Description: Who would have thought that half-way through our trip across Canada we would come to a city that not only felt like it was in the middle of France, but whose food matched up to anything I have ever tasted in France? Well we did and that city is Quebc City and the place we found that served this great food was this cafe just off the water front. Just like in Paris the main seating seemed to be outside, so perhaps not the best place to sit in the middle of winter, however in June it was lovely.
We ordered at the counter inside, where we were served by a lovely young girl who could translate my English much better than I could translate her French. We ordered two baguettes with various fillings, two coffees and a couple of delicious looking sweet pastries. The choice was pretty impressive, with lots of sandwich fillings, soup, pastries, pizza or even pasta to pick from. This cafe wasn't listed in our guide book and we found it completely by accident and what a find it turned out to be, everything beautifully prepared, fresh and tasty.
The atmosphere outside was very relaxed and we could watch the world walk by whilst enjoying our food. We weren't pestered by staff and our only interruption was from a couple of little sparrow who were hoping for some crumbs from our table. They were sadly disappointed as we didn't waste a bit of our lovely food.
We enjoyed our lunch here so much that we came back for breakfast the next day, enjoying lovely pastries and strong coffee to start our day of adventures around Quebec City.
All in all a fantastic little find (if I do say so myself) that wasn't in our guidebook and so might not be in yours. Try and find it if you are looking for a taste of France in the heart of Canada!
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