Friendly Haunts for a Harsh Winter

Updated on Nov 8, 2024

Whether it’s for a drink or a comforting meal, some places offer such a warm and welcoming ambiance that they’ll make you forget how harsh winter can be. Here are 6 of these haunts where you can truly settle back and relax!

By Marie-Claude Masse


Sissi Buvette

A true ray of sunshine in the heart of Waterloo, Sissi Buvette is a café, a diner, a perfect happy hour haunt and a performance venue all in one place! Whether you’re looking for a delicious caffeinated drink accompanied by a rich Viennese pastry, an electrifying happy hour or an evening of jazz, Sissi Buvette, with its warmly coloured walls and stylish decor, has checked all the boxes to offer you an experience that’s sure to delight and cheer you up!

Raffields Centrale

Launched in 2022, the café-store Raffields Centrale has quickly become the destination for amateurs of delicious food and delightful drinks all offered with love! With its carefully prepared dishes, high-quality ingredients and vibrant flavours, it’s the perfect place to start your day or meet up with friends for a happy hour! Psst! Thanks to the owner’s creative talents, the menu changes daily!



La Cie Vilandré

Impeccable service, excellent food, a wide selection of microbrewery beers and located in the bucolic town of North Hatley... What more could you ask for? La Cie Vilandré pub, with its friendly starters and snacks, decadent burgers, rich classic Mac n’ cheese as well as its wings and beer evenings, is a cozy little haven where you’ll not only eat and drink well, but also feel right at home! A must, to discover soon!

Bernache café-buvette

A third-wave café by day, a refreshment bar by night, the Bernache on Prospect Street in Sherbrooke has become as much a local haunt as an address for true lovers of quality coffee and finely crafted dishes. Here, you’ll enjoy a feast for the eyes and the palate, and, who knows, you might just discover your new lair for an inviting, culinary experience!



La Shop

Established in the former Dominion Textile building in Magog, the café La Shop offers a multitude of decadent grilled-cheese dishes—is there really anything better than this amazing sandwich when it comes to comfort food? With its brick walls, carefully selected works of art, friendly welcome, musical ambiance and lovingly prepared comfort food, it’s the perfect place to get away from the daily grind!

Musi-Café

A true symbol of the resilience and close-knit nature of the people of Mégantic, Musi-Café is one of those legendary gastronomic pubs where a fun-filled ambiance goes hand in hand with culinary delights! Both a culinary and musical destination, this venue welcomes many die-hard locals as well as tourists curious to discover the reputation of this laid-back pub that doesn’t take itself too seriously, except when it comes to creating delicious dishes! Miam! You’ll eat really well here!


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