Here in mtl, any Haitian supermarket carries latino products. There's a lot of them.
On Pie IX or Saint-Michel blvd is where there is the most (on the northern part (between Henri Bourrassa and Cremazie)
There is also one in Laval (the only one !!!) on des Laurentides Boulevard, north of the 440 autroute)
There is also a few on Jarry street, one near Papineau, another one near St-Denis, also near Papineau on Jean-Talon.
These haitians markets always carries
- Vegetables (platanos, yucca, yautilla, yuma, ahuyama, tayotas, batatas, etc)
- Sasones / sopitas from baldom, maggi, etc (both powder and liquid)
- fresh cilantro / recaito
- fruits (coco, lechosa, mangoes) naranjas agrias (meat tenderiser)
- maizena (vanilla,fresa, etc), harina de yuca, de platano, etc
- all kinds of beans (in cans or frozen) guandules, havas, all kinds of habichuelas... negras, rojas...
- they also always sell calling cards, they also have all kind of latino newspapers (el chasqui latino, etc), beauty products (skin, hair)
- juices: tamarindo, passion fruit and other kinds of exotic juices, malta india...
Sorry I can't think of anyhting else right that they carry right now but, I love to go to these markets because it's 1 stop and you find everything you need ...
About the salons, I know there is also a 'typical' Dominican hair salon on the corner of Marquette and Villeray street (near Papineau) I forgot the name but it's right on the corner. If it interests you, also Kiko Muffler on 8i?me avenue near Robert street (in quartier Saint-Michel) just opened up a hair salon besides his garage (hummm... interesting) it's called Roxy Salon... and they obviously also fix mufflers (btw, they do a great job)
There's also an italian man with his dominican wife that makes cheese. And they have excellent ' queso para freir ' I never had found it anywhere else before in mtl. I don't have their phone number right now but anyone interested, just pm me and I'll try to find it in the meantime.
That's all I can think of right now, I'll post later if I remember anything else...
Nube