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Le Charles BaillairgeCity/Region: Quebec City
This restaurant in the Clarendon Hotel is billed as the oldest restaurant in Canada, and it is certainly one of the most expensive. What diners can expect for their dollars, however, is an exquisite experience where food has been turned into an art form. The refined menu features dishes of guinea fowl and game, enhanced with exotic sauces, delectable seafood like Atlantic salmon, daring salads made with ingredients from the hotel's own garden, and tasty terrines. As far as possible local produce is used, right down to the
post-dinner chocolates, served with port. The setting is as refined and elegant as the food.
Address: 57 rue Sainte-Anne, Vieux-Québec
La CrémaillèreCity/Region: Quebec City
This family run restaurant offers the ultimate in gastronomic delight, blending Italian and French tradition into a tempting menu that translates into tantalising aromas as you enter. The restaurant, operating for 30 years, has just moved to a new location, still in the old city, but the atmosphere and quality has been maintained. Beppino Boezio, who came to Québec City in 1962 from Italy, has passed on his knowledge to his son Luidgi, who is taking over the reins. Specialties of the house are pasta, rack of lamb, milk-fed veal, beef and seafood.
Address: 73, Sainte-Anne Street
Website: www.cremaillere.qc.ca
Les Frères de la CôteCity/Region: Quebec City
Offering al fresco dining in a bustling atmosphere in the upper town, this busy bistro is a hang-out for politicians and journalists. The food is as lively as the clientele, with a Mediterranean inspired menu that changes daily. Specialties are pizza, osso bucco, confit de canard (duck leg) and leg of lamb, but there are often surprises like tenderloin horse meat, sweetbreads and couscous plates on offer.
Address: 1190, rue Saint-Jean
AviaticCity/Region: Quebec City
The busy terrace of this popular restaurant bears testimony to its quality. Although located in the old train station, the Gare du Palais, near the old port, it is decorated on an aviation theme. The menu is tempting and varied, offering eastern dishes, sushi, Tex-Mex, seafood and grills.
Address: 450 de la Gare-du-Palais
Restaurant L'UtopieCity/Region: Quebec City
One of Québec City's newest restaurants is also fast gaining a reputation for being its best, its young management team having put together a winning combination of flawless service, sublime cooking and invigorating atmosphere. The restaurant is in the slightly bohemian Saint-Roch neighborhood, and the setting has been architect designed incorporating rough wood, metal and glass. All the menu creations are recommended, but particularly good is the Québec lamb roasted in hay.
Address: 226 1/2, rue Saint-Joseph E.
Website: www.restaurant-utopie.com
Aux Anciens CanadienCity/Region: Quebec City
This establishment, set in an historic homestead, has gone out of its way to give visitors a true Canadian dining experience, with staff dressed in period costume and five dining rooms each outfitted in a different historic theme. The meals on offer are authentic Canadian, too, with plenty of rib-sticking offerings like maple-syrup pie, rich game dishes and hearty meat pies. The restaurant is renowned for its good value three-course set lunch menu at C$14.95.
Address: 34, rue Saint-Louis, Succursale Haute-Ville
Website: www.auxancienscanadiens.qc.ca
Le Buffet de l'antiquaireCity/Region: Quebec City
The best value for money in the old town is probably to be had at this diner in the antiques district. The cuisine is home-style Quebecois, both filling, tasty and reasonably priced. Pea soup, pies and poutine are some of the offerings from the menu. This establishment is particularly favored for its delicious desserts.
Address: 95 rue St-Paul
Pointe des AmeriquesCity/Region: Quebec City
Pizza with pizzazz is the specialty of this lively, ultra-modern restaurant, which attracts mainly a young clientele, ensuring every night is party night. The establishment offers perfect pizzas with an almost endless choice of toppings, some of them extremely unusual like caribou. The menu also features other favorites like pasta, a variety of burgers, panini and fajitas.
Address: 964 Rue St Jean
Casse Crêpe BretonCity/Region: Quebec City
For a quick filler any time of the day, head for this café. You will probably pick it out because there is usually a queue at the door. Casse Crêpe Breton has been a favorite café near the Côte du Palais in the upper town for many years, whipping up the most delectable crêpes. Diners can watch the crêpes being made and pick their choice from more than 20 different sweet and savoury fillings. Choose from main course crêpes, prepared with a choice of two to five ingredients such as meat, cheese and vegetables, or try a sweet crêpe with chocolate, cream and fruit.
Address: 1136 Rue St Jean
Café du MondeCity/Region: Quebec City
Delicious dining on traditional French fare along with a view is the offering of this popular bistro at the Old Port. The restaurant has a patio overlooking the river, and a glass enclosure. Reservations are essential here if you want to enjoy specialties like duck confit, salmon tartare, artichoke pudding, and oat tatin apple pie.
Address: 84 rue Dalhousie
Website: www.lecafedumonde.com
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