Michelin Guide Quebec 2026: The Award-Winning Restaurants

Second edition, second reading. A year after a first selection that got people talking (as much for its choices as for its omissions), the Michelin Guide Quebec today unveils its 2026 vintage. Four new Stars, three new Green Stars, seven additional Bib Gourmands, 18 new recommended restaurants: the selection expands to 121 addresses without disrupting the established order. If last year set the framework, 2026 is starting to reveal what that framework actually weighs in the Quebec culinary scene, and where it continues to look elsewhere.

The Stars: Four Arrivals, No Losses

Quebec’s only Two-Star restaurant remains Tanière³ in Old Quebec, where François-Emmanuel Nicol holds onto his distinction for a second consecutive year, a welcome sign of stability that suggests the bar set in 2025 was the right one. On the One-Star side, four new tables join the ranks. In Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, in the Mauricie region, Auberge Saint-Mathieu sees chef Samy Benabed’s locavore work rewarded: barbecue, Scandinavian-style lacto-fermentations, Quebec citrus. The establishment already held a Green Star; this time it earns a gastronomic Star, and Benabed receives the Michelin Young Chef Award as a bonus.

In Montreal, the most anticipated award goes to Hoogan et Beaufort, in the former Angus Shops. Ten years after opening, Marc-André Jetté’s wood-fire cuisine joins the circle, and his sommelier Hugo Duchesne picks up the Michelin Sommelier Award along the way. Still in Old Quebec, Le Clan sees the work of Catalan chef Stéphane Modat (game, Gaspésie Arctic char, boreal traditions) recognized with a first Star. The fourth goes to Sushi Nishinokaze, an Edomae counter led by Vincent Gee on Saint-Laurent Boulevard: a first clear recognition of high-end Japanese cuisine in Montreal, in a category where the province lacked representation. Last year’s eight starred tables (ARVI, Jérôme Ferrer – Europea, Kebec Club Privé, Laurie Raphaël, Légende, Mastard, Narval and Sabayon) all retain their distinction. No demotions. Thirteen starred tables in total.

Green Stars

The Green Star recognizes establishments advancing a more conscious gastronomy: local sourcing, waste management, energy, direct connection to the land. Three new tables join. Coteau, in Quebec City, draws on a 10,000 m² agricultural operation with an orchard featuring around thirty fruit varieties, meadows and beehives; tableware is entrusted to a local ceramicist, soap is handmade. Huit 100 Vingt, in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare in Lanaudière, sources 80% of its ingredients from the property (vegetables, fruits, eggs, barrel-aged maple syrup) and heats its buildings with biomass. Les Mal-Aimés, in Cookshire-Eaton, occupies a building made of local wood where even bread leftovers are turned into flour for pasta. With Auberge Saint-Mathieu and Espace Old Mill already recognized, Quebec now counts five Green Stars. The map speaks for itself: none are in dense urban areas. The Michelin Guide Quebec’s grid for sustainability currently aligns with that of the regions, where proximity to the land is part of daily life.

Bib Gourmand: Seven Arrivals, 23 Addresses in Total

Seven new Bib Gourmand awards bring the total to 23:

Baumier (Piedmont): a Laurentian table in the spirit of a contemporary inn.
Bibine Buvette (Drummondville): a friendly counter that puts Drummondville on the map.
Buvette Gentille (Baie-Saint-Paul): a small-format Charlevoix spot focused on regional sourcing.
Coquette (Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré): a neighborhood bistro in the culinary movement of the Côte-de-Beaupré.
Le Clocher Penché (Quebec City): a Saint-Roch institution whose bartender Thomas Pélissier earns the Michelin Exceptional Cocktails Award.
Limbo (Montreal): a discreet wine bar on Mozart West, more about precision than staging.
Saindoux Restaurant BBQ (Sainte-Marie): unapologetic barbecue in the Beauce region, built around the smoker.

The 16 returning Bib recipients (including Annette bar à vin, Battuto, Bistro B, Buvette Scott, Cadet, Casavant, Côté Est, Honō Izakaya, Le Petit Alep, Losange, lueur, Melba, Ouroboros, Parapluie, Rôtisserie La Lune and Torii Izakaya) confirm the editorial coherence of the 2025 selection.

Recommended Restaurants

The “recommended” category expands to 85 addresses. Among the 18 newcomers:

Asteur (Boisbriand): a table where Victoria Savoie brings home the Michelin Service Award. Au Pâturage – Espaces Gourmands (Sainte-Perpétue): a rural project at the heart of the Centre-du-Québec region. Bar St-Denis (Montreal, Petite-Patrie): a neighborhood wine bar on Saint-Denis Street. Chez Truchon – Auberge & Bistro (La Malbaie): a Charlevoix address with accommodations. Hélicoptère (Montreal, Hochelaga): a sharp wine bar on Ontario East Street. Juliette Plaza (Montreal, Petite-Patrie): a table on Saint-Hubert Street. Kitano Shokudo (Montreal, Plateau): a Japanese counter on Mont-Royal East. Le 101 Restaurant (Quebec City, Saint-Roch): a new table on Saint-Joseph Street. Le Saint-Amour (Quebec City, Old Quebec): a long-awaited institution in the selection. Le Sainti (Saint-Irénée): a Charlevoix project on the riverbank. Loiseau d’à Côté (Saint-Sauveur): a Laurentian table in the heart of the village. Oncle Lee Kăo (Montreal, Old Montreal): the downtown extension of the Taiwanese restaurant. Pavane (Granby): a recent address on Principale Street. Renoir (Montreal): the restaurant at Sofitel Le Carré Doré, with revisited French cuisine. Restaurant 1668 (Saint-Georges): a Beauce table on Lacroix Boulevard. Saison (Quebec City, Sainte-Foy): a recent project on Sainte-Foy Road. Verre Pickl’ (Quebec City, Sillery): a wine bar on Maguire.

Among the 67 returning recommendations are Le Mousso, Toqué !, Mon Lapin, Joe Beef, Lawrence, L’Express, Le Serpent, Foxy, Beba, Garde Manger, Le Vin Papillon, Le Hatley, Maison Boulud, Marcus and Okeya Kyujiro: classics that the inspectors continue to recognize without taking the step into starred territory. For Le Mousso and Toqué !, the gap between local perception and the Michelin reading remains the most discussed blind spot of this second edition.

A Mature Scene, Not Yet Set in Stone

121 addresses, twelve One-Star restaurants, one Two-Star, five Green Stars: the 2026 selection follows continuity rather than rupture. No withdrawals, no major reversals, but a clear expansion, particularly in the regions, where Beauce, Charlevoix, Mauricie, Lanaudière, the Laurentians and the Eastern Townships gain ground. The Michelin Guide Quebec is starting to map a Quebec geography that no longer limits itself to the Montreal–Quebec City axis, and that’s probably the most interesting movement of this second edition. It remains to be seen, in 2027, how the classics still awaiting a star will evolve, and whether the twelve One-Star restaurants will share the same profile two years from now.

Written by Jean-Philippe Tastet
Photography by Raphaelle Godbout Photography