This place is huge! And the variety is incredible!…read more This place is so big that even on a Sunday afternoon it never felt crowded in the store. Plus every cash register is open so we didn't have to wait at all in line to pay. The variety of fruit and vegetables and at these low prices all year long can only be found here! They won me over! I will definitely be back!

Beaucoup de choix et très abordable. Un seul problème : l'utilisation excessive des sacs de…read moreplastique à usage unique. En 2019, il est impensable que ces sacs soient encore offerts et utilisés. Voyez l'initiative de IGA, ça pourrait être offert afin de remplacer les sacs de plastique. En chargeant plus cher pour les sacs de plastique et un peu moins pour les sacs réutilisables, vous pourriez transitioner et aider l'environnement! Voici le lien pour les sacs réutilisables de IGA: https://www.iga.net/fr/implication/environnement/sacs_reutilisables

Nothing beats fruit and vegetables picked fresh. Good berries, tomatoes and cucumbers. Plump, juicy…read moreand delicious. Also highly recommend the smoked lamb sandwich.

I wish we had known about this beautiful island the last time we were in Quebec. It was one of our…read morehighlights on this trip. As it turns out the day was the only rainy one all week, but that didn't matter since we spent the afternoon driving from cidery to brewery to distillery, all within a few miles or less of each other. We even got to sit outside under a porch roof with blankets to keep warm while we had a wine flight as it poured. Quite memorable. Next time we will turn right when we get onto the island and see where it leads us.

Ile-d'Orleans is an island in the Saint Lawrence River. The island is about 3.1 miles east of…read moredowntown Quebec city. It is a nice day trip from the city and it can be combined with a nearby visit to Morntmorency falls and Basilique Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre. The island is 21 miles long and 7 miles wide. It is accessible from the the mainland of Quebec by the Ile-d'Orleans bridge. The Chemin Royale road encircles the entire island. While traveling the Chemin Royale road you will encounter small cottage industries specializing in various agricultural products. Cassis Monna & Filles winery has tours and tasting. Fromagerie Biese d' Epinelle specializes in cheese and dairy products. Chocolaterie de-Ile Orleans haschocolate, fudge and other chocolate based products with no preservatives. La Boulange-Saint-Jean-de-Ile-Orleans sells bakery goods and pasteries while LaCuisine d'Ete-Saint-Laurent-de-Ile'Orleans has exceptional maple syrup. There are also histirical stops along the way. The Manor Mauvide Genest built in 1734 was the home of Jean Mauvide, who was the surgeon for King of France. Stop by one of the many churches along the way. I recommend Eglise de Saint Jean Saint Pierre. With the Laurentian Plateau to the North, the Appalachian Mountains to the South and views of the Atlantic Ocean and Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Chemin Royale road is a scenic drive in it's own right. Enjoy small cottage industries in a rolling hills pastoral setting.

An absolute masterpiece of a French boulangerie! Stepping inside instantly transports me right back…read moreto France. The quality here is unparalleled--I honestly love everything they make. From the perfectly crisp traditional baguettes to the savory quiches and incredible sandwiches, you can't go wrong with anything here. This place has become an absolute must-stop for me every single time I visit Quebec City. By the way, their sister location in Saint-Sauveur is also phenomenal. It's much smaller and features a different menu, but the quality is equally spectacular.

This was my first stop once I arrived in Quebec City from Montréal. I drove straight to Stoneham to…read moreget a box of pastries and a ham sandwich. It's near Jacques Cartier National Park so if you time your trip around fall foliage as I did, you can enjoy your pastries surrounded by the colors of the fall season. The pastries are everything I imagined -- super flakey and delicious. Located outside Quebec City, it was said to be the best pastry shop in the area. I don't think you can go wrong. You just point at whatever is calling you. There was line, but the line moves swift. Is it strange that I get happy and excited when I meet fellow Filipinos. I find comfort in meeting them and it always feels like meeting family away from home. There was a group of them working at this bakery in Stoneham. They were all smiles and very welcoming to me the English speaker in this French speaking province. If you're in the Quebec City and you have your own car, I recommend a visit to Pascal and working off your carb loading with a walk through Jacques Cartier National Park.

Stumbled on them as we drove around the island. I expected a pastry cabinet but found shelves of…read morewrapped items. It's cute and busy inside. We got a rum ball and carrot muffin. 30 minutes later we went back and got three more rum balls, a pudding cake, and some of their other items. It was all tasty but the whole family thought the rum balls were amazing!!

Nothing compares to a French Boulangerie. Well in this case... a Québécois boulangerie. On the…read moremildest (15°) day of our vacation, we decided to trek to Îlle d'Orléans and see what this place has to offer. And I thought: not buying any Baguette in Québec, would've been a crime against humanity. Smell of bread just filled the area outside. It was even more delicious inside. Really nothing out of this world. But you could tell this family is up at the crack of dawn, doing their mixing, their kneading and baking. Truth be told, I expected to grab a few Pain au Chocolat and the Butteriest Croissants. Instead, the whole boulangerie has racks upon racks of Baguette, Croissant-type dough as a pie with cranberries and a few other bread-type pastries. Grabbed 2 Croissant-type pies for my Mumsy and one for Auntie-in-Law...which by the way- they enjoyed when we brought them back home. Their Baguette? That's another story and a sad one too as we prepped up mentally to bring with us a butter knife and some butter from our hotel room to have a picnic right in the car! But that sucker weighed a ton, was way too soft and doughy and not crusty at all. I like my Baguette well done, with a crust and hear that ultimate C-R-U-N-C-H sound when you first break that end piece. The person behind the counter was pleasant and Blouin is really on to something. And granted, they've been putting their soul into this century-old boulangerie business this long. But I'm so deeply sorry... your bread isn't the finest. Just goes to show you, not all Baguettes are created equal.

A good, all-around grocery store. It is a bit smaller (and therefore has a slightly narrower…read moreselection) than I'd like, but to their credit, sometime in early 2025 they rearranged a few racks to at least partly overcome that. A good selection of wine, beer and non-alcoholic beer. Produce selection is a bit narrow (I really wanted rapini yesterday :-() but what is there is very good quality, very fresh (thank you Île d'Orleans, nous vous adorons). The staff are generally very helpful/accommodating of English-speakers (like the rest of my family). Warning: Some areas (fresh seafood, deli) close an hour or so before the store's official closing hours (but packaged seafood and deli product do remain right to the end).

Closest grocery store to old city Quebec. Has everything you need and you get a little of the local…read morevibe.