Michelin Guide Toronto 2022: Recommended Restaurants

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Michelin star and Bib Gourmand designations for Toronto restaurants have snagged the headlines this week, however there’s another selection that earns eateries a place in the global guide.

‘Recommended’ isn’t as widely touted a category and isn’t included in the ‘Distinction’ filter on the Michelin Guide’s website. Instead, you’ll find these restaurants peppered in with the city’s starred and Bib destinations. As for classification and methodology of selections, like most Michelin Guide protocols, it’s largely a mystery. An article on their site, What It Means To Be A Michelin-Recommended Restaurant, includes a loose definition by Michael Ellis, International Director of the Michelin Guide books: “A restaurant in the Recommended selection is the sign of a chef using quality ingredients that are well cooked; simply a good meal. It means that the inspectors have found the food to be above average, but not quite at star or Bib level.”

Michelin inspectors found 44 Toronto establishments of varying price points and duration of operation (some are just months’ old while others have been in business for a decade or more) worthy of the accolade.


Aanch
Indian
259 Wellington St. W.
416-599-0513


Actinolite
Canadian
971 Ossington Ave.
416-962-8943


Adrak Yorkville
Indian
138 Avenue Rd
416-413-0777


Aloette
Canadian
163 Spadina Ave. 1st Floor
416-260-3444 


Amal
Lebanese
131 Bloor St. W.
416-551-9929


Antler Kitchen & Bar
Canadian
1454 Dundas St. W.
647-345-8300 


Ardo
Italian
243 King St. E.
647-347-8930


Babel
CLOSED

Mediterranean
305 York Mills Rd., Unit 19
647-475-6240


Bar Chica
Spanish
75 Portland St.
416-479-9779


Bar Isabel
Spanish
797 College St.
416-532-2222


Bar Vendetta
Italian
928 Dundas St. W.
416-551-8854


Buca Osteria & Enoteca
Italian
604 King St. W.
416-865-1600


CĂ  PhĂȘ Rang
Vietnamese
147 Spadina Ave., Unit 109
416-546-8995


Canoe
Canadian
TD Bank Tower 66 Wellington St. W., 54th Floor
416-364-0054


Chubby’s Jamaican Kitchen
Jamaican
104 Portland St.
416-792-8105


Dil Se Indian Restaurant & Bar
Indian
335 Roncesvalles Ave.
416-532-4141 | 416-534-6344


Dreyfus
French
96 Harbord St.
416-323-1385


George
Canadian
111C Queen St. E.
416-863-6006


Gia
Italian
1214 Dundas St. W.
416-535-8888


Giulietta
Italian
972 College St.
416-964-0606


Henry's Restaurant & Wine Bar
Contemporary
920-922 Queen St. W.
416-386-5352


Jacobs & Co. Steakhouse
Steakhouse
12 Brant St.
416-366-0200


Koh Lipe Thai Kitchen
Thai
35 Baldwin St.
416-599-9988


Kojin
Momofuku Toronto
CLOSED
Canadian
190 University Ave., Third Floor
647-253-8000


La Banane
French
227 Ossington Ave.
416-551-6263


Lapinou
French
642 King St. W.
416-479-4414


Madrina Bar y Tapas
Spanish
2 Trinity St.
416-548-8055


Maha’s
Egyptian
226 Greenwood Ave.
416-462-2703


Mother’s Dumplings
Chinese
421 Spadina Ave.
416-217-2008


Musoshin Ramen
Japanese
9 Boustead Ave.
416-537-3588


Pai Northern Thai Kitchen
Thai
18 Duncan St.
416-901-4724


Pho Tien Thanh
Vietnamese
57 Ossington Ave.
416-588-6997


Pompette
CLOSED
French
597 College St.
416-516-1111


Prime Seafood Palace
Contemporary
944 Queen St. W.
416-551-8038


Ration | Beverley
CLOSED
Contemporary
335 Queen St. W.
647-366-9206


Sara
Contemporary
98 Portland St.
416-985-5721


Scaramouche
French
One Benvenuto Pl.
416-961-8011


Shook
CLOSED
Middle Eastern
77 Portland St.
647-484-7476


Tachi
CLOSED
Japanese
Chefs Hall 111 Richmond St. W.
437-989-6663


Ten
Contemporary
1132 College St.
416-538-3810


Union
Canadian
72 Ossington Ave.
416-850-0093


Viaggio
Italian
1727 Dundas St. W.
416-519-8165


156 Cumberland
Korean
156 Cumberland St.
416-901-3886


Restaurant 20 Victoria
Contemporary
20 Victoria St.
416) 804-6066 


For other Toronto Michelin ’22 selections, check out Starred Restaurants, Bib Gourmand and Hotels.

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