LA LISTE WORLD’S BEST RESTAURANTS 2024: CANADIAN SELECTIONS

Canada's dining scene has taken center stage internationally as of late, with Michelin stars awarded to restaurants in Toronto and Vancouver, and now the inclusion of 19 restaurants in La Liste’s 2024 ranking of the World’s Best Restaurants.

La Liste compiles an annual data-driven ranking, evaluating guidebooks, media publications, millions of online reviews, and input from thousands of chefs.

Specifically, they determine restaurants' scores on a 0-100 scale based on:

Trusted guidebook and critic restaurant ratings
Feedback from chefs on guide legitimacy and restaurant quality
Quantified online customer reviews, weighted at 10%

The resulting scores give each restaurant their ranking.

Some of Canada's standouts on the 2024 La Liste rankings are:

Alo

Photo by Peta Grewal

The highest-rated Canadian restaurant in the La Liste ranking, Alo, is a place where you can enjoy contemporary French cuisine with a touch of refinement and elegance. The menu is inspired by the best seasonal ingredients from around the world, and the dishes are crafted with care and creativity.

Published on Main

A contemporary restaurant in Vancouver that draws influences from the local habitat and the global culinary playground. Published on Main uses local and sustainable ingredients, sourced from their much-loved farms and producers. The menu showcases the best of what each season has to offer, and the dishes are prepared with passion and creativity.

Toqué

One of the most acclaimed restaurants in Canada is Toqué, a place where you can savour the best of Quebec produce with a touch of sophistication and innovation. The menu is based on the freshest ingredients from local farmers and producers, and the dishes are executed with skill and flair.

Langdon Hall

Both charming and elegant, Langdon Hall is where you can indulge in the finest cuisine and hospitality in a historic country house. Langdon Hall utilizes ingredients straight from their garden, serving up some of the freshest dishes around.

River Café

River Cafe is a restaurant in Calgary that offers an extraordinary dining experience that showcases the local and seasonal ingredients from the land, rivers and sea. The menu is crafted to create dishes that reflect the diversity and richness of Canada’s cuisine.

L'Abattoir

Located in the heart of Gastown, L’Abattoir is built on the site of Vancouver’s first jail and butchery, hence the name, which means “slaughterhouse” in French. But don’t let that deter you from enjoying the exquisite French-influenced West Coast cuisine. Whether you opt for the Chef’s Tasting Menu or the seasonal a la carte menu, you will be delighted by the dishes that showcase local ingredients in stunning ways.

Full list of Canadian restaurants on La Liste’s Top Restaurants 2024 and their ratings

Alo - 96.5

Edulis - 96

Langdon Hall - 90.50

Don Alfonso - 83.50

Published on Main - 82.50

Canoe - 80

Hawksworth - 80

St. Lawrence - 80

Mon Lapin - 80

Toque! - 78.5

L’Abattoir - 78.5

Osteria Giulia - 77.5

Scaramouche - 77

Restaurant Pearl Morissette - 77

Eden - 76.5

Joe Beef - 76.5

River Cafe - 76

Buca - 75

Le Mousso - 75

The restaurants highlighted here have helped put Canadian gastronomy in the spotlight, showing launches across borders what our vibrant food culture offers. Their vision and mastery of ingredients, flavour profiles, wine, and so much more make them international ambassadors for the creativity of this country today. We look forward to seeing even more northern stars rise up the ranks in future La Liste rankings.

With this breadth of talent on display, it’s an exciting time to dine across Canada and experience some of the global leaders in contemporary cuisine happening right in our backyard.

Bon appétit!