Le Hobbit
Quebec City, Canada
The read// why locals go
Tucked into an old stone house at 700 rue Saint-Jean, Le Hobbit calls itself a well-kept secret in the heart of the Faubourg — and largely still is. The kitchen runs the whole day in four movements: à l'aube for the first meal, à midi for lunch, à l'ardoise for whatever the blackboard says that evening, and à la cave for the wine that goes with it. The atmosphere the owners aim for is less restaurant than someone's warm front room, thick walls and all, with a little house lore about ghosts between the stones. It is the sort of neighbourhood address the Faubourg Saint-Jean built its reputation on: independent, unhurried, and not putting on a show.
Opening hours
Mo-Fr 08:00-22:00; Sa,Su 09:00-22:00
Rue Saint-Jean 700, G1R 1R1 — Quebec City
The read// why locals go
Tucked into an old stone house at 700 rue Saint-Jean, Le Hobbit calls itself a well-kept secret in the heart of the Faubourg — and largely still is. The kitchen runs the whole day in four movements: à l'aube for the first meal, à midi for lunch, à l'ardoise for whatever the blackboard says that evening, and à la cave for the wine that goes with it. The atmosphere the owners aim for is less restaurant than someone's warm front room, thick walls and all, with a little house lore about ghosts between the stones. It is the sort of neighbourhood address the Faubourg Saint-Jean built its reputation on: independent, unhurried, and not putting on a show.