Best Canadian restaurants in Toronto

Ex-Alo chef Sam Corkum cooks eight courses in view; the bar serves à la carte.

• MICHELIN 1 MICHELIN StarSource ↗

  Refined, classic European cooking that borrows from other traditions, with precise plates that still surprise. The inspector liked the attentive service and a wine list drawing on Niagara and British Columbia.

  Standout dishes: kombu butter-poached oyster, foie gras terrine with grilled shokupan, salmon en croûte

• Canada's 100 Best #82Source ↗

  A welcoming Yorkville restaurant with an eight-course tasting menu from an open kitchen; plates are unfussy, built from three or four ingredients, with a small, well-chosen wine list.

  Standout dishes: Hokkaido scallop with potato chowder and XO oil, duck breast with turnip pavé and bok choy

• Canada's Best New #15

Montreal-style rotisserie chicken in an old Edwardian house.

• Canada's 100 Best #45Source ↗

  Zach Kolomeir's tribute to Montreal-style rotisserie chicken, faithful to the original, with potatoes roasting beneath the bird and a tangy gravy.

  Standout dishes: rotisserie chicken, sausage and mash, white asparagus, crisp-fried sweet potatoes

• Canada's Best New #4Source ↗

  A Montreal-style rotisserie chicken tribute in a cozy west-end townhouse, praised for good food at approachable prices.

  Standout dishes: rotisserie chicken, gravy, fries, leeks vinaigrette

Canadian produce from every coast, 54 floors up in the TD Centre since 1995.

• Canada's 100 Best #50Source ↗

  On the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, Canoe marks 30 years of haute Canadiana, with a seasonal menu of Canadian ingredients reinterpreted with skill and polished desserts.

  Standout dishes: B.C. spot prawns, seafood tower, farmed game, veal tongue with crispy sweetbreads

Justin Cournoyer forages and ferments for a five-course menu.

• Canada's 100 Best #55Source ↗

  Chef Justin Cournoyer works with local produce and wild ingredients he forages, ferments and preserves for a five-course tasting menu, and the summer patio earns praise.

  Standout dishes: Salt Spring Island mussels, beef tartare

• MICHELIN RecommendedSource ↗

  A warm Ossington Avenue spot whose name nods to the chef's childhood hunting and foraging. Its unscripted, Nordic-leaning seven-course tasting menu leans on close ties with local suppliers.

  Standout dishes: homemade sourdough with yeast butter

Seasonal plates, Asian touches.

• Canada's 100 Best #69Source ↗

  An eclectic east-end spot with a seasonal menu that often has Asian touches, as the kitchen enjoys mixing culinary influences.

  Standout dishes: wagyu tartare with spiced carrot and pomegranate, chicken wing ramen