Air Canada's “Best New Restaurants” 2024 longlist has arrived

Air Canada's “Best New Restaurants” list is back for 2024, highlighting 30 nominees across the country.

Since 2002, Air Canada has championed Canada’s culinary scene through the longest running Canadian restaurant ranking and its signature program, Air Canada's Best New Restaurants.

The 2024 highly anticipated longlist is out today on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com.

"We're thrilled to shine a light on Canada's emerging culinary talent through Air Canada's annual Best New Restaurants list," said Andy Shibata, vice-president, brand, Air Canada. "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."

Air Canada's Best New Restaurants is the only cross-country restaurant ranking to use a single, anonymous reviewer who sets out to dine across Canada.

Based on the recommendations of a coast-to-coast panel of food experts, Air Canada sends one undercover writer on a month-long culinary marathon to sample the offerings from notable openings across the country, all of which are now contenders for the coveted Top 10 list.

Air Canada's Best New Restaurants 2024 highlights the top restaurants that have opened across the country between late spring 2023 and May 31, 2024.

Canada's Best New Restaurants

The 2024 nominees for Canada's Best New Restaurants are (in alphabetical order):

Ancestor Café, Fort Langley; Bar Gigi, Calgary; Bar Henry, Edmonton; Bar Prima, Toronto; Bernadette's, Edmonton; Black Cat Pizzeria, St. John's; Bravo, Vancouver; Bread & Cheese Inn Restaurant, Bay Bulls; Ada, Charlottetown; Île-de-France, Montreal; Little Wolf, Edmonton; Café Malabar, Victoria; Caméline, Gatineau; Casavant, Montreal; Conjeo Negro, Toronto; Contrada, Toronto; Crumb Queen/Andy's Lunch, Winnipeg; Dovetail Restaurant, Vancouver; F&B Restaurant, Saskatoon; Fat Rabbit, St. Catherine's; Gary's, Vancouver; Heni, Montreal; Juliette Plaza, Montreal; Lila Restaurant, Vancouver' Maison de Soma, Mont-Tremblant; Martine's Wine Bar, Toronto; Mhel, Toronto; Osteria Elio Volpe, Vancouver; Parapluie, Montreal; Sabayon, Montreal; Takja BBQ House, Toronto; The Starlight, Stratford

This year's Top 10 ranking will be unveiled in Toronto on November 4, 2024. The winners will also be showcased on CanadasBestNewRestaurants.com and in the November issue of Air Canada enRoute magazine.

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