These are the restaurants in Quebec City that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, and follow the links on each card to the award or article behind it.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: Tanière³, ARVI and Kebec Club Privé.
- 14 places: 6 with MICHELIN stars, 1 on a 50 Best list, 5 Bib Gourmand, 1 from other guides, 2 local institutions.
- Best-covered local institutions: Chez Muffy and Le Chic Shack.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Screenshot of taniere3.com Tanière³
$$$$Old Québec (Lower Town) · Creative tasting menu
2 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Québec 2026#9 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026#3 · Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 202681.5/100 · La Liste 2026Dinner unfolds across a sequence of 17th-century vaulted cellars in Old Québec, with 15 small plates built on Québec's boreal terroir. It holds two MICHELIN Stars and ranks #9 on North America's 50 Best 2026.
Covered by Eater
36½ Rue Saint-Pierre, Québec, QC
Screenshot of restaurantarvi.ca 
Screenshot of kebecclubprive.ca Kebec Club Privé
$$$$Saint-Roch, Québec · Foraged tasting menu
Pierre-Olivier Pelletier and Cassandre Osterroth serve a 10-course meal at a single large table, using ingredients they forage around the region. It holds one MICHELIN Star.
Covered by Eater
767 Rue Saint-Joseph Est, Québec, QC
Screenshot of restaurantleclan.com 
Screenshot of laurieraphael.com Laurie Raphaël
$$$$Old Port, Québec · Modern creative
A refined Old Québec restaurant run by the founder's son, cooking inventive modern dishes from local seasonal ingredients. It holds one MICHELIN Star.
117 Rue Dalhousie, Québec, QC G1K 9C8
Screenshot of restaurantlegende.com Légende
$$$$Old Port, Québec · Québec regional
Chef Elliot Beaudoin cooks a strictly local menu built on Québec ingredients, including lesser-known Indigenous produce. It holds one MICHELIN Star.
255 Rue Saint-Paul, Québec, QC G1K 3W5
Screenshot of restaurantmelba.ca Le Hatley
North Hatley
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 76.
575 Rue Hovey, North Hatley, J0B 2C0 North Hatley
Screenshot of battuto.ca 
Screenshot of buvettescott.com Montcalm, Québec · Wine bar, neo-bistro
A basement wine bar where chef Jean-Philippe Lessard cooks affordable dishes from local ingredients, with no dish staying on the menu more than a week. It holds a Bib Gourmand.
Covered by Eater
821 Rue Scott, Québec, QC G1R 3C8
Screenshot of clocherpenche.ca Saint-Roch, Québec · Market bistro
A Parisian-inspired bistro serving market cooking, which Eater credits with helping make Saint-Roch a dining destination. It holds a Bib Gourmand.
Covered by Eater
203 Rue Saint-Joseph Est, Québec, QC G1K 3B1
Screenshot of bistrob.ca Bistro B
$$Montcalm (Avenue Cartier), Québec · Modern bistro
A warm bistro serving smaller, bold dishes, with much of its seasonal produce from the owner's market garden. It holds a Bib Gourmand.
1144 Avenue Cartier, Québec, QC G1R 2S5
Screenshot of saint-antoine.com Chez Muffy
$$$$Old Port, Québec · Farm-to-table
Local institutionThe restaurant of Auberge Saint-Antoine, set in an 1822 maritime warehouse with stone walls and wooden beams, cooking produce from its own farm on Île d'Orléans.
Covered by Eater and CNN Travel
10 Rue Saint-Antoine, Québec, QC G1K 4C9
Screenshot of lechicshack.ca Old Québec (Upper Town) · Burgers, poutine
Local institutionAn Old Québec burger and poutine spot that Time Out calls the most affordable lunch near the heart of town. CNN singled out its poutine and milkshakes.
Covered by Time Out and CNN Travel
15 Rue du Fort, Québec, QC G1R 3Z8
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A place gets in one of two ways. It holds an award in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition of a recognised list, or it is a local institution that at least two established outlets have covered. We do not rank, and nothing here is paid for. The order on the page follows list standing first, then press coverage. The full method is in the note at the end.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Quebec City is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Québec 2026, North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026, Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2026, Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2025, Canada's 100 Best Restaurants 2024 and La Liste 2026), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
Every entry was checked against its sources on 26 October 2026. Lists change every year and restaurants close, so check opening days and book directly before you travel.
Sources & references
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Last updated: October 26, 2026