Who is guiding the Michelin inspectors, Canadian critic asks as Toronto Michelin Guide 2023 awards just 2 additional stars
- The newly unveiled Toronto Michelin Guide 2023 awarded the first Michelin stars to two new restaurants, but a food writer says is should have cast its net wider
- Favourite restaurants, including one run by Matty Matheson of TV comedy series The Bear, missed out, and none earned a second Michelin star
Toronto’s fine-dining scene just got a little starrier, courtesy of the Michelin Guide.
On September 27, in a glitzy ceremony at History, a club and concert venue designed by Drake, two additional restaurants were awarded stars one year after the guide launched in Toronto. This brought the total number of Michelin-star restaurants in the city to 15.
The new additions are the Japanese spot Kappo Sato and the shoebox-sized Restaurant 20 Victoria.
Kappo Sato, which opened its doors in 2022, is run by chef Takeshi Sato, who came to Toronto from Japan to cook for the consulate general of Japan. His 12-course omakase, priced at C$360 (US$266), includes wagyu beef, sashimi and rice cooked in a copper hagama pot.
Restaurant 20 Victoria, located on a tiny downtown Toronto street best known among locals as the place to renew their government ID, emphasises local produce and seafood.
Chef Julie Hyde serves dishes including smoked beets with oyster cream and grilled fish with beurre blanc and eel crumble.