Oka ★ 3.8
Oka, an hour northwest of Montreal, is the birthplace of Canada's famous washed-rind Oka cheese, first made by Trappist monks and still sold at the abbey.
Ile d'Orleans is a food day trips in Montreal.
Ile d'Orleans near Quebec City is a farm-dotted island three hours away, ringed with berry stands, cider houses and the Cassis Monna blackcurrant estate.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Oka, an hour northwest of Montreal, is the birthplace of Canada's famous washed-rind Oka cheese, first made by Trappist monks and still sold at the abbey.
The Brome-Missisquoi wine route in the Eastern Townships strings together more than twenty wineries and cideries about 90 minutes from Montreal for a day.
Quebec City is a three-hour train ride from Montreal, its walled old town packed with French bistros, poutine and a market feeding off nearby Ile d'Orleans.
Martin Picard's Cabane a Sucre Au Pied de Cochon in Mirabel is a decadent maple-season feast an hour from Montreal, serving foie gras and pork-heavy classics.
Sucrerie de la Montagne in Rigaud is a year-round cabane a sucre an hour from Montreal, serving wood-fired maple feasts of ham, pea soup, beans and tire.
Vignoble de l'Orpailleur in Dunham is a pioneering Quebec winery on the Townships wine route, offering tastings, a wine economuseum and vineyard lunches.