Reviews

Fairouz: Gourmet Middle Eastern Cuisine Meets Ottawa

Fairouz is a relative newcomer to the Ottawa restaurant scene, having opened in 2016, yet its dining treasures have attracted a sizeable following who are wanting to discover all the flavors of Middle East cuisine in surroundings that are both chic yet casual.

Pastel: Le Fantome’s Excellent Younger Sibling on rue McGill

Kabir Kapoor and Jason Morris have opened their new project in the heart of Griffintown: Pastel restaurant. Pastel is the next natural step for the same duo who are behind Le Fantôme (which we know offers a refined and very creative cuisine), and the café within the flagship store Ssense, located in Vieux Montreal.

Patente et Machin: A Quebec resto where excellence meets charm

Patente et Machin is a restaurant without any airs and graces so it’s possible that the refined and comforting cuisine can come as a surprise. Add to this the very friendly service, and any evening at Patente et Machin is a combination of great tastes and flavors plus some good times!

La Barberie: Quebec City’s « Salon » for beer tasting

La Barberie is a microbrewery of a different kind. It was also Quebec’s first microbrewery and is based on the principles of a co-op. This « tasting salon », as they like to call it, serves excellent beers, everyone is friendly, so good times are pretty much guaranteed at this Saint-Roch location.

L’Affaire est ketchup: Comfort Food Revisited in Quebec

The trio of Olivier Lescelleur St-Cyr, Benoit Fortin Lyonnais and François Jobin, owners of L'Affaire est ketchup, settled on this name by chance but in the end, it’s a perfect fit because they have gone on to open a number of other restaurants on top of the very successful L'Affaire!

Le Voisin: Wine Bar-Buvette in Quebec City

Le Voisin is a friendly restaurant on rue Saint-Joseph, the main commercial street in the heart of QC. Come inside Le Voisin to escape the buzz of the outside world and enjoy some good food and drinks in an attractive setting.

Kraken Cru: Fine Dining on an Abundance of Seafood in Quebec

Kraken Cru must be one of our favourite restaurants in Quebec City and it is definitely a landmark on the city’s culinary scene. This is a small restaurant with the atmosphere of a bar where delicious wines and exceptional seafood, especially the oysters, are the stars.

Le Cendrillon: Limoilou’s Lively Restaurant

Le Cendrillon beckons if you are looking for a great atmosphere with your apéritif and food – the kind of dishes that are ideal to share. It may look unpretentious but Le Cendrillon is about good times in Limoilou, the most populated borough of Quebec, where some of the city’s oldest buildings are found.