The story
On the lively avenue Cartier in Québec City, Bistro B is the kind of neighbourhood restaurant that feels both familiar and exciting. Chef François Blais and his team run an open kitchen, where the line between diner and cook dissolves. The menu changes twice a day—midi and soir—driven by what’s available and, as they put it, “l’humeur des chefs.”
This is modern cuisine with a clear point of view. Lunch might bring a creamy spinach soup with homemade ricotta and pistachios, or maple-glazed duck breast with roasted parsnips and a potato rösti. Dinner is built around smaller, sharable plates: a foie gras terrine torched on brioche with clementine marmalade, salt-cured flounder with XO sauce, or a venison haunch with caramelized carrots and truffle-infused jus. Even the bread—a half-miche from baker François Giraudet served with roasted chicken skin butter—feels like a signature.
The atmosphere is polished but relaxed, the kind of place where a meal can stretch from aperitifs through dessert without rush. That ease, paired with consistently good cooking, earned Bistro B a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2026—an award that recognizes quality and value without pretence.
Whether you sit at the counter watching the line or at a table near the window, the experience is the same: thoughtful, unfussy, and rooted in what’s fresh.
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