Ten Toronto restaurants ranked among the country's top 50, according to the third annual guide determined by Vacay.ca and a panel of judges consisting of some of the nation's top chefs.
While the top prize went to a small, but elegant eatery in St. John's Newfoundland—recognized for elevating the province's local cuisine—Toronto took home 20 per cent of the honours with Bar Isabel, a Spanish eatery found along College Street at Shaw, leading our city's rankings as the second best restaurant in Canada.
Executive Chef Lucais Syme of La Pentola della Quercia hailed, "Simply presented food with awesome flavour made of great combinations. Great style and interesting." While Executive Chef Paul Brans of Artisan proclaimed, "Great sharing plates that take you back to those crowded tapas bars in Barcelona. Perfect."
"Go for the charcuterie and cocktails; stay late for the fried chicken," says Little Room President Joseph Caturay. "Check out your fellow diners; chances are they are some of the top chefs, bartenders and servers in Toronto."
Bar Isabel is a newer establishment that did not exist at the time of nominations in 2013, thus 2014 marks a strong debut.
Here's how Toronto restaurants ranked:
2. Bar Isabel, 797 College St.
7. BUCA, 604 King St. W.
12. Bar BUCA, 75 Portland St.
15. Hopgood's Foodliner, 325 Roncesvalles Ave.
28. Auberge Du Pommier, 4150 Yonge St.
34. Momofuku Shoto, 190 University Ave.
35. Canoe, 66 Wellington St. W.
36. Patria, 478 King St. W.
38. Splendido, 88 Harbord St.
40. Chantecler, 1320 Queen St. W.
Read the full list
here.
Original Source: Vacay.ca