The Canadian restaurant scene is certainly feeling back to normal this year with a plethora of interesting eateries opening up over the past eight months—and many more still on the way.
A true notch in the belt for a new restaurant is being featured in Air Canada enRoute's Canada's Best New Restaurants issue. After doing an abridged version of the awards (of sorts) for 2021, enRoute is also back to normal with its proper longlist of nominees.
30 notable concepts from coast-to-coast such as Winnipeg's Nola, Vancouver's Bar Susu and Delara, Calgary's Một Tô and Pop Wine Bar in Saskatoon will bask in their longlist glory for the next while until the magazine finalizes its Top 10 in October. This year's list shows a nice balance of establishments from as far west as Tofino and as far east as St. John's.
Here are the 30 restaurants on enRoute's Canada's Best New Restaurants longlist for 2022:
- Bar Susu (Vancouver)
- Le Clan (Quebec City)
- Delara (Vancouver)
- Drift (Halifax)
- Elephant (Vancouver)
- Fonda Balam (Toronto)
- Fox & Monocle (North Saanich, BC)
- Fu's Repair Shop (Edmonton)
- Gia Vin & Grill (Montreal)
- Hayloft Steak & Fish (Edmonton)
- Heart's Tavern and Bar (Kimberly, ON)
- J'ai Feng (Montreal)
- Jeju (Tofino, BC)
- Major Tom (Calgary)
- Mastard (Montreal)
- Mimi Chinese (Toronto)
- Mokili (Montreal)
- Một Tô Vietnamese (Calgary)
- Namjim (St. John's, NFLD)
- Nola (Winnipeg)
- Osteria Giulia (Toronto)
- Parcelles (Austin, QC)
- Pei Pei Chei Ow (Edmonton)
- Perch (Ottawa)
- Pichai (Montreal)
- Pop Wine Bar (Saskatoon)
- Prime Seafood Palace (Toronto)
- Restaurant 20 Victoria (Toronto)
- Restaurant Alentours (Quebec City)
- Roy's Kitchen (Calgary)
From this longlist, the 2022 Top 10 Canada's Best New Restaurants will be unveiled on November 1 by Air Canada enRoute. Head ove to their website for more information on each individual restaurant.
