This article contains a complete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Greater Toronto.
The Toronto Michelin Guide first launched in September 2022. [1] The guide was initiated through a marketing partnership between Destination Toronto and Michelin, similar to other cities the guide has entered in recent years. [2] In 2024, the geographic coverage was expanded to include the communities and regions that surround Toronto, with the guide officially being renamed by Michelin to "Toronto and Region". [3]
The guide was originally planned to launch in 2020, but it was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
As of the 2024 guide, there are 16 restaurants in Greater Toronto with a Michelin-star rating, [4] a rating system used by the Michelin Guide to grade restaurants based on their quality.
Name | Cuisine | Location | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Aburi Hana | Japanese | Toronto – Yorkville | |||
Alo | French | Toronto – Downtown | |||
Alobar Yorkville | French | Toronto – Yorkville | — | ||
DaNico | Italian | Toronto – Downtown | — | — | |
Don Alfonso 1890 | Italian | Toronto – Downtown | |||
Edulis | Mediterranean | Toronto – West End | |||
Enigma Yorkville | Contemporary | Toronto – Yorkville | |||
Frilu | Nordic | Markham | Closed | ||
Hexagon | French | Oakville | — | — | |
Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto | Japanese | Toronto – North York | |||
Kappo Sato | Japanese | Toronto – Midtown | — | ||
Osteria Giulia | Italian | Toronto – Yorkville | |||
Quetzal | Mexican | Toronto – Downtown | |||
Restaurant 20 Victoria | Contemporary | Toronto – Downtown | — | ||
Restaurant Pearl Morissette | Contemporary | Lincoln | — | — | |
Shoushin | Japanese | Toronto – North York | |||
Sushi Masaki Saito | Japanese | Toronto – Yorkville | |||
The Pine | Chinese | Clearview | — | — | |
Yukashi | Japanese | Toronto – Midtown | — | ||
Reference | [5] | [6] | [7] [8] |
Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star | |
Indicates a restaurant with two Michelin stars | |
The launch of the guide has attracted critique from various outlets including BBC News, suggesting that the guide is not representative of the diversity of Toronto's food scene, [2] or that the city doesn't need outside recognition. [2] The Toronto Star argued that the inaugural 2022 guide failed to capture the full diversity of Toronto restaurants, being overly represented by Japanese cuisine and downtown restaurants. [9] The Star also publishes its own alternative restaurant guide that it argues better captures Toronto's food scene, released around the same time as the annual Michelin Guide update. [10] [11]
Others criticized the Michelin Guide for overlooking suburban Toronto, particularly Scarborough, which is often regarded as having the city's most diverse food scene. [12] In both 2022 and 2023, only one Scarborough restaurant received recognition, earning a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation. [12] In 2024, Michelin expanded its geographic coverage beyond the core city, including restaurants in suburban areas and extending as far as the Niagara Region, Simcoe County, and the Grey Highlands, [13] areas typically not considered to be a part of the Greater Toronto Area.
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