MICHELIN Guide Canada 2026: All 39 Starred Restaurants, 70 Bib Gourmands and Every Recommended Pick
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MICHELIN Guide Canada 2026: All 39 Starred Restaurants, 70 Bib Gourmands and Every Recommended Pick

Every starred restaurant in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City and Vancouver, plus a one-line guide to each Bib Gourmand and Recommended restaurant

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Key Takeaways

As of October 2026, Canada has 39 MICHELIN-starred restaurants: 3 with two stars and 36 with one star, plus 70 Bib Gourmands and 194 Recommended restaurants, 303 addresses in all across three regional guides: Toronto & Region, Québec and Vancouver. There is currently no three-star restaurant in Canada.

  • Two stars: Restaurant Pearl Morissette in the Niagara region, Tanière³ in Québec City and AnnaLena in Vancouver, newly promoted in 2026.
  • Toronto & Region 2026 (announced September 22): 15 starred restaurants and no new stars this year, plus 5 new Bib Gourmands and 11 new Recommended restaurants.
  • Québec 2026 (announced May 6): 13 starred restaurants, including 4 new one-stars (Auberge Saint-Mathieu, Hoogan et Beaufort, Le Clan, Sushi Nishinokaze).
  • Vancouver 2026 (announced October 6): 11 starred restaurants, with AnnaLena promoted to two stars and Barbara now listed as Recommended, plus 2 new Bib Gourmands (Kavita and Chef’s Choice Seafood Restaurant, promoted from Recommended) and 4 new Recommended restaurants.
  • 13 of Canada's starred restaurants serve Asian cuisine, led by Japanese sushi and kappo counters, with Chinese cooking at The Pine, iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House.

How the MICHELIN Guide Works in Canada: Three Regional Guides

There is no single national MICHELIN Guide for Canada. Instead, the selection is published region by region, each announced in a different month and not always in the same year:

  • MICHELIN Guide Toronto & Region: the 2026 selection is the fifth edition, announced on September 22, 2026, with 111 restaurants across 33 cuisine types in Toronto, Niagara, Kitchener, Collingwood and other parts of Ontario. (official star list)
  • MICHELIN Guide Québec: the 2026 selection is the second edition, announced on May 6, 2026, with about 120 restaurants in Montréal, Québec City and towns across the province. (official star list)
  • MICHELIN Guide Vancouver: the 2026 edition was announced on October 6, 2026, with 72 restaurants, including AnnaLena as the city's first two-star restaurant and 10 one-star restaurants. (official star list)

The rating system is the same worldwide: one star means high quality cooking, two stars excellent cooking worth a detour, and three stars exceptional cuisine worth a special journey. The Bib Gourmand recognises restaurants offering good quality at good value, while Recommended restaurants are good addresses the inspectors consider worth visiting. Inspectors dine anonymously and pay their own bills, and ratings reflect only what is on the plate.

In May 2026 MICHELIN also announced that the Green Star for sustainability will be retired at the end of 2026, replaced by the logo-free Mindful Voices programme. To filter by city, year or distinction, visit the CHOPSBOOK MICHELIN restaurants page, or jump to the full Toronto 2026, Québec 2026 and Vancouver 2026 lists.


Canada's Three Two-Star Restaurants

Two stars is currently the highest rating in Canada, held by three restaurants: one in Ontario's Niagara region, one in Old Québec and one in Vancouver. AnnaLena was promoted from one to two stars in 2026, making it Vancouver's first two-star restaurant.

★★ Restaurant Pearl Morissette (Lincoln)

Set on a 42-acre property in Lincoln, in the Niagara region, Restaurant Pearl Morissette is a restaurant, winery, orchard, farm and bakery in one, and the only two-star address in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Toronto & Region. Chefs Daniel Hadida and Eric Robertson build a spontaneous tasting menu around Canadian ingredients and the seasons, with dishes such as roasted guinea hen with chanterelles, carrot and fig. The juice pairing is as considered as the wine list, and freshly baked madeleines close the meal.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★★ Tanière³ (Québec City)

Tucked beneath ancestral stone vaults in Old Québec, Tanière³ spreads across four dining rooms plus a counter around the open kitchen, and holds two MICHELIN Stars for the second year running, the highest rating in the province. Chef François-Emmanuel Nicol treats the kitchen as a research lab for Québec's boreal terroir, sourcing everything from small producers and building his creative menu around mushrooms, herbs, plants and roots, as in aged tuna with pickled matsutake and sunflower cream.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★★ AnnaLena (Vancouver)

AnnaLena skips the white tablecloths and formality, yet delivers one of Vancouver's most polished dining experiences. Chef Michael Robbins's seasonal tasting menu is globally accented, precise and built on top-flight ingredients, as in Sungold tomatoes with house-made XO sauce and Thai green curry caramelized buttermilk, or fresh pasta with charcoal-roasted asparagus and sauce vin blanc poured tableside. Cocktails and wine pairings are equally strong.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing


Toronto & Region: 14 One-Star Restaurants (2026)

Toronto & Region added no new stars in 2026, and all 14 one-star restaurants kept their rating. Aburi Hana lost the star it held last year, and Hexagon closed at the end of 2025. The list leans on Japanese and contemporary cooking and includes The Pine, a star for Chinese-inspired cuisine.

★ aKin (Toronto)

At aKin, Chef Eric Chong draws on his own heritage and ideas from across Asia to build a modern tasting menu from top Canadian ingredients sourced from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. Themes shift dramatically, from Lunar New Year to Asian takeout, with past dishes such as a raw PEI oyster with rice wine vinegar foam and madai with house-made sauerkraut in a mala broth. A four-seat chef's counter sits beside the gold-leafed dining room.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Alo (Toronto)

Chef Patrick Kriss's Alo offers four-, six- and ten-course tasting menus, with the shorter two also served at the bar. Nothing is scripted, but recent highlights include Koshihikari risotto boosted with dashi, wagyu and truffle, and duck breast with white asparagus and stuffed morels. For the best seat, book the marble chef's counter facing the lively kitchen.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ DaNico (Toronto)

DaNico occupies an early-1900s bank building, with wine stored in the old vault and a dramatic room of soaring ceilings, dark tones and bold art. Chef and partner Daniele Corona serves Italian cooking sharpened by global flavours, on a multicourse prix fixe or a chef's tasting menu, with dishes such as risotto cooked in tomato confit and threaded with braised lamb shoulder.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Don Alfonso 1890 (Toronto)

Perched atop The Westin hotel with views over the water and the city, Don Alfonso 1890 is a dependable choice for dates, family occasions and business dinners. The Italian menu comes as a prix fixe or tasting menu, with dishes such as cannelloni filled with marjoram-scented ricotta, smoked provolone and spinach, and lamb chop with chickpea panisse and red onion chutney.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Edulis (Toronto)

Run by a husband-and-wife chef team, Edulis sits in a quaint little house with a warm, yellow-toned room full of bric-a-brac and easygoing hospitality. The set multicourse menu, paid in full when booking, looks to the Mediterranean and especially Spain, centring on excellent seafood such as Québec snow crab with fennel and mousseline, or John Dory with white asparagus, porcini and Amontillado sherry sauce.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Enigma Yorkville (Toronto)

Enigma Yorkville takes classic European cuisine and weaves in global flavours, producing poised, detailed dishes such as kombu butter-poached oyster, foie gras terrine with grilled shokupan and dark cherry compote, and salmon en croûte with scallop mousse. The dark, metallic room includes a counter facing the kitchen, and the wine list leans on Niagara and British Columbia.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto (Toronto)

Attached to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto leads guests through winding passages into fully private rooms that feel like Japan. Chef Masaki Hashimoto serves traditional kaiseki that celebrates the seasons with subtlety, from kinmedai soup to simmered bamboo shoots with shima-aji, often finishing with grilled Miyazaki wagyu and Shizuoka musk melon, alongside a superb sake list.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Kappo Sato (Toronto)

Kappo Sato is neither a hushed sushi omakase nor a formal kaiseki, but a freewheeling tasting driven entirely by Chef Takeshi Sato. Guests sit along a counter that runs the length of the open kitchen, where a young team works on several courses at once, using ingredients mostly flown in from Japan for dishes such as tempura mackerel with shiso and seared toro nigiri with Japanese green onion, threaded together by soulful dashi.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Osteria Giulia (Toronto)

Chef Rob Rossi's Osteria Giulia zeroes in on the seafood-rich traditions of Liguria, setting it apart from the usual Italian menu. Candlelight plays on cream walls and blond-oak tables while a suave team keeps everything on track. Start with a light vitello tonnato and a piping hot Ligurian flatbread filled with stracchino, move on to wild snow crab tagliolini with smoked bottarga, and finish with tiramisu.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Quetzal (Toronto)

Quetzal is a boisterous Mexican hotspot where almost everything passes through roaring wood-fired grills, filling food and room with smoke. At the end of the line a single cook works an earthenware comal, pressing tortillas from heirloom corn nixtamalized and ground in-house. Standouts include the empanada oaxaqueña with lamb barbacoa and lamb chops over black garlic mole negro, with a tasting menu and agave cocktails also on offer.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Restaurant 20 Victoria (Toronto)

On a quiet downtown Toronto street, Restaurant 20 Victoria is a small, dimly lit room built around an open kitchen, ideal for an intimate date. Under Chef Rafa Covarrubias, the contemporary tasting menu carries Mexican influences, from a custardy tamale with salsa roja and snow crab to scallop with mole verde, with a dry-aged roasted duck as the main event. Toni Weber received the 2026 MICHELIN Sommelier Award here. Seats are scarce, so book early.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Shoushin (Toronto)

At Shoushin, guests sit at a beautiful hinoki counter opposite chef-owner Jackie Lin for a masterclass in Edomae sushi. There is an introductory omakase for first-timers and a longer, more personalized menu for bigger appetites, featuring seasonal treasures like firefly squid and murasaki uni. Nigiri progress from silvery kohada to rich anago, on rice blended from two varieties with well-judged acidity, alongside rare sakes.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Sushi Masaki Saito (Toronto)

At Sushi Masaki Saito, a marble staircase, a 200-year-old hinoki counter and traditional Japanese woodwork set the stage for Chef Masaki Saito's omakase. All fish comes from Japan, and the nigiri uses a prized rice from Niigata, served warm and seasoned with his blend of aged vinegars. Expect luxuries such as botan shrimp with uni sauce and toro buried under white truffle, for a serious sum.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ The Pine (Creemore)

Housed in a former gas station in the small town of Creemore, north of Toronto in Simcoe County, The Pine is run by Chef Jeremy Austin and his wife Cassie. The chef's years working in China shape an ever-evolving menu of authentic Chinese flavours delivered with creativity, from a tea egg to Sichuan dry-fried string beans served as a cold salad and carrot jiaozi, making it one of the few Chinese-inspired starred restaurants in Canada.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing


Québec: 12 One-Star Restaurants (2026)

Québec has 12 one-star restaurants in 2026, four of them new: Auberge Saint-Mathieu, Hoogan et Beaufort, Le Clan and Sushi Nishinokaze. Québec City and Montréal account for most of them, and the cooking centres on Québec terroir and boreal ingredients.

★ ARVI (Québec City)

On busy Third Avenue in Québec City's Limoilou district, ARVI is the domain of Lyon-born Chef Julien Masia, who trained in kitchens in the French Alps. The open, urban room mixes exposed brick and concrete, and chefs bring dishes to the table. The set menu, in regular and vegetarian versions, showcases Québec terroir, from Magdalen Islands scallops to the signature golden brioche with gravlax-style foie gras and birch syrup.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Auberge Saint-Mathieu (Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc)

Near La Mauricie National Park on the shore of Lake Bellemare, the forest-ringed Auberge Saint-Mathieu earned its first MICHELIN Star in 2026. Chef Samy Benabed plates locally sourced cooking that pairs smoky barbecue notes and Scandinavian-style preserving (lacto-fermentation, dehydration) with Québec spices, as in a pork-filled dumpling in white miso and matsutake broth. He also received the 2026 MICHELIN Young Chef Award, and the inn has 10 guest rooms.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Hoogan et Beaufort (Montréal)

Set on a repurposed industrial site in Montréal that keeps its 1904 red-brick walls and steel frame, Hoogan et Beaufort earned its first MICHELIN Star in 2026. Chef Marc-André Jetté makes wood-fired cooking the house signature, desserts included, with dishes such as agnolotti with celeriac and Louis d'Or cheese and whole duck roasted on the carcass with quince. Sommelier Hugo Duchesne, who curates the wine list, received the 2026 MICHELIN Sommelier Award.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Jérôme Ferrer - Europea (Montréal)

Jérôme Ferrer – Europea sits in an ultra-modern Montréal building with towering windows and a glass-walled kitchen where diners watch the brigade at work. The chef, son of farmers from France, fuses French tradition with Québec's terroir, showcasing Magdalen Islands lobster, king crab, Appalachian red deer, scallops and caviar, while silver service adds a touch of theatre.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Kebec Club Privé (Québec City)

Kebec Club Privé is run by Cassandre and Pierre-Olivier, a young couple who met at Laurie Raphaël and turned an industrial-style former hair salon into a unique table d'hôte: just 10 guests, one fixed seating, one grand shared table. The strictly Québécois cooking lets local ingredients shine with delicate simplicity, as in cod marinated in smoked oil and scallops in herring-bone jus. The pairing, including Québec wines and ciders, is recommended.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Laurie Raphaël (Québec City)

In Old Québec beside the Old Port, Laurie Raphaël is the Vézina family's restaurant, now led by the founder's son, Raphaël. Beige tones, bubble pendant lights and leather-topped tables create an elegant contemporary room. Seasonal Québec produce drives modern, gently creative dishes such as spot prawn and pear marinated in wild ginger and burnt citrus, or a buckwheat tartlet with foie gras and Jerusalem artichoke, with precise play on shape, texture and technique.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Le Clan (Québec City)

Catalan chef Stéphane Modat's Le Clan occupies a charming historic house in Old Québec and earned its first MICHELIN Star in 2026. Hunting and fishing trophies reflect the chef's passions, and the tasting menu champions boreal traditions with Québec fish, game and red meat, from Lake Champlain walleye and Gaspé Arctic char to hare cappelletti topped with hollandaise. There is weekend brunch and a reasonably priced weekday lunch set menu.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Légende (Québec City)

In Québec City, Légende is led by Elliot Beaudoin, a former finalist on TV's Les Chefs! and past associate of Tanière³. The kitchen follows a strictly locavore approach, using only local ingredients and avoiding imports such as chocolate, pepper, citrus and vanilla, while putting little-known indigenous ingredients to clever use: think butter-fried halibut coated in vegetable charcoal with fermented cherry beurre blanc, or smoked venison heart on a delicate tartlet.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Mastard (Montréal)

Somewhat off the beaten track in Montréal, Mastard is run by humble chef-owner Simon Mathys, formerly of Laurie Raphaël in Québec City and Le Manitoba in Montréal. The roughly 50-seat room fills fast, with only five services a week and reservations required. His carte blanche menu celebrates Québec produce, lifted by his trademark sauces, sabayons and emulsions, as in precisely cooked scallop on salsify purée.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Narval (Rimouski)

Facing St. Germain Cathedral in Rimouski, a short walk from the St. Lawrence River, Narval is a discreet, intimate restaurant with an open kitchen, where Chef Norman St-Pierre welcomes guests as if into his own home. His personal cooking draws on his travels, from Madeira-inspired milho frito with local beef tartare to ricotta gnudi made with fresh cheese from Baie-des-Sables and a Canary Islands almogrote sauce. Guests may bring their own wine.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Sabayon (Montréal)

Chef Patrice Demers trained in pastry before turning to savoury cooking, and at Sabayon he creates vivid, accessible dishes that let Québec terroir shine. Working with the province's best producers, he lifts each ingredient with precision, and in summer the menu is almost meat-free. The signature is wood-fired mushrooms with a crisp arlette and bay leaf and juniper sabayon, and desserts remain a strength. Service is led by Marie-José Beaudoin, and monthly booking slots vanish within seconds.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Sushi Nishinokaze (Montréal)

Sushi Nishinokaze is a minimalist, traditional fine-dining sushi counter in Montréal that earned its first MICHELIN Star in 2026. Japanese chef Vincent Gee takes a demanding, respectful approach to Edomae tradition, presenting fish, mostly from Japan and supported by excellent Canadian produce, in a traditional box at the start of service. Pesticide-free rice stored in straw baskets is seasoned and tempered to suit each fish's fat content, with highlights such as Nova Scotia shrimp, bluefin tuna and vinegared kohada.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing


Vancouver: 10 One-Star Restaurants (2026)

The 2026 MICHELIN Guide Vancouver, announced on October 6, 2026, has 10 one-star restaurants, all of which kept their star, with no new one-stars this year. AnnaLena moved up to two stars (see the two-star section above), while Barbara is now listed as Recommended. Half are Japanese, alongside the Japanese-Italian Kissa Tanto and the Chinese iDen & QuanJuDe.

★ Burdock & Co (Vancouver)

On Main Street in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant, Burdock & Co stands out for its rustic charm and Chef Andrea Carlson's farm-to-table cooking. The concise menu highlights the best of the season with creative flair, from charcoal-grilled morels stuffed with pickled burdock and pine needles to sablefish glazed with fermented spruce barbecue sauce and finished tableside with dashi, while dessert explores beeswax two ways.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House (Vancouver)

iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House traces its pedigree to the original Quanjude in Beijing, founded in 1864, and its Vancouver outpost pairs classic opulence with modern design in a gold-accented room. It is Vancouver's only starred Chinese restaurant, best known for superlatively crisp, juicy Peking duck, with delicacies such as bird's nest, sea cucumber and whole king crab, artfully presented lobster in ginger and scallion, and a deft hand even with garlic mustard greens and abalone and matsutake broth.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Kissa Tanto (Vancouver)

Inspired by the jazz cafés of 1960s Tokyo, Kissa Tanto seduces with white mosaic floors, antique Japanese panels and walls crowded with art. The ambitious kitchen fuses Japanese and Italian cuisine, and its omakase draws on the à la carte and off-menu items, from roasted and fried celeriac with onion and mushroom dashi to hand-cut tajarin with butter, miso-cured egg yolk and parmesan, and a tiramisu with plum wine-soaked tofu filling.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Masayoshi (Vancouver)

Chef Masayoshi Baba brings the jewel-box luxury of a Japanese sushi counter to Vancouver at his namesake restaurant. The counter seats offer the best view as he crafts each course, though the four tables are just as enjoyable. His omakase lets British Columbia's bounty lead, with local fish in Edomae-style nigiri, opening with a chilled dish of uni, junsai, mountain yam, crab and tomato dashi gel, followed by sea bass with wakame and pudding-soft abalone.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Okeya Kyujiro (Vancouver)

At Okeya Kyujiro in Vancouver, hosts in traditional dress lead guests into a dark room lit only by votive candles, and a black curtain rises at the precise minute of the seating. The omakase features premium, hyper-seasonal fish and a demonstration of sasagiri, traditional bamboo-leaf carving, with highlights such as crab chawanmushi, shatteringly crisp lobster tempura, pressed mackerel nigiri and a grilled unagi skewer.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Published on Main (Vancouver)

On Vancouver's Main Street, Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson and his team have an uncanny sense of when produce peaks, sourcing and foraging from local farms and forests and pickling the surplus, with the jars doubling as décor. The contemporary cooking is both familiar and surprising, as in pappardelle stuffed with fresh cheese over a summer legume sauce, or Fraser Valley duck breast with cabbage, beets and a tableside pour of lingonberry sauce.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ St. Lawrence (Vancouver)

St. Lawrence is a beloved Québécois bistro in Vancouver, where chef-owner Jean-Christophe Poirier serves refined yet indulgent French-Canadian cooking with ethereal sauces and a characteristic use of sweetness. The fixed menu changes seasonally, with signature add-ons such as oreilles de crisse, crispy pig ears tossed in maple syrup and spices, and a savoury éclair filled with duck liver mousse, before heartier courses like charcoal-grilled duck with chou farci and a maple St-Honoré to finish.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Sumibiyaki Arashi (Vancouver)

With this understated 14-seat counter in Mount Pleasant, which earned its first MICHELIN Star in 2025, Chef Pete Ho has set a new standard for yakitori in Vancouver. The omakase includes red crab chawanmushi with yuzu and delicately fried tofu with sweet soy, but the centrepiece is chicken grilled over binchotan: heritage-breed birds, skilful butchery and a tare kept for decades, from crisp-skinned breast and thigh to chicken oysters and heart. It is one of the hardest reservations in town.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Sushi Hyun (Vancouver)

Behind an unremarkable exterior, Chef Juhyun Lee's Sushi Hyun is a sophisticated omakase oasis that earned its first MICHELIN Star in 2025, when Lee also received the Vancouver Young Chef Award. Exquisite seafood, hand-made ceramics and a hinoki counter from a tree over two centuries old set the tone for perfectly tempered Edomae nigiri and a comforting rice dish of fried karei flounder that nods to his Korean background, with wines and sakes he selects himself.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing

★ Sushi Masuda (Vancouver)

Tucked into the corner of an unrelated restaurant and reached through the glass doors of a print shop, six-seat Sushi Masuda is a reminder not to judge a book by its cover. Chef Yoji Masuda, whose time at a top Tokyo counter shows, works with artful simplicity while his wife Akari provides warm hospitality. The meal moves from a savoury monkfish liver pudding to beltfish cooked with sake and kombu before arriving at impeccable nigiri.

CHOPSBOOK page | MICHELIN Guide listing


2026 MICHELIN Special Award Winners in Canada

Beyond stars, MICHELIN also hands out special awards each year to recognise talent beyond the kitchen:

Toronto & Region 2026

Québec 2026

Vancouver 2026

  • Young Chef Award: Vish Mayekar (Elem)
  • Outstanding Service Award: Yash Shah (Kavita)
  • Sommelier Award: Mark Taylor (Bacchus)
  • Exceptional Cocktails Award: Chris Enns (Peya)

Toronto & Region: 31 Bib Gourmands

The Bib Gourmand is the best-value part of the guide. New for 2026: Antylia, Golden Horseshoe Barbecue, Les Incompetents, RPM Bakehouse and The Lunch Lady of Saigon.

Toronto

  • Alma (Toronto): Chef Anna Chen's shoebox in Bloordale Village serves comforting yet imaginative Chinese-rooted dishes such as scallion bao with stracciatella and pan-fried radish cake.
  • Antylia (Toronto): A Latin American kitchen that grinds its heirloom corn masa on a volcanic stone mill from Puebla, known for its duck and foie gras gordita; new Bib Gourmand in 2026 and recognised under MICHELIN Mindful Voices.
  • Bar Raval (Toronto): Grant van Gameren's ode to Spain, open day and night since 2015 in a stunning mahogany room, with conservas, pintxos and jamón croquetas.
  • BB's (Toronto): A groovy Filipino diner for adobo fried chicken at brunch and pancit with cocktails at night.
  • Campechano (Toronto): A cozy taco specialist that presses tortillas daily from Mexican heirloom corn; choose between smoky barbacoa and beer-battered haddock.
  • Cherry Street Bar-B-Que (Toronto): In a 1920 former bank, pitmaster Lawrence La Pianta, a veteran of the Kansas City Barbeque Society circuit, brings Southern barbecue from Texas-style brisket onward.
  • Chica's Chicken (Toronto): A Junction tribute to Southern hot chicken, dry-brined for two days; bone-in birds are fried to order and worth the half-hour wait.
  • Conejo Negro (Toronto): A cozy College Street nook blending Creole, Caribbean and Latin flavours, from firecracker shrimp to jerk chicken with pumpkin rice.
  • Enoteca Sociale (Toronto): An inviting Roman-style trattoria where nearly everything, from bread and charcuterie to pasta, is made in-house; try the buffalo mozzarella arancini and tagliatelle with lamb and mint.
  • Favorites Thai (Toronto): Hidden behind a tiny coffee shop on Ossington, this Thai spot cooks over binchotan grills, with starters like sticky rice spring rolls, chicken wings and beef tenderloin tartare.
  • Golden Horseshoe Barbecue (Toronto): Mother-son duo Doris and Andrew Golden serve true Texas-style barbecue of brisket, ribs and sausage; a new 2026 Bib Gourmand, and Andrew won the 2026 MICHELIN Young Chef Award.
  • Grey Gardens (Toronto): Restaurateur Jen Agg's hip, boisterous spot pairs an excellent wine list with fresh oysters, crudos and standout pastas like cavatelli with braised oxtail and crispy tripe.
  • Indian Street Food Company (Toronto): A Leaside stalwart on Bayview Avenue offering a tight menu of Indian street food and regional curries, with braised beef short rib as the must-order.
  • Mhel (Toronto): Run by partners Young Hoon Ji and Seung-Min Yi, with a daily changing menu of about a dozen dishes blending Korean and Japanese influences, ideal for a midweek meal.
  • Puerto Bravo (Toronto): A tiny Gerrard Street spot with Mexican seafood tostadas and tacos, such as the wera tostada with octopus, shrimp and spicy macha mayo.
  • Rasa (Toronto): A relaxed gastropub with an endlessly tempting, cuisine-agnostic menu, from chickpea fritters with lemon mascarpone to a burger made with beef cheek.
  • R&D (Toronto): Alvin Leung and first-season MasterChef Canada winner Eric Chong team up in Chinatown for freewheeling Chinese fusion, best seen in its untraditional dim sum.
  • Ricky + Olivia (Toronto): In a word, fun: Chefs Ricky Casipe and Olivia Simpson serve clever dishes nodding to childhood favourites, like roasted carrot with bay leaf ice cream over melted brie.
  • SumiLicious Smoked Meat & Deli (Toronto): In a Scarborough plaza, Sumith Fernando, who spent nearly two decades at Montréal's Schwartz's, piles halal smoked brisket high on rye.
  • Sunnys Chinese (Toronto): At the end of a Kensington Market hallway, this buzzing spot serves high-energy Chinese home cooking from Sichuan to Guangdong, such as chili red shrimp with curry leaves and tamarind.
  • The Ace (Toronto): A slim 1950s diner now run by a husband-and-wife team, where brunch shines with griddled house sourdough and duck confit and wild mushroom toast.
  • The Cottage Cheese (Toronto): A sunny little room in Kensington Market, named after the owner's favourite food (paneer), serving refined takes on Indian chaats, claypots and curries.
  • The Lunch Lady of Saigon (Toronto): Elevated Vietnamese cooking rooted in the recipes of Nguyen Thi Thanh, the original Lunch Lady of Saigon, from pomelo salad and garlic noodles to wagyu pho; new Bib Gourmand for 2026.
  • Tiflisi (Toronto): In the Beaches, the Pkhakadze family serves bright Georgian cooking built to share, from Acharuli khachapuri to large lamb khinkali.
  • White Lily Diner (Toronto): A bright yellow diner that smokes its own bacon, makes its own doughnuts and hot sauce, with buttermilk biscuits and farm-fresh salads.

Elsewhere in the region

  • 7 Enoteca (Oakville): A slick pizzeria in downtown Oakville turning out wood-oven pizzas with blistered crusts and precise pastas such as trecce with crab.
  • Barrel Heart Brewing (Dundas): In Dundas's former post office, a chef and a brewmaster pair food and beer, with weekly pop-ups and tasting menus that range from tacos to Korean barbecue.
  • Guru Lukshmi (Mississauga): A sprawling Mississauga landmark that is the undisputed champion of dosas, with the Mysore Bhaji Dosa a great first order; reservations recommended.
  • Les Incompetents (St. Catharines): From the Fat Rabbit team in St. Catharines, a vintage room with booths, a raw bar and a long cocktail bar serving loosely French cooking; new to the Bib Gourmand list in 2026.
  • RPM Bakehouse (Jordan): Pearl Morissette's daytime café in Jordan, serving its own bread, farm produce and wine, from sourdough grilled cheese to a custardy quiche; new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • Sundays (Uxbridge): A charming Uxbridge bistro where Ben Denham and Ashley Lloyd cook with produce from their 10-acre organic farm; the fried pork cutlet is a favourite.

Québec: 23 Bib Gourmands

Seven Bib Gourmands are new in 2026: Baumier, Bibine Buvette, Buvette Gentille, Coquette, Le Clocher Penché, Limbo and Saindoux Restaurant BBQ.

Montréal

  • Annette bar à vin (Montréal): The Hoogan et Beaufort chef's second address, opposite the original on Montréal's Angus Shops site, prized for Hugo Duchesne's brilliant wine list and seasonal plates.
  • Cadet (Montréal): Bouillon Bilk's little sister near the Quartier des Spectacles, serving tapas-style sharing plates such as snow crab with red curry and hand-cut beef tartare.
  • Casavant (Montréal): A buzzing bistro from Charles-Tristan Prévost, formerly of Le Club Chasse et Pêche, sourcing from Jean-Talon Market; the Casavant sausage and mash is already iconic.
  • Le Petit Alep (Montréal): Sisters Chahla and Tania Frangié honour their family's Middle Eastern heritage, drawing on Syrian and Armenian traditions in a colourful Montréal room.
  • Limbo (Montréal): A Little Italy bistro near Jean-Talon Market, now run by chef Harrison Shewchuk; a new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • Parapluie (Montréal): Half of this 30-seat Montréal restaurant is a marble counter wrapped around the kitchen, where chef-owner Robin Filteau Boucher cooks in full view.
  • Rôtisserie La Lune (Montréal): From the Mon Lapin team, a lively rotisserie where free-range poultry is slowly spit-roasted and served with crisp fries or chicken soup with raviolini.

Québec City

  • Battuto (Québec City): A 24-seat Italian whose monthly bookings vanish in minutes, making everything in-house from grilled ciabatta and cold cuts to pasta and ice cream.
  • Bistro B (Québec City): Reopened after a full makeover, this Québec City bistro now serves smaller but indulgent plates of high-flying ingredients, such as steamed cod with caponata.
  • Buvette Scott (Québec City): A wine bar with a copper-clad counter and vinyl soundtrack, serving a daily changing menu of inventive small plates; order about four.
  • Honō Izakaya (Québec City): A Québec City izakaya named for "flame" in Japanese, where the grill reigns and prices are wallet-friendly.
  • Le Clocher Penché (Québec City): A former bank in Québec City that keeps its original tiled floor and woodwork, with the vault now a wine cellar and the teller counter an open kitchen; a new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • lueur (Québec City): A bar-kitchen next to the Vézina family's flagship, Laurie Raphaël, with a more accessible, laid-back approach than its sibling.
  • Melba (Québec City): An authentic slice of gourmet France in Québec City, with an upscale contemporary room and attentive service.
  • Ouroboros (Québec City): Named after the mythological snake that forms an eternal circle, this cozy Québec City bistro works in a full cycle from market to plate to compost.
  • Torii - Buvette japonaise (Québec City): An izakaya in the best sense, with dumplings, karaage and bento at lunch and a blackboard of more refined market dishes in the evening.

Elsewhere in the region

  • Baumier (Piedmont): A bright neighbourhood bistro named after the balsam fir, with dishes like chicken liver mousse with mead and halibut accras with seaweed; new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • Bibine Buvette (Drummondville): Chef Chloé Ouellet's second restaurant after Au Pâturage, with a punchy dozen dishes drawing on her kitchen garden and Québec halibut, venison and scallops; new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • Buvette Gentille (Baie-Saint-Paul): From the Faux Bergers team on Baie-Saint-Paul's main street, a buzzing spot of sharing plates showcasing Charlevoix produce; new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • Coquette (Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré): A trendy collaboration between the owners of Kebec Club Privé and Torii, with small seasonal sharing plates of local fish and Côte-de-Beaupré vegetables; new Bib Gourmand in 2026.
  • Côté Est (Kamouraska): A family-run restaurant on the banks of the St. Lawrence with a charming summer terrace and seasonal set menus for brunch, lunch and dinner.
  • Losange (Rimouski): Chef Tommy Roy's regional bistro in Rimouski, with a long counter facing the semi-open kitchen.
  • Saindoux Restaurant BBQ (Sainte-Marie): In a former presbytery, ex-Laurie Raphaël cook Alex Bouchard smokes exceptional local pork in-house for bold barbecue sharing plates; new Bib Gourmand in 2026.

Vancouver: 16 Bib Gourmands (2026)

Vancouver's Bib Gourmands lean heavily on Asian cooking, from Vietnamese and Indian to Thai and Cantonese, making them the go-to list for great food at a fair price. New for 2026 are Kavita and Chef’s Choice Seafood Restaurant, promoted from Recommended; Fable Kitchen closed in September 2026.

Vancouver

  • Anh and Chi (Vancouver): A brother-and-sister team welcomes a new generation to the spot where their parents cooked for over thirty years, with a menu that is a love letter to Vietnam.
  • Chef’s Choice Seafood Restaurant (Vancouver): A handsome Cantonese dining room offering unique and classic dishes, from great-value lunches to steamed spare ribs with garlic and standard-setting blistered green beans.
  • Farmer's Apprentice (Vancouver): A decade-old neighbourhood gem where Chef Alden Ong's ever-evolving, globally inspired menu makes the most of local ingredients and heirloom varieties.
  • Gary’s (Vancouver): A convivial neighbourhood spot run by partners Bailey Hayward and Mathew Bishop, serving rustic French country-inspired dishes like pork collar with parsley sauce.
  • Good Thief (Vancouver): Anh and Chi's rebellious younger sibling next door, pairing freewheeling Vietnamese bar snacks such as binchotan skewers and crunchy frog legs with inspired cocktails.
  • Karma Indian Bistro (Vancouver): A Vancouver Indian restaurant whose wood planks, plush banquettes and rustic lighting set a sophisticated tone, with a menu mixing traditional dishes and bold, innovative plates.
  • Kavita (Vancouver): Named after chef Tushar Tondvalkar's mother, this lively Mount Pleasant spot reworks India's regional cuisines with seasonal local produce; new for 2026.
  • Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer (Vancouver): Longtime restaurateur Jonathan Lee's Kitsilano spot built on pairing classic dim sum with local B.C. craft beer.
  • Lunch Lady (Vancouver): Chef Nguyen Thi Thanh's legacy continues at this beloved East Vancouver spot, from fish sauce tiger prawns to garlic noodles and wagyu beef noodle soup.
  • Magari by Oca (Vancouver): A simple Vancouver pastificio with bistro charm, black-and-white tiles, a chalkboard of daily specials and a window onto the open kitchen.
  • Motonobu Udon (Vancouver): A bright udon shop where noodles are handmade and cut to order, served hot or cold, plus specialty bowls such as spicy tanton.
  • Phnom Penh (Vancouver): A family-run Chinatown institution since 1985 serving Vietnamese and Cambodian dishes; the famous #71 is thin slivers of near-raw beef in pineapple and fish sauce.
  • Seaport City Seafood (Vancouver): An elegant upstairs Cantonese dining room on Cambie Street best known for traditional yet elevated dim sum, such as black truffle fried wild rice.
  • Song (by Kin Kao) (Vancouver): A distinctive, creative take on Thai cooking driven by the region's bounty; the lemongrass wings are a special surprise.
  • Sushi Hil (Vancouver): A bright, blonde-wood sushi bar where talented Chef Hil Nguy crafts jewel-like pieces from seasonal ingredients and high-quality fish; sit at the counter.
  • Vij's (Vancouver): A pioneer of Indian fine dining in North America since 1994, where chef-owner Vikram Vij still visits every table.

For Asian Food Lovers: Asian Restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide Canada

Asian cooking is strongly represented in Canada's MICHELIN selection, from top omakase counters to affordable pho. Here they are by cuisine (city and distinction in brackets):

Japanese (sushi, kaiseki, kappo, yakitori)

Shoushin (Toronto, Star), Sushi Masaki Saito (Toronto, Star), Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto (Toronto, Star), Kappo Sato (Toronto, Star), Sushi Nishinokaze (Montréal, Star), Masayoshi (Vancouver, Star), Okeya Kyujiro (Vancouver, Star), Sumibiyaki Arashi (Vancouver, Star), Sushi Hyun (Vancouver, Star), Sushi Masuda (Vancouver, Star), Zen (Markham, Recommended), Okeya Kyujiro Toronto (Toronto, Recommended), Musoshin Ramen (Toronto, Recommended), Okeya Kyujiro Montréal (Montréal, Recommended), Kitano Shokudo (Montréal, Recommended), Yokato Yokabai (Montréal, Recommended), Honō Izakaya (Québec City, Bib), Torii - Buvette japonaise (Québec City, Bib), Motonobu Udon (Vancouver, Bib), Sushi Hil (Vancouver, Bib), Miku (Vancouver, Recommended), Octopus Garden (Vancouver, Recommended), Sushi Bar Maumi (Vancouver, Recommended), Sushi Jin (Vancouver, Recommended), Tetsu Sushi Bar (Vancouver, Recommended), Yuwa (Vancouver, Recommended), Niwa (Vancouver, Recommended)

Chinese (Cantonese, dim sum, Peking duck, Shaanxi and modern Chinese)

The Pine (Creemore, Star), iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House (Vancouver, Star), R&D (Toronto, Bib), Alma (Toronto, Bib), Sunnys Chinese (Toronto, Bib), Seaport City Seafood (Vancouver, Bib), Little Bird Dim Sum + Craft Beer (Vancouver, Bib), Mimi Chinese (Toronto, Recommended), Mother's Dumplings (Toronto, Recommended), Oncle Lee (Montréal, Recommended), Oncle Lee Kăo (Montréal, Recommended), Chang'An (Vancouver, Recommended), Chef’s Choice Seafood Restaurant (Vancouver, Bib), Neptune Palace Seafood Restaurant (Vancouver, Recommended), Bao Bei (Vancouver, Recommended)

Korean, Southeast Asian and Asian fusion

aKin (Toronto, Star), Mhel (Toronto, Bib), 156 ONEFIVESIX (Toronto, Recommended), Takja (Toronto, Recommended), Favorites Thai (Toronto, Bib), Kiin (Toronto, Recommended), PAI (Toronto, Recommended), Som Tum Jinda (Toronto, Recommended), Song (by Kin Kao) (Vancouver, Bib), Maenam (Vancouver, Recommended), Zab Bite - Thai E-Sarn Cuisine (Vancouver, Recommended), The Lunch Lady of Saigon (Toronto, Bib), Pho Tien Thanh (Toronto, Recommended), Pho Ngoc Yen (Mississauga, Recommended), Lunch Lady (Vancouver, Bib), Anh and Chi (Vancouver, Bib), Good Thief (Vancouver, Bib), Phnom Penh (Vancouver, Bib), Torafuku (Vancouver, Recommended), Park (Westmount, Recommended), Liliana (Toronto, Recommended), Kissa Tanto (Vancouver, Star), Jeju (Vancouver, Recommended), Jay Nok (Vancouver, Recommended)

Indian

The Cottage Cheese (Toronto, Bib), Indian Street Food Company (Toronto, Bib), Guru Lukshmi (Mississauga, Bib), Aanch (Toronto, Recommended), Adrak Yorkville (Toronto, Recommended), Bar Goa (Toronto, Recommended), PUNCH (Toronto, Recommended), Tamarind Modern Indian Bistro (Mississauga, Recommended), Vij's (Vancouver, Bib), Karma Indian Bistro (Vancouver, Bib), Kundah Hôtel (Québec City, Recommended), Kavita (Vancouver, Bib), Peya (Vancouver, Recommended)


Booking and Dining Tips

  • Book early: many hot tables release seats monthly or 30 days ahead; Sabayon slots go within seconds of opening each month, and Mon Lapin opens bookings 30 days out.
  • Check prepayment rules: some tasting menus are paid in full at booking, such as Edulis.
  • Bring your own wine: Narval, Les Mômes, Othym and Le Géraldine welcome guests to bring a bottle.
  • On a budget: start with the Bib Gourmand lists for reliable quality at fair prices, including many Asian spots.
  • No reservations: places like Yokato Yokabai and Maha's are walk-in only, so avoid peak hours.
  • After your meal, leave a review on the restaurant's CHOPSBOOK page to help other diners.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many MICHELIN-starred restaurants are there in Canada in 2026?

There are 39: 3 with two stars and 36 with one star. That is 15 in the 2026 Toronto & Region guide, 13 in the 2026 Québec guide and 11 in the 2026 Vancouver guide, alongside 70 Bib Gourmands and 194 Recommended restaurants.

Does Canada have any three-star MICHELIN restaurants?

Not yet. The highest rating in Canada is two stars, held by three restaurants: Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Lincoln, in the Niagara region, Tanière³ in Québec City and AnnaLena in Vancouver, promoted in 2026.

Did Toronto gain any new MICHELIN stars in 2026?

No. The Toronto & Region guide announced on September 22, 2026 added no new stars; all 14 one-star restaurants kept their rating and Pearl Morissette kept its two stars. Aburi Hana lost its star and Hexagon has closed. The new additions were 5 Bib Gourmands and 11 Recommended restaurants.

What changed in the 2026 MICHELIN Guide Vancouver?

The 2026 edition was announced on October 6, 2026, with 72 restaurants. AnnaLena was promoted from one to two stars, becoming Vancouver's first two-star restaurant; the other 10 one-star restaurants all kept their star, while Barbara is now listed as Recommended. Kavita is a new Bib Gourmand and Chef's Choice Seafood Restaurant was promoted from Recommended, for 16 in total; Jay Nok, Peya, Jeju and Niwa are new Recommended restaurants, for 45 in total.

What is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand?

The Bib Gourmand recognises restaurants that serve high-quality food at good value. It is not a star, but it is chosen by the same anonymous inspectors. Canada has 70: 31 in Toronto & Region, 23 in Québec and 16 in Vancouver, many of them Vietnamese, Thai, Indian and Chinese spots.

Which Asian restaurants in Canada have MICHELIN stars?

There are 13. The Japanese ones are Shoushin, Sushi Masaki Saito, Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto and Kappo Sato in Toronto, Sushi Nishinokaze in Montréal, and Masayoshi, Okeya Kyujiro, Sumibiyaki Arashi, Sushi Hyun and Sushi Masuda in Vancouver; the Chinese ones are The Pine in Creemore and iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House in Vancouver; and aKin in Toronto serves a modern Asian tasting menu.

Is the MICHELIN Green Star still awarded?

No. In May 2026 MICHELIN announced that the Green Star will be retired at the end of 2026 and replaced by the logo-free Mindful Voices programme. The 2026 Québec guide still awarded three new Green Stars, to Coteau, Huit 100 Vingt and Les Mal-Aimés.

Been to One of These Restaurants? Share Your Review

MICHELIN reflects the inspectors' view, and real diners' experiences matter just as much. Every restaurant above has a page on CHOPSBOOK, where members can leave reviews, upload photos and save places they want to try. For more on Canada's food scene, browse the MICHELIN restaurants page and all restaurants, or follow us on Instagram and Threads.

Source: the official MICHELIN Guide website, compiled on September 23, 2026.

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