Our perfect summer day in La Petite-Nation, from market to beach
Ripon's Saturday market, a Chénéville picnic, a lifeguarded beach on Lac Simon, mini-golf, the lookout at golden hour and soft serve to finish the day.
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Food & local flavours
Butchers, bakeries, farms, sugar shacks, breweries. People eat well here, and not just at the Château.
25 things to do in La Petite-Nation this fall
A Notre-Dame de Paris organist in Montebello, a square dance in Saint-Sixte, punk in Ripon and a hundred watercolours on Thanksgiving. Our list for October and November.
Bakeries and pastry shops of La Petite-Nation, village by village
Croissants in a grey wooden house, bread baked to order next to a stone-ground mill, pies until the end of October. Our tour of the region's ovens.
Christmas markets and holiday events in La Petite-Nation
A parade of lit-up tractors, a pine forest full of lights in Ripon, Montebello's European-style market and turkey bingo. Our guide to November and December.
A day in La Petite-Nation from Mont-Tremblant
An hour south on Route 323, coffee in Namur, a picnic under the Montagnes Noires shelter, Montpellier's pies and Lac Simon from above. No lineups.
La Petite-Nation from Montréal, in one big day or with a night
Two hours of highway, Parc Oméga's bison, gelato made on site, a Chénéville tourtière and Lac Simon from above. The plan for one long day, and the version with a night.
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Alimentation La Défriche
RiponSeasonal vegetables, garlic, medicinal plants and above all sprouts and shoots: wheat, rye, chickpeas, lentils.
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Aramis Pizzeria
MontebelloSnack bar and pizzeria with an ice cream counter where you build your own treat.
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Au Moulin du Temps
NamurThe oldest restaurant in the village. People come for breakfast, then pizza, poutine and burgers the rest of the day.
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Aux Chantignoles (Fairmont Le Château Montebello)
MontebelloThe Château's main dining room, cooking from the Outaouais, with a patio.
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Babine, tartes et crème glacée
Val-des-BoisPies made with local ingredients, ice cream and coffee. Open May to late October.
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Bar Chez Mo'
PapineauvilleThe neighbourhood bar for a beer with friends, with the odd event night.
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Bayview Farm
Lochaber-Partie-OuestA family beef farm selling its own hormone- and antibiotic-free beef.
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Bergerie Bouwman Érablière
Lochaber-Partie-OuestSheep farm and sugarbush: meat from the farm, maple syrup and homemade goods.
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Bistro Bar 321
ChénévilleThe local bar, fully renovated with a big patio, food, live shows and dance nights.
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Bob Barbecue – Smoker Grill Texan
NamurSmokehouse food truck with ribs, pulled pork and chicken slow-cooked in the smoker, eat-in or take-out.
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Boucherie de la Ferme
Saint-André-AvellinFamily butcher shop on the farm. Meat raised without hormones or antibiotics, house sausages and smoked products.
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Boucherie Les Produits David
ChénévilleMeat cut to order, tourtières, pâtés, cipaille and sugar pie. Cottagers stop here on their way up to the lake.
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Boucherie Montebello VTM
MontebelloFree-range bison and Mangalica pork, the woolly pig. Not what you'll find at the grocery store.
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Boulangerie Au Pain d'Antan
Saint-André-AvellinThe bakery in the middle of the village, with house-made goods every day.
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Boulangerie Nouvelle-France
ChénévilleThe grey wooden house with the porch reopened on April 17, 2026 under new owners. Croissants, chocolatines, fougasse and all kinds of bread.
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Boulangerie Val-des-Bois
Val-des-BoisA bakery in the middle of the village since 1977. Closed in the off-season.
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Boutique François Lambert
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixMaple popcorn and maple cotton candy, meringues, and Dragon Tears, a maple and coffee blend.
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Cabane à sucre Chez Ti-Mousse
PapineauvilleAll-you-can-eat sugar-shack meals, maple taffy on snow, weekend music and horse-drawn sleigh rides.
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Café Bistro Léo
ThursoThurso's all-day spot on rue Galipeau: breakfast, lunch and supper, and the pub menu delivers.
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Café d'la rivière
PlaisancePanini, homemade soup and smoked meat, right across from the folk art centre.
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Café des Orties
RiponNon-profit community café inside the Manoir de Ripon, with organic local food, wine, beer, cider and cocktails, board games and art on the walls.
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Café Passe ton temps
Saint-André-AvellinA board-game café: more than 100 games and as many puzzles, plus knitting and wood painting. Toddlers welcome.
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Cantine-Bar Le P'tit Chéné
ChénévilleOpened in 2026 with poutine, pizza, a bar and a patio. The motto says it all: eat well, drink well, good company.
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Carbo Barbecue
DuhamelMaple-wood smoked meat in one of Duhamel's oldest houses: brisket, pulled pork, ribs. Vacuum-packed meals to take back to the cottage or campsite.
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Casse-croûte Au Casseau
FassettNamed among the best snack bars in the Outaouais. Go for the poutine and its secret sauce.
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Casse-croûte Aux 3 Gars
ThursoA classic snack bar on rue Victoria. Combos, pizza and fried chicken.
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Casse-croûte Chez Paul
Val-des-BoisThe self-styled king of fries. A summer snack bar, closed off-season.
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Casse-Croûte du Lac Simon
Lac-SimonSeasonal snack bar steps from the lake, with burgers, fries and hot dogs after a swim.
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Casse-Croûte La Bouchée Double
Saint-André-AvellinA classic Québec snack bar run by Line Chabot and Véronique Beauvais, with keto and gluten-free options too. Big portions. Closed Sunday and Monday.
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Casse-croûte La Dame de Cœur
Saint-André-AvellinFamily snack bar at the south end of the village. Wide menu, easy prices, friendly service. Closed Mondays.
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Casse-croûte La Fringale
Val-des-BoisFried chicken, pizza, poutine and homemade lasagna, with a heated patio.
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Chez Angèle
PapineauvilleA family diner with booths for breakfast and lunch. Bacon and eggs before you get back on the 148.
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Chez Seb
ChénévilleSébastien and Simon change the menu with the seasons, using local products, and take their cocktails seriously. The most ambitious table in the…
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Coopérative de solidarité Place du Marché
RiponSaturday farmers' market from May to October, then a community hall the rest of the year: Friday supper-and-concert nights, games nights…
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Coopérative Place du Marché
RiponRipon's farmers' market, Saturday mornings from May to October, with produce, local foods, crafts and brunch. Plus Friday 5-to-7s and game nights.
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Crèmerie Café Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixFamily business making Italian gelato on site, with sorbets that change with the season and homemade brownies.
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Crèmerie Les Délices d'Alice
ThursoThe ice cream stop on rue Victoria, with gelato and sorbet too.
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Débitage B&B (Brazeau et Bouwman)
LochaberA game-cutting shop on 7e Rang in Lochaber, certified under Chasseurs généreux. Call ahead before you show up with the animal, especially in peak…
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Débitage des Cantons
LochaberA farm butcher that raises its own rabbits. Pork, beef, horse and poultry too, plus house-made tourtière, terrines and jerky.
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Délys de Jo
Saint-André-AvellinLocally grown saffron, honey, saffron honey, dried daylily petals and sea buckthorn. By appointment, text first.
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Dépanneur Bowman
BowmanGas, craft beer, wine and local products, including meats like wild boar and bison. Open seven days.
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Domaine de l'Heure Juste
PapineauvilleA small estate making its wines the natural way, up on côte Saint-Charles.
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Domaine Mont-Vézeau
RiponA 75-acre vineyard at the foot of Mont Vézeau, with more than 14,500 cold-hardy vines and pick-your-own strawberries and raspberries in summer.
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Écoferme Paprika
Saint-André-AvellinA small farm growing garlic using permaculture. Their garlic tastes strong, which is the point.
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Fabrik Café et Boutique Fabrik Artisanale
ChénévilleCoffee, hot chocolate, a reading nook and board games, in the same house as the Fabrik craft shop.
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Ferme À Sabourin
RiponSame land since 1927. Maple syrup in spring, chicken, lamb and turkey in the fall, ordered ahead and picked up at the farm.
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Ferme aux Colibris
RiponOrganic baskets and a farm stand on the 317, with seasonal fruit and vegetables.
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Ferme aux pleines saveurs
Saint-André-AvellinCertified organic fruit and vegetables (Québec Vrai), sold as weekly baskets you order online.
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Ferme Brylee
Lochaber-Partie-OuestGrass-fed beef by the cut or in bulk, from a fifth-generation family farm.
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Ferme Floralpe
PapineauvilleMong and Ernest Jacquat, from Switzerland's Valais, have made goat cheese here since 2008 with that day's milk.
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Ferme Jacques et Ginette Trépanier & Fils
PapineauvilleA family farm on Route 323 with pick-your-own in season.
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Ferme La Récolte
Saint-André-AvellinFamily market garden growing vegetables and herbs picked as much for flavour as for colour.
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Ferme Moreau
RiponArtisan butcher in the village doing custom cutting, processing, cured meats and house specialties.
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Ferme Oréflore
RiponPick-your-own highbush blueberries, with a crêpe stand on site. Check their Facebook before heading out to see if picking is on.
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Ferme Syllie
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixHolstein beef and veal, pork, rabbit, turkey and chicken raised without growth hormones or antibiotics, plus summer vegetables. Visits by appointment.
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Ferme Vianney et Marguerite Turcot
Saint-André-AvellinPotatoes, cabbage and sweet corn, grown by the same family for generations.
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Floranik Ferme Florale
PapineauvilleLocally grown cut flowers and low-waste arrangements, down to the recycled containers.
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Food truck du Camping Lac-des-Plages
Lac-des-PlagesThe campground's food truck, with a pizza oven, open to passers-by as well.
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Fragments
RiponA family making natural wine from cold-hardy vines on a south-facing slope of the Petite Nation valley. Wild yeast, no additives, no filtering.
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Fromagerie Montebello
MontebelloA family cheese maker since 2011: Tête à Papineau, Manchebello, Rébellion 1837 and fresh curds. The snack bar is closed for now; the shop is open.
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Jardin des Érables
NamurMaple products sold at markets and online, with 1% of sales going to an environmental group. Visits by appointment.
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Kîsisam pâtisserie
Saint-André-AvellinA café and bake shop where the pastry chef brings Indigenous culture into what comes out of the oven. Kîsisam means 'she who bakes with fire'.
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KokoCafé
NamurSmall healthy take-out spot with fair-trade organic coffee, sandwiches and prepared meals. Open daily.
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La Belle Pâtissière
MontebelloA Paris-style pastry shop and café. Sabrina Sigouin, who was on The Big Bake, also does custom wedding cakes.
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La Crémerie 321
Saint-André-AvellinIce cream shop opened in 2021 in a fully renovated house: soft serve, hard scoop, slush, and a small lunch menu. Seasonal, from late March into the…
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La Ferme HLF
Lac-SimonOrganic baskets, salsa, pesto, pickles and jams made from the harvest, plus certified organic seedlings. Online shop.
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La Fille du Boulanger
RiponA bakery that bakes to order so nothing goes to waste, at the same address as Les Moulins de Ripon.
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La Halte au Coin des rangs 7
Lochaber-Partie-OuestA roadside stand with vegetables and homemade goods, and sugar-shack meals in spring.
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La Toquade Bistro Bar
Saint-André-AvellinLyne Rossignol and Yves Cossette have run this bistro for more than 16 years. Duck leg, salmon they smoke themselves, and a long list of eggs…
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Le Bankeur – Les Brasseurs de Montebello
MontebelloBrewmaster Alain Larivière's microbrewery, with a stage for rock shows and tribute nights. The beers take their names from the old Petite-Nation…
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Le Bistro Montebello
MontebelloA pub in a building over 200 years old, known for wood-fired pizza. Delivers evenings to Montebello, Fassett and Papineauville.
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Le Brasse-Camarade
Saint-André-AvellinA specialty beer store run by Véro and Fred, with a big, ever-changing craft beer selection plus sausages, pâtés, cheese and chocolate, much of it…
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Le Café du Bistrot
Saint-André-AvellinWood-fired pizza and a seasonal table d'hôte on the main street. You can order online, and their catering arm goes by Le Trotteur.
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Le Café Entre Amis
MontebelloLéo and Chantal do breakfast and lunch. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so check first.
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Le Gourmand Notre-Dame
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixAsian take-out only, using meat raised without antibiotics or hormones and organic vegetables. General Tao, chow mein, crispy duck.
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Les Mignardises
PapineauvilleCafé, pastry shop, ice cream and snack bar with a patio. Sweet or savoury, your call.
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Les Moulins de Ripon
RiponOrganic buckwheat, rye and wheat ground on a stone mill. They also sell organic seed, straw and flour.
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Les Pommes perdues
ChénévilleCider made from wild apples picked along back roads and in abandoned fields around the Petite-Nation.
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Les sapins du rang Ste-Madeleine
Saint-André-AvellinPick your own balsam fir at the farm and have a hot chocolate by the fire. A December tradition for plenty of families.
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Marché de Salette
Notre-Dame-de-la-SaletteA Friday summer market with about ten vendors, fruit and vegetables.
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Marché public de Bowman
BowmanA summer market in Parc du Centenaire with Outaouais producers and stuff for the kids.
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Marie des Anges Pâtisserie
ThursoCakes, pastries and desserts made by hand, for a party or just Sunday coffee.
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Nymark (Fairmont Le Château Montebello)
MontebelloReworked Québec cooking and organic Canadian wine, inside the Château.
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OmegaBon
Notre-Dame-de-BonsecoursBoreal cooking on Lac des Oiseaux, facing the arctic foxes and cinnamon bears. No park ticket needed for dinner.
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Pâtisserie Colette Côté
RiponA pastry maker listed in Ripon's business directory, on chemin Côté.
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Ranch d'Amérique
Saint-Émile-de-SuffolkBig-game ranch raising bison, elk, red deer and wild boar, with retail meat sales.
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Ranch Équinoxe
Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixWestern riding lessons right up to reining, and a self-serve farm stand from June to October with garlic, syrup, eggs and pastured chicken.
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Rendez-vous du chevreuil
DuhamelSmall chalet-style restaurant in the village serving Canadian comfort food. In winter you can watch deer and wild turkeys out the window. Closed…
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Restaurant Au Vieux Fanal
MontpellierFamily snack bar with poutine, burgers, hot chicken sandwiches, spaghetti, and breakfast on weekends.
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Restaurant-Bar La Villa du Bifteck
ChénévilleFamily restaurant for seafood, steak, BBQ chicken, pizza and subs, with a 40-seat patio and craft beer. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
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Restaurant Le Napoléon
MontebelloQuébec bistro cooking with local ingredients, on rue Notre-Dame.
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Resto au Coin
Notre-Dame-de-la-SaletteFamily restaurant, snack bar and ice cream on the 309.
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Subway Saint-André-Avellin
Saint-André-AvellinThe chain's subs, open every day. Handy when you're driving through on the 321.
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Terrasse Le Riverain (Fairmont Le Château Montebello)
MontebelloOutdoor barbecue on the Château's riverside terrace. Summer only.
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Verger Croque-Pomme
Lochaber-Partie-OuestAn organic orchard with about thirty apple varieties, fall pick-your-own and cider made on site.
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Vignoble Sainte-Angélique
PapineauvilleA vineyard founded in 2008 on côte Saint-Charles, about 9,000 hardy vines picked by hand.
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Waterfield Auberge Restaurant VDB
Val-des-BoisRoadhouse-style bar and restaurant on the 309: smoked meats and oven pizza.
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Au Vieux Chaudron
Saint-André-AvellinSmall restaurant on rue Principale, open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. according to online listings.
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Boileau d'érable
BoileauSmall maple syrup and maple butter producer that customers rave about in reviews.
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Cabane à sucre Brazeau
PapineauvilleThe other sugar shack on côte Saint-Charles, listed in the town directory.
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Casse-croûte Chez Denise
Saint-André-AvellinRoadside snack bar on montée Aubry with a Facebook page and a crowd of regulars.
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Érablière G.M.S. Leduc
LochaberMaple syrup and maple butter for sale year-round, not just in sugaring season.
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Ferme Abraham
Mulgrave-et-DerryA farm out by the Rivière Blanche, mostly findable through its Google listing.
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Ferme du Beau Temps
PapineauvilleA farm on côte Saint-Charles, the same road as the vineyard and the sugar shack.
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Les Hauts Jardins
PapineauvilleA grower listed in Papineauville's business directory, on chemin de la Rouge.
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Microbrasserie Uncle Broue
PapineauvilleHouse beer and a bistro menu built on local food. The original is in Mirabel, so call ahead for Papineauville.
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Montpellier Pizza
MontpellierTake-out pizza next door to Marché Faubert, same phone number.
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Sugar Season at Chez Ti-Mousse
PapineauvilleDaily, late February to late AprilAll-you-can-eat sugar shack meal with the full classic spread, and you can bring your own wine. The kind of outing you do with a crowd at…
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Maple Market
RiponDuring sugaring season, date posted by the co-op · 2027 dates to be announcedOne of the Place du Marché's off-season special markets, held for sugaring season. Details go up on the co-op's site and Facebook page.
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Place du Marché Saturday Market
RiponSaturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Victoria Day weekend to ThanksgivingRipon's co-op farmers' market: seasonal vegetables, lots of organic, crafts, and brunch at the café-bistro. It's where the village runs…
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Bowman Farmers' Market
BowmanSaturdays 9 a.m. to noon, June to late AugustLittle market huts in Parc du Centenaire, local growers, a booth of Outaouais products and a covered games corner for kids. Each Saturday…
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Campground Market
Lac-des-PlagesLabour Day weekend Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. · 2027 dates to be announcedAbout thirty artists, makers and growers from Petite-Nation and the Outaouais at the campground, plus a food truck. Fourth edition in…
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Chénéville Fall Market
ChénévilleLate September, a Saturday · 2027 dates to be announcedLocal products, crafts, music and face painting to welcome fall.