As maple syrup season approaches, one place in the Laurentians stands out for its different but equally delicious approach: La Cabane à Tuque, located less than an hour from Montreal. The establishment is reinventing the sugar shack tradition with a 100% vegan version. A rarity that is worth the detour, both for the curious and the already convinced.
Conceived and created by founder Simon Meloche Goulet, La Cabane à Tuque is a bright and welcoming space that invites guests to gather, slow down, and celebrate local cuisine.
La Cabane à Tuque offers an all-you-can-eat sugar shack feast, available in four courses for both lunch and dinner, as well as a family pancake breakfast during spring break. The menu revisits classic dishes with a vegan twist: comforting soup, plant-based creton, millet tourtière, vegan sausages, beans without bacon, forest vegetables and mushrooms, homemade sauerkraut, kimchi, buckwheat and spelt pancakes, a revisited version of pouding chômeur, not to mention organic maple syrup produced on site. Each bite tells the story of the region, the surrounding forests, and a sustainable vision of gastronomy.
Among the new features for 2026: a simple and affordable breakfast option during spring break, allowing guests to discover the world of the sugar shack without too much formality. And the inauguration of a brand new building, constructed directly around the evaporator, allowing the establishment to welcome even more guests.
Open seven days a week during maple syrup season, La Cabane à Tuque proves that it is possible to celebrate Quebec traditions in a different way—with awareness, creativity, and a lot of delicious food.