Canada's 100 Best Restaurants of 2017 revealed

Need to make some serious coast-t0-coast dining plans in Canada for the next 12 months? Food lovers nationwide have been hungry for the release of the influential Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants 2017 rankings, and the wait is over. Dinner is served!

Not surprisingly, Canada’s three most renown culinary cities, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, occupy much of the list’s real estate. Chef Patrick Kriss’ and Amanda Bradley’s Toronto restaurant Alo take the top honour, and restaurants in The 6ix account for half of the top 10, and 24 spots overall.

Alo Restaurant

Taking another quarter-plus of the list are Montreal restaurants: In the top 10, you’ll find Toqué!, Joe Beef, and Le Vin Papillon, taking the second, third, and fourth place spots respectively. Montreal has a whopping 26 in total. Oh la la!

Vancouver‘s Hawksworth Restaurant slid from its prestigious third place 2016 ranking to a still-respectable sixth, and the country’s western urban culinary champ has 16 overall spots on the big list of 100. Meanwhile, Calgary‘s Pigeonhole rounds out the top 10 in the 10-spot, and has 8 on the list altogether. Not bad, kid!

See also

• 16 of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants are in Vancouver
• 24 Toronto restaurants among Canada's 100 Best in 2017
• 26 Montreal restaurants among Canada's 100 Best in 2017
• 9 Calgary restaurants among Canada's 100 Best in 2017

The list is peppered with solid spots elsewhere around the country, like St. John’s Mallard Cottage (17), Ottawa’s Fairouz (46), and Winnipeg’s Segovia (62), among others.

Toqué (Hans Laurendeau/Facebook)

The rankings are determined by a combination of expert and informed opinions from not only Canada’s restaurant critics, but well-traveled and food-savvy diners, as well as industry insiders.

Check out the full list below:

1. Alo, Toronto
2. Toqué!, Montreal
3. Joe Beef, Montreal
4. Le Vin Papillon, Montreal
5. Edulis, Toronto
6. Hawksworth Restaurant, Vancouver
7. Buca Osteria & Bar (Yorkville), Toronto
8. Canoe, Toronto
9. Dandylion, Toronto
10. Pigeonhole, Calgary
11. Montréal Plaza, Montreal
12. Bar Isabel, Toronto
13. Maison Publique, Montreal
14. Kissa Tanto, Vancouver
15. Langdon Hall, Cambridge
16. Buca Osteria & Enoteca (King West), Toronto
17. Mallard Cottage, St. John’s
18. DaiLo, Toronto
19. Nora Grey, Montreal
20. Café Boulud, Toronto
21. Bar Raval, Toronto
22. Cabane à Sucre Au Pied De Cochon, St-Benoit de Mirabel
23. Nota Bene, Toronto
24. L’Abbatoir, Vancouver
25. Liverpool House, Montreal
26. Vij’s, Vancouver
27. Raymonds, St. John’s
28. Scaramouche, Toronto
29. River Café, Calgary
30. Ten Foot Henry, Calgary
31. Nightingale, Vancouver
32. Maenam, Vancouver
33. Cioppino’s, Vancouver
34. Bouillon Bilk, Montreal
35. Foxy, Montreal
36. Milos, Montreal
37. l’Express, Montreal
38. Maison Boulud, Montreal
39. Shokunin, Calgary
40. Savio Volpe, Vancouver
41. Wolf in the Fog, Tofino
42. Initiale, Quebec City
43. Hoogan et Beaufort, Montreal
44. Jun I, Montreal
45. Park, Montreal
46. Fairouz, Ottawa
47. Damas, Montreal
48. Agrius, Victoria
49. Candide, Montreal
50. Impasto, Montreal
51. Masayoshi, Vancouver
52. Canis, Toronto
53. Chabrol, Toronto
54. Yasu, Toronto
55. Le Filet, Montreal
56. Le Club Chasse et Pêche, Montreal
57. Europea, Montreal
58. Leña, Toronto
59. Beckta, Ottawa
60. Atelier, Ottawa
61. Anju, Calgary
62. Segovia, Winnipeg
63. Planta, Toronto
64. George, Toronto
65. Fauna, Ottawa
66. Les Deux Singes de Montarvie, Montreal
67. Little Grouse on the Prairie, Saskatoon
68. Rge Rd, Edmonton
69. Cinara, Vancouver
70. Deane House, Calgary
71. People’s Eatery, Toronto
72. Ancora Waterfront Dining, Vancouver
73. Riviera, Ottawa
74. Corso 32, Edmonton
75. Ucellino, Edmonton
76. Jacob’s & Co., Toronto
77. Eigensinn Farm, Singhampton
78. Blue Water Café, Vancouver
79. Clementine, Edmonton
80. Bar Bricco, Edmonton
81. Model Milk, Calgary
82. Le Mousso, Montreal
83. AnnaLena, Vancouver
84. Pilgrimme, Galliano
85. Shoushin, Toronto
86. Enoteca Sociale, Toronto
87. Momofuku Shoto, Toronto
88. Larrys, Montreal
89. Rostizado, Edmonton
90. Ask for Luigi, Vancouver
91. Ayden, Saskatoon
92. Le Serpent, Montreal
93. La Quercia, Vancouver
94. Highway Man, Halifax
95. Ruby WatchCo, Toronto
96. Le Crocodile, Vancouver
97. Bearfoot Bistro, Whistler
98. Les 400 Coups, Montreal
99. The Merchant Tavern, St. John’s
100. Foreign Concept, Calgary

With files from Liora Ipsum

Editor’s note: This article has been amended to correct the location of Bar Bricco (80)