Québec City
This could be the place for poutine virgins to try what has become the Québécois national dish – french fries served with cheese curds and swimming in…
Must-see restaurants in Québec
Québec City
This combination neighborhood bakery and trattoria wants to be everything to everybody and succeeds. Choose from an astonishing array of baked goods and…
Old Montréal
Near the gateway to Chinatown, the phở (noodle soups) here may pander to Westerners with more broccoli, and there are vegetarian options for broken rice,…
Québec
This unapologetically old-school eatery is famous across the North Shore for local seafood. You won't walk away hungry after sampling the fish-and-chips,…
Québec City
For cozy French bistro atmosphere, you can't beat this cute, very traditional hole-in-the-wall down by the Old Port. The menu abounds in bistro classics…
Montréal
This perfect little diner has been smack in the middle of swish Westmount since 1920. Despite the trendy stores and galleries that have mushroomed around…
Québec
This coffeehouse in the town center is a laid-back locale for sipping espressos and Americanos amid furnishings that include an antique stove and old…
Montréal
A festive, local and often Spanish-speaking crowd comes to this little Iberian gem. La Sala Rosa is best known for its five tasty varieties of paella …
Tadoussac
This village hangout is a prime place to sip an espresso or nitro cold brew and breakfast on fruit and yogurt or crêpes filled with duck confit. Later,…
Québec City
This place in St-Sauveur has taken 'chilled' to a whole new level: it's almost comatose, with decor that is very consciously distressed and mismatched…
Gaspé Peninsula
The menu at this creative, contemporary bistro features lots of seafood along with wild mushrooms and other locally sourced products. Try the feuilleté…
Gaspé Peninsula
Nothing will warm you up after a long day of hiking in Parc National de la Gaspésie like a tall glass of red beer and some bacon and cheese melted over…
The Laurentians
Billing itself as a bistro actualisé (up-to-date bistro), this restaurant is a great place to devour complex pasta dishes and extraordinary grilled fish…
Gaspé Peninsula
On a spit of land jutting into the bay at the marina, this boat-shed-like cafe is great for breakfast crêpes, smoked-salmon omeletes, and bacon and eggs…
Gaspé Peninsula
Stop by this fuchsia house with a nautically arty vibe and windows looking over the bay for coffee – or cocktails, if you have a designated driver or you…
Québec City
'The secret is in the sauce,’ they trumpet, but we'd say it's more in the quality of the meat, which is high at this Québec City institution, in place for…
Québec
Run by one of Canada's top female sommeliers, this wine bar with a menu of creative small plates retains the feel of a neighborhood bistro, with cork…
Old Montréal
Bocata has abundant old-world charm with stone walls, flickering candles and low ceilings – and a dash of new-world verve with its groovy music selection…
The Laurentians
It may seem a bit strange sitting down to a barbecue dinner in the mountains of rural Québec, but this classy diner (which, again, is a weird setting for…
Montréal
A classic, long-running deli, Reuben’s has squishy booths and a long counter, where patrons line up for towering smoked-meat sandwiches served with big…
Old Montréal
For something completely different, head upstairs to this clean, well-lit dining room, where you can feast on juicy morsels of lamb, shiitake mushrooms,…
Crêperie à la Gourmandise Bretonne
The Laurentians
Housed in a beautiful clapboard cottage bedecked in flowers, this eatery serves Breton-style crepes – from plain and simple to ones stuffed with scallops…
Québec City
This delightful boutique opposite the Old Port selling no end of made-in-Québec gift items and souvenirs (jewelry, bags, knitwear, wooden jigsaw puzzles)…
Montréal
Originating in Taipei’s Shilin Night Market, this fried-chicken joint is located in downtown Montréal's growing Asian-food epicenter. From giant chicken…
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
This traditional roadside diner in a little house on the highway serves local Québec classics, from breakfasts of eggs, meat and beans, to smoked meat,…
Gaspé Peninsula
Locally sourced, internationally inspired variations on pub grub – including a slate of creative burgers, grilled-cheese sandwiches, and moules frites …
Québec City
Québec's celebrated Culinary Academy, with branches here and in Montréal, puts its mettle where your mouth is – so to speak – with this simple cafe and…
Québec
A memorable bakery with a small irresistible store, La Boulange is the perfect spot for a light lunch of sandwiches or pizza, or to gather picnic supplies…
Montréal
O'Thym buzzes with foodies who flock here from all over town. It features an elegant but understated dining room (exposed-brick walls, floodlit windows,…
Montréal
The pho (rice-noodle soup) is the standout at this Vietnamese restaurant, with all the right herbs and touch of anise. This is Mont-Royal not Chinatown,…
Québec City
The anchor tenant of 3e Ave in up-and-coming Limoilu (now in its third decade) serves such crowd-pleasers as bacon-and-cheese omelets, sweet and savory…
Montréal
Foodchain gives a much-needed healthy option downtown with simple, mostly vegan, bowls highlighting raw vegetables. Try a simple curry, or fennel and…
Québec City
Tiny and unassuming, this perennial favorite specializes in both sweet and savory crepes, along with sandwiches ($6.50), soups ($4) and salads ($10 to $12…
Pâtisserie-Chocolaterie Anna Pierrot
Québec City
This pastry and chocolate shop in the Halles Cartier market in Montcalm will prove irresistible to anyone with a sweet tooth. A tempting array of cakes,…
Québec City
Now in a new location in the heart of St-Jean Baptiste, this place bakes up an ever-changing lineup of hearty breads, from classic baguettes to loaves…
Eastern Townships
With a name like Fondissimo, it's not hard to guess the specialty of this hip restaurant in an old renovated factory – there are eight varieties of Swiss…
Québec
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more agreeable place to dine than the terrace at the back of this early-19th-century flour mill, with tables inches from a…
Charlevoix
Operating since 1945, this bakery on the island's west side is known for pâté croche, a meat pie with a 'broken' or cracked top ($5), which is served with…
Montréal
Fusion numbers are presented on large dishes at this lower-level bistro. The brown-butter-miso-chicken spaghetti and kimchi and braised pork pasta dishes…
Montréal
This sleek, retro '50s diner serves what some consider Montréal’s best breakfast – all day long. Ask for ‘the Special’ – a toasted bagel with lox, cream…
