Canada’s Best 100 looked to 160 judges—spanning from food critics to chefs and restaurateurs—to evaluate what are the top 100 restaurants across Canada this year.
Canada’s Best 100 looked to 160 judges—spanning from food critics to chefs and restaurateurs—to evaluate what are the top 100 restaurants across Canada this year. They say they asked each of them to send over their 10 favourite restaurant experiences over the last year, ranking them based on service, décor, “depth of the cellar” and, of course, food quality.
Here’s what they say is an “accurate measure” of what restaurants make incredible dining choices for a night out anywhere in Canada.1. Restaurant Pearl Morissette, Jordan Station, Ont. The number one restaurant in the country, according to Canada’s Best 100, due to their elevated wine-country cuisine.A restaurant that co-owner Jessica Noel says is “not a bistro” but fits that general vibe.A fine dining restaurant with “fresh international flair and a new standard of finesse.”A restaurant “disguised as a modest bistro” drawing inspiration from Michelin-starred restaurants in France and Spain.A “diminutive culinary oasis” serving local produce and seafood.An eight-person restaurant serving Japanese-inspired plates in a downtown Calgary hotel.Nestled on a quiet residential corner, Beba offers diners Argentine-Jewish food through “ostensibly simple, unfussy, unrepentantly meaty” plates.9.Published on Main, Vancouver, B.C. Diners seek this spot out for the two-and-a-half hour, 11-course tasting menu, honouring a blend of Nordic cuisine with the chef’s Manitoban German heritage.A Kitsilano gem offering an ‘ultra-imaginative, refined, whimsical and seasonally-attuned’ menu.A neighbourhood restaurant serving seafood-forward plates with locally-sourced, and seasonal, produce A restaurant with an ever-changing menu exemplifying classical French and Quebecois cuisine. A dining experience right in the cellars of house Leber and Chabest, near the St. Lawrence River and Place Royale, where diners can taste Quebecois cuisine. The restaurant’s menu draw inspirations from the chef’s Mexican heritage and a myriad of international influences. This restaurant’s menus are seasonally-inspired, using produce picked right off its property. A traditional Japanese dining style experience, served exclusively through an omakase menu that curates seasonal plates. The only restaurant in Toronto with two Michelin stars. An Old Montreal brasserie with an Asian contemporary flair to “classic French flavour profiles.” A jazzy supper club serving a “sophisticated confluence” of Italian and Japanese dishes. An immersive tasting menu embracing the chef’s “wok hei” technique, which creates smoky flavours. A restaurant with French and Japanese-inspired plates. Where Mediterranean and French cuisine meet in menus that change weekly, with handmade pasta a restaurant specialty. A restaurant serving nightly eight-course tasting menus after 9 p.m., using local and seasonal ingredients. A seasonally charged menu representing contemporary Canadian cuisine. A restaurant centered on Catalan wines and modern Mexica cuisine. A restaurant that serves Thai dishes with “a strong street-food sensibility.” A fine-dining, Thai restaurant that is the only spot across Canada with a certified tea sommelier. An elegant restaurant with seasonally-attuned dishes drawing inspiration from French and Middle Eastern cuisines. A French restaurant blending traditional dishes with an innovative flair. A Japanese restaurant with frequently changing menus with a focus on locally-sourced produce in the spring, and shellfish in the winter. A sleek restaurant serving Japanese cuisine with Canadian ingredients by way of a six-seat omakase bar or through a la carte dishes. A French-inspired restaurant serving small, shared plates packed with seasonal ingredients. A restaurant with a menu that honours the Pacific Northwest region and a weekend brunch that Canada’s Best 100 says is “anything but an afterthought here.” An elegant, seafood-forward restaurant with an expansive bar menu that can curate a flight of single-malt whiskies. A restaurant spotlighting locally-sourced ingredients, but coupling them with international delicacies. A charming restaurant with plates paying homage to Quebecois cuisine, like the “Mtl-style” trout seasoned with an everything bagel-inspired garnish. A restaurant serving Canadian cuisine with a focus on seasonal ingredients found right on the B.C. coastline. An elegant, French-inspired restaurant that honours its neighbourhood’s “meat-packing provenance.” A sugar shack serving Quebecois-inspired tasting menus. Canada’s Best 100 says reservations go so fast, that all remaining spots for 2025 are sold out . A coastal and modern seafood restaurant with a raw bar and main kitchen. A Quebecois restaurant with seasonal, hyper-imaginative dishes and thoughtfully paired wines. A restaurant serving modern, Canadian cuisine . An intimate restaurant with inventive French-inspired cuisine. A Japanese restaurant with an eight-seat chef’s counter serving a 20-odd-course tasting menu twice every night. A bistro paying homage to the cafes seen in Paris, featuring locally sourced ingredients. A restaurant paying homage to Montreal-style cooking, celebrating dishes like rotisserie chicken and slow-roasted potatoes. This restaurant serves mouthwatering, Lyonnaise-inspired dishes like the perennial favourite lobster spaghetti. A seasonal snack shack nestled right in the middle of Calgary’s Prince’s Island Park. A 14-seat restaurant serving seasonal, six-course tasting menus and weekend afternoon tea. A restaurant serving ingredient-focused Canadian cooking and impeccable services, Canada’s Best 100 says. A Toronto restaurant with picturesque downtown views and serving “haute Canadiana” cuisine. An intimate restaurant fusing French and Japanese cuisine. A restaurant paying homage to Ashkenazi cuisine and caviar service. 54. Bar Isabel, Toronto, Ont.55. Boulevard, Vancouver, B.C.A self-described “Italian joint” nestled in Calgary’s Marda Loop neighbourhood. An atmospheric restaurant with Italian-inspired plates. A west-end Toronto restaurant serving Italian and Spanish plates. A downtown Toronto restaurant with an inventive tasting menu. An intimate restaurant with European dishes and an expansive wine menu. A “stylish Montreal institution” that serves up bistro classics to diners. A midtown Toronto restaurant serving seasonal, Japanese cuisine and an extensive sake menu. A modern Asian restaurant that serves dishes that are best shared. An Italian restaurant that serves antipasti and sandwiches by day and seafood and “sublime pastas” at night. 66. Hawskworth, Vancouver, B.C. A fine-dining restaurant with a “sophisticated take on Pacific Northwest cuisine,” Canada’s Best 100 says. 68. Takja BBQ, Toronto, Ont.69. Lake Inez, Toronto, Ont.70. Don Alfonso 1890, Toronto, Ont.71. Mystic, Halifax, N.S. A restaurant serving two eight-course tasting menus with a focus on either “land” or “sea.” An Italian restaurant nestled in Toronto’s Yorkville neighbourhood. An Italian restaurant serving pasta for lunch—and for takeout only. 75. Alma Toronto, Toronto, Ont.76. Au Pied de Cochon, Montreal, Que. A French restaurant with an “unapologetically gluttonous menu,” Canada’s Best 100 says. The sister restaurant to Montreal Plaza with fresh, top-quality ingredients and an ever-changing lunch menu. A restaurant paying homage to its Newfoundland Canadiana roots. A farmhouse restaurant with a vegetable-forward menu and “artisanally raised” proteins, like braised veal short ribs. Celebrity chef Matty Matheson’s modern steakhouse found in Toronto’s west end. This establishment serves Korean and Japanese small plates with seasonal ingredients that are both local and imported. A farm-to-table restaurant with an all-natural wine list. This Montreal restaurant serves plates with southwest Asian and North African flavours. Just two hours north of Toronto, diners can sink their teeth into “deceptively minimal,” made in-house dishes. An unassuming bistro serving Japanese eats like a creamy carbonara with sea urchin. A Prairie-laden restaurant infusing West Coast and Chinese flavours into small, seasonal plates. 88. Riviera, Ottawa, Ont. A high-end restaurant serving some of Ottawa’s best cocktails, Canada’s Best 100 says. 90. Nora Gray, Montreal, Que.This Montreal restaurant serves Syrian cuisine with several vegetarian dishes. A restaurant serving “progressive Indigenous” cuisine over several courses. An old-school steakhouse right in the heart of downtown Toronto. 95. Perch, Ottawa, Ont.96. Giulietta, Toronto, Ont.97. Fat Rabbit, St. Catharines, Ont. A restaurant prioritizing “zero-waste butchery,” where meats can be bought either for take-out or dine-in. A 36-seat, art deco-inspired restaurant offering French cuisine and seasonal ingredients. A contemporary, Indian restaurant with an impressive cocktail menu. A Montreal restaurant serving small plates and seasonal ingredients.
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