1407 rue St-Jacques, Montreal Centre-Sud
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About us

A grocery in a "machine shop"!!! This is where Alexis Le Gourmand invites you. This industrial remodeled space has become an exceptional place where Alexis invites you to do your shopping.

Alexis traveled across the country in search of local products; these products have been meticulously chosen to treat you and help you discover different and new flavours. Furthermore, a large variety of european products have been specially selected to complete this range.

For the past ten years, Alexis has demonstrated his outstanding cooking skills and he is now surrounded by a dynamic team who concoct daily a large variety of pre-prepared dishes for take-out.

Our mission

  • We commit to offer you a large selection of high-quality products
  • We commit to gradually increase this offer especially with local products
  • Our challenge is to constantly introduce you to new products
Alexis Le Gourmand is a place to discover with it's friendly atmosphere.


Historic

The "Lovell's Montreal street directory" of 1923 indicates for the first time this building at 767 St-James where is located a garage : the "Franklin Montreal Motors LTD".

Then in 1930, the same directory indicates a new address: the 1405 St-James, but the premise is now occupied by "Garage Chauvin".

In 1935, the business becomes a "machine shop". The "L. De Jean & Co. Machinists", established in 1909, settled at 1020 Lagauchetière W. will move in until the end of the century.

Better located, opposite the "CN freight yard" where were machined parts of the locomotives for the CN, the "Canadian National Railways".

In early 2000, the building is acquired by the Veronneau family and meticulously restored during 2009-2010. In December 2010 everything is in place for the project: "Alexis Le Gourmand" gourmet grocery is born and will give to this residential part of Montreal centre-sud a new boost. Future will tell...


Note: In the "Montreal atlas" of 1915, the "St-Antoine market" is located one block east.


Gossip

One of Montreal's great gourmands lived around the corner on Lusignan street, who was he?
Camillien Houde (1889-1958), ex mayor of Montreal.