Dress Code For Québec Restaurants

[u/merryp00pinz]

Bon matin,

My husband and I will be traveling to Québec in two weeks.

I’ve begun putting together our packing list and am curious what the dress code is for:

- Chez Temporal
- Chez Tao!
- Melba
- L’Affaire est Ketchup
- Buvette Scott

Merci pour votre aide!

Smart Casual — A step up from casual: no athletic wear, flip-flops, or ripped jeans. Think collared shirts, nice jeans or chinos, clean shoes.

Business Casual — Slacks or a skirt, a button-down or blouse, closed-toe shoes. No jeans or sneakers typically.

Cocktail Attire — Dresses (knee-length or shorter usually fine) or a suit/sport coat for men. More polished than business casual, less formal than black tie.

[u/sconeslover]

Not sure for chez temporal, but casual would be ok for every other places. I personally do smart casual.

[u/sconeslover → u/sconeslover]

Btw Chez tao is so good for the price. More casual than the other places, but one of our favorites.

[u/tremblayfm → u/sconeslover]

I used to live very close and ate so much papaya salad and Bao buns haha

[u/True_Independence979 → u/tremblayfm]

Best papaya salad!!🤤

[u/tremblayfm → u/True_Independence979]

And now I'm craving Tao's papaya salad

[u/vega_barbet → u/sconeslover]

Cafe temporel is also very casual. Jeans t-shirt would be fine

[u/tremblayfm]

We tend to not care about how people are dressed and you'll often see a mix of casual, smart casual in most restaurants. Or smart casual and business casual in slightly higher end restaurants.

Chez Tao, Buvette Scott, L'affaire est Ketchup : Casual

(Do try the papaya salad and the Bao buns at Chez Tao. The cocktails are also probably the best you'll have here if they're as good as I remember)

Chez Temporel and Melba : smarter casual

I wouldn't wear something too sporty at any of those, definitely no flip-flops. Anyway the weather is getting cooler these days so just don't bring them haha.

You can leave the cocktail attire home, you might feel overdressed in most places.

[u/PetitOignonRouge]

Les codes vestimentaires sont généralement peu stricts au Québec. Des vêtements décontractés sont appropriés pour la plupart de ces restos. Je suis seulement allée aux trois derniers, donc je ne suis pas sûre pour les premiers.

Ceci étant dit, vous pouvez vous habiller plus chic si ça vous tente.

Bon appétit!

[u/gfgs17]

Les gens au Québec sont très majoritairement tjrs en smart casual / even just casual

[u/izzi1]

I’d go to all of them in jeans and a t-shirt and would not think twice about it

[u/stiggur]

I've only ever been to Chez Temporel, and it was back when I was a student at the nearby hospital, so I was dressing very casual :) Never had any issue.

[u/LingonberryMaterial]

As you guys are traveling: enjoy yourself and go cocktail attire! If you adjust yourself to Quebec City folks, you might end up with affliction and Ed Hardy t-shirts 😂

[u/Secret-Raspberry3063]

Ketchup is as causal as it gets. Melba smart casual

[u/merryp00pinz]

Merci beaucoup à tous, ça m’aide vraiment !

[u/Bunnytaxes]

Basically, none. Dress however you like!

[u/MightyManorMan]

Almost everything in Montreal and Quebec City is smart casual or less.

The only time I see "cocktail" attire is a wedding.