Scanner Bistro

Québec City


Ask any local between the ages of 18 and 35 to suggest a cool place for a drink and this is where they might send you. DJs and live bands serve up a potent musical mix, from heavy metal to hard rock to punk to rockabilly. There’s a terrace outside in summer, plus table football and pool inside year-round.

Available food (from $12) is of the pizza and chicken wings variety.


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