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tourtiere croquettes (a breaded version of a Québecois meat pie). It’s now time to get some steps
Clockwise from top: A view of Le Château Frontenac; La Buche restaurant; Québec City Old Town Previous pages clockwise from top left: View of Québec City; Boulevard Champlain, bikers and wall mural; a house in the Old Town; Rue du Sault-au-Matelot, Vieux Port (Old Port); lobster dish at Tanière³; Coronation Hall, Cider Mill; the Old Town; a platter at La Buche; Bar 1608 at Le Fairmont Château Frontenac; an espresso martini at Le Clan restaurant; the Petit Champlain district in Québec City; a server at La Monnaguette
in. The Upper Town is encircled by centuries-old defensive walls that once protected it from marauders, making it the only fortified city north of Mexico that’s still standing. Join the ramparts near the Porte St. Louis gate, following their length for uninterrupted views of Old Québec’s fairytale jumble of narrow lanes and castle-like buildings. The walls eventually transition into Dufferin Terrace, a broad wooden promenade with views of the vast St. Lawrence River hugging the city’s shoreline. End your journey at Rue Saint-Jean, a lively street where buskers perform and a steady stream of customers trickle in and out of its cafes and bookshops. For an afternoon
treat, stop at Érico, a four- decade-old stalwart that’s part patisserie, part chocolate museum. If there’s time, duck into the Maison de la Littérature — a library housed in the city’s first neo-gothic church, built in 1848. Books are almost entirely from Québec’s literary canon, and a roster of events includes readings and exhibitions.
EVENING After freshening up at the hotel, head back through the city’s medieval walls, where 1608 Bar beckons at the top of the Fairmont. Go before sunset for panoramic sweeps of the river set below a pink-tinged sky, taking it all in over a charcuterie board of regional meats and cheeses. Creative mixologists blend signature drinks such as the warming ‘Operation
Neptune’, made from bourbon, Calvados, maple and cinnamon. For dinner, it’s rich pickings
in Québec City. There are six Michelin-starred restaurants in town, plus newfangled spots helmed by ambitious young chefs as well as super old-school spots that have been around for decades. Such is the case at Le Continental, a classic French restaurant opened in 1956 and still at its original spot at the heart of the old town. It’s all white tablecloths and bow-tied waiters here — an adherence to tradition that impressed the late Anthony Bourdain when he visited. Go for the famous Caesar salad, tossed tableside, and a steak that’s lit aflame as it’s carried out. The wine cellar is 5,000 bottles strong and stocked with France’s, Italy’s and America’s finest.
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