Québec City packs its retail into walkable pockets: a producer market on the old expo grounds, a design corridor along Rue Saint-Joseph, and 17th-century stone cellars in Petit-Champlain turned into ateliers. Most shops are owner-run, and many still make on site.
The city's producer market moved to the ExpoCité pavilion in 2019: about 70 stalls of Île d'Orléans strawberries, artisanal ciders, maple butter and Québec cheeses. Open daily 9:00–18:00 (Thu–Fri to 19:00). Free entry, free parking.
Family-run since 1959 in the Faubourg, this narrow shop stacks Québec artisanal cheeses, espresso gear, olive oils and imported charcuterie floor to ceiling. Staff cut to order and vacuum-seal for flights. Open Mon–Sat 9:30–18:00.
North America's oldest commercial street, roughly 40 boutiques in 17th-century stone buildings. Ateliers include Ibiza (leather), Sachem (Indigenous crafts) and glassblowers working behind open studio windows. Shops generally 10:00–21:00 summer.
A maple specialist stocking single-harvest syrup by grade, maple taffy, maple whisky and butter tins in flight-safe cans. Staff explain the four grades on request and pour tastings from an open tap.
The Conseil des métiers d'art co-op sells only juried Québec craft: blown glass, ceramics, silver and wood turning, each piece tagged with the maker's name and region. Located on Place Royale beside Notre-Dame-des-Victoires.
The lower-town design strip: Québec labels like Bodybag by Jude, Atelier B and Signature Chantal Gilbert's knife-and-leather studio sit between coffee roasters. Most open 10:00–18:00, closed Mondays outside summer.
An independent bookshop since 1972 with a strong Québécois literature table, French graphic novels and locally published art books. The Saint-Roch branch is the larger of the two and hosts evening author readings.
Benjo is a 20,000 sq ft toy and design emporium with a miniature train circling the floor; neighbouring shops carry Scandinavian-influenced Québec furniture and homeware. Open daily 10:00–17:30, later Thursdays.
SAQ Signature stocks Québec-made spirits and ice ciders unavailable outside the province, alongside Chocolats Favoris' dip-your-own bars. Place Ste-Foy is the province's second-largest mall, open to 21:00 weeknights.
The old port market building now mixes farm stalls with craft vendors selling wool tuques, birch-bark work and maple products, right by the marina. Quieter than the Grand Marché and open weekends year-round.
A pedestrian alley between Rue Sainte-Anne and Rue Buade where roughly 30 juried artists have sold etchings, watercolours and city scenes since 1955. Artists staff their own panels and will roll work in a tube.
Founded in Québec City in 1840, Simons is the province's homegrown department store; the Saint-Roch flagship carries its own labels plus a Québec designer floor. Open 10:00–18:00, Thursdays to 21:00.
Billed as North America's oldest grocery (1871), with creaking wood floors, tin ceilings and shelves of Québec jams, mustards, terrines and cider vinegars in gift-sized jars. Open daily, generally 9:00–20:00.