It's official: Tanière3 is the first-ever winner of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants Art of Hospitality award.
Anyone who’s been to Quebec City’s Tanière3 knows what an unforgettable gastronomic experience it is. Now, they have been officially recognized.
Opened as La Tanière in Old Quebec in 1977 and reimagined in 2019 as Tanière3, the two MICHELIN-starred restaurant welcomes diners with two unique experiences: the Chef’s Counter Cellar and the Dining Room Cellar.
Each offers to transport you and your taste buds to new heights with its immersive and boundary-pushing approach, and that’s what inspired North America’s 50 Best Restaurants to name the resto as its 2025 Art of Hospitality award winner.
In preparation for its inaugural North America’s 50 Best Restaurants edition, awaited with bated breath on September 25, the 50 Best Restaurants group has leaked a couple of its inaugural prizewinners, including this Art of Hospitality Award 2025, sponsored by Lee Kum Kee.
Tanière3 is breaking ground as its first ever winner.
Nestled in the vaulted cellars of the historic Leber and Charest House, between the St. Lawrence River and Place Royale, Tanière3 offers guests an exclusive 10-seat experience in its Chef’s Counter Cellar, up close and personal with Chef François-Emmanuel Nicol and his team.
The 10- to 15-course tasting menu starring local everything remains shrouded in mystery until the experience unfolds.
The Dining Room Cellar, conversely, welcomes diners in a more traditional space designed for intimate tables of two to six, still rich with a sense of discovery and a passion for sensorial, comestible storytelling.
The team’s warmth, knowledge and flawless attention to detail mesh to create moments of genuine connection between grower, forager, chef and diner.
From the warm welcome at the door to the final course, Tanière3 has redefined fine dining in Quebec City and earned its place at the forefront of Canada’s contemporary culinary landscape.
We can’t wait to get back.
What are North America’s 50 Best Restaurants?
The naming of Tanière3 as the winner of the 2025 Art of Hospitality award is one of three awards to be revealed ahead of the inaugural North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 awards ceremony, taking place at Wynn Las Vegas on Thursday September 25, 2025.
From French-Canadian fine dining in Quebec to Creole classics in the American South, from West Coast farm-to-table feasts to the distinctive flavours of the Caribbean—and countless tastes in between—North America’s 50 Best Restaurants celebrates the rich diversity of dishes and culinary traditions across the continent.
For more information about North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, click here.
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