Every year, Air Canada sends one undercover writer on a month-long culinary marathon to sample the offerings of the top 30 most notable openings between late spring 2022 and May 31, 2023 across the country, all of which are now contenders for the coveted Top 10 list of Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2023. This year’s Top 10 ranking will be unveiled at a celebration in Toronto on November 1, 2023.
Spanning 15 cities across seven provinces, the longlist features restaurants that are worthy of note by both domestic and international travellers. Here are the list of contenders from Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.
From Ontario
Casa Paco (50c Clinton, Toronto)
Darlings (4 Wellington Street, Bloomfield)
Dottys (1588 Dupont Street, Toronto)
Kappo Sato (575 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto)
Lao Lao Bar (5 St Joseph St, Toronto)
Rizzo’s House Of Parm (2 Ridgeway Rd, Ridgeway)
Simpl Things (269 Dunn Ave, Toronto)
From Quebec
9 Tail Fox (3401 R. Notre Dame O, Montréal)
Anemone (271 Rue Saint-Zotique O, Montréal)
Bonheur d’occasion (4001 Notre-Dame St W, Montreal)
Cabaret l’Enfer (4094 Saint-Denis Street, Montreal )
Espace Old Mill (7 Chem. Caleb Tree, Stanbridge East)
Les Mômes (586 Villeray Street, Montreal)
Melba (398 Rue Saint-Vallier O, Québec)
Le Molière par Mousso (1560 St-Denis, Montreal)
From British Columbia
Acre Through the Seasons (8400 West Road, Richmond)
Brassica (292 Gower Point Rd., Gibsons)
Folke Restaurant (2585 W Broadway, Vancouver)
Marilena Café & Raw Bar ( 1525 Douglas St., Victoria)
Suyo (3475 Main Street, Vancouver)
Ugly Duckling (543 Fisgard St, Victoria)
Wild Blue (4005 Whistler Way, Whistler)
