Montreal tops Air Canada & enRoute's Best New Restaurants for 2024
Two names have taken up top 10 spots in the annual cross-country restaurant rankings from Air Canada's enRoute magazine.
Chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin sit inside Sabayon, their restaurant in Pointe-Saint-Charles. | Photograph: Mickaël A. BandassakIn the Air Canada magazine enRoute’s highly anticipated Best New Restaurants list for 2024, Montreal's taken two spots in a list that celebrates a new wave of chefs and concepts redefining Canadian dining.
Taking the #1 spot is Sabayon in Pointe-Saint-Charles from chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin, while Parapluie in Mile-Ex nabbed the #6 spot. Just outside of Montreal, Maison de Soma in the Laurentians acquired the #3 spot.
These weren't the only Montreal restaurants to make the long list: HENI, Île-de-France on the ninth floor of the Eaton Centre, Juliette Plaza, and Casavant had a shot at the top 10 as well.
Here's the full list:
- Sabayon (Montreal, Quebec)
- Mhel (Toronto, Ontario)
- Maison de Soma (Mont-Tremblant, Quebec)
- Takja BBQ House (Toronto, Ontario)
- Café Malabar (Victoria, British Columbia)
- Parapluie (Montreal, Quebec)
- Bar Prima (Toronto, Ontario)
- Fat Rabbit (St. Catherine's, Ontario)
- Gary's (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Crumb Queen / Andy's Lunch (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
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