Wine Spectator Award-Winning Restaurants in Toronto

Abrielle

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Abrielle sits on King Street West, Toronto's most contested dining corridor, and carries a White Star recognition from Star Wine List — a signal that its wine program is taken seriously by the trade. A reservation here merits advance planning.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Alobar Downtown

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Alobar Downtown at 150 York St sits inside Toronto's Financial District dining conversation, where the question is less about whether a room can feed a crowd and more about whether it can hold a room's attention through the full arc of a meal. The address places it among the city's more deliberate mid-to-upper tier tables, where ritual and pacing carry as much weight as the plate itself.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Amal

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Amal brings Lebanese cuisine to Toronto's Bloor Street with the kind of cultural seriousness the Middle Eastern table rarely receives in North American fine dining. Holding a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025, the room sits above street level with a wine program built around Lebanese, French, and Spanish labels. Two-course meals run in the $40–$65 range, making it one of the more accessible addresses in the Annex corridor.

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

Blue Bovine Steak + Sushi House

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Blue Bovine Steak + Sushi House occupies a prominent address at 65 Front St W in Toronto's downtown core, combining two formats that rarely share a menu at this level: premium steakhouse and Japanese sushi. The venue sits at an intersection of culinary traditions that Toronto's Financial District dining scene has increasingly embraced, pairing the structural weight of dry-aged beef with the precision of raw fish preparation.

BlueBlood Steakhouse

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Occupying the lower halls of Casa Loma, Toronto's century-old Gothic revival castle, BlueBlood Steakhouse places prime beef inside one of Canada's most architecturally arresting dining rooms. The setting alone separates it from the city's standard steakhouse circuit, but the kitchen earns its keep through serious sourcing and a format built around the beef itself. Reserve well ahead for weekend service.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

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

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

Elora Mill

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Elora Mill occupies a restored 19th-century grist mill on the banks of the Grand River in Elora, Ontario, roughly 90 minutes from Toronto. The property operates as both a hotel and dining destination, drawing guests who want serious Canadian cooking set against limestone architecture and gorge-side landscape. It sits in a small but growing tier of destination restaurants outside Ontario's major cities.

Also recognized by 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

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

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

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

Le Sélect Bistro

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Le Sélect Bistro on Wellington Street West has anchored Toronto's French bistro tradition since the 1970s, serving classic dishes including steak tartare, cassoulet, and confit de canard in a Parisian-inspired interior that remains one of the city's most committed examples of the genre. The wine list follows the same transatlantic logic as the menu.

Also recognized by Star Wine List

Mademoiselle Raw Bar and Grill

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On King Street West, Mademoiselle Raw Bar + Grill occupies a stretch of Toronto's most densely programmed dining corridor, positioning itself as a neighbourhood anchor between the raw bar tradition and the city's grilled-protein appetite. The combination of formats — cold shellfish alongside open-fire cooking — gives the room a dual identity that suits both the after-work crowd and longer Saturday sittings.

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

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

Ristorante Sotto Sotto

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Avenue Road at the southern edge of the Annex, Ristorante Sotto Sotto has held a specific position in Toronto's Italian dining scene for decades: a room that feels lifted from a Roman cantina, where the atmosphere does as much work as the kitchen. It sits in the mid-to-upper tier of the city's Italian options, drawing a loyal crowd that returns for the consistency of both cooking and setting.

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

Sassafraz

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Sassafraz occupies a landmark address on Cumberland Street in Yorkville, Toronto's most established fine-dining neighbourhood. For visitors reading the Toronto dining map, it represents a particular strand of Canadian restaurant culture worth understanding.

Sorrel Restaurant and Bar

Toronto, Canada

Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

On Yonge Street in Summerhill, Sorrel brings French and Mediterranean cooking to a mid-tier price point that sits well below Toronto's upper-tier omakase and tasting-menu counters. A wine program spanning 1,050 selections and 11,000 bottles in inventory, overseen by Wine Director Sarah Pearson, gives the list genuine depth across France, Italy, California, and Canada. The kitchen and front-of-house share ownership, which shapes how the two halves of the experience align.

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