In 2026 Michelin Guide for Toronto area, this restaurant stands above the rest with two stars

One restaurant stands above the rest, according to the 2026 Michelin Guide for Toronto and the surrounding region. Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Jordan Station, Niagara, retained two stars in the new edition, which was announced at a ceremony in Toronto on Sept. 22. Tanière³ in Quebec City is the only other two-starred restaurant in the country.

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Fourteen Ontario restaurants kept their one-star status (jump to the full list), and no new stars were awarded.

This year’s selection includes five new Bib Gourmands (serving good value, high-quality food): Toronto’s Antylia, Golden Horseshoe Barbecue and The Lunch Lady of Saigon, St. Catharines’ Les Incompetents, and Pearl Morissette’s Jordan Station bakery, RPM Bakehouse. Eleven spots were added to the list of recommended restaurants for the first time, such as LORE in Collingwood and Takja in Toronto.

Since opening in 2017, Restaurant Pearl Morissette has received many accolades. Led by co-chefs and co-owners Daniel Hadida and Eric Robertson, the dining destination in Niagara’s wine country has taken the top spot on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list for the past two consecutive years and was named No. 3 among North America’s 50 Best Restaurants this June.

Set on the top floor of a sleek black barn surrounded by vineyards, farmland and vegetable gardens, the restaurant puts local ingredients and a connection to the land at the forefront.

“The farmers, fishers, millers, foragers and purveyors we work with are at the heart of everything we do,” the restaurant posted to Instagram in May, following their second Canada’s 100 Best win. “Their work allows us to present Canadian ingredients in a way that feels to us both honest and refined, rooted in place by constantly evolving.”

Aburi Hana, which recently reopened as an à la carte restaurant, lost its star in the 2026 guide, and previously one-starred Hexagon in Oakville permanently closed. After joining Hexagon in 2017, chef Rafa Covarrubias took over the kitchen at the one-starred Restaurant 20 Victoria in late 2025.

This year’s Michelin Guide for Toronto and its surrounds marks a five-year milestone. After making its Canadian debut in September 2022 with Toronto restaurants, it expanded to encompass the entire region in 2024. Vancouver became Canada’s second Michelin destination in October 2022, followed by the province of Quebec in May 2025.

The full 2026 edition for Toronto and region features 111 restaurants representing 33 cuisines. Michelin also announced four awards, including the Michelin Sommelier Award, presented to Toni Weber of Restaurant 20 Victoria, and the Michelin Young Chef/Culinary Professional Award, which went to “wunderkind pitmaster” Andrew Golden of Golden Horseshoe Barbecue.

According to Resonance Consultancy data cited by Destination Toronto, the city ranks third among competitors for its culinary offerings, outranked only by New York City and Los Angeles.

Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guide, applauded the region’s “talented and innovative restaurant community,” saying in a statement, “Inclusion in the Michelin Guide is a great accomplishment and elevates these new restaurants onto the global culinary stage for foodies from both near and far to discover.”

Restaurant Pearl Morissette (Jordan Station) — two stars

aKin (Toronto) — one star

Alo (Toronto) — one star

DaNico (Toronto) — one star

Don Alfonso 1890 (Toronto) — one star

Edulis (Toronto) — one star

Enigma Yorkville (Toronto) — one star

Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto (Toronto) — one star

Kappo Sato (Toronto) — one star

Osteria Giulia (Toronto) — one star

Quetzal (Toronto) — one star

Restaurant 20 Victoria (Toronto) — one star

Shoushin (Toronto) — one star

Sushi Masaki Saito (Toronto) — one star

The Pine (Creemore) — one star

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