Wine Spectator Award-Winning Restaurants in Canada

acquafarina

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Acquafarina holds a Michelin Plate for 2024 and 2025, serving Italian and Canadian cuisine from a downtown Vancouver address at 425 W Georgia St. Chef Paolo Cattaneo leads the kitchen while Wine Director Frankie Torng oversees a list of 745 selections and 8,250 bottles of inventory, with particular depth in Italian, French, Californian, and Canadian labels. A two-course meal lands in the $40–$65 range, with corkage set at $35.

Annette bar à vin

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Annette bar à vin holds a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and operates from Rosemont's Molson industrial corridor with a wine list of 875 selections and 2,750 bottles in inventory. The kitchen runs modern Canadian cuisine at dinner, priced in the mid-range bracket, with a sommelier team and a wine program weighted toward France and domestic producers.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Au Pied de Cochon

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Au Pied de Cochon on Avenue Duluth has spent more than two decades making the case that Quebec's cooking tradition belongs on the same conversation as any serious French regional cuisine. Chef Martin Picard's foie gras poutine and duck in a can have become reference points for Montreal dining, backed by Michelin Plate recognition and consistent Opinionated About Dining rankings across both North American and European casual tiers.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Opinionated About Dining

Azura

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Azura on Danforth Avenue occupies a distinct position in Toronto's Mediterranean dining scene: a Michelin Plate-recognised table with a wine program carrying 800 bottles and French and Italian strengths, priced at the $$$$ tier but operating with a daytime-only format that changes the calculus on what you spend. Chef Adam Ryan and sommelier Josh Mott run a tightly focused operation that consistently earns recognition from Opinionated About Dining's European Casual list.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Bacchus Restaurant

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Inside the Wedgewood Hotel on Hornby Street, Bacchus occupies a register that Vancouver's newer wave of contemporary restaurants rarely attempts: unhurried European classicism with a grand piano, chandelier-lit dining room, and a kitchen committed to technique over trend.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Relais Chateaux

Botanist

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On the mezzanine level of the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Botanist delivers Pacific Northwest contemporary cooking through a plant-first lens, with Chef Hector Laguna's Mexican-inflected technique shaping seasonal menus that change seven to eight times a year. A Michelin Plate recognition and a 435-label wine program overseen by sommelier Matthew Jacobson make this one of Vancouver's more complete fine-dining propositions at the summit of the city's price tier.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Opinionated About Dining, Tales Spirited Awards, Top 500 Bars

Café Boulud Toronto

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

At the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto in Yorkville, Café Boulud occupies a distinct position in the city's French dining tier: less formal than the Daniel Boulud flagship universe, but more considered than a standard hotel brasserie. The kitchen pulls from Lyon-rooted French technique while weaving in Canadian ingredients from Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, and Baffin Island, with a wine list that balances traditional French appellations against Ontario producers.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining

Canoe

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Thirty years into its run, Canoe remains the clearest argument for what contemporary Canadian cooking can be at the summit of the market. On the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, the kitchen works a seasonally driven menu anchored in Canadian terroir — farmed, foraged, fished — while the room delivers panoramic views of Toronto and Lake Ontario that few dining rooms in the country can match.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Forbes, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Champlain

Quebec City, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Champlain holds a 2025 Michelin Plate inside the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Québec City's most architecturally recognizable address. The kitchen works in a modern French register, backed by a 630-selection wine program with 12,000 bottles in inventory, strong across Bordeaux, California, and Canadian producers. Dinner is priced at the summit of the city's formal dining tier, with Wine Director Zsombor Mezey overseeing one of the more serious lists in the region.

CinCin

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

CinCin has anchored Vancouver's Italian dining scene from its Robson Street address since long before the city's restaurant scene earned international attention. Ranked #52 in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list in 2023 and #64 in 2024, the room carries the kind of sustained recognition that separates it from trend-driven openings. Chef Andrew Richardson leads a kitchen where the wine program is as considered as the menu.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

DaNico

Toronto, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Inside a former bank building on College Street, DaNico holds a Michelin star for Chef Daniele Corona's tasting menus, which move through seasonal Italian cooking with global inflections and luxurious ingredients. The wine program spans 595 selections with particular depth in Italy and France, overseen by Wine Director Julie Garton. It sits at the summit of Toronto's Italian fine-dining tier, alongside peers like Osteria Giulia and Buca.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Opinionated About Dining

Don Alfonso 1890

Toronto, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Awarded a Michelin star in 2024 and ranked among La Liste's top restaurants globally, the kitchen runs an eight-course tasting menu that balances Amalfi Coast heritage with Canadian ingredient sourcing. The wine list spans nearly 5,000 bottles with depth across Piedmont, Tuscany, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Dorsia

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Dorsia holds a Michelin Plate (2025) on Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, positioning it within Old Montreal's growing tier of European-inflected restaurants that take format seriously without the price ceiling of the city's starred houses. It reads as a reliable evening address for those who want considered cooking at the $$$ mark. The room and the progression of the meal are the draws here.

Échaudé

Quebec City, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin Plate-recognised address on Rue du Sault-au-Matelot, Échaudé holds a clear position in Old Québec's French dining scene: white tablecloths, classic technique, and pricing that sits well below the city's upper-tier tasting-menu houses. It draws consistent praise for quality-to-price ratio in a neighbourhood where that balance is harder to strike than it looks.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Elisa

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Elisa is Yaletown's benchmark wood-fired steakhouse, operated by Toptable Group and awarded a Michelin Plate in 2025. Chef Andrew Richardson works a bespoke Grillworks Infierno grill across premium cuts from British Columbia, the US, and Japan. A 6,000-bottle cellar with a 700-selection wine list, led by Wine Director Franco Michienzi, rounds out one of Vancouver's most complete occasion-dining rooms.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Star Wine List, World's Best Steaks, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Ferreira Café

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Peel Street in downtown Montreal, Ferreira Café has anchored the city's Portuguese dining scene for decades, earning a Michelin Plate (2025) and a ranking among Opinionated About Dining's top restaurants in North America. Chef Natalia Machado leads a kitchen rooted in Portuguese seafood tradition, supported by a wine program of 5,000 bottles weighted toward Portugal and Port, overseen by Wine Director Tristan Buisson.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

FK

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

FK on St Clair West has earned back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it firmly in Toronto's contemporary dining tier. Under chef Zino Jacobs, the kitchen works within a modern framework that rewards attention — a neighbourhood address that punches well above its postal code.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Fogo Island Inn Dining Room

Joe Batt's Arm, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

The Fogo Island Inn Dining Room operates at the edge of the North Atlantic, where Canadian coastal cuisine draws directly from one of the country's most isolated fishing communities. With creative cooking recognition, a 270-selection wine list, and a Relais & Châteaux affiliation, it sits in a tier of destination dining that rewards the considerable journey required to reach it.

Also recognized by Relais Chateaux

George

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

George has held consecutive Michelin Plates through 2024 and 2025 and earned 91 points on the La Liste Top Restaurants index, placing it firmly within Toronto's upper tier of contemporary Canadian dining. Under chef Lorenzo Loseto, the Queen Street East address runs Tuesday through Saturday from 5:30 pm, with a format and price point that positions it alongside the city's most serious tasting-menu rooms.

Also recognized by La Liste

Hoogan et Beaufort

Montréal, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Inside a glass-enclosed industrial building in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Hoogan et Beaufort translates Quebec's farm-to-table commitment into a modern French idiom. The wine program runs deep — 800 selections, 3,000 bottles in inventory, with particular strength in Burgundy and the Rhône — and the kitchen holds a 2025 Michelin Plate.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Among Toronto's upper tier of fine dining steakhouses, Jacobs & Co. at CIBC Square holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and one of the city's more serious wine programs: 1,175 selections, 6,200 bottles in inventory, and a $50 corkage policy.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List, World's Best Steaks

Jade Seafood Restaurant

Richmond, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Jade Seafood Restaurant in Richmond, BC has ranked in Opinionated About Dining's Casual North America list three consecutive years, placing in the top 145 in 2025. The kitchen operates under Chef Tony Luk across lunch and dinner service, with a focus on Chinese seafood in a city that sets a high benchmark for the cuisine across Canada. A wine list of 1,925 bottles with France, California, and Italy strengths rounds out the offer.

Also recognized by Chinese Restaurant Awards, Opinionated About Dining

Joni Restaurant

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Joni Restaurant at Park Hyatt Toronto applies the logic of European bistronomy to a Canadian context, pairing French-bistro structure with modern technique and a micro-seasonal sourcing philosophy. Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson's menu draws from B.C. spot prawns to Quebec foie gras, while the ellipse-shaped dining room houses commissioned work by Indigenous artist Nadia Myre. Weekend afternoon tea and holiday brunches round out a program that reaches well beyond standard hotel dining.

Also recognized by Forbes, Opinionated About Dining

L'Abattoir

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

L'Abattoir occupies a 19th-century brick-and-beam building on Carrall Street in Gastown, where it has held a position at the summit of Vancouver's French-influenced contemporary dining tier for over fifteen years. Earning a Michelin Plate in 2025 and ranked in both La Liste and Opinionated About Dining, it pairs West Coast ingredients with classical French technique in a format that has evolved from tasting-menu rigidity toward a more fluid à la carte structure.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

L'Orygine

Quebec City, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin Plate recipient on Rue Saint-Pierre in Old Québec, L'Orygine pairs creative Canadian cooking from Chef Sabrina Lemay with one of the city's most considered wine programs. Sommelier William Guay oversees a cellar of 1,000 selections and 5,000 bottles, anchored in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and the Rhône, with meaningful representation from Italy, California, and Canada.

La Chronique

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Plateau-Mont-Royal institution holding a 2025 Michelin Plate, La Chronique pairs classical French technique with one of Montreal's most serious wine programs: 700 selections, 2,750 bottles in inventory, with particular depth in Burgundy, France, and Italy. Wine Director and Chef Olivier de Montigny oversees both kitchen and cellar, making this one of the few addresses in the city where food and wine are genuinely coordinated at a senior level.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Langdon Hall

Cambridge, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Set on a rural estate outside Cambridge, Ontario, Langdon Hall has spent 36 years building one of Canada's most serious dining programs. Chef Jason Bangerter's nine-course tasting menu draws on 85% Ontario-sourced ingredients, a 23,500-bottle cellar, and a front-of-house team whose wine program holds recognition from La Liste and Michelin. It is a formal, unhurried experience designed for guests who want the full thing.

Also recognized by AAA, Canada's 100 Best, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Laurie Raphaël

Quebec City, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Quebec City's Old Port has a small cluster of tasting-menu restaurants operating at serious ambition levels — Laurie Raphaël sits at that tier's upper end, holding a Michelin star and AAA 5 Diamond designation as of 2025. Chef Raphaël Vézina builds ten-or-so-course menus around regional terroir and rotating thematic frameworks, backed by a wine program of 600 selections and 2,800 bottles deep, weighted toward Burgundy and Canadian producers.

Also recognized by AAA, Star Wine List

Le Clan

Quebec City, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Le Clan occupies a 17th-century stone building in Old Québec's Place d'Armes district, earning a 2025 Michelin Plate for its commitment to regional Canadian terroir. The entrance routes guests through the working kitchen — a deliberate gesture toward transparency that sets the tone for everything that follows. With a 380-label wine list and a team including Wine Director Laura-Émilie Lemaire, the program matches the ambition of the plate.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Le Coureur des Bois

Beloeil, Canada

Wine Spectator Grand Award

A Franco-Canadian table in the Montérégie town of Beloeil, Le Coureur des Bois pairs a kitchen rooted in Canadian and French tradition with one of the more serious wine programs in the greater Montreal region. The list spans 5,310 selections and 17,550 bottles in inventory, with particular depth in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and the Rhône. Lunch and dinner service at the $$$ price tier place it firmly in the upper bracket for the area.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Le Crocodile

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

A Vancouver institution since 1983, Le Crocodile returned to form in 2024 when Rob Feenie took over from founding chef Michel Jacob, pairing Alsatian-rooted French cooking with a wine list of 4,500 bottles. Ranked #427 on Opinionated About Dining's North America list in 2024 and climbing to #545 in 2025, it occupies the mid-to-upper tier of the city's French dining conversation, open Tuesday through Saturday from 5pm.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Opinionated About Dining

Le Hatley

North Hatley, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Le Hatley elevates Quebec terroir to artistic heights at Chef Alexandre Vachon's MICHELIN Guide restaurant, where seasonal tasting menus showcase local artisans against the dramatic backdrop of Lake Massawippi within the prestigious Manoir Hovey estate.

Also recognized by AAA, La Liste, Relais Chateaux

Le Hobbit

Quebec City, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Rue Saint-Jean in the heart of Old Québec, Le Hobbit has held its place in the city's French-traditional dining scene long enough to accumulate a 2025 Michelin Plate alongside. The wine program runs to 1,300 selections across 12,000 bottles, with particular depth in California, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy, and Germany. Dinner only, with cuisine pricing at the $66+ tier.

Légende

Quebec City, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Légende sits in Québec City's Old Port with a forest-inflected interior and a creative menu rooted in northern Canadian ingredients. Part of the La Tanière Group and awarded a Michelin star in 2025, it pairs regional produce with modern technique under Chef Elliot Beaudoin. A wine list of 2,900 references, led by Wine Director Caroline Beaulieu, anchors a room that earns its upper-tier pricing.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Les Botanistes

Quebec City, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Les Botanistes brings French-rooted, regionally anchored cooking to Quebec City's Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge neighbourhood, with a wine program that earned a White Star recognition from Star Wine List in 2025. The kitchen operates under chef Émeline Péro alongside a wine team led by director Félix Maréchal, with a cellar of 1,700 bottles drawn heavily from France. Two-course meals fall in the $40–$65 range, making it one of the more accessible addresses in the city's serious-dining tier.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Marcus

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin Plate recipient on Rue de la Montagne, Marcus operates at Montreal's upper price tier alongside Toqué and Europea, positioning modern cuisine as its framework with the polish expected at the $$$$ level.

MARILENA

Victoria, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Victoria's most ambitious seafood restaurant operates at a scale the city hadn't previously seen. Backed by Vancouver's Toptable Group and voted Canada's 100 Best 2024 Best New Restaurant, MARILENA pairs a raw bar anchored by Sushi Chef Ilhan Yu with a main kitchen led by Kristian Eligh — together producing a menu that draws heavily from the Pacific Coast's immediate larder. The result is grand-room dining with genuine culinary rigour behind it.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best

Miku

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Miku holds a Michelin Plate recognition, placing it among Vancouver's most consistently regarded Japanese restaurants. The waterfront location on Granville Street anchors a format built around aburi-style flame-seared sushi, a 1,425-bottle wine inventory, and a sommelier-led floor that handles both lunch and dinner service with notable depth for a Japanese program at this price tier.

Mott 32 Vancouver

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Mott 32 Vancouver brings the Hong Kong original's approach to premium Cantonese cooking to the Coal Harbour corridor, positioning itself alongside Vancouver's most serious Chinese dining rooms. The format pairs precise kitchen work with a front-of-house operation calibrated for a high-spend crowd, placing it squarely in the $$$$ tier that defines the city's upper bracket for Chinese cuisine.

Also recognized by Chinese Restaurant Awards

MYSTIC

Halifax, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

At 1723 Lower Water St, MYSTIC runs two eight-course tasting menus — Fauna and Biota — that treat Nova Scotia terroir as both subject and structure. Chef Malcolm Campbell moves between traditional and contemporary technique, with dishes built around swordfish bresaola, sea vegetables, and bog myrtle. The cocktail program follows the same terroir logic. Booking ahead is advisable for a room operating at this format depth.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, World Culinary Awards

Opus Restaurant

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Located on Prince Arthur Avenue in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood, Opus Restaurant has held a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America rankings since 2023, reaching #326 in 2025. Chef Jason Cox leads a European-influenced Canadian kitchen, while the wine program — directed by Tony Amaro — spans 2,100 selections across 52,000 bottles, with particular depth in Burgundy, California, and Bordeaux.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Post Hotel Dining Room

Lake Louise, Canada

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Inside the Post Hotel, one of the Canadian Rockies' most storied dining rooms pairs an extensive wine program of 25,000 bottles with chef Hans Sauter's regional Canadian cooking. Featured in Opinionated About Dining's top North American restaurants list and recognised by Star Wine List with a White Star, the Dining Room operates at a price point that reflects its position among Alberta's most serious tables.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining, Relais Chateaux, Star Wine List

Prime Seafood Palace

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

A Michelin Plate-recognised steakhouse from chef Matty Matheson on Queen Street West, Prime Seafood Palace operates in Toronto's upper tier of destination dining. Statement cuts like the 20-ounce prime rib with beef garum bordelaise anchor the menu, while the room's theatrical energy and attentive service match the ambition on the plate.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Opinionated About Dining

Reign

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Inside the Fairmont Royal York, Reign operates across a dining room, a Jazz Age-inspired wine bar, and a bakery — a multi-format property with a 2-Star World of Fine Wine accreditation anchoring its wine credentials. The wine bar is the venue's most distinctive element, pairing serious cellar depth with one of downtown Toronto's more atmospheric dining settings at 100 Front Street West.

Also recognized by Star Wine List, World's Best Wine Lists Awards

Restaurant Asteur

Boisbriand, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Restaurant Asteur in Boisbriand holds a White Star recognition from Star Wine List, signalling a wine program with genuine depth for a suburb north of Montreal. The address on Chemin de la Grande-Côte places it away from the city's dining density, which in Quebec's off-island dining scene often correlates with a tighter, more locally-anchored approach to sourcing and hospitality.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Restaurant La Quintessence

Mont-Tremblant, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Restaurant La Quintessence brings French and Mediterranean cooking to Mont-Tremblant's resort corridor, anchored by a wine program of 550 selections and 6,000 bottles spanning France, Burgundy, Bordeaux, California, and Canada. With lunch and dinner service, mid-range cuisine pricing, and a team led by Chef Julien Bricout and Wine Director Olivier Sylvestre, it occupies a serious dining position in a region where that kind of depth is genuinely rare.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Restaurant Ophelia

Quebec City, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

On the Grande Allée, Restaurant Ophelia positions itself in Quebec City's mid-to-upper dining tier with a seafood and steakhouse format backed by a wine program that earned Star Wine List recognition in late 2021. A 3,000-bottle cellar with strengths across Burgundy, Italy, California, and Canadian producers signals a kitchen-and-cellar collaboration that goes well beyond the standard steakhouse offer.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Rge rd

Edmonton, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Rge rd on 123 Street in Edmonton has held a place on Opinionated About Dining's North America Casual list every year since 2023, moving from a recommendation to a top-1000 ranked entry by 2025. Chef Blair Lebsack and owner Caitlin Fulton run a farm-to-table dinner program priced above $66 per two courses, with a 240-selection wine list weighted toward Canada and France.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Sabayon

Montréal, Canada

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

The wine program spans 1,150 bottles across Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy, Australia, and California, with three sommeliers guiding a list that prices at moderate markup. Two sittings serve lunch and dinner, with a weekend afternoon tea format.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, World's 50 Best

SAMMARCO

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

SAMMARCO is the Italian steakhouse interpretation from Michelin-starred chef Rob Rossi and David Minicucci, the team behind Giulietta and Osteria Giulia.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, World's Best Steaks

sEb L'Artisan Culinaire

Mont-Tremblant, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin Plate-recognised French seasonal table in the village heart of Mont-Tremblant, sEb L'Artisan Culinaire pairs a 350-label wine program anchored in France, Italy, and Canada with dinner menus priced in the mid-range for a resort town that skews expensive. Wine Director Alexandre Depelteau and a three-person sommelier team give the cellar unusual depth for a ski-country address.

Sidecut Steakhouse

Whistler, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Sidecut Steakhouse at Four Seasons Resort Whistler occupies a rare position in Canada's steakhouse tier: it is the first Canadian restaurant to serve certified A5 olive-fed wagyu beef, framed by a six-course tasting menu that pulls from British Columbia's Ocean Wise-certified seafood alongside land-driven cuts. The room pairs leather and dark-wood with rough-hewn stone and a circular fireplace, earning.

Also recognized by Forbes

Ten

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Ten on College Street holds two consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) and a wine program that punches well above its West End address. With 185 selections and 1,350 bottles in inventory, and a California-leaning list priced accessibly at $$, it represents the quieter side of Toronto's contemporary dining tier — serious cooking and serious wine without the downtown fanfare.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Opinionated About Dining

The Lobby Lounge & RawBar

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin Plate-recognised Japanese and European raw bar set inside the Fairmont Pacific Rim's lobby at Canada Place, The Lobby Lounge & RawBar pairs an architecturally considered waterfront room with a wine program spanning 1,520 selections and 2,150 bottles in inventory. Two-course meals price at the $40–$65 tier, with Champagne and Italian labels among the cellar's noted strengths.

The Pointe Restaurant

Tofino, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

The Pointe Restaurant at Tofino's Wickaninnish Inn positions Canadian seafood against one of the Pacific coast's most demanding natural settings — floor-to-ceiling windows facing open ocean, a wine list of 850 selections recognised by Star Wine List, and a kitchen under Chef Clayton Fontaine drawing from the waters directly off Vancouver Island's west coast. Lunch and dinner service place it firmly in the mid-to-upper pricing tier for the region.

Also recognized by Relais Chateaux, Star Wine List

The River Café

Calgary, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Prince's Island Park, The River Café has operated since 1991 as one of Calgary's most critically recognised restaurants, earning consecutive Opinionated About Dining rankings in North America and a La Liste score of 76 points in 2025. The kitchen works exclusively with Canadian and Albertan ingredients, the wine list runs to 5,000 bottles with particular depth in Burgundy and Tuscany, and the setting — river on one side, tree canopy on the other — is unlike anything else in the city.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Toqué

Montréal, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Three decades after Normand Laprise made local sourcing a statement rather than a default, Toqué remains the reference point for Quebec's haute cuisine conversation. Holding a Michelin Plate and a place on La Liste's global rankings, it operates at the summit of Montreal's fine dining tier, with a multi-course format built around seasonal produce and French technique expressed through an unmistakably Québécois lens.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Forbes, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde

Trius Winery & Restaurant

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Trius Winery & Restaurant earns its Michelin Plate recognition by anchoring a contemporary menu to the agricultural logic of Niagara wine country, pairing a 600-label cellar with dinner service that runs from seafood to steakhouse territory. The wine list carries over 4,000 bottles in inventory and charges a $50 corkage fee, signalling a program built for serious collectors as much as casual visitors.

WILD BLUE

Whistler, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Wild Blue sits at Whistler's premium dining tier, where Pacific Northwest abundance meets French-Japanese technique. Chef Alex Chen and executive chef Derek Bendig draw on local geoduck, B.C. sablefish, and seasonal produce to anchor a menu that skews more serious than the mountain-town norm. Sommelier Kathryn Woods's wine list, recognised with a Star Wine List White Star, adds credibility to what is already a hard table to secure on any given evening.

Also recognized by Canada's 100 Best, Star Wine List, World's 50 Best

Wildlight Kitchen + Bar

Vancouver, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Wildlight Kitchen + Bar sits on University Boulevard in Vancouver's UBC area, holding consecutive Michelin Plate recognitions (2024 and 2025) for its Pacific Northwestern–Canadian menu.