Buffet de l'Antiquaire
Quebec City, Canada
The read// why locals go
Down on rue Saint-Paul, where Quebec City's antique dealers keep shop, Le Buffet de l'Antiquaire has been cooking pure Québécois tradition for over forty years. It is a family house in every sense — the team describes itself as one — and the kitchen has never been tempted to reinvent the province's home cooking. The menu was refreshed a few years back, but the classics stayed exactly where they were. Regulars come for the plates their grandmothers made, and in Carnaval season for the Caribou d'Anita, brewed to a recipe handed down through the family. Prices stay firmly in everyday territory, which is part of why locals, not just visitors to the nearby Vieux-Port, keep the room full.
Opening hours
Mo-Su 06:00-21:00
Rue Saint-Paul 95, G1K 3V8 — Quebec City
The read// why locals go
Down on rue Saint-Paul, where Quebec City's antique dealers keep shop, Le Buffet de l'Antiquaire has been cooking pure Québécois tradition for over forty years. It is a family house in every sense — the team describes itself as one — and the kitchen has never been tempted to reinvent the province's home cooking. The menu was refreshed a few years back, but the classics stayed exactly where they were. Regulars come for the plates their grandmothers made, and in Carnaval season for the Caribou d'Anita, brewed to a recipe handed down through the family. Prices stay firmly in everyday territory, which is part of why locals, not just visitors to the nearby Vieux-Port, keep the room full.