Guide Michelin Québec adds 4 restaurants

Québec’s Michelin scene just got bigger — and more geographically interesting. On May 6, Michelin added four new one-star restaurants in its 2026 Québec guide, br(guide.michelin.com)er treating Québec like a one-city or one-neighborhood story. (guide.michelin.com)int-Mathieu in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Hoogan et Beaufort in Montréal, Le Clan in Québec City, and Sushi Nishinokaze in Montréal. All four(cbc.ca)to the three-star level, and Tanière³ in Québec City remained the province’s only two-star restaurant. (guide.michelin.com) ### Why is 13 a big number? Because Québec started from nine starred restaurants in the guide’s first edition in 2025. Adding four(guide.michelin.com)ecause early editions often tell you whether a guide is going to stay narrow or keep discovering places outside the obvious incumbents. (cbc.ca) ### Is this mostly a Montréal story? Partly, but not entirely. Montréal picked up two of the four new stars — Hoogan et Beaufort and Sushi Nishinokaze — and now has five starred r(guide.michelin.com)hows Michelin is still leaning into the province’s capital as a serious fine-dining hub. (cbc.ca) ### What else changed besides stars? A lot, actually. Michelin added three new Green Stars for sustainability — Coteau in Québec City, Huit 100 Vingt in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, and Les Mal-Aimés in Cookshire-Eaton. It also added seven new Bib Gourmands, the (cbc.ca)se Michelin is signaling that the story in Québec is not just luxury tasting menus. It’s also local sourcing, farm-linked cooking, and restaurants that feel more reachable. (cbc.ca) ### What trends is Michelin rewarding? The official guide’s own trend notes are pretty clear. Inspectors highlighted reverence for local products, farm-to-table operations, shorte(cbc.ca)y, the guide is rewarding restaurants that feel rooted in place, not just technically polished. That helps explain why places outside central Montréal can break through — the “Québec identity” piece is part of the appeal now. (guide.michelin.com) ### How broad is the guide now? Michelin now recognizes 121 restaurants across Québec. That includes 85 recommended restaura(cbc.ca)footprint is getting much wider. For diners, that makes the Michelin launch more useful as a travel map. For chefs, it means there are more ways to get on Michelin’s radar before the star conversation even starts. (cbc.ca) ### Why does this matter beyond bragging rights? Because Michelin changes traffic. A star can push reservations, tourism, hiring interest, and investor attention almost overnight. In a provin(guide.michelin.com)tus, and whether ambitious restaurants feel they need to cluster in Montréal to matter. (guide.michelin.com) ### Bottom line The four new stars are the news. But the deeper story is that Michelin’s Québec project is widening fast — more cities, more categories, and a clearer idea of what modern Québec dining is supposed to look like. (guide.michelin.com)