The 10 Best Restaurants in Toronto

Canada's only two-Michelin-star restaurant. Masaki Saito left a New York three-star to build a 10-seat omakase counter in a Yorkville Victorian. The most disciplined sushi room in the country.

Sushi Masaki Saito is Toronto's #1 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A counter or bar seat where eating alone is the point, not the fallback. Canada's only two-Michelin-star restaurant. Masaki Saito left a New York three-star to build a 10-seat omakase counter in a Yorkville Victorian. The most disciplined sushi room in the country. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

The dish to know: the omakase progression. Twenty courses, one chef, no menu. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 88 Avenue Rd, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for solo dining Also strong for first date, impress clients. Read the full review on the Sushi Masaki Saito page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

Patrick Kriss's third-floor blind tasting room above Queen West. The most disciplined modern fine-dining kitchen in Canada and Toronto's most reliable splurge.

Alo is Toronto's #2 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A power table where the room itself does part of the persuasion. Patrick Kriss's third-floor blind tasting room above Queen West. The most disciplined modern fine-dining kitchen in Canada and Toronto's most reliable splurge. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

What gets ordered: the classical menu. Terrines, sauces, and the cheese course done at a register the city respects. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 163 Spadina Ave \u2014 3F, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for close a deal Also strong for impress clients, birthday. Read the full review on the Alo page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

Modern kaiseki on Yorkville's quietest stretch. 18-course tasting, hinoki-and-stone room, and a chef's counter that runs the most architecturally precise Japanese kitchen in Canada outside the two-star.

Aburi Hana is Toronto's #3 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A celebratory register that scales for a table of four to twelve. Modern kaiseki on Yorkville's quietest stretch. 18-course tasting, hinoki-and-stone room, and a chef's counter that runs the most architecturally precise Japanese kitchen in Canada outside the two-star. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

The dish to know: the seasonal kaiseki. A structured progression of small plates that read the year through ingredients. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 102 Yorkville Ave, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for birthday Also strong for proposal, impress clients. Read the full review on the Aburi Hana page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

The Iaccarino family of Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi opened their Toronto outpost at the Westin Harbour Castle and won a Michelin star within two years. By their own claim, the best Italian restaurant outside Italy. And they may be right.

Don Alfonso 1890 is Toronto's #4 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A celebratory register that scales for a table of four to twelve. The Iaccarino family of Sant'Agata sui Due Golfi opened their Toronto outpost at the Westin Harbour Castle and won a Michelin star within two years. By their own claim, the best Italian restaurant outside Italy. And they may be right. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

What gets ordered: the handmade pasta, the wood-fired secondi, and the wine list that punches above its label. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 1 Harbour Sq \u2014 38F, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for birthday Also strong for impress clients, proposal. Read the full review on the Don Alfonso 1890 page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

The husband-wife project that operates with no signage on the door, a chalkboard menu, and the most disciplined natural-wine programme in Canada. Truffle dinners in fall, summer crawfish boils, and a fan base that has booked the room for 14 years.

Edulis is Toronto's #5 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A room calibrated for conversation that doesn't compete with the food. The husband-wife project that operates with no signage on the door, a chalkboard menu, and the most disciplined natural-wine programme in Canada. Truffle dinners in fall, summer crawfish boils, and a fan base that has booked the room for 14 years. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

The dish to know: a tasting menu structured as an argument. Eight to twelve courses, paired wines, three hours. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 169 Niagara St, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for first date Also strong for birthday, solo dining. Read the full review on the Edulis page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

Open-fire Mexican cooking from the chef who put Mexico's contemporary kitchens on the international map. Bathurst Avenue's most ambitious dining room since Buca closed, with a pulque programme to match.

Quetzal is Toronto's #6 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A room calibrated for conversation that doesn't compete with the food. Open-fire Mexican cooking from the chef who put Mexico's contemporary kitchens on the international map. Bathurst Avenue's most ambitious dining room since Buca closed, with a pulque programme to match. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

What gets ordered: the chef's tasting menu. Eight courses that argue for a defined geography. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 419 College St, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for first date Also strong for birthday, team dinner. Read the full review on the Quetzal page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

TD Bank Tower's top-floor view dining room since 1995. A relentlessly Canadian menu (Pacific salmon, Quebec foie gras, prairie bison) and a view that does the room's work for it.

Canoe is Toronto's #7 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A power table where the room itself does part of the persuasion. TD Bank Tower's top-floor view dining room since 1995. A relentlessly Canadian menu (Pacific salmon, Quebec foie gras, prairie bison) and a view that does the room's work for it. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

The dish to know: the chef's tasting menu. Eight courses that argue for a defined geography. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 66 Wellington St W \u2014 54F TD Bank Tower, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for close a deal Also strong for impress clients, birthday. Read the full review on the Canoe page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

Daniel Boulud's Four Seasons Toronto brasserie since 2012. The corporate-core French address and the most reliable Yorkville-fringe deal dinner.

Cafe Boulud Toronto is Toronto's #8 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A power table where the room itself does part of the persuasion. Daniel Boulud's Four Seasons Toronto brasserie since 2012. The corporate-core French address and the most reliable Yorkville-fringe deal dinner. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

What gets ordered: the classical menu. Terrines, sauces, and the cheese course done at a register the city respects. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 60 Yorkville Ave \u2014 Four Seasons Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for close a deal Also strong for birthday, impress clients. Read the full review on the Cafe Boulud Toronto page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

The 90-seat downstairs Italian cellar. Cured-fish programme, brick-fired pizza, and the most disciplined seasonal pasta menu in Yorkville since the original King West Buca.

Buca Yorkville is Toronto's #9 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A room calibrated for conversation that doesn't compete with the food. The 90-seat downstairs Italian cellar. Cured-fish programme, brick-fired pizza, and the most disciplined seasonal pasta menu in Yorkville since the original King West Buca. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

The dish to know: the handmade pasta, the wood-fired secondi, and the wine list that punches above its label. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 53 Scollard St, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for first date Also strong for birthday, team dinner. Read the full review on the Buca Yorkville page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.

King Street's rooftop seafood room. Raw bar, plateaux de fruits de mer, and the most theatrical view dining in the financial-district fringe since Canoe.

The Chase is Toronto's #10 restaurant on our 2026 ranking. A celebratory register that scales for a table of four to twelve. King Street's rooftop seafood room. Raw bar, plateaux de fruits de mer, and the most theatrical view dining in the financial-district fringe since Canoe. The kitchen's discipline and the room's composure are the reasons it earns this position; the food is the proof, but the table is the argument.

What gets ordered: the day's catch, raw bar selection, and a sommelier who knows white Burgundy. The wine programme matches the kitchen. Neither showy nor undercooked. And the service team operates at the calibration the room demands. 10 Temperance St \u2014 5F, Toronto places it in the part of Toronto where the dining year actually happens; the address is part of why the reservation is the right one.

For our editors, this is the Toronto table for birthday Also strong for close a deal, team dinner. Read the full review on the The Chase page; book the table when you know the conversation matters.