Restaurants in North America
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Magpie & Stump
Classic musty cantina full of dreadlocked Sol-swigging snowboarders where you feel it's almost your dinnertime duty to demolish an overloaded plate of oven-finished chicken enchiladas with a tangy side relish.
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Lot 30
Anyone who's anyone goes to Lot 30 but show up unknown and in jeans and you'll be treated just as well. Tables are in view of each other so you can see the ecstatic expressions of food bliss on the merry diners' faces; dishes from beurre blanc to curry are spiced to perfection. For a treat, try the excellent-value five-course tasting menu ($55) – small servings of a starter, three mains and a dessert sampler. Servers are wine-pairing masters, the eclectic ever-changing menu is made with local seasonal ingredients and the chef is happy to cater to food allergies and special needs. It really is a Charlottetown highlight.
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L'Orange Bistro
This central, colorful restaurant's terrace overlooks the main road into town, but it's easy to forget the cars when the food's this good. Local produce on offer includes organic chicken, pork chops, veal, venison and mussels, while fresh herbs and organic vegetables edge the menu closer to perfection.
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Little Louis'
The odd location of this nouvelle cuisine bistro – upstairs in a faceless industrial strip mall – only adds to its speakeasy vibe. The atmosphere is cozy, with low lights, white tablecloths and jazzy live music. Local foodies rave about dishes like foie gras with apple wine jelly, or crispy steelhead trout with shiitake and saffron-vanilla butter. Whatever you do, always start with raw local oysters on the half shell with fresh horseradish. The wine list racks up awards on a regular basis.
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L'Intercolonial
The name refers to the train that once stopped in Rivière du Loup, but it's also a good description of a menu featuring European dishes, Asian flavors and creations that could only come from the Québécois imagination, such as salmon with pear cream.
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L'Innocent
The hippest cafe around serving great-value daily specials to a ska soundtrack. It's the best place in town to meet locals; and if you're in a hurry, they serve coffee to go.
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Lightkeeper's Cafe
This little gem of an eatery sits in the shadow of the lighthouse and is often graced by the sight of icebergs and whales. The chowder and scallops are legendary.
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Lighthouse Restaurant
The ladies at this diner cook up a storm out back and deliver Gros Morne's best fish and chips, cod tongues and other Newfie dishes, along with cold beer.
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Les Terrasses du Capitaine
Behind the fish market, this is the best place in town to taste local catches.
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L'Estaminet
You can feast on hearty pub grub and specials, including house specialty mussels with fries, in this 'bistro du monde' with 150 types of beer.
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Le Saint Pub
Ale lovers will foam at the mouth in this former brewery, where the dinner menu begins with beers and continues via beer-based sauces, dressings and marinades. For $6 you can sample four regional brews including the local malt.
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Le Rafiot
At this casual bistro with maritime-themed decor, seafood duos and trios abound.
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Leo's
In a flower-filled garden, Leo's is very popular with locals; be prepared to wait for a delicious sandwich.
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Leonard's
Find absolute comfort in this little cafe full of cushioned seating and soothing country-style muted hues. Treat yourself to excellent German pastries, salads and creative sandwiches as well as all-day breakfasts made with free-range eggs, a great cheese selection and cold cuts like Black Forest ham. Wash it down with farmers' market teas and espresso.
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Le Mouton Noir
Since 1978, the rustic-looking Black Sheep has been home to fine French cuisine. Fish, including walleye, the freshwater queen, is on offer when available, as are buffalo, caribou and steak, all enlivened by a deft touch incorporating wild mushrooms and local produce. The outdoor terrace overlooks the Gouffre. Reservations advised.
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Le Crêpe Chignon
This bright light on the Rimouski dining scene serves delicious savory and dessert crepes. The only drawback is there's often a wait for a table.
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Le Caraquette
Overlooking the harbor, this casual family-run restaurant serves Maritime standards like fried clams and mayonnaise shrimp salad along with French- Canadian specialties like poutine (stuffed potato dumplings) and smoked meat sandwiches.
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L&D Meats & Deli
Arrays of smoked meats and other deli items; good choice of deliciously good sandwiches.
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Lazy Bear Café
Attached to the lodge of the same name, log-built tables and chairs set the scene for standard meals and local cuisine. Famous for knockout milkshakes, which you can enjoy on the screened porch.
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Last Chance Saloon
In a land partial to fast-food franchises the words 'there's nowhere else remotely like it' are an underhand compliment. For a taste of something completely different, take the 15-minute drive from Drumheller to the tiny town of Wayne to find this former hell-raising bar-hotel turned Harley Davidson hangout. Last Chance is a classic Western saloon, but without a hint of tourist kitsch. Check out the mining relics, Brownie cameras, old cigarette tins, fully functioning band-box, and the brick that somebody probably tossed through the window circa 1913. The food is almost an afterthought – bog standard burgers with optional beans or fries – but it'll fill you up and give…
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Lamb Barbeque
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La Maison du Pêcheur
In a former fishermen's shack that became a commune in the 1960s (graffiti remains on the ceiling), this award-winning restaurant serves seafood, including lobster, and 15 types of pizza (even octopus!) baked in a maplewood-heated stove. There's web access downstairs in bistro-cafe L'Atlantique. Reservations are strongly recommended.
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Lake Louise Station Restaurant
Restaurants with a theme have to be handled so carefully – thankfully this railway-inspired eatery, at the end of Sentinel Rd, does it just right. You can either dine in the station among the discarded luggage or in one of the dining cars, which are nothing short of elegant. The food is simple yet effective. A must-stop for trainspotters.
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Lake Agnes Teahouse
You thought the view from Lake Louise was good? Wait till you get up to this precariously perched alpine-style teahouse that seems to hang in the clouds beside ethereal Lake Agnes and its adjacent waterfall. The small log cabin runs on gas power and is hike-in only (3.4km uphill from the Chateau). Perhaps it's the thinner air or the seductiveness of the surrounding scenery but the rustic $6 tea and scones here taste just as good as the $39 spread at the Chateau Lake Louise.
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Laggan's Bakery
Laggan's (named after Lake Louise's original settlement) is a cafeteria/bakery with limited seating that's famously busy in the summer. The pastries and savories aren't legendary, but they're handy hiking snacks and tend to taste better the hungrier you get. The pizza bagels are worth a special mention.
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