Best Burgers in Quebec City: Area Guide

The best burgers in Quebec City are mostly a short walk from the walls of Old Quebec: on rue Saint-Joseph in Saint-Roch, along rue Saint-Jean in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, on avenue Cartier in Montcalm and on 3e Avenue in Limoilou. Expect two formats: the casse-croûte, a counter that serves a burger with a poutine, and sit-down bistros and pubs with a burger on the menu.

The city is built on two levels, and so is its eating. Upper Town holds Old Quebec, Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Montcalm; Lower Town holds Saint-Roch and the Petit-Champlain. Saint-Roch, the old commercial heart of Lower Town, is now one of the city’s main restaurant districts. Fresh cheese curds, a Quebec staple, come with the poutine and sometimes go on the burger itself. Each September the city also takes part in Le Burger Week, the festival born in Montreal.

Burgers in Quebec City: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Saint-Roch, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Montcalm, Limoilou, Saint-Sauveur and Old Quebec.
• Local format: the casse-croûte, with a poutine made from fresh cheese curds on the side.
• Festival: Le Burger Week, held from 1 to 7 September in 2026.
• Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD). Prices are shown before the federal GST and Quebec’s QST, and tipping is expected.
• Getting around: RTC buses link the neighbourhoods, and the Old Quebec Funicular and the city’s public stairs connect Upper and Lower Town.
• Language: menus are in French, the city’s everyday language.

Every guide we publish on Quebec City is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. For more cities, see our burger restaurant guides by city.