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💅Opening a Nail salon in Montreal: a location research guide

Montreal — A French-English bilingual market with distinct Plateau-style walkable neighbourhood retail. If you're thinking about opening a nail salon here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a nail salon, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Montreal on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 👣Foot-traffic proxy

    Walk-in conversion is critical.

  • 🤝Complementary businesses

    Hair salons / beauty stores nearby → ideal.

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Repeat customers from 2km radius.

Where to look in Montreal

Montreal has several commercial districts where nail salon businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Downtown
  • Plateau
  • Mile End
  • Old Montreal
  • Saint-Henri

30 nail salons mapped in Montreal

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  • MiladaUnclaimed
    4949 Rue Clark·site
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  • Spa Espace NomadUnclaimed
    45.5213, -73.5893
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  • BronzageUnclaimed
    45.5199, -73.5856
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  • Spa EminenceUnclaimed
    71b Rue de La Gauchetière Ouest Montréal
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  • Spa OvariumUnclaimed
    400 Rue Beaubien Est Montréal·site
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  • Ongles RosesUnclaimed
    6520 Avenue de Darlington
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  • Maison NouvelUnclaimed
    1298 Rue Ontario Est Montréal·site
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  • Ongles SelgnoUnclaimed
    4600 Rue Wellington
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  • Beauté Candy OnglesUnclaimed
    4422 Rue Wellington
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  • Ongles Wellington SpaUnclaimed
    4223 Rue Wellington·site
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  • Bronzage 4 soleilsUnclaimed
    5182 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges Montréal
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  • Kim ManicureUnclaimed
    45.4917, -73.5810
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  • Lila le SpaUnclaimed
    4211 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est Montréal·site
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  • Éclat de BeautéUnclaimed
    1036 Rue Ontario Est Montréal
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  • Ongles PrincesseUnclaimed
    6129 Avenue de Monkland Montréal
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a nail salon:

¥10-25万. Cheap to start, easy to fail in.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time nail salon owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Picking locations with no foot traffic — appointment-only model rarely works without brand

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Ready to scan Montreal block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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