The 30 nominees for Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2024 listing have been named. Montreal and Toronto are each home to five dining establishments on the highly anticipated longlist that celebrates new culinary talent across Canada.
Air Canada has championed the country’s culinary scene since 2002 through its restaurant ranking programme. Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants is the country’s only restaurant ranking using a single, anonymous reviewer.
Based on the recommendations of a coast-to-coast panel of food experts, Air Canada sends one undercover writer to sample offerings from notable openings across the country over the course of a month.
Air Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2024 highlights restaurants that opened between late spring of 2023 and May 31 of this year and deliver exceptional experiences through the quality of their food, level of service and commitment to culinary creativity.
In alphabetical order, the 2024 longlist consists of Ancestor Café in Fort Langley; Bar Gigi in Calgary; Bar Henry in Edmonton; Bar Prima in Toronto; Bernadette’s in Edmonton; Black Cat Pizzeria in St. John’s; Bravo in Vancouver; Bread and Cheese Inn Restaurant in Bay Bulls; Buvette Daphnee in Ottawa; Café Malabar in Victoria; Caméline in Gatineau; Casavant in Montreal; Conjeo Negro in Toronto; Contrada in Toronto; Crumb Queen/Andy’s Lunch in Winnipeg; Dovetail Restaurant in Vancouver; F&B Restaurant in Saskatoon; Fat Rabbit in St. Catherine’s; Gary’s in Vancouver; Heni in Montreal; Juliette Plaza in Montreal; Lila Restaurant in Vancouver, Maison de Soma in Mont-Tremblant; Martine’s Wine Bar in Toronto; Mhel in Toronto; Osteria Elio Volpe in Vancouver; Parapluie in Montreal; Sabayon in Montreal; Takja BBQ House in Toronto and The Starlight in Stratford.
The year’s Top 10 will be revealed in Toronto on November 4, 2024 and published in the November issue of Air Canada’s enRoute magazine.
“We’re thrilled to shine a light on Canada’s emerging culinary talent through Air Canada’s annual Best New Restaurants list. Food is an important part of culture and heritage, and by sharing the very best of Canada’s creative culinary scene, we hope to inspire people to seek out great food experiences across our country. In doing so, we are proud to celebrate the best of Canadian talent and support the vitality of Canada’s restaurant and hospitality sector,” commented Andy Shibata, Vice President, Brand at Air Canada.
