Sugar shacks in Quebec: where to eat maple taffy until you drop

As soon as nights freeze and days thaw, the maple sap runs: from late February to late April, it’s sugaring-off season. A traditional meal, taffy on snow, a wagon ride, sometimes a mini-farm or sliding hills, the sugar shack is one of Quebec’s most deeply rooted family outings. This guide brings together the sugar shacks across the province, each with the venue’s listing, what’s on offer (meals, taffy, shop) and opening dates.

Tips: book several weeks ahead for March weekends, especially around spring break and Easter; weekday meals are quieter and often cheaper. Many maple farms also welcome groups and offer a children’s menu.

Our favourites

Érablière Charbonneau, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Montérégie. All-you-can-eat meals and taffy several times a day and, as the season goes on, a singer in the evening, supervised axe throwing and a Marché des sucres with some fifteen artisans.

Érablière Bernard, Granby, Eastern Townships. The Sentier du Trotteux, a storytelling loop of about an hour through the sugar bush, tells the life of the sugar makers of yesteryear and ends with taffy; the meal can be eaten on site or taken out.

Les Rondins, Mirabel, Laurentians. A refined sugaring-off meal, a performance hall where Quebec folk musicians play and a sleigh ride through the woods.

Érablière Verger d’Émilie, Rougemont, Montérégie. The sugaring-off season of yesteryear revisited by a chef who focuses on local products, with an outdoor fire, a singer and a band; large groups are welcome.

Érablière du Lac-Beauport, Lac-Beauport. Its Musée de l’érable traces the history of maple syrup back to its Indigenous origins, and the sugar shack serves meals year-round.

🍁 Sugar shacks by region

QuebecAbitibi-TémiscamingueCentre-du-QuébecChaudière-AppalachesEastern TownshipsLanaudièreLaurentidesMauricieMontérégieOutaouais

Érablière du Lac-Beauport / Musée des animaux du Québec

In the tradition of our maple growing ancestors, this sugar bush invites you to take a fascinating tour with its friendly staff.

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Lac-Beauport(Quebec)

Le Relais des Pins Restaurant-Cabane à sucre

Immerse yourself in the gourmet world of our maple grove!

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Sainte-Famille-de-l'Île-d'Orléans(Quebec)

Érablière Le Chemin du Roy

Traditional Québec sugar shack located just 15 minutes from Old Québec City.

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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures(Quebec)

Cabane à sucre Chabot

One of the prettiest sugar shacks in the region, this all-you-can-eat establishment invites you to savour its traditional dishes and maple taffy on snow.

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Neuville(Quebec)

La Cabane Festive – Au Chalet en Bois Rond

In our tourist village, a sugar shack that has been preserved in its authenticity, operated according to the ancestral method, with sap spouts and boilers.

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Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne(Quebec)

Cabane Leclerc

Sugar shack just 20 minutes from Québec City.

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Neuville(Quebec)

Érablière Tem-Sucre

Recently opened, Érablière Tem-Sucre is a buffet-style restaurant located in Laniel.

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Laniel(Abitibi-Témiscamingue)

Cabane à sucre Chez Ti-Père

La Cabane chez Ti-Père is the perfect place for a sugar feast, a wedding or a snowmobile break.

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Drummondville(Centre-du-Québec)

Érablière Prince

This establishment opened its doors 45 years ago.

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Saint-Wenceslas(Centre-du-Québec)

Aux Petits Plaisirs

Year-round sugaring-off! Discover traditional and innovative maple products and immerse yourself in a country setting.

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Warwick(Centre-du-Québec)

Érablière La Pente Douce Inc.

Sugar bush where traditional harvesting techniques are used, with taps and boilers.

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Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil (parish)(Centre-du-Québec)

La Sucrerie de Courval

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Drummondville(Centre-du-Québec)

Cabane à sucre chez Aurélien Lessard

Located in Saint-Georges, in the heart of maple country, this sugar bush is a must for anyone looking to enjoy a hearty meal, eat taffy on snow, or take a traditional horse-drawn sleigh ride.

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Saint-Georges(Chaudière-Appalaches)

L’Érablière du Cap

Enjoy the full sugar shack experience!

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Lévis(Chaudière-Appalaches)

Les Sucres chez Mickey

Enjoy all-you-can eat traditional cooking that's more delicious than you can even imagine!

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Sainte-Marie(Chaudière-Appalaches)

Cabane à sucre du Père Normand

At this sugar shack you'll enjoy an authentic old-time sugaring-off party.

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Saint-Sylvestre(Chaudière-Appalaches)

Le Bistreau d’érable – Espace culinaire – Le repas de cabane à sucre

Le Bistreau d’érable is a family-run maple grove where maple syrup and maple-based products are made.

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Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard(Chaudière-Appalaches)

La Cabane chez Arthur

Located just off highway 108, this sugar bush is easy to get to.

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Cookshire-Eaton(Eastern Townships)

Érablière Bernard

We are a family business recognized for more than 100 years and established over six generations.

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Granby(Eastern Townships)

Cabane à sucre Érabilis

This sugar shack has been in operation for nearly 20 years but the family sugar bush has existed for 60!

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Sherbrooke(Eastern Townships)

Érablière Ferme des Sources

Located in an enchanting setting, a few minutes from Cowansville, this sugar shack will charm you.

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Dunham(Eastern Townships)

Cabane du Pic Bois

Savour a traditional sugar bush meal in this authentic and rustic sugar shack, located in the Brigham region, not far from Bromont in the Eastern Townships.

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Brigham(Eastern Townships)

Au Bec Sucré

The maple trees are tapped in the traditional manner, with a bucket.

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Valcourt (township)(Eastern Townships)

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Cabane à sucre Côte-à-Joly

Nestled in the picturesque hills of the beautiful Lanaudière village of Saint-Jean-de-Matha, the Cabane à sucre Côte-à-Joly offers a culinary experience with different menus depending on the season.

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Saint-Jean-de-Matha(Lanaudière)

Cabane à sucre Osias

At this traditional sugar shack, you can sample maple in all its forms, including maple sap and taffy served on snow.

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Saint-Alexis(Lanaudière)

Les Fendilles Sucrées

This little corner of unspoiled nature invites you to come enjoy a delicious homemade meal.

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Saint-Esprit(Lanaudière)

Cabane La Rose au bois

Cabane La Rose au Bois is a family-run sugar shack offering recipes that have stood the test of time, with a personal, contemporary touch.

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Saint-Jacques(Lanaudière)

Au sentier de l’érable

Savour sugaring-off meals at this authentic sugar shack.

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Sainte-Julienne(Lanaudière)

Érablière Jean Parent

This sugar bush operates 3000 taps with boilers and harvests maple sap as in olden days and with new equipment.

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Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare(Lanaudière)

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La P’tite cabane d’la côte

Travel back in time! This sugar shack serves up a refined sugar-themed meal and boasts a distinctive performance hall featuring artists who specialize in Québec folk music.

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Mirabel(Laurentides)

Cabane à sucre Paquette

Traditional, family-style sugar shack.

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Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines(Laurentides)

Apple Shack – Labonté de la pomme

This unique sugar shack is set in a rustic, authentic, family-run orchard in the Laurentides region.

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Oka(Laurentides)

Cabane à sucre Bouvrette

During the sugaring-off season, you can savour a traditional sugar bush meal in a warm and friendly ambiance.

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Saint-Jérôme(Laurentides)

Sugar shack Farsa

Sugar bush with a maple sap and tapping system.

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Saint-Eustache(Laurentides)

Cabane à sucre Lalande

This sugar shack, a pioneer in the region, is renowned for maintaining ancestral and culinary traditions.

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Saint-Eustache(Laurentides)

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Cabane à sucre Chez Dany

Maple bush where the sugaring off festivities take place year round!

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Trois-Rivières(Mauricie)

Cabane à sucre Du-Boisé

In the heart of Québec (Trois-Rivières), near major tourism routes and highways, sits the Domaine du Boisé with its special character and exceptional ambiance.

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Trois-Rivières(Mauricie)

Sucrerie Boisvert et Fils

This establishment invites you to a tasty sugaring-off feast in a cozy, country setting where you can eat to your heart's content.

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Saint-Stanislas(Mauricie)

Domaine du Sucrier

Family-run maple grove with reception hall.

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Saint-Boniface(Mauricie)

Érablière chez Lahaie

A family-run sugar bush with 100 years of tradition.

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Shawinigan(Mauricie)

Au delà de l’Érable

With the rhythm of the seasons, enjoy a changing menu in an enchanting natural setting.

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Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc(Mauricie)

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Sucrerie de la Montagne

Located 45 minutes from Montréal, this traditional sugar shack is a four-season Québec heritage destination that offers a variety of activities: horses shuttle, guided tours of the sugar shack and bakery, live music, maple taffy (seasonal).

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Rigaud(Montérégie)

Érablière Mont-Rouge

The Erablière Mont-Rouge sugar shack is nestled on the side of Mont Rougemont.

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Rougemont(Montérégie)

Érablière Verger d’Émilie

A local family business, the maple grove is a division of the Jardins d’Émilie Orchard.

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Rougemont(Montérégie)

Chalet de L’Érable

Cuisine featuring local products and samples of the maple products produced on site.

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Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford(Montérégie)

Érablière St-Henri – Cabane à sucre

Family-run sugar shack where you can enjoy typical Québec fare, all homemade and sure to delight the most discerning palates.

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Sainte-Marthe(Montérégie)

Sucrerie Lavigne

Family establishment in Rigaud, west of Montréal, providing its guests with a sugar shack experience since 1957.

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Rigaud(Montérégie)

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Le Domaine de l’Ange-Gardien

A traditional sugar shack just a few minutes from the city.

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L'Ange-Gardien (municipality)(Outaouais)

Sucrerie du terroir

Sugar shack just 10 minutes from Gatineau, in Outaouais.

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Val-des-Monts(Outaouais)

Cabane à sucre Chez Ti-Mousse

Discover this operation that collects sap in pails, on foot or by sleigh ride.

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Papineauville(Outaouais)

Érablière Domaine du Cerf enr.

Domaine du Cerf’s licensed restaurant can accommodate about 100 people .

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Blue Sea(Outaouais)

Érablière J.B. Caron

Located in Gracefield, Érablière J.B.

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Gracefield(Outaouais)

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