Call it a passing of the torch or just good company—Montreal may have lost the top spot on this year’s Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list, but it more than made up for it in numbers. With 25 spots on the list, including two of the top ten and the #1 Best New Restaurant in the country, the city continues to dominate the conversation around Canadian dining.

On top of that: Montreal leads all cities in Canada for the number of restaurants on the 2025 Canada’s 100 Best list.

After two years at #1, Mon Lapin moves to #2, ceding the crown to Ontario’s Restaurant Pearl Morissette. Still, it remains a standard-bearer for the kind of food-forward, wine-driven, wildly personal restaurants Montreal is known for. Beba in Verdun isn’t far behind at #7, continuing its steady climb as one of the most influential kitchens in the country.

Call it a passing of the torch or just good company—Montreal may have lost the top spot on this year’s Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list, but it more than made up for it in numbers. With 25 spots on the list, including two of the top ten and the #1 Best New Restaurant in the country, the city continues to dominate the conversation around Canadian dining.

On top of that: Montreal leads all cities in Canada for the number of restaurants on the 2025 Canada’s 100 Best list.

After two years at #1, Mon Lapin moves to #2, ceding the crown to Ontario’s Restaurant Pearl Morissette. Still, it remains a standard-bearer for the kind of food-forward, wine-driven, wildly personal restaurants Montreal is known for. Beba in Verdun isn’t far behind at #7, continuing its steady climb as one of the most influential kitchens in the country.