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Charlevoix from Quebec City: Start your getaway at Carrera Café

April 24, 2026Carrera Café
Charlevoix from Quebec City: Start Your Getaway at Carrera Café | Petit-Champlain
GETAWAY · CHARLEVOIX · GOURMET

Charlevoix Starts Here

Before hitting the road towards the fjords and flavors of Charlevoix, make a stop at Carrera Café. An espresso, a platter of local products, and you'll already be in the right mindset.

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The region of great terroirs

Charlevoix is Quebec's most renowned gastronomic region. Between the cliffs of the Saguenay Fjord, the riverside villages, and the mountains plunging into the water, the region is home to an exceptional concentration of producers, artisans, and restaurateurs who have made the Charlevoix terroir a national reference.

The cheeses of Lait de Vache d'Île-aux-Coudres, Charlevoix lamb, Bio de Charlevoix charcuterie: all products that have traveled beyond the region to be found in Quebec's best restaurants and cafes. Including at Carrera Café, a stone's throw from Château Frontenac.

Charlevoix starts in Petit-Champlain
The perfect appetizer

If you're heading for a weekend in Charlevoix, or even just a day, plan a morning stop at Carrera before hitting the road. It's the perfect appetizer for what awaits you: local products, attention to detail, focus on quality.

❖ BEFORE YOU LEAVE
The departure espresso

An espresso at Carrera before taking Highway 138 towards Charlevoix: it's the perfect ritual. Short, concentrated, energizing. The road to Charlevoix is about an hour and a half from Quebec City, and it's magnificent. Might as well start with the right fuel.

✽ FOR THE ROAD
Platter and focaccia before departure

If you're leaving early, the Carrera platter with its Charlevoix charcuterie and homemade focaccia is the ideal breakfast before the road. Generous, local, nourishing: you'll arrive at your destination with an appetite sharpened for the day's discoveries.

Charlevoix honored at Carrera
Closing the loop in Petit-Champlain

On your way back from Charlevoix, if you pass through Quebec City before heading home, Carrera Café is the natural stop to unwind and extend the pleasure of your getaway. A final espresso, perhaps a glass of wine, and the memories of Charlevoix will be even more vivid.

Carrera is the beginning of the getaway and its natural conclusion. A bit like pole position and the podium: two distinct, equally precious moments for the same race.

Charlevoix Starts at Carrera

Before your next getaway to Charlevoix, plan a stop at Carrera Café in Petit-Champlain. Quebec's most memorable departure espresso awaits you.

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