Restaurants
Foodie heaven
Québecers adore good food, just as they adore gathering around a restaurant table with family or friends. And the selection is mind-boggling: local specialties or ethnic cuisine, self-serve health food or gourmet creations, fast food or family fare... There’s something for everyone, whatever your budget and tastes. One thing never varies, though: the warm welcome you’ll receive!Québec restaurants
Traditional dishes are continually realigned with the tastes of the day by the chefs of Québec’s great restaurants, known for their imaginative use of local products like smoked fish, duck, fine cheeses, wild berries or ice cider. These products give Québec a distinct gastronomic identity—to the delight of foodies from all over!The province’s hotel and culinary schools, like the renowned Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec, train the chefs of tomorrow to artfully adapt Québec’s culinary traditions to the contemporary gourmet landscape.
In the large urban centres, you can spice up your experience with an endless variety of foods from around the world, like sushi, couscous, tapas, pho noodles, shish taouk and countless others. Reflecting the cultural diversity of today’s society, Québec’s restaurants offer a rich mosaic of international flavours.
Neighbourhood bistro or four-star eatery?
Among the restaurants you’ll find using the search engine on this page are the following noteworthy entries: - Restaurants honoured in the last two years with a regional or national Grand Prix du tourisme québécois award (dining category)
- Restaurants that have earned a “Four Diamond” or “Five Diamond” rating from the CAA (Canada) and AAA (United States) automobile associations
- Restaurants classified as Grands Chefs by the international Relais et Châteaux chain
