comparison lol -Montreal has three department stores unique to the city). The whole idea of MONTRÉAL UN would be to aggregate the many facets of the city, packed tightly into 100SF on some of the busiest foot traffic locations in and around the downtown core. Think of them as mini-dépanneurs without gum (but maybe they should have candy lol). They could be nicknamed "Dépannettes" instead of "street meat" which sounds lewd, but the official name would be MONTRÉAL UN. The City of Montreal could partner with Couche-Tard (they might be the main sponsor) to have dépannettes all over Montreal and in high foot traffic areas around the metropolis. We could hold architectural competitions to design the dépannettes The idea would be to represent a sample of Montreal to citizens, new immigrants, tourists, business people in for the day and anyone else, so that they capture the vibrancy of the city all in one.

 

Here are the contents packed into 10'x10'.

 

Food:

• Jamaican Patties
  
• Samosas
  
• Poutine (of various types)
  
• Smoke meat (from Schwartz's or Dunn's)
  
• Souvlaki
  
• Cinnamon Sticks
  
• Montreal Bagels
  
• Sausages
  
• Hot Dogs (from Canada Hot Dogs)
  
• Tandoori Chicken
  

 

Beverages:

• Pepsi
  
• Cherry Cola
  
• Fruit Juices (of various types)
  
• Coffee (from Van Houte or CafeExpress)
  
• Water
  

 

Publications:

• La Presse
  
• Journal de Montreal
  
• The Gazette
  
• Le Devoir
  
• Maisonneuve Magazine
  
• Snap! Magazine
  
• Spacing Montreal
  
• Opale Magazine
  
• Montreal Serai
  
• L'Actualité
  
• Les Affaires
  
• Urbania
  
• Macleans
  
• Canadiens Magazine
  
• Globe and Mail
  
• 7 Jours
  
• Star Système
  
• Star Inc.
  
• Le Lundi
  

 

Free Publications:

• Espaces
  
• La Scena Musicale
  
• Nightlife
  
• Jobboom
  
• Metro
  
• 24 Heures
  
• Epoch Times
  
• Hour
  
• Voir
  
• Mirror
  
• The Suburban
  Cultural Publications
  
• El Chasqui Latino
  
• Community Contact
  
• Maghreb Express
  
• All others (don't remember the names of the rest of them, sorry)
  

 

LCD Screen (think LCN, or CP24 in Toronto:

• To show ads for TV shows, concerts, conferences and large city events
  
• Ticker of URL's of blogs, forums (like this one) and websites devoted to Montreal for people with smart phones to access on the spot and bookmark to surf on the go. Digital Montreal is just as important as the bricks and mortal city!
  
• Weather, TSX ticker, STM notices.
  

 

Souvenirs (not the typical stuff available everywhere:

• Montrealité (they design Montreal themed shirts). I have the one with the Metro logo that says RÉTRO > arrow turned to the left.
  

 

Retail Flyers:

• Les Ailes De La Mode
  
• Simons
  
• Ogilvy
  

 

MONTRÉAL UN locations (not necessarily in exact locations, but in the area:

• Ste.Catherine & Atwater
  
• Ste.Catherine & Guy
  
• Ste.Catherine & Peel
  
• Ste.Catherine & McGill College
  
• Ste.Catherine & Place Des Spectacles
  
• Ste.Catherine & Berri
  
• Sherbrooke & McGill University entrance
  
• Sherbrooke & St.Laurent
  
• Sherbrooke & Peel
  
• De Maisonneuve & Guy (Quartier Concordia 'square')
  
• De Maisonneuve & Greene (Westmount)
  
• Rene-Levesque & Peel
  
• Rene-Levesque & University
  
• Bell Centre (either on the east of west coutryards)
  
• 1000 La Gauchetiere (on the corner facing Bonventure and CN to catch the South Shore commuters)
  
• Square Victoria (in the urban space across from the W hotel)
  
• Montreal General Hospital (in the front - might be tough because there's an incline)
  
• Royal Victoria (in front on Des Pins)
  
• Notre-Dame & Peel (across from ETS)
  
• Lionel Groulx Metro STN ( facing Atwater)
  
• Place D'Armes & St. Jacques
  
• De La Commune and Hotel-de-Ville
  
• Jeanne Mance Park (on the street facing the statue on the other side)
  
• Mont-Royal & St. Denis
  
• De Maisonneuve & St. Denis
  
• RTL Brossard-Panama Terminus
  

 

MONTRÉAL UN - Toute la métropole dans un endroit.

[jesseps]

I'm totally in favour of street vendors in Montreal, but my plan would be to do something that even goes further than what is found in New York or Toronto.

 

I would call it - MONTRÉAL UN - Toute la métropole dans un endroit.

 

It would be 10'x10' and would consist of food( local and cultural food -because we are an international city), beverages, publications, free publications(including cultural publications),one LCD screen to show ads (like what will eventually show on top of cabs), souvenir clothes (designed, not the canned 'MONTREAL CANADA' type shirts), and retail flyers (New York has Macy's, Toronto has Honest Ed's- I know bad comparison lol -Montreal has three department stores unique to the city). The whole idea of MONTRÉAL UN would be to aggregate the many facets of the city, packed tightly into 100SF on some of the busiest foot traffic locations in and around the downtown core. Think of them as mini-dépanneurs without gum (but maybe they should have candy lol). They could be nicknamed "Dépannettes" instead of "street meat" which sounds lewd, but the official name would be MONTRÉAL UN. The City of Montreal could partner with Couche-Tard (they might be the main sponsor) to have dépannettes all over Montreal and in high foot traffic areas around the metropolis. We could hold architectural competitions to design the dépannettes The idea would be to represent a sample of Montreal to citizens, new immigrants, tourists, business people in for the day and anyone else, so that they capture the vibrancy of the city all in one.

 

Here are the contents packed into 10'x10'.

 

Food:

• Jamaican Patties
  
• Samosas
  
• Poutine (of various types)
  
• Smoke meat (from Schwartz's or Dunn's)
  
• Souvlaki
  
• Cinnamon Sticks
  
• Montreal Bagels
  
• Sausages
  
• Hot Dogs (from Canada Hot Dogs)
  
• Tandoori Chicken
  

 

Beverages:

• Pepsi
  
• Cherry Cola
  
• Fruit Juices (of various types)
  
• Coffee (from Van Houte or CafeExpress)
  
• Water
  

 

Publications:

• La Presse
  
• Journal de Montreal
  
• The Gazette
  
• Le Devoir
  
• Maisonneuve Magazine
  
• Snap! Magazine
  
• Spacing Montreal
  
• Opale Magazine
  
• Montreal Serai
  
• L'Actualité
  
• Les Affaires
  
• Urbania
  
• Macleans
  
• Canadiens Magazine
  
• Globe and Mail
  
• 7 Jours
  
• Star Système
  
• Star Inc.
  
• Le Lundi
  

 

Free Publications:

• Espaces
  
• La Scena Musicale
  
• Nightlife
  
• Jobboom
  
• Metro
  
• 24 Heures
  
• Epoch Times
  
• Hour
  
• Voir
  
• Mirror
  
• The Suburban
  Cultural Publications
  
• El Chasqui Latino
  
• Community Contact
  
• Maghreb Express
  
• All others (don't remember the names of the rest of them, sorry)
  

 

LCD Screen (think LCN, or CP24 in Toronto:

• To show ads for TV shows, concerts, conferences and large city events
  
• Ticker of URL's of blogs, forums (like this one) and websites devoted to Montreal for people with smart phones to access on the spot and bookmark to surf on the go. Digital Montreal is just as important as the bricks and mortal city!
  
• Weather, TSX ticker, STM notices.
  

 

Souvenirs (not the typical stuff available everywhere:

• Montrealité (they design Montreal themed shirts). I have the one with the Metro logo that says RÉTRO > arrow turned to the left.
  

 

Retail Flyers:

• Les Ailes De La Mode
  
• Simons
  
• Ogilvy
  

 

MONTRÉAL UN locations (not necessarily in exact locations, but in the area:

• Ste.Catherine & Atwater
  
• Ste.Catherine & Guy
  
• Ste.Catherine & Peel
  
• Ste.Catherine & McGill College
  
• Ste.Catherine & Place Des Spectacles
  
• Ste.Catherine & Berri
  
• Sherbrooke & McGill University entrance
  
• Sherbrooke & St.Laurent
  
• Sherbrooke & Peel
  
• De Maisonneuve & Guy (Quartier Concordia 'square')
  
• De Maisonneuve & Greene (Westmount)
  
• Rene-Levesque & Peel
  
• Rene-Levesque & University
  
• Bell Centre (either on the east of west coutryards)
  
• 1000 La Gauchetiere (on the corner facing Bonventure and CN to catch the South Shore commuters)
  
• Square Victoria (in the urban space across from the W hotel)
  
• Montreal General Hospital (in the front - might be tough because there's an incline)
  
• Royal Victoria (in front on Des Pins)
  
• Notre-Dame & Peel (across from ETS)
  
• Lionel Groulx Metro STN ( facing Atwater)
  
• Place D'Armes & St. Jacques
  
• De La Commune and Hotel-de-Ville
  
• Jeanne Mance Park (on the street facing the statue on the other side)
  
• Mont-Royal & St. Denis
  
• De Maisonneuve & St. Denis
  
• RTL Brossard-Panama Terminus
  

 

MONTRÉAL UN - Toute la métropole dans un endroit.

 

Your idea seems interesting.

 

The St Cat & Atwater spot would be interesting, seeing there is a building in one of the parks that could be used. Plus the students at Dawson and some business types would probably check it out. There is something like this in one of the parks in NY though. I forgot the name

[pedepy]

think you might be thinking of bryant park ... it has little shops scattered and book shelves from which you can pick a book to read while in the park .. pretty cool.

[Maisonneuve]

think you might be thinking of bryant park ... it has little shops scattered and book shelves from which you can pick a book to read while in the park .. pretty cool.

 

I think I know the one you mean.

[jesseps]

It might have been Bryant Park but I am not sure. I am checking right now.

 

FOUND IT... Madison Square Park

 

Check out Shakes Shack I so got to go there in May.

 

 

Do something like near...

- Parc King Georges

- Parc Mont Royal

- Union Square

- Square St Louis

- Square Victoria

- Atwater & St Catherine

Modifié 1 mars 2010 par jesseps

[DrFunk]

It might have been Bryant Park but I am not sure. I am checking right now.

 

FOUND IT... Madison Square Park

 

Check out Shakes Shack I so got to go there in May.

 

 

Do something like near...

- Parc King Georges

- Parc Mont Royal

- Union Square

- Square St Louis

- Square Victoria

- Atwater & St Catherine

 

Wow! Would that be awesome!! Seriously, something like this could only be good!

[pedepy]

thats nice but i dont think this is still in the realm of 'street vendors' though

[Maisonneuve]

Wow! Would that be awesome!! Seriously, something like this could only be good!

 

That's way too big. I was thinking something more mobile.

[jesseps]

That's way too big. I was thinking something more mobile.

 

True, the Shake Shack in NY is like 16 x 16 or 20 x 20. Pretty much double the size of what your specified. It's still a pretty cool concept the Shake Shack. Don'y get me wrong I like your idea also

[Maisonneuve]

True, the Shake Shack in NY is like 16 x 16 or 20 x 20. Pretty much double the size of what your specified. It's still a pretty cool concept the Shake Shack. Don'y get me wrong I like your idea also

 

 

As long as they sell Polish sausages, I'm good!