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Quebec Fish and Seafood Week

Quebec Fish and Seafood Week aims to showcase the different species harvested and farmed in Quebec and to encourage people to consume them more often. This week is an initiative of the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) in collaboration with Aliments du Québec.

Set Sail for Local Seafood Flavours

From May 21 to 30, 2026

🦀 Snow crab, scallops, lobster, Arctic char… Fish and seafood lovers in Quebec are in for a treat!

Each year, during Quebec Fish and Seafood Week, many restaurants and institutions across the province feature dishes highlighting our delicious local marine species.

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Participating Restaurants

The dishes offered, as well as their descriptions, may be adjusted depending on product availability. Images are for illustrative purposes only and may differ from the actual dish served.

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Arctic char, clam and lemon risotto, confit fennel, olive vierge sauce

 

Restaurant Profile

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  • 26 Cote Est Petoncles 1920x1080 LR
  • 26 Cafe Aragon Truite Bobines 1920x1080 LR
  • 26 Kundah Hotel Truite 1920x1080 LR
  • 26 Louis Hebert Navarin Homard 1920x1080 LR
  • 26 La Piazzetta Trempette Crabe Homard 1920x1080 LR
  • 26 Restaurant ITHQ Truite 1920x1080
  • 26 Ensemble Bar A Vin Esturgeon 1920x1080 LR
  • 26 Spa Eastman Fletan 1920x1080
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Other Participating Restaurants:

 

Les Fous-Braques

(Lanaudière)

Halibut served with carrot beurre blanc, fresh herb oil, corn salsa, sautéed fennel and red onions, and Québec asparagus.

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Terroirs

(Montreal)

The “Coquille St-Laurent”: Seared scallops from the Magdalen Islands, Stimpson surf clams from the Côte-Nord and Nordic shrimp from the St. Lawrence, poached in a Québec seaweed butter (kombu and wakame), accompanied by Montebello trout transformed into house-smoked trout candy. The dish is topped with a verjus béchamel, enhanced with a white butter sauce infused with surf clam juice, then gratinated with Québec cheddar and Alfred Le Fermier cheese from Fromagerie La Station. Served with marinated sea lettuce, fresh sourdough bread and wild garlic butter.

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Bistro Kapzak

(Eastern Townships)

Québec lobster, buckwheat and herb butter.

Restaurant profile >>

 

Microbrasserie Le Presbytère

(Mauricie)

Redfish.

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Participating Institutions :

 

Les Petits Gourmets

(School catering service in Montérégie)

Seaweed-inspired snacks for children aged 5 to 12: nori energy bites, marine spirulina smoothies, apple, strawberry and seaweed rolls featuring apples from M. Tremblay in Saint-Grégoire, and white chocolate wakame truffles.

 

CPE Boute-en-train, La P'tite gare St-Roch

(Lanaudière)

Matane shrimp and Québec trout.


Stay tuned to discover the other restaurants and institutions taking part this year!

🎉 Contest

Enter for a chance to win a $250 gift card valid at one of the participating restaurants during Québec Seafood Week, taking place from May 21 to May 30, 2026! 

 

To participate, visit Aliments du Québec’s Facebook or Instagram page, find the contest post, and follow the instructions. This contest is open to Québec residents aged 18 and over. One entry per person is permitted.

📅 Entry deadline: Thursday, May 14, 2026

The draw will take place on Friday, May 15, 2026. Two winners will be randomly drawn. Winners will be contacted via direct message on social media. Please be aware of fake accounts and phishing attempts.

Contest rules

Resources to discover

Directory of Local Products

Website — Caught Here, Eaten Here

Video — Nine Marine Species to Discover

Homard du Québec (article)

Astuce de chef - Cuisson du sébaste

Vidéo - Saisons de la pêche

La pêche au Québec : un secteur vital sous pression

Article - Bistro de la mer

Tip — Cooking Scallops

Discover Sea Urchin

Tuna Fishing

Sea cucomber

Webinar - Marine Species from Quebec

ITHQ Recipe Booklet – Products of the St. Lawrence

Fourchette Bleue

“Local Fish” Poster