Food-Lover’s Stops in Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Dive into a food lover's tour around Abitibi-Témiscamingue! From artisan cheese shops to local breweries, stopping by the chocolate factories and the devoted beekeepers, our land’s delicacies will amaze your taste buds!

Did you taste… our cheeses?

Let’s go discover the authentic world of Abitibi-Témiscamingue’s cheese shops where traditions meet true know-how. The offer is varied, from classics to daring creations. Here is the list of the cheese shops of the area.

• Cheese shop Fromage au village (Lorrainville)
• Cheese shop La vache À Maillotte (La Sarre) 
• Cheese shop La vache à Maillotte (Val-d'Or)
• Boréalait (Amos) 
  

What About our Beers?

The unique flavors of Abitibi-Témiscamingue are tasted in craft beer from Microbrasserie le Prospecteur and spirits at Alpha Tango, Miellerie de la Grande Ourse and Nordvie. Immerse yourself in the world of our artisans and their creations inspired by our terroir and our boreal flavors. You can enjoy several activities in each of the places such as: apiculture safari, self-picking berries, product tasting, etc. These places make excellent food-lover's stops in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

• Ferme Nordvie (Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues)
• Microbrasserie Le Prospecteur (Val-d’Or) 

• Miellerie de la Grande Ourse (Saint-Marc-de-Figuery)
• Spiritueux Alpha Tango (Val-d'Or)

Now, our Chocolates?

Succumb to the temptation and enjoy the creations of Chocolats Martine, in Ville-Marie, and the exotic flavors of Choco-Mango, in Val-d’Or. There you have two unique chocolatey experiences in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, perfect for any chocolate passionate.

1. Chocolats Martine (Ville-Marie) 
2. Choco-Mango (Val-d’Or)

And our fresh breads and pastries?

Enjoy the fresh breads and the pastries of Rouyn-Noranda’s Balthazar Café, where their artisanal know-how encounters high quality ingredients. Also, in Normétal, the bread baked at the Boulangerie Lacroix (Lacroix Bakery) remains a truly authentic experience. And for sweet teeth, Les Pâtissières de ruelle will fill your taste buds!

• Balthazar Café Rouyn-Noranda
• Boulangerie Lacroix Normétal  
• Les Pâtissières de ruelle

Several other gourmet stops await you on the roads of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, do not miss our public markets, the gourmet events of Éden rouge and of course all the other agroprocessors and passionate producers in the region, which are perfect food-lover's stops in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Many great restaurants are scattered around our territory, feel free to consult our website for more inviting discoveries.