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Restaurants You Can Head to For a Michelin Star Experience
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Posted Apr 03, 2025
Restaurants You Can Head to For a Michelin Star Experience
Written By
Posted Apr 03, 2025
Toronto is home to a dynamic and diverse array of Michelin-rated restaurants, each offering an exceptional dining experience that will transport you to different corners of the globe. From the Italian-inspired elegance of DaNico, set within a historic former bank building, to the refined French culinary journey at Alo, the city's finest eateries combine top-tier ingredients with expertly crafted dishes.
Whether you're indulging in Mediterranean sophistication at Don Alphonso 80, savouring wild, foraged ingredients at Edulis, or diving into the complex flavours of Northern Thai cuisine at Pai, Toronto’s Michelin guide-worthy spots promise a memorable and elevated dining experience.
Check out our list for the best restaurants for a Michelin Star experience.
University of Toronto
440 College St
DaNico
You can enjoy a Michelin-style meal at DaNico. Nestled inside a former bank building, this restaurant is serving Italian food with a global influence set upon linen tablecloths. Whether you choose from the multicourse prix-fix of chef’s tasting menu, you’ll have a range of dishes to choose from that are sure to elevate any night.
DaNico
University of Toronto
440 College St
You can enjoy a Michelin-style meal at DaNico. Nestled inside a former bank building, this restaurant is serving Italian food with a global influence set upon linen tablecloths. Whether you choose from the multicourse prix-fix of chef’s tasting menu, you’ll have a range of dishes to choose from that are sure to elevate any night.
Downtown Yonge
36 Toronto St
Bar Goa
Bar Goa is serving traditional Indian cuisine with unique flare, and its no wonder its earned a spot on Toronto’s Michelin guide. If you have time, they have a seven-course tasting menu that you can also get in a vegetarian version. With a focus on food from Goa, you can enjoy dishes such as creamy Goan prawn curry or Punjabi goat skank and keema pao.
Bar Goa
Downtown Yonge
36 Toronto St
Bar Goa is serving traditional Indian cuisine with unique flare, and its no wonder its earned a spot on Toronto’s Michelin guide. If you have time, they have a seven-course tasting menu that you can also get in a vegetarian version. With a focus on food from Goa, you can enjoy dishes such as creamy Goan prawn curry or Punjabi goat skank and keema pao.
Kensington Market
60 Kensington Ave Units 6-14
Sunnys Chinese
Chinese
Located in the Kensington Mall, this Michelin-rated spot is home to Chinese homestyle dishes that combine spicy, fiery, crispy, and smoky flavours to create rich and flavourful meals. From tripe and beef shank covered in chilli oil to grilled chicken thigh coated in cumin, chilli and pepper, this spot has something for everyone.
Sunnys Chinese
Kensington Market
60 Kensington Ave Units 6-14
Located in the Kensington Mall, this Michelin-rated spot is home to Chinese homestyle dishes that combine spicy, fiery, crispy, and smoky flavours to create rich and flavourful meals. From tripe and beef shank covered in chilli oil to grilled chicken thigh coated in cumin, chilli and pepper, this spot has something for everyone.
Chinese
Entertainment District
18 Duncan St
Pai
Thai
Pai is a causal Northern Thai spot that serves authentic favourites like pork rib and tomato soup with rice vermicelli, a noodle and coconut milk dish, or a plate of fried shrimp paired with piquant tamarind sauce. With flavours that trace back to family recipes and street food favourites, this elevated restaurant needs to be on your Michelin ‘must try’ list.
Pai
Entertainment District
18 Duncan St
Pai is a causal Northern Thai spot that serves authentic favourites like pork rib and tomato soup with rice vermicelli, a noodle and coconut milk dish, or a plate of fried shrimp paired with piquant tamarind sauce. With flavours that trace back to family recipes and street food favourites, this elevated restaurant needs to be on your Michelin ‘must try’ list.
Thai
The Financial District
100 Yonge St
Lucie
French
Lucie is one of the city’s most elegant French restaurants that leaves no questions as to why they are Michelin-rated. The food is recognizably Gallic, with a contemporary edge, and you can pair these dishes with French cocktails that accompany the warm atmosphere.
Lucie
The Financial District
100 Yonge St
Lucie is one of the city’s most elegant French restaurants that leaves no questions as to why they are Michelin-rated. The food is recognizably Gallic, with a contemporary edge, and you can pair these dishes with French cocktails that accompany the warm atmosphere.
French
King West
169 Niagara St
Edulis
If you’re looking for an elevated dining experience, Edulis is a cozy locale that has a seasonal menu full of wild and foraged foods. Choose from dishes like Mahone Bay scallops with wild onion or Newfoundland cod with Manila clams and sausage, so you can indulge in flavours that will make you understand why this spot is Michelin-rated.
Edulis
King West
169 Niagara St
If you’re looking for an elevated dining experience, Edulis is a cozy locale that has a seasonal menu full of wild and foraged foods. Choose from dishes like Mahone Bay scallops with wild onion or Newfoundland cod with Manila clams and sausage, so you can indulge in flavours that will make you understand why this spot is Michelin-rated.
Yorkville
102 Yorkville Ave
Aburi Hana
Japanese
Aburi Hana is an intimate, upscale Japanese restaurant that serves elaborate, multi-course tasting menus. Whether you choose the simmered pork belly over foie gras or enjoy their signature maguro flower. These perfectly crafted dishes should be your next stop on your Michelin journey around the city.
Aburi Hana
Yorkville
102 Yorkville Ave
Aburi Hana is an intimate, upscale Japanese restaurant that serves elaborate, multi-course tasting menus. Whether you choose the simmered pork belly over foie gras or enjoy their signature maguro flower. These perfectly crafted dishes should be your next stop on your Michelin journey around the city.
Japanese
Osteria Giulia
You’ll want to check out this Michelin restaurant experience. At Osteria Giulia, you can enjoy an Italian menu with dishes such as hot Ligurian flatbread stuffed with stracchino or squid ink spaghetti, which you can pair with an extensive Italian wine list for the perfect meal.
Osteria Giulia
You’ll want to check out this Michelin restaurant experience. At Osteria Giulia, you can enjoy an Italian menu with dishes such as hot Ligurian flatbread stuffed with stracchino or squid ink spaghetti, which you can pair with an extensive Italian wine list for the perfect meal.
Don Alfonso 1890
Don Alphonso 80 is a modern, Mediterranean restaurant with à la carte and set menus. This sophisticated spot offers dishes like Muscovy seared duck or vermicelli with mackerel and pine nuts, and proves that the chefs are experts of texture and flavour.
Don Alfonso 1890
Don Alphonso 80 is a modern, Mediterranean restaurant with à la carte and set menus. This sophisticated spot offers dishes like Muscovy seared duck or vermicelli with mackerel and pine nuts, and proves that the chefs are experts of texture and flavour.
Downtown
163 Spadina Ave
Alo
French
This Michelin spot is serving up a French tasting menu served in stylish, serene surrounds atop a Victorian building. Enjoy a fusion of European and Asian ingredients that create dishes like a rack of lamb with Thai green curry or creamy Koshihikari risotto with porcini emulsion
Alo
Downtown
163 Spadina Ave
This Michelin spot is serving up a French tasting menu served in stylish, serene surrounds atop a Victorian building. Enjoy a fusion of European and Asian ingredients that create dishes like a rack of lamb with Thai green curry or creamy Koshihikari risotto with porcini emulsion
French