Key takeaways
What this check tells you
Concentration
In Best Luxury Hotels, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Auberge Saint-Antoine, and Hotel Le Germain Québec draw 49% of mentions versus the 21.4% they'd get if all hotels were recommended evenly.
Distinctiveness
Québec City's distinctiveness score is 0%, well below the network average of 14.6%, meaning its top-recommended entities look like what AI suggests for other destinations too.
Movement
Best Day Trips is the most volatile category tracked, with 29 of 29 entities changing position between the August 27 and September 3 checks.
Concentration
In Best Hidden Gems, the top 3 picks (Morrin Centre, Île d'Orléans, Limoilou District) still take 17.2% of mentions against an expected 5.3% if all 57 tracked entities split evenly.
Lead finding
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is hailed as an “iconic” star attraction in winter campaign videos, yet it's the most underrepresented theme in how AI assistants describe Québec City.
Québec City's AI narrative centers on fine dining, historic architecture, historic charm, and its Boreal Cuisine and farm-to-table culinary scene, painted in overwhelmingly positive terms (93% of 1,775 rated mentions). The destination punches above the network average in cross-model agreement (15% vs. 8%), showing AI systems largely concur on its identity, and its confirmed-open rate of 76% sits close to the 78% network norm. Yet its distinctiveness score of just 10%, less than half the 22% network average, reveals its described themes are far less unique compared to other destinations. The clearest gap is Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, celebrated as an iconic star attraction in winter campaign videos but strikingly underrepresented in AI-generated descriptions. Québec City also shows strong indirect presence, surfacing as a recommendation in 13 of 15 tracked questions that don't name it directly.
How AI sees Québec City
Across the prompts we've tracked, AI most consistently associates Québec City with:
fine dininghistoric architecturehistoric charmBoreal Cuisineculinary scenefarm-to-tablelocal cuisinecasual diningaffordableboreal ingredientsbudget-friendlycafé culturecharmcharming architecturecomfort foodCraft Beer
How Québec City benchmarks
Confirmed-open rate
Québec City
83%
Network average
81%
Distinctiveness
Québec City
0%
Network average
10%
Presence rate
Québec City
87%
Network average
11%
Québec City's 0% distinctiveness score compares to the 10% network average, trailing well behind the network average in how distinctly AI assistants describe the destination.
Each metric shows two bars: Québec City's rate and the network average for that metric, so you can see how it compares. See how these scores are calculated.
Presence beyond Québec City-specific questions
How often Québec City comes up in regional and national AI questions that aren't specifically about it (out of 15 tracked questions, as of Sep 21, 2026):
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Three-Day Itinerary in Québec Province — Direct
Recommendation
Three-Day Itinerary in Québec Province — Conversational
Not mentioned
Three-Day Itinerary in Québec Province — Recommendation
Recommendation
Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in Canada — Direct
Recommendation
Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in Canada — Conversational
Recommendation
Two-Week Must-See Itinerary in Canada — Recommendation
Not mentioned
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Direct
Recommendation
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Conversational
Recommendation
Best Winter Destinations in Canada — Recommendation
Recommendation
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Direct
Recommendation
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Conversational
Recommendation
Best Foodie Cities in Canada — Recommendation
Recommendation
Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in Canada — Direct
Recommendation
Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in Canada — Conversational
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Best Romantic Weekend Destinations in Canada — Recommendation
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Where AI might be wrong
Chez Muffy
— Best Restaurants
Closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o.
Tripadvisor’s Québec listing explicitly labels Chez Muffy “FERMÉ” (closed) and identifies the restaurant at 10 Rue Saint-Antoine, Québec City.
SourceRestaurant Initiale
— Best Restaurants for Couples
Closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o.
Restaurant Initiale announced that it would close permanently on September 28, 2019. Its official website states: “Depuis le 28 septembre dernier, le restaurant Initiale a fermé ses fours.”
SourceHôtel de Glace
— Best Winter Experiences
Temporarily closed
Flagged closed by 1 source, still recommended by Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-4o and Perplexity Sonar.
Destination Québec cité lists Hôtel de Glace as “Temporarily closed” and says it will reopen January 4 to March 13, 2027. This indicates a seasonal temporary closure, not a permanent shutdown.
Source
Top picks by traveler intent
Rankings: Volatile
40 places moved rank this check
9 new15 returning2 in & out4 classics
Légende
35 of 41
rank #1–#8
Le Saint-Amour
28 of 41
rank #1–#9
Chez Muffy
24 of 41
rank #1–#10
Chez Boulay - Bistro Boréal
23 of 41
rank #1–#15
Battuto
18 of 41
rank #2–#10
Le ContinentalBack
18 of 41
rank #1–#10
Le Clocher Penché
16 of 41
rank #2–#10
Laurie Raphaël
15 of 41
rank #2–#10
Rankings: Volatile
11 places moved rank this check
3 new4 returning2 in & out4 classics
Auberge Saint-Antoine
37 of 40
rank #1–#3
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
37 of 40
rank #1–#3
Hotel Le Germain Québec
32 of 40
rank #3–#8
Le Capitole Hôtel
21 of 40
rank #2–#6
Hotel 71Back
19 of 40
rank #3–#6
Le Monastère des Augustines
14 of 40
rank #3–#7
Hôtel Le Bonne EntenteBack
11 of 40
rank #4–#6
Hotel Chateau Laurier QuebecBack
8 of 40
rank #3–#5
Rankings: Volatile
36 places moved rank this check
13 new13 returning
Plains of Abraham
36 of 38
rank #1–#10
Montmorency Falls
35 of 38
rank #1–#12
Old QuébecBack
26 of 38
rank #1–#2
Île d'Orléans
25 of 38
rank #7–#13
Citadelle of Québec
24 of 38
rank #3–#8
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
24 of 38
rank #1–#4
Musée de la Civilisation
24 of 38
rank #7–#12
Dufferin TerraceBack
21 of 38
rank #2–#16
Rankings: Volatile
21 places moved rank this check
6 new11 returning4 classics
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
37 of 39
rank #1–#8
Auberge Saint-Antoine
36 of 39
rank #1–#3
Auberge Place d'ArmesBack
25 of 39
rank #3–#7
Hotel Le Germain Québec
23 of 39
rank #3–#7
Hotel 71
17 of 39
rank #4–#7
Hotel Le PrioriBack
17 of 39
rank #3–#7
Le Capitole HôtelBack
11 of 39
rank #3–#7
Le Monastère des Augustines
11 of 39
rank #3–#7
Rankings: Volatile
34 places moved rank this check
9 new13 returning2 in & out8 classics
Aquarium du Québec
38 of 41
rank #1–#11
Montmorency Falls
36 of 41
rank #1–#10
Old Québec
35 of 41
rank #1–#8
Plains of Abraham
34 of 41
rank #2–#9
Musée de la Civilisation
33 of 41
rank #1–#12
Village Vacances Valcartier
27 of 41
rank #2–#14
Méga Parc
21 of 41
rank #2–#15
Île d'OrléansBack
13 of 41
rank #6–#13
Rankings: Volatile
42 places moved rank this check
17 new18 returning4 classics
Chez AshtonBack
27 of 40
rank #1–#9
Buffet de l'Antiquaire
20 of 40
rank #1–#10
Paillard
20 of 40
rank #2–#8
Le Billig
17 of 40
rank #1–#8
Le Bureau de Poste
16 of 40
rank #1–#9
Snack Bar Saint-JeanBack
14 of 40
rank #2–#9
La Galette LibanaiseBack
13 of 40
rank #2–#8
Le Chic ShackBack
13 of 40
rank #1–#8
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Rankings: Volatile
29 places moved rank this check
10 new5 returning8 in & out5 classics
Île d'Orléans
51 of 55
rank #1–#2
Montmorency Falls
51 of 55
rank #1–#8
Jacques-Cartier National Park
50 of 55
rank #2–#9
Baie-Saint-Paul
38 of 55
rank #4–#16
Wendake
35 of 55
rank #3–#12
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré↔
32 of 55
rank #2–#14
Canyon Sainte-AnneBack
25 of 55
rank #3–#15
Tadoussac↔
22 of 55
rank #5–#21
Rankings: Volatile
50 places moved rank this check
19 new18 returning7 in & out5 classics
Saint-Roch District
32 of 49
rank #1–#12
Limoilou District
30 of 49
rank #1–#12
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
28 of 49
rank #1–#11
Plains of Abraham
23 of 49
rank #4–#21
Île d'OrléansBack
21 of 49
rank #3–#20
Le Grand Marché de Québec
21 of 49
rank #1–#23
Noctem Artisans BrasseursBack
18 of 49
rank #4–#17
La BarberieBack
17 of 49
rank #4–#16
Rankings: Volatile
57 places moved rank this check
32 new11 returning5 in & out1 classic
Morrin Centre
32 of 44
rank #1–#12
Limoilou District
24 of 44
rank #1–#9
Le Monastère des Augustines
20 of 44
rank #1–#13
Maison de la Litterature
20 of 44
rank #1–#11
Île d'OrléansBack
19 of 44
rank #1–#19
Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge
19 of 44
rank #4–#14
Saint-Roch District
18 of 44
rank #1–#11
Domaine de Maizerets↔
17 of 44
rank #2–#13
Rankings: Volatile
44 places moved rank this check
15 new13 returning5 in & out8 classics
Aux Anciens Canadiens
25 of 43
rank #1–#11
Chez AshtonBack
24 of 43
rank #1–#14
Le Chic Shack
19 of 43
rank #1–#13
Marché du Vieux-PortBack
19 of 43
rank #1–#9
Île d'Orléans
18 of 43
rank #3–#15
Paillard
18 of 43
rank #4–#18
Légende
15 of 43
rank #1–#7
Chez Boulay - Bistro Boréal
12 of 43
rank #1–#14
Rankings: Volatile
42 places moved rank this check
20 new17 returning2 in & out
Auberge Internationale de Québec
25 of 42
rank #1–#6
Hotel du NordBack
20 of 42
rank #1–#7
Hotel Le Concorde Quebec↔
11 of 42
rank #1–#7
Hotel Le VoyageurBack
10 of 42
rank #1–#6
Saint-Roch DistrictBack
9 of 42
rank #1–#10
Université Laval
8 of 42
rank #4–#9
HI Quebec City↔
7 of 42
rank #1–#4
Hotel Marie-RolletBack
7 of 42
rank #1–#5
Rankings: Volatile
31 places moved rank this check
11 new8 returning4 in & out7 classics
Aux Anciens Canadiens
38 of 41
rank #1–#5
La Bûche
27 of 41
rank #1–#9
Le Lapin Sauté
25 of 41
rank #1–#9
Chez Boulay - Bistro Boréal
22 of 41
rank #1–#11
Légende
21 of 41
rank #1–#10
Chez Ashton
14 of 41
rank #2–#10
Buffet de l'Antiquaire
13 of 41
rank #1–#7
Chez Muffy↔
12 of 41
rank #1–#8
Rankings: Volatile
27 places moved rank this check
8 new10 returning5 classics
Observatoire de la Capitale
38 of 41
rank #1–#10
Montmorency Falls
24 of 41
rank #2–#8
Terrasse Dufferin Toboggan Run
22 of 41
rank #1–#4
Citadelle of QuébecBack
19 of 41
rank #2–#9
Plains of Abraham
18 of 41
rank #2–#9
Terrasse Pierre-Dugua-De Mons
14 of 41
rank #1–#4
Ferry to LévisBack
13 of 41
rank #2–#8
Île d'Orléans
13 of 41
rank #5–#9
Rankings: Volatile
19 places moved rank this check
5 new10 returning5 classics
Auberge Saint-Antoine
37 of 40
rank #1–#4
Hotel Le Germain QuébecBack
31 of 40
rank #1–#9
Hotel 71
26 of 40
rank #2–#9
Hotel Le Priori
24 of 40
rank #2–#8
Le Monastère des Augustines
24 of 40
rank #1–#8
Auberge Place d'ArmesBack
21 of 40
rank #4–#9
Hotel du Vieux-Québec
14 of 40
rank #1–#7
Monsieur Jean - Hôtel Particulier
11 of 40
rank #2–#6
Rankings: Volatile
19 places moved rank this check
4 new10 returning4 classics
Le Saint-Amour
38 of 40
rank #1–#8
LégendeBack
33 of 40
rank #1–#7
Laurie Raphaël
31 of 40
rank #1–#7
Chez MuffyBack
23 of 40
rank #2–#7
Restaurant InitialeBack
23 of 40
rank #1–#9
Le Champlain
14 of 40
rank #1–#8
Restaurant Tanière³
13 of 40
rank #1–#6
Le Clan
11 of 40
rank #2–#6
Rankings: Volatile
32 places moved rank this check
13 new11 returning4 in & out2 classics
Place Royale
37 of 40
rank #1–#10
Plains of Abraham
34 of 40
rank #3–#10
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
27 of 40
rank #1–#9
Old Québec↔
27 of 40
rank #1–#13
Citadelle of QuébecBack
23 of 40
rank #3–#8
Parliament BuildingBack
23 of 40
rank #3–#10
Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec
22 of 40
rank #5–#11
the Fortifications of Québec↔
15 of 40
rank #1–#8
Rankings: Volatile
25 places moved rank this check
7 new11 returning2 classics
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
35 of 39
rank #1–#4
Delta Hotels by Marriott QuebecBack
23 of 39
rank #3–#11
Hotel Chateau Laurier Quebec
18 of 39
rank #1–#9
Auberge Saint-Antoine
17 of 39
rank #2–#9
Hotel Le Concorde QuebecBack
15 of 39
rank #1–#7
Hilton Québec
13 of 39
rank #1–#11
Hotel Palace Royal
13 of 39
rank #1–#7
Hotel PUR QuebecNew
11 of 39
rank #3–#6
Rankings: Volatile
56 places moved rank this check
25 new21 returning4 in & out3 classics
Musée de la CivilisationBack
34 of 39
rank #1–#2
Aquarium du QuébecBack
29 of 39
rank #2–#19
Musée national des beaux-arts du QuébecBack
27 of 39
rank #1–#8
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
20 of 39
rank #2–#15
Les Galeries de la CapitaleBack
20 of 39
rank #4–#18
Morrin Centre
17 of 39
rank #3–#8
Observatoire de la CapitaleBack
17 of 39
rank #2–#9
Old Québec
13 of 39
rank #1–#14
Rankings: Volatile
33 places moved rank this check
9 new15 returning5 classics
Le Saint-Amour
29 of 39
rank #1–#8
Chez Muffy
28 of 39
rank #1–#7
Le Continental
21 of 39
rank #1–#9
PanacheBack
17 of 39
rank #2–#6
Légende
16 of 39
rank #2–#7
Restaurant InitialeBack
15 of 39
rank #2–#5
Le Champlain
14 of 39
rank #1–#8
Battuto
10 of 39
rank #2–#14
Rankings: Volatile
34 places moved rank this check
12 new10 returning4 classics
Hôtel de Glace
31 of 39
rank #1–#9
Québec Winter Carnival
29 of 39
rank #1–#10
Old QuébecBack
26 of 39
rank #1–#12
Montmorency FallsBack
24 of 39
rank #3–#12
Dufferin Terrace
17 of 39
rank #1–#5
Place D’Youville
15 of 39
rank #1–#13
Dog SleddingBack
14 of 39
rank #4–#11
Mont-Sainte-Anne
12 of 39
rank #5–#9
Where Perplexity's answers about Québec City come from
The web domains Perplexity's live search pulled most while answering tracked travel questions about
Québec City (last 90 days). ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini aren't grounded in our tracking yet.
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