New Brunswick
Choose from a plethora of tea, cakes and light lunches to enjoy in the restored home or the beautifully scented heritage garden. Owned and operated by a…
Must-see restaurants in Canada
The Laurentians
A seasonal, locally sourced menu delivers well-executed Canadian comfort food – from fish and chips and perfect pizzas steaming from the oven to Cornish…
Yellowknife
If you're in Yellowknife on a Tuesday, you're in for a treat. The farmers market is a great place to hang out, shop for artisanal baked goods and…
Charlottetown
The old Roger's Hardware building has now become this smart gastropub, but the old wood beams, brick columns and etched windows have been left in situ for…
Muskoka Lakes
Specializing in local and organic produce, this gourmet market also has an excellent prepared-foods section integrating seasonal produce as well as wild…
New Brunswick
Located near the site of the Pabineau Falls, this small, popular eatery, run by the local First Nations group, is the spot to pick up your picnic supplies…
Toronto
A hole-in-the-wall place specializing in Jamaican patties: flaky-pastry pockets stuffed with spicy veggies, curry chicken and ground beef (non-spicy to…
Toronto
Not your typical Chinese restaurant, this chic Asian brasserie is embellished with teal and gold and serves up Little-Italy-does-French-inspired-Chinese…
Edmonton
If you've been dying to meet some furry critters (or miss your own from back home) then this is the place to come. Enter, get some coffee, then head into…
Eastern Ontario
If you're assembling a picnic, pop into this funky, solar-powered dairy to pick up its handmade, Italian-inspired goat, cow and sheep cheeses. It also…
Southwestern Ontario
This Asian vegetarian restaurant downtown will impress vegetarians and their most hardened carnivorous mates alike. Tofu, mushrooms, and sauced-up soy and…
Tofino
Stepping up to the plate for dessert, this tiny store serves housemade ice cream and individually crafted chocolates to go, including amazing salted…
Bruce Peninsula
Tiki meets maritime at this colorful, quirky eatery filled with murals, pirate mannequins, and picnic tables (indoors and out). All-you-can-eat fish-and…
Îles de la Madeleine
You won't find seafood fresher than here: it's run by the island's fishing co-op. Lobster rolls, mussels, scallops, seafood chowder and battered halibut…
Gros Morne National Park
It can be tough to find a restaurant open later in the evening in Rocky Harbour, but the Landing slings good-quality food even as night slowly creeps in…
British Columbia
Bright and vibrant, Cantina del Centro gets jammed with diners. The tacos and other small plates reflect the vivid colors of the Mexican tile floor. You…
Tadoussac
Despite its truck-stop-like appearance and attached line of generic motel rooms, Chantmartin is a good, quick place to get everything from poutine and…
British Columbia
A cross between a restaurant and a home dinner party, this appealing option has art on the walls of the small dining rooms and all the stars you can count…
Georgian Bay
A cozy, upscale pizzeria serving up Neapolitan-style pies, calzones and sourdough panini, all baked in a 900-degree wood-fired oven. The hearty, fresh…
Garden's Gate Family Restaurant
Bruce Peninsula
Seriously good, locally sourced food can be found here, near the junction of Hwys 6 and 542. The menu is international – from beef vindaloo to lamb…
Québec City
This central Italian bistro and bar serves imaginative pizza, pasta and salads. It's very affordable for the location and the glass-and-tile interior…
Regina
Comfort food doesn't get more comfy – or tasty – than this. Breakfasts feature famous hash browns, superb omelets and winter-insulating pancakes. Later in…
Montréal
Stylish coffee sippers roll up to this friendly split-level joint nestled in a heritage building at the bottom of Ave du Parc for its yummy scones,…
Saguenay-Lac St Jean
This spacious and airy coffeehouse draws locals from morning till night, to get work done, hang out with friends or linger over an espresso and slice of…
Northern Ontario
Like the rest of the Station Inn, the restaurant is more functional than atmospheric, serving hefty meals and daily specials of steadfast Canadian food…
Northern Ontario
Despite its unprepossessing exterior, this charming Italian restaurant ranks as one of Thunder Bay's best, with scrumptious pastas made on-site and served…
Montréal
The moist, roasted and spiced Portuguese-style chicken brings lineups on weekends at this local favorite. Though it might also be the sweet egg tarts or…
Cape Breton Island
Stop in here for Dutch pannenkoeken (pancakes), either savory (loaded with green onions and Gouda cheese) or sweet (whipped cream, honey, fruit, nuts –…
Muskoka Lakes
Tear your eyes away from the view of the Bracebridge Falls to focus on the menu, if you can. You'll need to choose between a creative and seasonally…
Okanagan Valley
The smell that greets you as you enter confirms your choice. The best lunch sandwiches in town can be consumed at a couple of tables in this atmospheric…
Okanagan Valley
Named for a small breed of duck noted for its vibrant plumage, this huge lakeside pub attracts plenty of birds of a similar feather. On a summer afternoon…
Niagara Falls
In the revitalized area of Queen St you'll find this quaint creperie, a very long way from the streets of Paris: you can't miss the dark-red building…
Îles de la Madeleine
Stock up on seafood straight from the tanks here, from live crab and lobster to mussels and whelks (if you prefer, you can order cooked lobster from 3…
Pâtisseries & Gourmandises d'Olivier
Québec
Oh, how to choose? That's the dilemma you'll face as you peruse the picture-perfect pastries in this classic patisserie-cafe downtown. A croissant? An…
Old Town, Corktown & Distillery District
A small, bustling restaurant, this place is known for its regular seafood specials. Come on Thursday for its crowning glory, the '100 for 100': $100 for…
Southwestern Ontario
Polish up your German and fill up on schnitzel at Concordia, a Teutonic fave that's been around for decades. Dark wood, low ceilings, white linen and loud…
Québec
Feast on hearty pub grub, from pizzas to burgers to pastas, in this bistro du monde with 150 types of beer. Give the bison burger a whirl. It also serves…
Rouyn-Noranda
French-style pastries, from éclairs to pains au chocolat, creative breakfasts (including a variety of eggs Benedict) and tasty sandwiches are the…
Newfoundland & Labrador
Dine on local favorites such as turbot cheeks and pan-fried cod, fresh lobster and mussels, an excellent take on fish 'n' brewis (fish hash and bacon…
New Brunswick
Cars park three-deep outside this teeny red-and-white seafood shack, a summertime tradition in these parts. Order your clams, burger, scallops, poutine…
