Capitaine Homard

Gaspé Peninsula


'Captain Lobster' has been the area's destination for lobster and local fish since 1968. Its family-friendly dining room overlooking the river serves great seafood beneath a Davy Jones' locker–like ceiling, decorated with buoys, nets, and other nautical gewgaws, and offers internet access, camping (sites $28 to $38) and chalets (from $300 for three-night stays).


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Nearby Gaspé Peninsula attractions

1. Vieux Moulin

0.36 MILES

This 19th-century windmill offers free tastings of Shakespeare’s favorite tipple, mead, and sells a variety of honeys, mustards, butters and other…

2. Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon

3.07 MILES

The star of the town's art trail is the Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon. Outside, the extraordinary sculpture Le Grand Rassemblement (The Great Gathering) has…

3. Jardins de Métis

7.4 MILES

One of Gaspé's most revered attractions, the Jardins de Métis comprise more than 90 hectares of immaculately tended gardens boasting 3000 varieties of…

4. Onondaga Submarine

10.27 MILES

Explore a former Canadian navy sub, which operated in the North Atlantic from 1967 to 2000, as you crawl through the porthole-like doorways, check out the…

5. Empress of Ireland Museum

10.27 MILES

Narrates the 1914 Empress of Ireland tragedy, the worst disaster in maritime history after the Titanic – all but forgotten with the outbreak of WWI two…

6. Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse

10.27 MILES

The second-tallest lighthouse in Canada has a decent perch over the St Lawrence Seaway, at the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site complex.

8. Musée Régional de Rimouski

15.17 MILES

This gallery in a renovated stone church has contemporary art exhibitions and regular events including film nights.