Last night at History, the MICHELIN Guide announced the 2024 restaurant selection for the MICHELIN Guide Toronto & Region, in what’s become one of the most anticipated nights on the city’s culinary scene. This year, Toronto’s selection territory was expanded, allowing beloved spots outside the city’s geographical confines to shine – from the picture-perfect Niagara Region to the quaint Creemore. Four new restaurants were awarded with stars this year, three notably sitting outside the city. In short, you have a few delicious new excuses to take a road trip (if you can get a reservation, that is).
DaNico (Toronto), Hexagon (Oakville), Restaurant Pearl Morissette (Niagara Region), and The Pine (Creemore) were each awarded one MICHELIN Star, with Restaurant Pearl Morissette, also being the newest Green Star restaurant in the selection.
Filled with art and stunning decor, DaNico is located in a former bank building on College Street and opened its doors last September to offer quality Italian fare from the esteemed team behind Don Alfonso. With Don Alfonso having been awarded a star in 2022, the addition of DaNico means that the ever-influential Liberty Group now has two Toronto spots with stars. Outside of the downtown core, Oakville’s Hexagon offers a fine dining fare of contemporary French cuisine and has become a fixture on Canada’s “best restaurants” lists.
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Meanwhile, in the Niagara Region, Restaurant Pearl Morissette has become renowned for its celebrated prix-fixe tasting menu that makes it well worth the (scenic) drive from the city and draws diners from around the world. Finally, The Pine gave Collingwood something to talk about when it opened in 2020 and has become a must for in-the-know visitors to the region thanks to its immersive tasting menu. It moved to a new home in the nearby town of Creemore in the spring of 2024.
With 2024’s new additions, Toronto & Region now holds 15 MICHELIN Starred restaurants, two Green Stars, and just one-two MICHELIN Star restaurant (they don’t give out these stars like candy, after all), with the celebrated Sushi Masaki Saito remaining atop the list.
“As we toast to year three of the MICHELIN Guide in Toronto, we are excited to see the selection expand beyond the city center, with new and emerging talent being spotlighted,” said Gwendal Poullennec, the International Director of the MICHELIN Guides. “We are very pleased to welcome four new eateries into the family of MICHELIN-Starred restaurants and hope this serves as encouragement for the restaurant community to continue raising the bar. The chef and culinary teams’ passion is evident with a strong focus on indigenous ingredients and sustainable gastronomy.”
In addition to four new Starred restaurants, the 2024 Guide features four new Bib Gourmands: Berkeley North, Conejo Negro, Guru Lakshmi, and Rasa. The full selection, including Green Stars and Recommended eateries, totals 100 restaurants and 30 cuisine types represented.
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