Local Host Picks

Food and Restaurants

• Poutine (fries, cheese curds and gravy) many options:
  • Ashton, fromagerie Victoria, la poutinerie, poutineville, Pat Retro and bières et frites
  • https://www.restoquebec.ca/n/l/the-best-poutines-in-quebec-city/1848/en/
• Daily fresh cheese curd: easy to find in grocery store, two are at a walking distance of the meeting
  • IGA Deschênes, 255 chemin Ste-Foy https://www.iga.net/en/find_a_store/store/8188-iga-deschenes
  • Metro marché centre-ville, 977 avenue Cartier https://www.metro.ca/en/find-a-grocery/34
• Maple products:
  • In grocery stores and many souvenir stores
  • La Petite Cabane in Petit Champlain District  https://www.petitecabane.com/contact/
• Chocolate dipped ice cream cones and chocolate fondues in a can: the 2 most famous
  • Chocolats favoris https://www.chocolatsfavoris.com/en (the closest to the meeting 1059 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC G1R 1S2)
  • Chocolato https://chocolato.ca/en/ (the closest to the meeting 1015 Rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC G1R 1R8)
• Grand marché de Quebec: https://www.legrandmarchedequebec.com/en/market/
• Many restaurants are at a walking distance of the meeting. The following links should help you to decide where to eat:
  • https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/restaurants-quebec-city/best-restaurants-quebec?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2uiwBhCXARIsACMvIU2T0DUOVfEhz1AS4MUpvmiiieDrfq7cSyqM3M8XL9B6FZzo0zINuAIaAmaSEALw_wcB
  • https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaurants-g155033-Quebec_City_Quebec.html

 

History and Architecture

• Old Quebec: including guided walking tour https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/walking-tours and suggestions for a self-guided walking tour  https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/walking-tours
• Château Frontenac (hotel): https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/tour-chateau-frontenac
• Terrasse Dufferin: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/dufferin-terrace
• Ramparts and Gate: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/fortifications-of-quebec-national-historic-site
• Petit Champlain district: https://www.quartierpetitchamplain.com/en/home/
• Citadelle de Quebec and museum: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/citadelle-de-quebec   https://www.lacitadelle.qc.ca/en/ 
• Place Royal: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/place-royale
• Basilique Notre-Dame de Quebec: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/basilique-cathedrale-notre-dame-de-quebec
• The best place to take pictures of the city: Quebec-Levis ferry https://www.traversiers.com/en/our-ferries/quebec-city-levis-ferry/schedule and visit quai Paquet https://chaudiereappalaches.com/en/travel-quebec/levis/levis/esplanade-de-la-traverse/park/quai-paquet/
• Wendake: The Huron-Wendat Culture including a restaurant, a museum and Onhwa’ Lumina https://tourismewendake.ca/en/   https://onhwalumina.ca/en/
• Parliament building: guided or self-guided tours https://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/visiteurs/index.html
• Enigmatic routes - outdoor escape game (old Quebec): https://defi-evasion.com/en/enigmatic-routes/

 

Ways to Get Active

• For a walk or a bike ride:
  • Plaine d’Abraham  https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/plaines-dabraham
  • Parc linéaire de la rivière St-Charles https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/citoyens/loisirs_sports/parcs/parc-lineaire/index.aspx
  • Promenade Samuel de Champlain https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/promenade-samuel-de-champlain 
• Bike paths
• For hicking (need a car):
  • SEPAC - Parc de la Jacques Cartier https://www.sepaq.com/pq/jac/index.dot?language_id=1&utm_source=own-sepaq&utm_medium=print&utm_campaign=redirections-sepaq&utm_content=jac
  • SEPAC – Station touristique Duchesnay  https://www.quebec-cite.com/fr/entreprises/station-touristique-duchesnay  https://www.sepaq.com/ct/duc/index.dot?language_id=1
  • Sentier des Caps de Charlevoix https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/sentier-des-caps-de-charlevoix
  • Vallée du bras du Nord https://valleebrasdunord.com/en/
  • Mont Ste-Anne https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/mont-sainte-anne#hiking  https://mont-sainte-anne.com/en/hiking-and-summit-access/

 

Museums

• Musée de la Civilization https://mcq.org/en/ 
• Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec https://www.mnbaq.org/en
• Musée des Ursulines https://www.croisieresaml.com/en/our-cruises/quebec-city
• Musée du Monastère des Augustines https://monastere.ca/en/museum/
• Morrin Center: https://www.morrin.org/en/
• Erico chocolat museum: https://www.ericochocolatier.com/copie-de-accueil

 

Family Activities

• Aquarium de Quebec https://www.sepaq.com/ct/paq/index.dot?language_id=1
• Méga parc des Galeries de la Capitale: indoor rides https://www.mega-parc.com/en/
• Bora Parc (need a car, at 45 minutes from down-town): indoor waterpark https://www.valcartier.com/en/activities/bora-parc-indoor-waterpark/

 

Sports

• Remparts de Quebec: team of the Junior hockey league, games at Centre Videotron https://chl.ca/lhjmq-remparts/en/
• Laval’s University teams, including  Volleyball, Football and Basketball https://rougeetor.ulaval.ca/
• Baseball Capitales de Québec: if they make the series https://capitalesdequebec.com/fr/nouvelles-et-medias/nouvelles/calendrier-2024/

 

Halloween Decor

• Plaines d’abraham - jardin Jeanne-d’Arc: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/events/halloween-on-the-plains-of-abraham
• Jardins de l’hotel de ville: 2, rue des Jardins

 

Local Libations

• Brewery and local bars: many where you can drink and eat, including
  • Archibald, la Barberie, la Souche, Inox, 3 Brasseurs, la voie maltée and Sno
  • https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/restaurants-quebec-city/craft-breweries-list?gad_source=1&psafe_param=1
• Distillery: some in the meeting area https://fr.tripadvisor.ca/Attractions-g155033-Activities-c36-t176-Quebec_City_Quebec.html
• Société des Alcool du Québec (SAQ): alcohol store for wine, ice wine, beer and spirit https://www.saq.com/en/
• Beer stores (with local and imported beers): many, including
  • Accomodation Chalou https://www.accommodationchalou.com/
  • Le monde des bières https://lemondedesbieres.com/
  • Tite Frette https://www.titefrette.ca/

 

Transportation

• Public transportation (bus): Reseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) https://www.rtcquebec.ca/en, the routes wheelchair accessible https://www.rtcquebec.ca/en/useful-information/accessibility/persons-wheelchairs
• À Vélo: bike sharing electrically assisted https://www.rtcquebec.ca/en/avelouebec.ca
• Funiculaire: to avoid stairs and the hill to go from terrasse Dufferin to Petit Champlain district https://www.funiculaire.ca/copie-de-accueil
• St-Laurent river cruise https://www.croisieresaml.com/en/our-cruises/quebec-city

 

Road Trip

• Parc de la Chute Montmorency: including a suspension bridge, a cable car, a zipline, a via ferrata and a trail (with stairs if you want to go from the top to the bottom of the fall)  https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/parc-de-la-chute-montmorency
• Îles d’Orléans: renouned for the agrotourism https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/what-to-do-quebec-city/tour-ile-orleans   https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/restaurants-quebec-city/ile-orleans-gourmet-stops
• Basilique Ste-Anne de Beaupré: https://www.quebec-cite.com/en/businesses/sainte-anne-de-beaupre-shrine
• For a longer stay in the province :
  • Montreal
  • Charlevoix
  • Others SEPAC parcs

 

General Resources

• https://www.quebec-cite.com/en
• https://www.bonjourquebec.com/en-ca/where-to-go/regions-of-quebec/quebec
• https://www.ville.quebec.qc.ca/en/touristes/index.aspx