Québec City Bar Guide
30+ bars across Québec City's drinking neighbourhoods, curated by editors who know the city.
Québec City's old-stone cellar bars are unique in North America. The Vieux-Québec walled city dates from 1608 and the wine cellars below it from soon after. Around the heritage layer, Saint-Roch built a serious craft-cocktail district in converted nineteenth-century industrial buildings. L'Atelier has held a Canada 50 Best position multiple years. The drinks lean maple-rye, Québécois cidre, and ice wine.
Five neighbourhoods cluster the action. Vieux-Québec is the heritage cellar-bar spine. Saint-Roch runs the craft-cocktail-and-creative district. Saint-Jean-Baptiste holds the indie student-area bars. Limoilou covers the residential boutique-bar quarter. Montcalm is the polished modernist district.
Cocktails run CAD 14 to CAD 18. Pints CAD 7 to CAD 9. Tipping is 18 to 20 percent. Most bars run to 3am. Reserve L'Atelier on weekends.
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L'Atelier Bar Boutique
Quebec City's most awarded cocktail bar. Canada 50 Best regular. Long marble counter, classic-cocktail-leaning menu, and serious technique. Reserve.
Bar Le Sacrilège
Heritage neighbourhood pub. Long wood bar, outdoor courtyard, twenty Quebec craft beers, and the most authentic working-Québécois drinking experience.
Aviatic Club
Heritage cocktail bar inside the converted Saint-Roch train station. Long marble counter, classic-cocktail menu, and a polished after-work crowd.
Pub Saint-Patrick
Heritage Irish-Quebec pub. Long wood bar, twenty taps, traditional Irish food, and the most communal weekend-evening crowd.
Le Drague Cabaret Club
Heritage LGBT cabaret-bar. Drag shows, dance floor, and the loudest Saint-Jean-Baptiste weekend nights.
La Maison Smith Pub
Heritage tavern in a stone-vaulted cellar. Wood-beamed interior, Quebec craft beer on tap, and the most photogenic old-Québec drinking experience.
Neighbourhood Guide
Vieux-Québec
The heritage stone-cellar spine inside the walled city. Stone-vaulted cellar bars from the 1600s, heritage taverns, and the most photogenic Quebec drinking quarter.
Saint-Roch
The craft-cocktail-and-creative district below the cliffs. Speakeasies, awarded cocktail rooms, and a thirty-something local crowd.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The indie student-area district above the cliffs. Cheap pours, college-town energy, and the most authentic young-Quebec drinking culture.
Limoilou
The residential boutique-bar district north of the river. Wine bars, neighbourhood cocktail rooms, and a thirty-something local crowd.
Montcalm
The polished modernist district. Hotel cocktail rooms, restaurant-bars, and a dressed-up evening crowd.
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