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.

J.P. Karwacki

J.P. Karwacki

November 5, 2024- Read time: 1 min
Montreal tops Air Canada & enRoute's Best New Restaurants for 2024Chef Patrice Demers and sommelier Marie-Josée Beaudoin sit inside Sabayon, their restaurant in Pointe-Saint-Charles. | Photograph: Mickaël A. Bandassak

In 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:

  1. Sabayon (Montreal, Quebec)
  2. Mhel (Toronto, Ontario)
  3. Maison de Soma (Mont-Tremblant, Quebec)
  4. Takja BBQ House (Toronto, Ontario)
  5. Café Malabar (Victoria, British Columbia)
  6. Parapluie (Montreal, Quebec)
  7. Bar Prima (Toronto, Ontario)
  8. Fat Rabbit (St. Catherine's, Ontario)
  9. Gary's (Vancouver, British Columbia)
  10. Crumb Queen / Andy's Lunch (Winnipeg, Manitoba)

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