9 Best Shopping in Lower Town, Quebec City

The official Québec City outpost for a Montréal-based company (where the goods are designed and made), this boutique offers distinctive, durable, and well-designed leather goods, sleek computer bags, and colorful messenger bags with an old-school vibe.

The largest antiques store on rue St-Paul sells furniture, household items, old paintings, and knickknacks from the 19th and 20th centuries.

This boutique, run by the Conseil des métiers d'art, a coordinating body that oversees all kinds of arts and crafts disciplines and organizes annual fairs, features the best from Québec in glass art, porcelain, jewelry, woodworking, and much more, most with a stylish, contemporary feel.

Discover the beautiful Charlevoix sheep wool at this lovely boutique. Passionate craftswomen (and craftsmen, too!) work tirelessly to upcycle and recycle this regional wool, transforming it into stockings, toques, throws, and soles.

You're not likely to find any bargains here, but this shop has a very good selection of authentic 18th- and 19th-century Québec pine furniture.

This is probably the best place in the antiques district to find good Québécois furniture, clocks, oil lamps, porcelain, and ceramics. It's a very welcoming store as well.

Head to this well-established gallery in an old car-repair garage for contemporary art and sculpture.

Charming little café-boutique home to the products of more than 50 artisans from across Québec. Everything here is preciously handpicked by the owner for its originality. Candles, jams, toys, jewelry, stationery, soaps, everything is there! The store also serves as a café: enjoy homemade sandwiches or salads at a good price and excellent specialty coffees.

The name says it all: "les ptits mosüs" means "the naughty kids" in Québécois, so it's only logical that this lovely boutique is dedicated to the little ones. Expect a highly curated selection of local designers with items ranging from clothing to toys, and from books to tableware.