Restaurant 20 Victoria

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Restaurant 20 Victoria
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Restaurant 20 Victoria
Restaurant information
EstablishedJune 1, 2021 (2021-06-01)
Owner(s)Chris White [1]
Head chefJulie Hyde [2]
Food type
Rating Etoile Michelin-1.svg (Michelin Guide)
Street address20 Victoria Street
CityToronto
StateOntario
Postal/ZIP CodeM5C 2A1
CountryCanada
Coordinates 43°39′0.2″N79°22′37.7″W / 43.650056°N 79.377139°W / 43.650056; -79.377139
Seating capacity24 [3]

Restaurant 20 Victoria is a restaurant in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [4] [5]

Contents

Restaurant 20 Victoria was opened in 2021 by Chris White, following the expiry of the lease of his Toronto restaurant Brothers Food & Wine. [6] Starting operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the restaurant initially offered only sidewalk seating due to indoor dining restrictions in place in Ontario. [6] The kitchen is led by Chef Julie Hyde, who is also formerly of Brothers Food & Wine. [3]

The restaurant is named after the street address it operates from, 20 Victoria Street. [3] It offers a tasting menu in its dining room, as well as an a la carte menu offered from its bar seating that faces the open kitchen. [7]

Recognition

The restaurant received a Michelin star in Toronto's 2023 edition of the Michelin Guide, [2] [8] recognizing its "pristine seafood and refined sauce work." [9] It is the only Michelin-starred establishment in Toronto headed exclusively by a female chef. 20 Victoria retained its star in the 2024 guide. [10]

20 Victoria was also recognized with the 'Best Service' award at the 2023 Toronto Michelin award ceremony. [1]

The restaurant was ranked #4 in Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list in 2024. [11] It also topped Air Canada's annual list of best new restaurants in Canada in 2022. [12]

Canada's 100 Best Restaurants Ranking

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Restaurant 20 Victoria – Toronto - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant". MICHELIN Guide. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Davidson, Sonya (June 2, 2023). "20 Victoria makes Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list…again!". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Toronto's Restaurant 20 Victoria tops Air Canada list of best new restaurants". Toronto Star. November 1, 2022. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. ↑ Brehaut, Laura (November 2, 2022). "Canada's top 10 best new restaurants 2022". National Post. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Neuhaus, Daniel (June 28, 2021). ""It was like a first date. I had butterflies": 20 Victoria's Chris White on starting fresh after closing Brothers Food & Wine mid-pandemic". Toronto Life. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Canada's 100 Best: 20 Victoria". Canada's 100 Best Restaurants. Canada's 100 Best Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2023 MICHELIN Guide Toronto increases in Star power". Michelin North America, Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kappo Sato and Restaurant 20 Victoria awarded Michelin stars at Toronto ceremony". The Canadian Press. CBC News. The Canadian Press. September 27, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
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