Posts Tagged ‘Quebec City with baby’
Quebec City Baby Travel Guide: Eating
We enjoyed our fair share of poutine; we shopped at the market for staples for our room; but we ate in a lot of restaurants. Way more than we’ve done on previous trips…
In Quebec City, even the poshest bistro welcomes children, but we didn’t go there. We did manage to avoid fast food, and stuck with places that were nice and affordable. Keep in mind that most restaurants are retro-fitted into tiny, centuries-old buildings, so even though they welcome you with baby, doesn’t mean they welcome your stroller. Highchairs were plentiful, and most families folded their ride and left it at the door.
We didn’t have any terrible meals, but we did have a couple that didn’t knock our socks off. I’ve decided not to mention those.
So first – when it’s been a long day and you need somewhere fast and reliable – you go for chicken…
Ville de Québec avec un bébé (Québec City With Baby)
With every trip we take with our daughter, I get less and less concerned about how she’ll handle the journey, and how to keep her occupied en route. This was trip number 6 for her, and at 3.5-years-old, she’s a great little traveler. Because I was a big chicken (and thankfully I was because that inspired this site), her first trip was at 11mos. Our little bub made us a family of four, and now at 4mos has 2 trips under his (elasticized) belt – with many more to come!
Why Quebec City? Well lots of reasons really. I haven’t seen much of this beautiful country of mine… at just over 2mos. postpartum, I wasn’t terribly eager to hit a beach… and I’ve been totally jonesing for Europe, but that’s just not in the cards right now… I’ve always heard that Quebec City is a little slice of Paris here in Canada, and now I know it’s true.
A beautiful doorstep in Vieux Quebec
Chocolat et Tourtière et Poutine, Oh My!
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What I fed my family in Quebec City (Part 1)…
In the grand scheme of international cuisine, the French are up there with their Michelin stars and their Zagat bias… Now Quebec City is a little slice of Paris with plenty of charming cafés and elegant bistros, but when you’re feeding a family (that includes a sometimes fussy preschooler), you don’t always want charming or elegant. You need fast, you need fresh, and you need healthy - at least most of the time. Notice I said ”most”…
Yes, I fed my daughter this for lunch.
