Breaking: The Team Behind Caramba and Quattro Bring New Restaurant to Whistler

Lorette Brasserie set to open this spring. Here's what you need to know.

Like most Vancouverites, the Vanmag team loves a little getaway. And whether it be under a blanket of snow or at the height of summer, Whistler reigns supreme as one of the top get-out-of-the-city locales. Sure, it’s chock-full of things to do in any season, but if we’re being honest (which we always are! hello, journalistic integrity!) wining and dining are always up there with the best of the best, activity wise. So it’s no surprise that Whistler has some pretty incredible, world-class restaurants; from West Coast cuisine to Italian staples Quattro and Caramba.

While we’re almost always down to indulge in a wood-fired pizza or a plate of pitch-perfect spaghetti, the family behind those mainstay eateries, Paré Restaurant Group, have set their sights on a new cuisine—and we couldn’t be more excited.

Co-owners Jay and James Paré.

The new restaurant, called Lorette Brasserie, aims to blend the vibes of French brasseries and Québécois cuisine in an intimate setting (occupying the site of the former Elements Urban Tapas Parlour). Co-owners Jay Paré and his nephew James Paré have named the restaurant after the matriarch in the family (their mother and grandmother, respectively) and that family vibe is a through-line for the eatery itself.

“This latest venture is a labour of love that honours our forebears and will add a refined take on French cuisine to Whistler that artfully marries Québécois traditions with exceptional ingredients from the Pacific Northwest,” says James Paré.

Food-wise, Lorette is aiming to showcase classic French fare through a unique lens that combines Québécois traditions with classic Pacific Northwest ingredients. Think an onion tarte tatin with foie gras torchon, Oka cheese and veal jus, Wagyu hanger steak au poivre, or lobster vol au vent with sweetbreads, leeks, truffles and lobster cream.  

Onion tarte tatin with foie gras torchon.
Lobster vol au vent with sweetbreads, leeks, truffles and lobster cream.

Though the restaurant will not open until later this spring, you can get a sneak preview of the dishes that will be available on the Lorette breakfast and brunch menu from 9 a.m. to noon daily at sister restaurant Caramba. Dishes like the classic Lorette breakfast which comes with two eggs any style, butcher cut bacon, sausage, creamy mushrooms, a potato tartlet and toast ($25), or crispy cornflake brioche french toast with apricot, nutella, whiskey maple syrup and jam ($20)

We’re not certain when exactly in spring 2025 Lorette Brasserie is set to open, but we do know that once it does it will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for breakfast and weekend brunch, and nightly from 5 p.m. to late.

The room is still under construction, but here’s a sneak peek.

Lorette Brasserie

102B-4359 Main St., Whistler