Between Rue St Denis and Avenue Laval, Square Saint-Louis is one of Montréal's prettiest old squares, set in a turn-of-the-century French-Canadian residential quarter. In the narrow streets around the tree-shaded square there are still a few of the attractive Victorian houses, some of them now restaurants.

Part of the Rue Saint-Denis and the pedestrian mall along the Rue Prince-Arthur at the western end of the square are given over in summer to outdoor cafés and all the lively street life of a modern bohemian quarter. Visiting this neighborhood is a charming way to spend the afternoon.