Carrera Café, in Petit Champlain, doesn't pretend to be a place where you drink well. It's a place where you really drink well. And to be fair to your taste buds depending on the season, here are the two must-orders: the Venetian Spritz in summer mode, and the Paddock Mulled Wine when the cold settles over Old Quebec.

The Venetian Spritz: the big terrace aperitif

Prosecco, Aperol, sparkling water, olive, and orange. It's the Monza terrace aperitif. Light, festive, unstoppable. Served at $14, accompanied by our house truffle chips, because every cocktail at Carrera Café comes with a snack.

The Venetian Spritz is the drink for spring and summer evenings in Petit Champlain. The narrowest, most cobbled, most European street in Quebec. If you're looking for a place to have a drink on a terrace in Quebec with a view of Old Quebec, you've found it.

Paddock Mulled Wine: winter comfort

Available in the winter season. Spices, citrus, comfort. To warm your hands between timed sessions on the icy streets of Old Quebec. $12, and if you order the sugar pie next door, the spices of the mulled wine and the caramelized sugar are Quebec winter in a bite.

Carrera Café is one of the few spots in Petit Champlain where you can settle in winter, warm drink in hand, and watch the snow fall on Place Royale. If you're looking for mulled wine in Quebec, near Château Frontenac, this is the place.

The Espresso Martini: the bridge between two seasons

Vodka, fresh espresso, and coffee liqueur. $15. This is the cocktail without a season. You order it at midnight in July or at 6 p.m. on a Friday in February. The result is always the same: a martini glass, a dense foam, and the feeling that the evening just shifted gears.

Try the carrot cake next door. The coffee and the cake pair perfectly.

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