Cocktails in Quebec: Carrera Café’s signature menu, between F1 and dolce vita
Night falls on Petit-Champlain, the pit lane lights ignite in the imagination, and the bartender brings out the menu. Carrera Café’s cocktails carry the circuit’s names, have the paddock’s style, and the taste of Italy. Here is the menu.
The philosophy
Characterful refreshment stand
Not a standard cocktail bar. An Italian refreshment stand with a racing identity.
Carrera Café is not a cocktail bar. It’s a café-bar with a soul. In the evening, when espresso gives way to cocktails, the atmosphere changes: the room warms up, conversations lengthen, and the drink menu takes on its full meaning. Cocktails designed around three principles: selected products, original recipes, and names that inspire dreams.
Every cocktail on the menu has a name borrowed from the world of motor racing. The Pole Position, the Podium Negroni, the Safety Car Spritz. These are not just names: they are intentions. To finish first in the glass, to be on the flavor podium, to take a Safety Car moment to savor the instant.
Ask the bartender for their evening recommendation. The menu changes with the seasons and new spirits arrivals. The best discoveries often come from off-menu suggestions.
The classics
Gin, vodka, rum
Large formats revisited with Carrera style.
Podium Negroni
Quality gin, Campari, red vermouth, fresh orange, giant ice cube. The Negroni is one of the most elegant cocktails in the world. At Carrera, we serve it as it deserves: with precision and without excess.
Safety Car Spritz
Aperol, Prosecco, sparkling water, orange slice. Carrera's spritz is the in-between cocktail: between coffee and dinner, between day and night. Light, floral, refreshing.
Pit Lane Mojito
Selected white rum, fresh mint, lime, sparkling water, artisanal cane. The Carrera version of the classic: more herbs, less sugar, more soul.
The signatures
Inspired by the circuit
Recipes you won't find anywhere else. Exclusively at Carrera.
Pole Position
Peated whisky, fir honey syrup, lemon juice, aromatic bitters, square ice cube. A cocktail that takes position in the mouth: first the peat smoke, then the honey, then the bitterness. Exactly the desired order.
Grand Prix Rose
Premium vodka, lychee liqueur, pink grapefruit juice, sparkling water, fleur de sel. The color evokes the fins of a 2024 Ferrari. The taste lives up: floral, taut, memorable.
Alps Circuit
Italian grappa, limoncello, mountain honey, fresh basil. A cocktail that climbs the Stelvio Pass in under two minutes. For those who know what “apricot brandy” means.
Wines & beers
The natural selection
Wines that have something to say. Beers that support local flavors.
Natural Wine Selection
A short, always updated menu: wines from committed producers, with minimal intervention, that have character. Red, white, or orange depending on arrivals. Ask what's new.
Quebec Craft Beers
A rotating selection of Quebec craft beers. IPA, blonde, white, or dark depending on the season. Local breweries do remarkable work, and we are proud of it.
Non-alcoholic
As much care, zero degrees
Carrera Café's non-alcoholic alternatives are not fallback options. They are choices.
Mocktail Restart
Pink grapefruit juice, artisanal ginger syrup, sparkling water, lime, fresh herbs. As complex as an alcoholic cocktail, without the hangover. The name says it all: we start over, but better.
Hot Lemon from the Stand
Pressed lemon, local honey, fresh ginger, hot water. The non-alcoholic version of the Hot Toddy. Simple, direct, effective. Perfect in winter or when you are the designated driver.
The Prestige
The VIP paddock
For evenings that deserve a premium selection.
The Prestige Podium — 3 signature cocktails
For an evening that wants the full experience: Negroni Podium as an appetizer, Pole Position as the main course, Grand Prix Rose for the finale. Three courses, one bar.
The menu awaits you
Negroni Podium, Pole Position, Safety Car Spritz. The bar is open. The bartender is ready.
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