Restaurant Awards

2023

CANADA’S 100 BEST RESTAURANTS

Originally designed to serve oenophiles making the pilgrimage to taste François Morissette’s idiosyncratic wines, the Niagara region’s Restaurant Pearl Morrissette has steadily grown into a gourmet destination in its own right.

Best Destination Restaurant 2023 – Restaurant Pearl Morissette

Before finding her groove in the world of sommellerie, classically trained oboist Véronique “Véro” Dalle worked the restaurant floor to supplement her income as a freelance musician.

Best Sommelier 2023 – Véronique Dalle

At Naagan — chef Zach Keeshig’s summer-season tasting-menu restaurant at the Owen Sound Farmers’ Market, on the Bruce Peninsula, in southwestern Ontario...

Business Leadership 2023 – Zach Keeshig

Depending on who you ask, Matty Matheson is either a larger-than-life YouTube personality, a genius slinger of hipster burgers or the mastermind behind Toronto’s best and hottest new restaurant.

Best New Restaurant 2023 – Prime Seafood Palace

Five years ago, under the aegis of the Joe Beef group, Vin Papillon chef Marc-Olivier Frappier and sommelier Vanya Filipovic launched a modest wine bar named Vin Mon Lapin...

Best Restaurant 2023 – Mon Lapin

Kenta Takahashi is not interested in TikTok sweet-treat trends. The Vancouver-based pastry chef takes a more understated approach to the craft of dessert making.

Best Pastry Chef 2023 – Kenta Takahashi

As stately as it is inviting, The Royal Hotel has been meticulously restored to honour the character and charm of its storied past...

Best New Restaurant Design 2023 – The Royal Hotel

No, you won’t see Don Draper here. But a character out of Mad Men wouldn’t be out of place.

Best Restaurant Bar 2023 – Major Tom