Go with the flow at these top Quebec City maple sugar shacks
Ah, sugar shacks! Those jewels of Quebec gastronomy, those Aladdin's caves of the greatest delicacies! Get ready, as the cliché goes, to satisfy your sweet tooth in one of the following maple sugar shacks around Quebec City!
Erablière Le Chemin du Roy
237, ch du Lac, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, QC G3A 1W7Near Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, the Le Chemin du Roy sugar shack also offers great buffet-style meals, together with entertainment and traditional music. Be tickled at the appearance of “chiard aux grillades” on the menu (a regional fricassee dish of potatoes, onions and bacon with a somewhat rude name).
Erablière Du Lac Beauport
200, ch des Lacs, Lac-Beauport, QC G3B 1C4In the enchanting surrounds of Lac-Beauport, along the chemin des Lacs, this similarly year-round sugar shack welcomes you in a folksy setting with hearty meals. A visit to the shop to stock up before leaving is mandatory.
La Bûche, Cabane à Sucre
49, rue Saint-Louis, Québec, QC G1R 3Z2Sugar-lovers will cry “finally!” at La Buche, the only sugar shack in downtown Quebec City that’s open year-round. More bistro than shack, this restaurant on rue Saint-Louis revisits grandma’s classics in somewhat twisted fashion. The home-made smoked salmon crepe has been known to leave more than one person drooling.
Le Relais Des Pins
2013 Ch Royal, Ste Famille (P), QC G0A 3P0Next to the island of Orleans, this magnificent traditional sugar shack has fed the hungry year-round for over 50 years. When eating here, the sugar pie (a real house special) should not be missed, and prepare for a stunning view of the river while tucking into the taffy on snow.
Cité Joie
28, ch des Cascades, Lac-Beauport, QC G3B 0C4Eating well while doing a good deed: what a tasty combo! Every March, non-profit organisation Cité Joie organizes a delicious sugar shack for groups (subject to reservation) in the natural surroundings of Lac-Beauport. All proceeds, including those from locally processed maple products, are donated to the organization.
Erablière du Cap
1925, ch Lambert, Saint-Nicolas, QC G7A 2N4On the other side of the bridge, on the South Shore of the Saint-Nicolas area, sits the Érablière du Cap. They serve a buffet-style “traditional Canadian meal”, featuring all the sugar shack classics: pea soup, pickles, oreilles de crisse (deep-fried smoked pork jowls), meat pie, and everything that can be drizzled with maple syrup. And taffy, of course!
Délice De L'Erable
1044, rue Saint-Jean, Québec, QC G1R 1R6Finally, for those who need their daily dose of maple without filling their bellies at the shack, there’s Les délices de l’érable, on St. Jean Street. In the heart of Old Quebec, the place is packed with tourists all year round, but there is warm maple milk (along the lines of hot chocolate), as well as maple sundaes and maple coffee; more than enough to raise your blood sugar.
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