Canada’s 100 best restaurants of 2016, according to OpenTable reviewers

Get ready to feast your eyes on the latest batch of 100 Canadian restaurants given top honours by OpenTable — right in time for the holidays.

This group is considered to have the “best overall food and hospitality across the country,” based on more than 480,000 reviews on the online reservation site.

Those who dine out will have the most options in Ontario, according to the roundup. The province leads the pack with 45 restaurants, followed by British Columbia with 24, Alberta with 18 and Québec with 11. Manitoba has two eateries that made the cut.

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Noticeably absent, though, are the Maritimes and Saskatchewan.

OpenTable recognized the latter last September, when it named Saskatoon’s Little Grouse on the Prairie one of the 100 Best Restaurants for Foodies in Canada. Chop in Regina, meanwhile, recently made the cut for one of the 50 best steakhouses in Canada.

The eastern provinces got some love for their own hot spots last month. Fireworks in Prince Edward Island came in third on enRoute magazine’s top 10 and Halifax’s Highwayman pulled into ninth spot.

Just under half (49) of the restaurants being recognized on OpenTable’s latest list are new additions. They include “indulgent sushi spots to tantalizing trattorias, luxurious vineyards and everything in between.”

“From established restaurants offering traditional dishes to innovative eateries serving up the best ingredients from across the globe,” said Ziv Schierau of OpenTable Canada. “It’s clear that an elevated atmosphere, exceptional service, and most of all — delicious food — define the best restaurants in Canada.”

This year Italian was the most popular cuisine among diners, followed by Canadian and French cooking. Japanese, contemporary American, Spanish and Mediterranean cuisines were also highly sought after.

The complete list is broken down by regions below:

B.C.

Vancouver

1. Bacchus Restaurant & Lounge – Wedgewood Hotel
2. Bauhaus Restaurant
3. Blue Water Café
4. CinCin Ristorante + Bar
5. Five Sails Restaurant
6. Forage
7. Gotham Steakhouse and Bar
8. Gyu-Kaku – Vancouver
9. Hawksworth Restaurant
10. Homer Street Cafe & Bar
11. Hy’s Steakhouse Encore
12. Joe Fortes Seafood & Chop House
13. L’Abattoir Restaurant
14. Lupo Restaurant & Vinoteca
15. Miku Restaurant
16. Minami Restaurant
17. Oru
18. Osteria Savio Volpe
19. Pidgin
20. The Teahouse Restaurant
21. West Restaurant

Vancouver Island

1. The Butchart Gardens – The Dining Room

Whistler

1. Araxi Restaurant & Oyster Bar

Kelowna

1. Quails’ Gate Estate Winery – Old Vines Restaurant

Alberta

Edmonton

1. Canteen – Edmonton
2. Hardware Grill
3. The Marc
4. Sabor Restaurant
5. Woodwork

Calgary

1. ANJU
2. Blink Restaurant
3. Bolero
4. Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant
5. Hy’s Steakhouse – Calgary
6. The Lake House
7. The Nash
8. Ox and Angela Restaurant
9. River Café
10. Ten Foot Henry
11. Vero Bistro Moderne
12. WORKSHOP kitchen + culture

Canmore

1. Tapas Restaurant

Manitoba

1. 529 Wellington – Winnipeg, Manitoba
2. Pineridge Hollow – RM of Springfield, Manitoba

Ontario

Toronto

1. Alo Restaurant
2. Auberge du Pommier
3. Bent
4. Blu Ristorante
5. BOSK at Shangri-La Hotel Toronto
6. Buca
7. Buca Yorkville
8. Byblos – Toronto
9. Bymark
10. Campagnolo – Toronto
11. Canoe Restaurant and Bar
12. The Carbon Bar
13. Carisma
14. Chabrol
15. The Chase
16. Colette Grand Cafe and Bakery
17. DaiLo
18. Estiatorio VOLOS
19. George Restaurant
20. Harbour Sixty
21. Hy’s Steakhouse – Toronto
22. Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
23. The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Mansion
24. The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – York Street
25. Lee
26. Miku Restaurant – Toronto
27. Morton’s The Steakhouse – Toronto
28. Nota Bene
29. ONE Restaurant
30. Patria
31. Scaramouche Restaurant
32. The Shore Club – Toronto
33. Terroni YONGE
34. TOCA – Ritz Carlton Toronto
35. Woodlot

Niagara-on-the-Lake

1. Backhouse
2. Kitchen76 at Two Sisters Vineyards
3. Peller Estates Winery Restaurant
4. Ravine Vineyard Winery Restaurant
5. Treadwell Farm to Table Cuisine
6. Trius Winery Restaurant

Oakville

1. Trattoria Timone
2. Cucci Ristorante

Ancaster

1. Ancaster Mill

Cambridge

1. Cambridge Mill

Quebec

1. Bonaparte
2. Damas
3. Europea
4. Le Club Chasse et Pêche
5. Le Filet
6. Le Serpent
7. Maison Boulud
8. O.Noir
9. Restaurant Leméac
10. Restaurant Toqué!
11. Tapeo

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