Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants Announces 2018 Rankings
Fourth Annual List Sees 29 New Additions; Latest Issue Includes Canada’s 50 Best Bars

Calcutta Cricket Club (for Best New Restaurant Design)
Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants today released its comprehensive 2018 rankings for exemplary
restaurants and bars nationwide. Recognizing culinary talent coast to coast to
coast, the 2018 rankings welcome 29 restaurants new to this year’s list.
Canada’s most commendable chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders and critics all joined tonightto celebrate the launch of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants 2018 at an awards ceremony held at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen (85 Hanna Ave, Toronto). The evening named Toronto’sAlo the best restaurant in Canada and awarded Toronto’s Bar Raval the inaugural no.1 spot on the 50 Best Bars list.
Canada’s most commendable chefs, restaurateurs, bartenders and critics all joined tonightto celebrate the launch of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants 2018 at an awards ceremony held at Mildred’s Temple Kitchen (85 Hanna Ave, Toronto). The evening named Toronto’sAlo the best restaurant in Canada and awarded Toronto’s Bar Raval the inaugural no.1 spot on the 50 Best Bars list.
“We’re excited to launch our 2018 issue,” said Canada’s 100
Best Restaurants Editor-in-Chief Jacob Richler. “Every
year we’re able to promote exceptional Canadian cuisine and talent, and with
the addition of the 50 best bars list, we’re proud to recognize the finest in
both food and drink. Every last one represents a great choice for a stellar
dining experience.”
In addition to the rankings, Canada’s 100 Best also recognizes excellence in the industry:
In addition to the rankings, Canada’s 100 Best also recognizes excellence in the industry:
- Lifetime
Achievement Award*: Chef Lynn Crawford
- Most
Innovative Chef*: Chef Marc Lepine (Atelier)
- Outstanding
Chef*: Chef
Patrick Kriss (Alo)
- Best
Farm to Table*: Chef Michael Smith (FireWorks Feast at the Inn at Bay
Fortune)
- Best
New Restaurant*: La
Banane (Chef Brandon Olsen)
- Best
Pastry Chef*: Chef Daniel Mongraw (Toqué!)
- Best
New Restaurant Design*: Maya Gohill (Calcutta Cricket
Club)
- Best
Sommelier*: Vanya Filipovic (Joe Beef)
- Most Eco-Friendly Restaurant*: Actinolite (Chef Justin Cournoyer)








(above from left to right: Chef Lynn Crawford, Chef March Lepin, Chef Michael Smith, Chef Brandon Olsen, Chef Maya Gohill, Chef Daniel Mongraw, Chef Patrick Kriss, Chef Jacob Richler;
photo credits in order: Louise Savoie, Rick O'Brien, Liam Mogan, Jesse Milns)
Canada’s 100 Best named the following Top 10 restaurants
for 2018:
- Alo – Toronto
- Toqué! – Montreal
- Joe
Beef –
Montreal
- Buca
Osteria & Bar (Yorkville) – Toronto
- Langdon
Hall –
Cambridge
- Montréal
Plaza –
Montreal
- Raymonds – St.
John’s
- Le
Vin Papillon –
Montreal
- Edulis – Toronto
- Kissa
Tanto –
Vancouver
Canada’s 50 Best Bars named the following Top 10 bars for
2018:
- Bar
Raval –
Toronto
- The
Keefer Bar –
Vancouver
- Coldroom – Montreal
- Proof – Calgary
- The
Bar at Alo –
Toronto
- Lot
Six Bar & Restaurant – Halifax
- Bar
Von Der Fels –
Calgary
- Pretty
Ugly –
Toronto
- Clementine – Edmonton
- The Woodcutter’s Blanket – Whitehorse














Canada’s
100 Best Restaurants is proud to be the platform to showcase excellence in the
industry. The annual list is renowned for being an unbiased metric of
restaurant quality in Canada and represents the consensus of the diverse,
knowledgeable opinions of 97 judges including Canada’s top chefs,
restaurateurs, journalists and food industry insiders.
Available on newsstands across Canada on Monday, April 16, the magazine celebrates
excellence in the restaurant industry in all its forms. For more information
visit: canadas100best.com.
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