Montreal Photo Booth
Tour
Montreal's bilingual charm, legendary festival culture, and European flair create the perfect setting for photo booth adventures. Discover analog machines in the Plateau, Mile End's creative studios, and the historic streets of Old Montreal.
How many analog photo booths are in Montreal?
Booth Beacon currently lists 1 analog photo booth in Montreal, 0 of them verified active. They cluster in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Mile End, and Old Montreal, with more machines in Griffintown and Rosemont. A session typically costs $3 to $8 and produces a strip of four photochemical prints developed inside the machine. The tour below maps every booth with its venue, neighborhood, and operational status.
By Jascha Kaykas-Wolff, Founder & Curator · Last updated 2026-01-21
Tour Map
Explore all 1 photo booths across Montreal. Open in Google Maps to save your custom tour and navigate with turn-by-turn directions.
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Montreal's Photo Booth Culture
Montreal's photo booth culture reflects its unique position as a North American city with deep European roots. The city's thriving arts scene, nightlife culture, and bilingual character give its photo booths a distinctive personality found nowhere else on the continent.
Montreal's best photo booths are concentrated in the Plateau-Mont-Royal and Mile End neighborhoods, where the city's creative class lives and works. The city's famous festival culture (Jazz Fest, Just for Laughs, Osheaga) creates seasonal spikes in booth activity. Montreal's long winters make indoor photo booth sessions a popular social activity.
Neighborhood Guide
Montreal's photo booths are spread across several neighborhoods, each with its own character:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an analog photo booth in Montreal?
One is listed, but we haven't confirmed it's working recently. Check the listing below before you make the trip.
How much does a photo booth strip cost in Montreal?
Only one listing in Montreal has a confirmed price so far ($4). The others post the price on the machine — open the booth page and tell us what you paid.
Do the photo booths in Montreal take cards, or is it cash only?
Of the 1 listed: 1 take cash and card. Old analog booths are coin-op by default, so a few coins never hurt. Each booth page says which.
Are the photo booths in Montreal black-and-white or colour?
1 black-and-white. All of them are real film developed inside the machine — no digital prints on this site.
Which part of Montreal has the most photo booths?
Plateau-Mont-Royal, Mile End and Old Montreal have the most listings. Each neighbourhood link below shows the booths in it with a map.
Do I need to book a photo booth in Montreal?
No. These are coin-op booths inside shops, bars, stations and markets — you walk up and use them whenever the venue is open. None of the booths listed here are hire services.
How up to date is the list of photo booths in Montreal?
0 of the 1 listings were checked in the last year; the most recent was Jul 1, 2009. Each booth page shows its own date. If you've been more recently, mark it visited — that's how the list stays honest.
What if a photo booth in Montreal is out of order when I get there?
It happens with machines this old. Each booth page lists the nearest alternatives, and a quick "Report an issue" from you flags it for the next person.
I know an analog booth in Montreal that isn't listed — how do I add it?
Use "Submit a booth" and give us the venue, the street address and, if you can, a photo of the machine. We check every submission before it goes live.
Local Tips
- •The Plateau and Mile End have the highest concentration of booths in creative venues
- •Old Montreal offers tourist-friendly options in a beautiful historic setting
- •Montreal winters are cold — photo booths in bars are a perfect warming-up activity
- •Many venues are bilingual — 'photomaton' is the French term for photo booth
- •The Metro connects most booth neighborhoods — get an OPUS card for easy travel
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