The Top 9 Restaurants Near Chez Mag
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Rank 2. Buvette Gentille
Modern Cuisine
On Baie-Saint-Paul's main street, a small dining room hums with the sound of friends sharing plates—marinated scallops, root vegetables, frozen nougat—all anchored in Charlevoix's seasonal bounty. The team behind Faux Bergers has built something deliberately unhurried here, a place where local ingredients matter more than ceremony.
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Rank 5. Le SAINTI
Modern Cuisine
A dining room dressed in nautical details overlooks the St. Lawrence River from Saint-Irénée, where lunch means halibut accras with contrasting sauces and sea bass bourguignon, while evening brings a tasting menu rooted in Charlevoix's larder—veal sweetbreads, duck breast with local blue cheese. The cooking is precise without pretension.
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Rank 6. Chez Truchon
Modern French
In a converted stone house overlooking the former resort town of Pointe-au-Pic, chef Dominique Truchon sources duck, lamb, sturgeon, and vegetables from Charlevoix's surrounding farms and fisheries. His cooking marries French technique with regional tradition—beer-darkened onion soup, maple-enriched bread pudding—and Sunday brunch arrives with serious wines.
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Rank 8. Côté Est
Regional Cuisine
A family-run restaurant on the St. Lawrence where seasonal menus celebrate local terroir, from guinea fowl terrine to duck sourced from a former chef turned farmer. The riverside terrace and adjoining shop of regional goods complete a relaxed, hospitable experience.
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Rank 9. Coquette
Modern Cuisine
A compact dining room with rooftop views of the basilica serves small, carefully seasoned dishes built from local Quebec fish and Côte-de-Beaupré vegetables, each plate marked by an unexpected flourish—nasturtium in white chocolate, jalapeño with corn. The chef's restraint and willingness to surprise on a single bite suggest a kitchen thinking deliberately about pleasure over volume.