Food and beverage for events in Québec City

Québecers have a tradition of shared conversations, shared fellowship and a shared experience around a good meal. This joie de vivre permeates event-goers’ dining experiences and sets the table for event attendees to network and create relationships.

Québecers are taught from a very young age to appreciate their food—whether it’s Grandma’s piping-hot tourtière or pouding chômeur to a five-star meal in a fancy restaurant to a bistro’s funky take on Québec’s legendary poutine. The Province of Québec’s culinary heritage is infused with French, British and First Nations influences; however, you can find fare that is inspired by cuisines from around the world. Québecers’ food pride and passion permeates Québec City’s psyche and the way food is prepared and enjoyed—much to the benefit of event-goers.

Whether delegates are budding foodies or seasoned epicureans, Québec City’s event venues surpass themselves time and again by concocting distinctive culinary experiences. The Québec City Convention Centre, hotels like the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, and caterers like the George V banquet and catering services, are open to co-creating dishes based on any theme an event planner’s heart desires.

Chefs are particularly inclined to introducing guests to Québec’s local products and iconic dishes. Locally and sustainably caught arctic char, juniper berry hollandaise sauce, balsam fir vinaigrette and award-winning woodsy flavoured cheeses from Île-aux-Grues. Ohhh, and don’t forget the many other fascinating bounty from Québec’s boreal forest and bucolic farmland. Chez Boulay, a restaurant that specializes in boreal cuisine and located in Hôtel Manoir Victoria, is a great example.

Moreover, many of Québec City’s off-site venues offer one-of-a-kind settings for official receptions or more casual affairs. Imagine dining in a museum, a former chapel, an armoury, a castle, a river boat or even at the Restaurant Le Parlementaire in Québec’s Parliament. It’s all possible—and only in Québec City!

Québecers love sharing a delicious meal! That’s why you can find fine-dining restaurants, boho bistros, cozy cafés, funky fast-food joints and friendly pubs (and everything in between!) in Québec City. Interested in tasting traditional Québécois dishes? There are hangouts for that. Feeling adventurous and up for a meal that First Nations communities are known for? Check! Eager to dig into up-and-coming foodie hot spots? We’ve got you covered. Craving French food that is a copious and rich in flavour? It’s all here.

Air Canada’s enRoute magazine recently designated two of Canada’s best restaurants in Québec City. The Italian restaurant Battuto in 2017, and ARVI in 2019, where patrons can watch chefs cook, plate and serve food tableside.

Québec City’s diverse food scene delights taste buds and triggers the imagination. Ask any event-goer who has been to Québec City where the best dining can be found—and you’ll be far away from a one-note answer.