by Natasha Lair
Last updated: 6:25 AM ET, Wed September 23, 2026
The MICHELIN Guide has unveiled its 2026 Toronto & Region selection, adding five new Bib Gourmand restaurants and 11 new Recommended restaurants while retaining all of the region’s Michelin-Starred establishments.
Announced Sept. 22, this year’s Guide includes 111 restaurants representing 33 cuisine types.
The selection includes one Two-Star restaurant, 14 One-Star restaurants, 31 Bib Gourmands and 65 Recommended restaurants.
“Tonight we celebrate the talented and innovative restaurant community that has been made evident throughout Toronto & Region,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guide.
“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. Congratulations also to the retaining Starred restaurants for their unwavering commitment to quality, excellence and innovation year after year.”
The Lunch Lady of Saigon (Photo Credit: Sherman Chong)
Five New Bib Gourmands
The five restaurants receiving a Bib Gourmand for the first time are Antylia in Toronto, Golden Horseshoe Barbecue in Toronto, Les Incompetents in St. Catharines, RPM Bakehouse in Jordan and The Lunch Lady of Saigon in Toronto.
RPM Bakehouse (Photo Credit: Kiki Klassen)
The Bib Gourmand distinction recognizes restaurants offering good food at a moderate price.
The additions bring the Toronto & Region selection to 31 Bib Gourmand restaurants, representing 20 cuisine types.
Michelin Stars Remain Unchanged
No new Michelin Stars were awarded this year, with the region’s existing Starred restaurants retaining their distinctions.
Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Lincoln remains the region’s only Two-Star restaurant. The 14 One-Star restaurants are aKin, Alo, DaNico, Don Alfonso 1890, Edulis, Enigma Yorkville, Kaiseki Yu-zen Hashimoto, Kappo Sato, Osteria Giulia, Quetzal, Restaurant 20 Victoria, Shoushin, Sushi Masaki Saito and The Pine.
11 Restaurants Added to Recommended List
Another 11 restaurants entered the Micheline Guide as Recommended restaurants for the first time.
156 ONEFIVESIX (Photo Credit: Daniel Neuhaus)The newcomers are 156 ONEFIVESIX, Bar Allegro, Bar ARDO and Bar Eugenie in Toronto; Liliana in Toronto; LORE in Collingwood; oddBird in St. Catharines; Pho Ngoc Yen in Mississauga; PUNCH in Toronto; Revé in Niagara-on-the-Lake; and Takja in Toronto.
The additions bring the total number of Recommended restaurants in the 2026 selection to 65.
Four Special Awards Announced
Michelin also presented four Special Awards.
Young Chef Award - Andrew Golden (Photo Credit: MICHELIN)Sharon Chan of 156 ONEFIVESIX received the MICHELIN Exceptional Cocktails Award; Toni Weber of Restaurant 20 Victoria received the MICHELIN Sommelier Award; Eric Roell of LORE received the MICHELIN Outstanding Service Award; and Andrew Golden of Golden Horseshoe Barbecue received the MICHELIN Young Chef/Culinary Professional Award.
‘Mindful Voices’ Debuts
The 2026 edition also introduces Mindful Voices, a new Micheline Guide editorial platform featuring chefs, hoteliers and winemakers and their practices within the hospitality industry.
Chefs Aldo Camarena and Ashley McKay of Toronto’s Antylia were named Mindful Voices for the Toronto & Region edition. According to Michelin, the chefs work with local farmers and Indigenous growers to feature their ingredients across the restaurant’s menu.
Antylia-Ashley & McKay-Aldo Camarena (Photo Credit: MICHELIN)“Mindful Voices will give a platform to all those who are rewriting the rules in their respective fields,” said Poullennec.
“This new framework draws directly from what our Inspection teams witness firsthand: encounters and experiences that are transforming how things are done and that deserve to be shared. Staying true to its identity and values, the MICHELIN Guide will amplify and give full resonance to these voices from the worlds of gastronomy, hospitality and wine so that they can be heard, wherever they may be.”
The MICHELIN Guide first arrived in Toronto in 2022. The 2026 Toronto & Region edition now encompasses 111 restaurants across its Starred, Bib Gourmand and Recommended categories.
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