Photo via Google, Le ContinentalLe Continental
- Hours
- Today: 4:00 – 10:30 PM
- Getting there
- Rue Saint-Louis, inside the old walled city
Why it’s in the log
Anthony Bourdain visited Le Continental for the Quebec episode of Parts Unknown, ordering his way through the restaurant's old-guard tableside repertoire — beef tartare, Caesar salad, shrimp cocktail, Dover sole — the kind of dishes finished in front of the table rather than plated in the kitchen.
It's a formal French-Canadian dining room inside Quebec City's walled old town, running since the 1950s on a menu that leans on flambé and tableside preparation more than most restaurants still bother with. The room and the service match the food — white tablecloths, an unhurried pace, waiters who've worked the floor for years.
Reserve ahead, and go with an appetite for a full multi-course sitting rather than a quick meal — this isn't a restaurant built for speed.
“Beef tartare, Caesar salad flambéed tableside, Dover sole — Bourdain ordered the room's whole classic repertoire in one sitting.”
What people said recently
From Google reviews · see all 2,421 ↗
“We had an amazing dinner here the other night. Alberto took such amazing care of us. I had the filet mignon and it was cooked table side to perfection and my husband had the lobster bisque to start which was so-so, but the Lobster…”
“Le Continental is much more than a great restaurant: it is an experience. In addition to the excellent food, its main attraction is watching how the flambé dishes are prepared right at your table. With more than 90 years of history, it…”
“The flambe experience is awesome. Steak was cooked medium rare, and melted easily in the mouth. The escargots were surprisingly tasty, and I didn't expect to like them as much as I did. Definitely worth a go if you never try. It tastes…”
