✦ Gourmet Guide
Old Port Market of Quebec
Local flavors, passionate producers, lively atmosphere. The Old Port Market is one of Quebec's most beautiful circuits, and Carrera Café is its signature stop.
The Old Port Market
An extraordinary circuit
For over thirty years, the Old Port Market has brought together the best producers in the region in a space with unique architecture, facing the St. Lawrence River.
A hall of authentic flavors
Under the red brick arches, the stalls overflow with fresh produce: aged cheeses, artisanal cured meats, seasonal fruits and vegetables, honey, jams, fine chocolates. The atmosphere is that of a grand gastronomic prize: the energy, the smell of warm bread, the exchanges between customers and artisans.
A meeting place
The Market is not just a place to buy. It's a lively agora where Quebecers and visitors meet, where producers talk about their land and their methods. A human stopover, at the slow and voluptuous pace of a city that loves good food.
Essential Producers
The actors of the terroir
From Charlevoix to Île d'Orléans, the producers who animate the Market are often the same ones who supply Quebec's best restaurants, including Carrera Café.
Organic Cured Meats of Charlevoix
Dried sausages, raw ham, fragrant rillettes. Their products are featured on the Carrera Café's signature board. An art of processing that smells of the Charlevoix woods.
Quebec Cheeses
Soft, semi-firm, beer-washed or cider-washed cheeses. The region's cheesemakers produce wonders. Some are directly on our sharing boards.
Borderon et Fils Bakery
Sourdough breads, herb fougasses, crispy ficelles. This is the bread you'll find at Carrera Café, thickly sliced, always served warm.
Local Honey and Confectionery
Clover honey, buckwheat honey, wildflower honey. The region's beekeepers offer products of remarkable complexity. Perfect to accompany a cheese board.
The Gourmet Itinerary
Market in the morning, Carrera in the afternoon
A perfectly calibrated day: a stroll through the stalls in the morning, then a stop at Carrera Café for a leisurely brunch in Petit-Champlain.
Day's Circuit
Discover the stalls, chat with producers, make your first purchases: cheeses, bread, cured meats.
10 minutes walk along the river, passing Place-Royale. The neighborhood is slowly waking up.
Local charcuterie and cheese board, whole milk latte, grilled Borderon bread. The pole position of the day.
Artisan boutiques, Rue du Petit-Champlain, Breakneck Stairs. An afternoon at your own pace.
Market in Every Season
A circuit that evolves with time
The Old Port Market changes its appearance with the seasons. Each period offers its own treasures, its exclusive colors and flavors.
High Season
Strawberries, raspberries, heirloom tomatoes, edible flowers, fresh herbs. The market is bursting with life and color. The queues in front of the best stalls are a sign that it's worth it.
Harvests and Squashes
Orchard apples, squashes, wild mushrooms, late-season honey. Autumn is perhaps the most beautiful season at the market. The colors of the stalls blend with the ambient foliage.
The Winter Market
Aged cheeses, dried cured meats, preserves, maple syrups. The winter version of the market is more intimate, deeper. The ideal time for long-lasting products.
The First Shoots
Fiddleheads, asparagus, new maple syrup, pink radishes. After a long winter, the first products of spring taste of liberation. Each stall tells the story of the end of the frost.
The Barista's Tip
"After a morning at the Market, our recommendation is simple: come to us with your purchases, settle on the terrace and order a hot latte. We'll take care of the rest."
The Market Board
Our Seasonal Pairing
At Carrera Café, we compose our sharing boards with the producers you meet at the Old Port Market. Here's what it looks like on your plate.
Pit Stop Board
Charlevoix cured ham, dry herb sausage, local soft cheese, grilled Borderon bread, artisanal mustard, homemade pickles. Carrera's essential board. Designed for two, devoured by one.
Seasonal Board
Composition varies depending on Market arrivals. Cheese of the month, seasonal cured meat, local jams, Borderon bread of the day. The surprise our barista composes each week based on what he found that morning.
On the Podium
Our Market Favorites
Three essential addresses to spot during your next visit to the Old Port Market.
✦ Old Port Market Podium
Leading producer at the market. Sausages, hams, and rillettes from organic farming in Charlevoix. Also find them on our boards.
The bread of Quebec par excellence. Natural sourdough, baked in a deck oven, with a crispy, golden crust aroma. It's also our bread of the day at Carrera.
Soft cheeses aged with cider, delicate bloomy rinds. A cheese to enjoy on site or take home for the evening.
Stopover at Carrera Café
The Pit Stop of Petit-Champlain
After the market, Carrera Café is the natural next step. Terrace overlooking Rue du Petit-Champlain, exceptional coffee, boards that you recognize — because you've just seen the ingredients.
The Post-Market Brunch
Hot or iced latte depending on the season, Pit Stop board, toasted Borderon bread, local jam. A brunch designed to extend the pleasure of the market. Settle in, slow down. The day is beautiful.
Your next stop
The Old Port Market in the morning, Carrera Café for brunch. A gourmet circuit that Quebec offers to those who know where to look.
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