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…
Must-see restaurants in Québec
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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
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…
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…
Montréal
We love Porchetta for its single-minded focus on, basically, one thing: beautiful Italian street food. The signature dishes are porchetta-and-mortadella…
Montréal
One of the latest additions to Montréal's 'second Chinatown,' this vibrant Korean restaurant offers classic dishes such as pork-bone soup and kimchi…
Montréal
This matchbox-sized, bohemian-style eatery is known for its good-value poutine, borscht and miniburgers. It’s a Montréal classic with rocking music and…
The Laurentians
A seasonal, locally sourced menu delivers well-executed Canadian comfort food – from fish and chips and perfect pizzas steaming from the oven to Cornish…
Québec City
This central Italian bistro and bar serves imaginative pizza, pasta and salads. It's very affordable for the location and the glass-and-tile interior…
Montréal
Stylish coffee sippers roll up to this friendly split-level joint nestled in a heritage building at the bottom of Ave du Parc for its yummy scones,…
Montréal
The moist, roasted and spiced Portuguese-style chicken brings lineups on weekends at this local favorite. Though it might also be the sweet egg tarts or…
Pâtisseries & Gourmandises d'Olivier
Québec
Oh, how to choose? That's the dilemma you'll face as you peruse the picture-perfect pastries in this classic patisserie-cafe downtown. A croissant? An…
Québec
Feast on hearty pub grub, from pizzas to burgers to pastas, in this bistro du monde with 150 types of beer. Give the bison burger a whirl. It also serves…
Gaspé Peninsula
Luna feels like it was perfectly executed by a software program made to create the ultimate cute cafe. There's funky art, strong coffee, delicious panini,…
Montréal
Just off the beaten track, this elegant little restaurant serves some of the best Thai cuisine in town. Fresh-tasting curries, crispy boneless duck and…
Québec
The kitchen at Les Complices demonstrates lots of dedication and love for the fish, produce and livestock of the South Shore and the Gaspé Peninsula…
Eastern Townships
In Dunham, a 30-minute drive from Sutton, Vignoble l’Orpailleur's on-site restaurant, Le Tire-Bouchon, serves delicious high-end bistro fare, with seating…
Marché des Saveurs Gaspésiennes
Gaspé Peninsula
This small gourmet market makes sandwiches, from duck rillettes with pickles, to smoked salmon or smoked meat, and sells pastries, cheeses, jams and other…
