At the time of the famous prohibition that affected the United States and a part of Canada between 1917 and 1935, several restaurants and clandestine bars were born and were controlled by the mafia. Although this era is over, the fashion to create secret places, legally, is back in force!
Sometimes you have to book first and then get the address. On the spot, it is not simpler because it is necessary most of the time to discover clues to find the door and to enter there. Once inside, get ready to go through real labyrinths before you find yourself in the dining room.
This is the case at the restaurant of Quebec Jjacques, a new table. It is even said that customers are discouraged by having to search for answers. Once inside, the experience is classy and it is possible to watch the chefs at work.
Other institutions have existed for a long time and continue the tradition of speakeasy, the name given to these clandestine places.
This is the case of the House of Bootlegger located in Charlevoix, more precisely in La Malbaie. This home has existed since 1860 but its popularity has taken off during the prohibition in the United States, the Americans making detours by boat to come and party without risk of being caught.
The owner then took great care to change the accessibility of the various rooms on the ground floor, creating a maze where it became impossible to fall on a member of the squad of morality!
In the attic, whose access is completely new and the mobility of the ingenious roof, we find a steak house. After the meal, do not forget to follow the guided tour that explains in detail the history of the house and one of its most famous visitors: the King Elvis Presley.
It is therefore without fear of being caught that we can now live a little like at the time of our ancestors who knew the prohibition, the time of an evening.
