The Best Places to Eat Near Restaurant 1668, by the Record
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A timber barn on a working farm in the Lanaudière countryside, where the single set menu changes with whatever was just harvested. The chef, originally from Réunion Island, folds those roots quietly into produce that was likely growing outside that morning. Maple syrup is made in-house, birds roam free, and the whole thing is cooked to order. It's the kind of country restaurant where the room and the plate are telling the same story.
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Rank 3. Saindoux Restaurant BBQ
Barbecue
A former presbytery turned BBQ restaurant, this Sainte-Marie spot is built around pork from a single local farm, smoked and barbecued in-house and sauced from multiple directions. The chef, who came up through Laurie Raphaël, keeps the room simple and the sharing plates generous. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks: the food punches well above what you'd guess from the bill.