Michelin Expands Its Quebec Guide With New Stars Across Montreal and Beyond

The Michelin Guide released its second annual Quebec selection this morning, and the province's restaurant community has plenty to discuss.

Four restaurants earned their first One Star, three more were recognized with Green Stars for their commitment to sustainable gastronomy, and the full selection grew to 121 restaurants spanning the province, from Montreal's Mile End and the Eastern Townships to the Gaspésie.

Here's what you need to know.

The New Stars

The biggest news for Montreal: two of the four new One Stars landed in the city, with Hoogan et Beaufort and Sushi Nishinokaze joining the guide's starred ranks.

Hoogan et Beaufort, Marc-André Jetté's wood-fired room on a repurposed brownfield in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, has long been one of the city's most compelling dining destinations. The inspectors singled out the kitchen's commitment to live-fire cooking (yes, even desserts) alongside a wine list curated by sommelier Hugo Duchesne, who separately picked up the Michelin Sommelier Award. The restaurant's bones are part of the story too: red-brick walls from 1904, exposed metal framework, and a space that has endured since it first opened over a decade ago in 2015.

Sushi Nishinokaze, meanwhile, is a different kind of restaurant entirely. Chef Vincent Gee operates a fine-dining sushi counter in the minimalist Edomae tradition, sourcing fish largely from Japan while supplementing with exceptional Canadian product. The inspectors paid close attention to the rice—pesticide-free, stored in straw baskets, seasoned with a blend of vinegars calibrated to the fat content of whatever fish it's paired with.

Outside Montreal, Auberge Saint-Mathieu in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc (also a winner of a Laurier two days before) earned its star alongside chef Samy Benabed, who also took home the Michelin Young Chef Award. Located near La Mauricie National Park, the kitchen draws on Scandinavian preservation techniques and local terroir in ways that feel genuinely earned rather than fashionable.

In Quebec City, Le Clan and its Catalan-born and Quebec-bred chef Stéphane Modat rounds out the new arrivals with a tasting menu anchored in boreal ingredients, served in an Old Quebec dining room decorated with hunting and fishing trophies: Lake Champlain walleye, Arctic char from the Gaspé, red deer from Saint-Charles-du-Bourget.

Tanière³ in Quebec City retained its Two Stars, the only restaurant in the province at that level.

The Green Stars

Three restaurants earned Green Stars this year, Michelin's designation for establishments leading on sustainable gastronomy. Coteau in Quebec City operates a 10,000 m² farm that supplies its kitchen with vegetables, fruit from a 30-variety orchard, and honey from on-site beehives.

Huit 100 Vingt in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare sources roughly 80 percent of its ingredients from its own property, including barrel-aged maple syrup and poultry raised on-site.

Les Mal-Aimés in Cookshire-Eaton, in the Eastern Townships, takes the philosophy further still—the restaurant building itself is made from local wood, the furniture and tableware are crafted by local artisans, and leftover bread gets turned into pasta flour.

They join Auberge Saint-Mathieu and Espace Old Mill, which were already Green-Starred from last year's inaugural selection.

Montreal's Bib Gourmand Additions

On the more accessible end of the scale, several Montreal restaurants picked up Bib Gourmands—Michelin's recognition for excellent food at reasonable prices. Annette bar à vin on rue Molson, Cadet on Saint-Laurent, Casavant on de Castelnau, and Limbo on avenue Mozart Ouest are the new Montreal entrants, joining an existing group that includes Parapluie, Le Petit Alep, and Rôtisserie La Lune.