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The “Champs Élysées” of Québec City
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or night, happiness is contagious on Grande-Allée. A popular spot for residents
and vacationers, its sunny terraces and architectural beauty attract big crowds.
Lounging around the area is a real treat! And once the sun sets, its excellent
restaurants and discotheques make it the perfect place to start…. or end the
evening!
Stop by for a visit! You will see that Grande Allée has an air of vacation about
it all year long. This festive ambiance is what will first draw you in. Noon or
midnight, its large and lively sidewalks are teeming with people who have come
to party with their friends or simply take a stroll with their family. Grande
Allée is a large gathering of residents and tourists and, without a doubt, the
most popular artery in the city!
The lovely terraces and appetizing menus certainly explain, in part, the success
of this near-mythical street. There are many excellent restaurants that invite
vacationers to partake in the pleasures of good food. At lunchtime, business
people and politicians will also find high-end restaurants close to the
Parliament. There are eateries to suit all budgets and tastes: the fine
cuisine of
Louis-Hébert,
Rivoli’s European fare or the traditional but still original cookery of
Cosmos Café, whose look is at par with the restaurants of the biggest cities
on the planet. Speaking of decor, you must eat at
Voodoo Grill where African art blends with drum beats, offering you a
glimpse into this unknown continent.
Ginko Restaurant japonais has a varied sushi bar and the only Teppan-Yaki
tables in Québec City: watch the chef cook your food right before your eyes…
it’s a real show! You have a wealth of choices! And if there is someone you wish
to impress, pull out all the stops and head to L’Astral, the only revolving
restaurant in Québec City’s skyline!
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your hunger satisfied, you will surely want to stay in the area to burn off your
excess energy. Grande Allée is also well-known for its exciting nightlife. Dance
floors with DJs, romantic terraces, bars where traditional and popular songs are
played… all of these will spice up your vacation! Of course, barhopping would
not be complete without stopping by the renowned
Maurice Salon-Bar, located in a one-hundred-year-old building, to enjoy
theme evenings and a highly-charged atmosphere! Perfect for those happy hours
that go on till late at night.
This keen interest in Grande Allée is not new. During your stroll, you can
admire the 19th-century Victorian architecture that lends a certain style to the
location. Back then, Grande Allée was a sought-after residential area by the
upper class. It was named the “Champs Élysées of Québec City”. Traces of this
era are still very visible today.
In fact, a stroll along Grande Allée is so pleasant that you risk walking all
the way to Cartier street, where you will find more restaurants, boutiques and
cafés. Along the way, you will see large hotels, inns and lovely B&Bs. If you
like walking, you will quickly discover that there is much to see near Grande
Allée! Such as the Battlefields Park, also known as the
Plains of Abraham, one of the largest and most prestigious city parks in the
world where leisure, culture and history meet. Grande Allée is a tourist hub and
the main road to many major tourist attractions in Québec City: Old Québec,
Laurier Québec,
Place de la Cité and
Place Ste-Foy shopping centres as well as the historic Québec Bridge.
Grande Allée is the ideal place to soak up a unique and friendly atmosphere
while enjoying all of life’s pleasures. Come live the good life on our “Champs
Élysées”!
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