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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

Cà Phê 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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