Quebec City Dinning Guide

Due to the strong European influence, the Quebec cuisine features fine French dining and traditional Canadian local food. From hundreds of restaurants, we chose each from different categories, Café de la Paix,  Casse Crepe Breton, Saint-Amour and Aux Anciens Canadiens.

Café de la Paix

It is a classical French restaurant with a traditional French menu including Escargot, Frech lamb chop, orange duck and seafood. The food make you neither surprised nor disappointed. The environment is nice and romantic. I will give it 3 stars out of 5 for the food, 3.5 for the environment, and 3.5 for service.

Casse Crepe Breton

It is a popular Crepe place, people were waiting in line at lunch time to get in. It looks like a small cafe with a few seats and a bar. More interestingly, they make the crepe right in front of you. We tried the onion soup, ham and cheese crepe, mushroom and asparagus crepe. They are all fresh and delicious! If you want something light and casual, it is a good place!

Saint-Amour

This was the highlight of our trip! Voted No.1 romantic restaurant in Quebec City, it has a beautiful garden hiding inside. Imagine you are sitting inside a botanical garden, with the flowers and leaves hanging around you, is it like Eden? I have also been to One if by land, which claims to be the most romantic restaurant in New York City but can not be compared with here. My eyes opened big when I saw their menu as thick book, since most restaurants in the US only have a less-than-10-page menu with so limited selections. We ordered its signature dish, six-ways to enjoy foie gras, and a pre-fix menu with vegetable soup, veal and chocolate mousse cake. Everything is fantastic, especially six-ways to enjoy foie gras, which includes some creative inspirations such as foie gras cream brulee, foie gras truffles, etc. It is a four star dinning experience, so is the price. We spent 180 Canadian dollars for 2 people in total. So it is definitely not a place for every meal but for some special occasions.

Poutine

I can not finish this dinning review without mentioning Poutine, a snack in Quebec. It is just French fries with some meat sauce, and you can find it in any casual dinning places. It is heavy and rich in oil, but the taste is good.