Seal appears as an appetizer on the menu of this vibrant bistro de terroir. Served as a tataki — thinly sliced and garnished with a marinade — it’s accompanied by beet carpaccio and caribou mousse. Known for serving game meats with local flavours, Caribou Gourmand’s menu also includes emu burger and boar stew among its mouthwatering main dishes. 

One of a few shops around town selling seal, this poissonnerie in the Jean-Talon market is a great source for all sorts of seafoods, particularly those sourced from Quebec’s Gaspésie region. While it’s not a restaurant (although it does sell some ready-to-eat options), connoisseurs can find seal meat here for preparation at home, although it’s best to ask for some advice on how to prepare it if you’re unfamiliar.

Seal with buckwheat, mugwort, and labrador tea is the appetizer of choice here at this high-end, locally sourced restaurant (although the exact format of the seal dish may change seasonally). With a carefully curated menu and several wild game options, Manitoba serves creative, ultra-Canadian combinations of flavours in a woodsy, refined space. Privately imported wines complete the meal. 

An upscale and sleek spot with a varied menu, Belon has been known to serve a seal tartare with guacamole as an appetizer — at the time of writing it wasn’t on the menu, but seal dishes are served on-and-off here. A regular part of PhoqueFest, Belon also has a wide range of other seafood options for those unwilling to indulge in this particular dark meat.

This Verdun restaurant has Montreal’s widest variety of seal meat. With terrine de loup marin, rillettes de loup marin, and peperette de loup marin all available, it’s up to you to choose the preparation you prefer. Les Îles en Ville is a bright, cheery spot specializing in seafood (and is one of very few places to put a spotlight on the cuisine of the Magdalen Islands), so, seal or not, you’ll find plenty to satisfy the fishiest of appetites.