Best-of list
The 7 best hidden gem bars in Quebec City, from the speakeasy Jjacques to Le Bijou and Vieux Carre. The rooms locals keep quiet. Updated 2026.
The short answer
7 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
Quebec City hides its best bars behind unmarked doors and down alley entrances, a habit that suits the old stone streets. We judged these on whether they are genuinely worth the search, what is in the glass and how the locals treat them.
Seven made the list, from the signless speakeasy Jjacques in Saint-Roch to the blue door of Le Bijou in the old town. Our full Quebec City hidden gem bars list and the wider hidden gem bars worldwide guide go deeper, and the Quebec City bar guide covers the rest of the city.