Neighborhood 48H guide
Griffintown & the Lachine Canal: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Canal-side cycling and Atwater Market.
A former industrial district turned condo neighbourhood along the Lachine Canal, whose path leads west to Atwater Market and on to Lachine; restaurants line Notre-Dame Ouest.
Photo gallery
Photo: Gilles Y. Hamel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Canal paths, markets and restaurants, near Old Montréal and the Bell Centre.
Who it's for: Cyclists, runners and food lovers.
Pros
- Canal paths
- Markets
- Restaurants
Cons
- New-build feel
- Fewer sights
- Limited metro
48H in Griffintown & the Lachine Canal
Canal-side cycling and Atwater Market.
09:00 – Lachine Canal
Bike or walk the canal path.
12:00 – Atwater Market
Lunch from the market stalls.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Shop
Shop
Atwater Market
138 av. Atwater
Year-round public market of butchers, bakers and produce in an Art Deco hall.
Photo: Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Lachine Canal
Lachine Canal
National historic site with a 13.5 km path from the Old Port to Lake Saint-Louis; bike path maintained mid-April to mid-November.
Photo: Gilles Y. Hamel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
Hôtel Alt Montréal
Rue Peel
Eco-certified, good-value hotel on Peel Street.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Griffintown & the Lachine Canal.
In Montréal, short-term rentals of a host’s principal residence are allowed only from June 10 to September 10, and the host needs a city permit plus a CITQ registration number from Quebec, which must appear on the listing; most other whole-home rentals for 31 days or less are not permitted. Before booking on Vrbo, check that the listing shows a valid CITQ number.
Browse vacation rentals in Griffintown & the Lachine Canal on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Montréal
- Old Montréal — Notre-Dame Basilica and the city’s birthplace.
- Old Port & Place Jacques-Cartier — The waterfront, the big wheel and Place Jacques-Cartier.
- Downtown — Sainte-Catherine Street, the Underground City and the cathedral.
- Golden Square Mile — The Museum of Fine Arts, the McCord and Mount Royal.
- Quartier des Spectacles — Place des Arts, festivals and the symphony.
- Quartier Latin & the Village — Students, cinema and the Village on Sainte-Catherine Est.
- Plateau Mont-Royal — Staircases, Parc La Fontaine and Schwartz’s.