1015 Best Restaurants in Canada

Opened in July 2024, this vibrant new restaurant has quickly established itself as a neighborhood hot spot, serving elevated Mediterranean and international fare alongside a curated, Italian-centric selection of wines and inventive cocktails. The spacious dining room has soaring ceilings, original exposed brick, and 1800s wood beams, creating a warm, inviting space for couples and groups. A sleek white baby grand anchors the piano bar up front, where live music plays nightly. The seasonal menu showcases expertly grilled meats, seafood, and housemade pasta. Many ingredients come from nearby St. Lawrence Market, adding a fresh, local touch to every dish.

This cozy cafe set up to look like a farmhouse is famous for gooey caramel sticky buns, crusty sourdough wheels and to-die-for breakfast sandwiches using locally sourced grains and produce grown on the farm of their international powerhouse of a big brother, Restaurant Pearl Morissette. The wraparound patio on Jordan Station's Main Street makes for perfect people-watching.

Having been delighting locals with authentic Italian fare since 2018, this cozy, laid-back spot offers a taste of Naples, serving up classic dishes like freshly made pizzas and hand-crafted pastas. The star of the kitchen is its striking red Stefano Ferraro Forni pizza oven, which can reach a blistering 900ºC, baking pizzas to perfection in just 90 seconds. Standouts on the menu include the rich pappardelle osso buco, earthy rigatoni al fungi, and a crowd-pleasing pepperoni pizza that keeps guests coming back for more.

In a forest on the edge of the Kicking Horse River, Cathedral Mountain Lodge is a romantic setting for dinner. The small dining room has lots of windows and wood accents, and guests can order gourmet dishes made with fresh local ingredients from a menu that's updated a few times a week and includes items like Alberta grass-fed tenderloin, Arctic char, or a daily vegetarian feature. There is an extensive carefully curated wine menu with several Canadian and international options. Dinner reservations are required. A Continental market-fresh breakfast is served.

Chef-owned and focusing on what's seasonal and local, this stunning addition to Fredericton's dining scene serves exquisite meals and delicious cocktails. This is a great place for sharing lots of amazing dishes—they change often but expect standards like seared salmon, perfectly cooked steaks, and succulent pork belly—because you're going to want to try everything on the menu. 

Locally run 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters sources and roasts their own coffees, which they feature at their flagship café on Main Street. It's always packed with neighborhood residents and shoppers enjoying the top-notch brews and the house-made Lucky's Doughnuts, which come in flavors from simple vanilla-glazed to salted caramel to decadent triple chocolate. Centered on a wood-framed counter, this large airy space has walls of windows on two sides. Its three other locations help keep the rest of the city caffeinated.

This hip new eatery serves up outstanding sandwiches and baked goods—but only from until 3 pm on weekdays.

The unassuming basement dining room holds a true culinary gem for farm-to-table fanatics. The menu changes frequently, but expect innovative cocktails like a refreshing ice wine martini with vanilla vodka, subtle white grape juice, and a maple sugar rim; and apps like Caesar-inspired asparagus salad sprinkled with salted duck yolk to mimic Parmesan. Main courses may incorporate local game meat like venison bolognese and grilled quail sauced with a fig marmalade. The prix-fixe "date night" specials are a steal.

Celeb chefs Alvin Leung and Eric Chong of Master Chef Canada fame channel their childhood memories to bring an unparalleled 10-course tasting menu that fuses Asian flavors with traditional European techniques, in the most abstract and beautiful manner. Past molecular creations have included a crystalline \"bread\" stick coated in macerated black truffles and a tom yum soup rain drop that bursts with lobster and galangal when popped in your mouth. There are no \"mains\" on the menu, but come hungry and be sure to leave room for a 3-part dessert with finishers like a surreal Chinese porcelain-cream topped donut paired with White Rabbit candy ice cream.

Seafood lovers, rejoice: Québec City now has its very own ocean-based restaurant, and a great one at that. Helmed by a team of seasoned chefs, this gourmet restaurant provides diners with flavorful, flawless, and generously sized dishes of anything from scallops to clams and marlin tatakis, all nicely complemented by delicate side dishes such as lentils, sorbet (yes, ice cream for dinner), and edible flowers. It is a light-filled, beautifully appointed venue.

The 10- to 16-course dinners here breathed new life into the concept of the tasting menu for many Torontonians, thanks to a chef who channels refined French cooking techniques into beautifully composed plates. Courses from the ever-changing offerings have included striped bass with chanterelles and baby artichokes, Nova Scotia lobster tail paired with romesco and shishito peppers, and rack of pork offset with bing cherries, Swiss chard, and a dusting of pistachios.

Opened in November 2020, änkôr showcases the passion and skill of chef--owner Danny Beaulieu, a Québécoise who moved to Alberta in 2005 and takes pride in the richness of Canadian contemporary cuisine. Each dish is meticulously prepared and presented with detail and flare—warm sourdough bread is served with smoked cultured butter, honey, juniper, and pink peppercorn salt, while the duck, a regular feature, is dry aged for 10–12 days to enrich the flavor. Guests can choose from a 6-course tasting menu or order à la carte. A small selection of wines by the glass are featured on the wine list which is designed to pair with the food. There's also a nice selection of local craft beers and cocktails made with Canadian spirits.

A meal at this breathtaking hexagonal restaurant in the heart of Algonquin Provincial Park is the highlight of many visits. A view of the lake is a great accompaniment to the food, as is the towering stone fireplace in the center of the log-walled dining room. Menus change daily, but you can expect hearty Canadian dishes with local and seasonal ingredients. Bring your own wine for no corkage fee.

Neighborhood residents queue before opening to secure one of the 30 seats in this cozy Italian bistro serving up house-made pasta and Prosecco on tap. Antipasti like burrata, fried cauliflower and—of course—meatballs, are served family style, so bring some friends for the best experience. It can take up to two hours to get a table, so plan to head elsewhere for drinks; the friendly staff (none of whom are named "Luigi") will text when your name hits the top of the wait list, or come for lunch if time is of the essence. Regardless of the hour, don't miss the house-bottled Spritz.

For a true Québécois treat, stop by this rustic cabin for breakfast or lunch. Founded in 1945, it's a big draw with tourists and locals alike. Meat pies, maple-smoked ham, egg dishes, homemade chutneys, and the restaurant's famous country bread (also homemade) are all on the menu. The gift shop at the front sells many of its popular dishes—and you will want to take some home.

The best of old and new blend at this restaurant in an 1840 French Canadian farmhouse, built by the owners' ancestors, which lies east of Château-Richer toward Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré. Antiques and old-fashioned woodstoves decorate the dining rooms, where you can sample traditional Québec dishes, from tourtière (meat pie) and pork hocks to maple-sugar pie. You can also opt for contemporary dishes such as the excellent pork tenderloin in a mushroom sauce and pastry-wrapped "Ferme d'Oc" goose leg confit and prosciutto. A lower-priced lunch menu is served until 4. Upstairs is a five-room B&B, also decorated in Canadiana; two exterior buildings hold two additional rooms.

The critically acclaimed Aura offers inspired west coast–Asian fusion cuisine and a drop-dead gorgeous backdrop of the Inner Harbour—arguably the best in town. Think BBQ sambal skate on banana leaf or crispy pork belly with peanut and bacon crumble, and carrot truffle mouse. Dining here is also a grazing adventure of small plates, so hearty appetites may need multiple plates, which can rack up the cost. The wine cellar is full of hard-to-find Vancouver Island wines and Okanagan labels; there's also a good selection of local craft beers and spirits as well as splash cocktails. Did we mention that Aura has the city's best waterfront patio, bar none?

Located in a former firehouse at the east end of Duckworth Street, this trendy beer and coffee bar makes an ideal place to chill at the end of your downtown explorations. The architecture features industrial elements like exposed beams and massive glass garage doors that open to an outdoor space in summer. The atmosphere is friendly and calming, a choice spot for work or for fun.

Chef Annie Brace-Lavoie does incredible things with local, sustainably caught seafood while her partner Jenner Cormier (long considered the best bartender in Halifax) makes delicious cocktails. The small but perfectly formed menu changes frequently, but expect dishes such as raw scallops with radish and black sesame, slow-roasted and broiled octopus tossed in chili oil and served on a bed of lentils.

Inside a breathtaking room swathed in undulating waves of wood, you'll find Bar Raval, a tapas restaurant known for some marvelous food and drink. Stop by during the day and order a couple pintxos (a single-serving snack served on a skewer), feast on tins of smoked seafood and heartier tapas for a full meal, or stop in late for a nightcap.

Chef Guillaume Saint-Pierre's love for authentic Italian cuisine led him to open this popular 25-seat restaurant, located off the main St-Roch thoroughfares, where he can fully concentrate on that passion with gusto and skill. Italian tradition (there's arancini and vitello tonatto) blends with local flair (there's cacio e pepe with Swiss chard, and scallop crudo). The restaurant has been a huge hit, which means you should reserve weeks in advance, especially on weekends.

In a quiet dining room tucked into the first floor of a house just off King West, this adventurous pizza parlor serves New York--style pies with topping combos like braised beef tongue and smoked bacon, or anchovies and crispy chicken skin. While there are pasta offerings on the menu, diners can also slurp cheesy bone marrow and order decadent house-made Twinkies for dessert.

The Schkolnick family has been serving brunch at this Montréal landmark since 1942 and very little here has changed, including the menu. On weekends, the line out front can be daunting. The Beautys Special—bagel, lox, and cream cheese—is the ultimate classic. Standard picks also include the Mish Mash omelet, with sliced frankfurters, salami, green peppers, and fried onions; and the Superbeautys 2 with two eggs, pancakes, bacon and sausage, and a toasted bagel. Until he passed away in 2017 at the age of 96, Hyman, the original owner, still sat at the counter and directed patrons to their seats.

With its ever-changing menu and nearly flawless execution, this contemporary Canadian restaurant consistently ranks among Ottawa's top dining spots. It's little wonder it draws everyone from the Rolling Stones to Diana Krall. Begin with sweet-butter poached shrimp on corn cake or tender foie gras topped with black plum caviar and served on cornmeal pancakes. Entrées might include succulent chicken breast on corn risotto, grilled lamb with roasted organic carrots and turnips, and seared scallops with summer succotash, tomato confit, and Serrano ham. Despite its lofty reputation, Beckta has formal but friendly service.

Rich farmland fringes Truro, and the menu makes the most of the fabulous produce grown around here. The 32-seat eatery has an upscale-casual feel and a small but mighty menu. Salads, sandwiches, and whole-grain pizzas dominate at lunch, while dinner includes meatier options such pork tenderloin, herb chicken, and lobster fettuccine. Desserts, always made in-house, come generously portioned.

Chef Luc Doucet creates divine dishes that use the very best local ingredients—a staff member raises pigs for the restaurant's bacon—but will also fly in fresh black truffles from Italy to be generously sliced atop his gnocchi Romano with pickled morels that just came in from British Columbia that morning. There's an a la carte menu, but lingering at this glorious, funky, restaurant over an unforgettable 10-course tasting menu might be the best experience in Moncton. Only serving dinner on Friday and Saturday night, Black Rabbit is a hot ticket, and one worth traveling for. 

Looking for a great steak? This two-level steak house has its own meat locker for dry aging, and the house specialty is certified Kobe ribeye and striploin. Several dishes include showy, table-side service. Vegetarians and pescatarians will also find plenty of options. If you can, head to the rooftop patio, a garden-inspired space filled with pergolas adorned with lights and flowers for a very romantic, happening space. Happy hour runs every day, all afternoon, so it's the perfect place to stop into after a shopping spree along Alberni and Robson Streets.

Granville Island has several coffee places, but only the Blue Parrot provides sweeping views of False Creek. If you haven't eaten your fill elsewhere in the market, accompany your espresso with a sticky hot strudel or gooey cinnamon bun. Early birds, take note: you can perch at the Parrot starting at 7 am, before the rest of the market stalls open. There's a second location at Hillcrest Centre, near Queen Elizabeth Park.