text: Atwater market is located near by metro station the biking trails of Lachine canal and has big parking lot to accomodate customers nThe market operates during the entire year the opened part is covered and heated during the winter thus retaining a lot of its vegetable stands Some of the best times to visit the market are early summer when the amount of flower stands is overwhelming or during the fall when the market explodes in colors this is also the best time to buy some local producenThe covered part of the market has predominantly meat and cheese shops Starting from south the market houses a big Premiere Moisson shop the bakery certainly deserves its own review it is enough to mention you can buy fresh bread and pastry there Moving north on your right is a nice spice store that also has wide selection of nuts and dried fruits my latest favorite being curry jumbo cashu Further on both sides follow meat stands that have outstanding selection of everything one can imagine My favorite place is a little Italian store called Pasta dIci Yes you can find fresh pasta and variaty of pasta sauces there and no there is no need to go to Little Italy for some of the best cannolis in Montreal Besides that they have Illy cofee machine that produces perfect espresso to go along with your cannolinAtwater market has nice vegetable stores and stands but I find them a little bit pricey for every day shopping yet this is a good place to find some specific fruits and vegetables that are not easily available in the supermarkets