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Toronto’s Michelin Guide is back. See which restaurants made the 2026 list

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Liu, K. (2026, September 23). Toronto’s Michelin Guide is back. See which restaurants made the 2026 list. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/toronto-s-michelin-guide-is-back-see-which-restaurants-made-the-2026-list/article_0c649ff0-9ea2-44cc-ae57-89a856ea6bc5.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-23 · by Karon Liu

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At the fifth annual Michelin Guide Toronto ceremony held at Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex on Tuesday, no new stars were awarded to restaurants this year. Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Jordan, Ontario, kept its two-star rating, while fourteen others maintained their one-star status, a decrease from sixteen last year. Notable additions include eleven restaurants to the Recommended list and five to the Bib Gourmand list, with RPM Bakehouse, a bakery offshoot of Pearl Morissette, among those recognized for good-value dining.
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The 2026 edition of Toronto's Michelin Guide was unveiled at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex, with no new restaurants earning stars compared to last year. Restaurant Pearl Morissette, located in Jordan, Ontario, retained its two-star rating, maintaining its top status. Fourteen one-star establishments kept their ratings but down from sixteen previously. Notably, Hexagon in Oakville and Aburi Hana in Toronto lost their star designations entirely. The Bib Gourmand list saw significant expansion with the addition of five restaurants providing excellent value for money: 156 ONEFIVESIX, Bar Allegro, Bar Ardo, Bar Eugenie, and Liliana. Additionally, three new entries joined Michelin's Recommended list outside Toronto: LORE in Collingwood, oddBird in St. Catharines, and Revé in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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Jordan Michelin Ont PUNCH St. Catharines

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Michelin ORG · 4× Ont GPE · 4× St. Catharines GPE · 3× Jordan PERSON · 2× Les Incompetents ORG · 2× PUNCH ORG · 2× RPM Bakehouse ORG · 2× The Lunch Lady of Saigon ORG · 2× Toronto GPE · 2× oddBird ORG · 2×

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Dozens of chefs from the GTA and beyond traded their chef whites for suits and dresses at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex on Tuesday night in hopes of seeing stars, well, Michelin stars, at the fifth annual ceremony for the dining guide.
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2026-09-23 · Toronto Star
Toronto’s Michelin Guide is back. See which restaurants made the 2026 list · assertive framing

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Dozens of chefs from the GTA and beyond traded their chef whites for suits and dresses at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex on Tuesday night in hopes of seeing stars, well, Michelin stars, at the fifth annual ceremony for the dining guide. asserted
Dozens → trade → guide
The 2026 edition was largely unchanged from last year, with no new stars being added to the culinary scene. asserted
stars → add → scene
The top-rated restaurant remains Jordan, Ont.’s Restaurant Pearl Morissette, which retained its two stars from last year. asserted
which → rat → year
Fourteen restaurants retained their one-star designations, down from 16 last year. asserted
restaurants → retain → 16
Oakville’s Hexagon restaurant closed earlier this summer after its chef, Rafael Covarrubias, moved to 20 Victoria in December (20 Victoria retained its Michelin star from last year). asserted
Victoria → close → star
Meanwhile, Japanese restaurant Aburi Hana lost its one star from last year and is not on this year’s list. asserted
Hana → lose → list
The Recommended list saw the addition of 11 restaurants: 156 ONEFIVESIX, Bar Allegro, Bar Ardo, Bar Eugenie, Liliana, Pho Ngoc Yen, PUNCH and Takja. asserted
list → see → restaurants
Koh Lipe, Dil Se and Azura were taken off from last year’s list, while six restaurants including Famiglia Baldassare, Bar Chica and Yukashi have since closed. asserted
restaurants → take → Baldassare
As for Bib Gourmand, Michelin’s designation for good-quality, good-value cooking, five new spots made this year’s list. asserted
spots → make → list
Toronto entries include Golden Horseshoe Barbecue, The Lunch Lady of Saigon and Antylia. asserted
entries → include → Saigon
Restaurant Pearl Morissette’s bakery offshoot, RPM Bakehouse, was also added to the Bib Gourmand list along with Les Incompetents in St. Catharines. asserted
offshoot → add → Catharines
Here’s a look at all of the restaurants recognized in this year’s guide: asserted
look → ’ → guide
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