A sugar rush in Quebec City, QC

The delights of cocoa can be enjoyed in any season, not just at -40 °C! For a stroll in the spring, when the snow turns to slush, or in the autumn to keep warm while the weather cools, here’s where to sip on this sweet wonder in Quebec City.

Ah, sugar shacks! Those jewels of Quebec gastronomy, those Aladdin's caves of the greatest delicacies! Get ready, as the cliché goes, to satisfy your sweet tooth in one of the following maple sugar shacks around Quebec City!

Crème brûlée is a dessert of choice when dining at a restaurant. This caramelized French classic is often prepared the traditional way – vanilla-flavoured custard topped with a hard layer of caramelized sugar – but many chefs have decided to be innovative and add their own flavours to this decadent dessert. Here’s where you can find excellent crème brûlée.

Quebec offers several options for those hoping to enjoy a good dessert. The establishments listed below offer a variety of sweets, from the most classic dessert to the most original, with options for both winter and summertime. There's something for everyone!

Whether for a coffee-dessert combo or to complete a good meal, it is important to find the right place to fulfill your need for sugar. Here are some places that offer more than a small, dry industrial cupcake and dull scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Sure it's cliché, a nice ice cream or sorbet in the summer, but does it ever feel good! The following businesses offer ice cream, sorbets and gelato so delicious, you'll enjoy them all year round - even when you’re up to your knees in snow!