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Best New Restaurants 2025 No. 9

Naagan

OPENED: November 2024
CHEF: Zach Keeshig
SEATS: 17
CUISINE: Zach Keeshig channels his Ojibwa roots with modern Canadian technique, creating a dining experience rooted in place and a unique perspective. From cedar-infused tea to nettle sauce over freshly caught fish or sweetgrass ice cream, each course tells a story through ingredients — many foraged or harvested from Keeshig’s home reserve, Neyaashiinigmiing.

Chef Keeshig.
What I really want to do is shift how Indigenous cuisine is seen in Canada. Much of my cooking is about educating and storytelling. But ultimately, the food has to taste good. I want people to say, ‘Let’s go for Indigenous tonight,’ just as they would for French or Italian. Chef Zach Keeshig

Photography by Destination Ontario


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