Michelin has arrived in Canada! !

Hello, this is Taku from the Canadian office, and I came to work in a chilly 12 degrees Celsius around 9:30 this morning. the ``Michelin Guide Toronto 2022'' was finally announced on September 14th, Toronto time, Canada

Toronto MICHELIN GUIDE 2022

This time, we mainly focused on restaurants in Toronto, and 74 restaurants were listed, of which 1 was newly selected with 2 stars, 4 with 1 star, and 17 with Bib Gourmand. This time, I would like to explain a Michelin restaurant in Toronto that I am interested in as I have connections to the food and beverage industry in Toronto.

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Michelin Guide restaurant stars and Bib Gourmand are explained on various sites, but I think you can generally understand them as follows.

Three stars : A restaurant that serves destination-worthy cuisine. Not selected in Toronto this time. Example: I live in Toronto and go back to Japan just to eat Japanese 3-star sushi.

Two stars : Great food, worth the detour. Example: You are on a trip to Vancouver and you take a plane to eat at a two-star restaurant in Toronto.

One star : Excellent food, worth a visit if you're nearby. If you come to Toronto, you should definitely visit.

No stars : Stores that have received a certain level of evaluation. If you're having trouble choosing a store, you'll definitely want to consider this one. If you're in Toronto, definitely check it out.

Bib Gourmand : A restaurant where you can eat at a reasonable price and provide value for money. The listings other than Bib Gourmand are a little too authentic, so I'd like to find a restaurant in Toronto where you can eat at a reasonable price (less than 5,000 yen).

Although it is unfortunate that Toronto was not awarded a three-star rating, the fact that 5 of the 13 Michelin-starred restaurants are Japanese cuisine shows the high reputation of Japanese cuisine in Toronto and around the world. I think you can find out.

pick up some

Now, I would like to take this opportunity to pick out a few shops that interest me.

Sushi Masaki Saito - Japanese Cuisine/Sushi 2Star
Chef Mr. Saito has earned 2 stars at the sushi restaurant "Ginza Onodera" in New York, and when it was decided to open a restaurant in Toronto, he There was a commotion. Having been awarded two stars by the world-famous New York Michelin, it is definitely a restaurant you should visit for not only its sophisticated taste but also its service, but there is only one omakase on the menu and the price is 680 Canadian dollars ( The price is approximately 74,000 yen/1C$=109 yen (as of September 15, 2022), making it a store with quite a high hurdle.

Sushi Masaki Saito

Shousin—Japanese Cuisine/Sushi 1 Star
Chef Jackie is a Chinese sushi chef who, along with Masaki Saito, is one of the leading sushi chefs in Toronto. He has a deep knowledge of Japan, having trained for many years at Zen Japanese Restaurant, a sushi restaurant in Markham, a 30-minute drive from Toronto, where the chef is a Japanese owner. They are friendly and talk to me in Japanese.

Shushin

Aburi Hana—Japanese Cuisine/Kaiseki 1 Star
A high-class restaurant of the Aburi group with locations in Vancouver and Toronto. There is also a conveyor belt sushi restaurant called Aburi Tora in the chain, and I get the impression that the entire group is actively trying new things.

Aburi Hana

Musoshin Ramen - Japanese Cuisine/Ramen Listed only
The Toronto branch of a ramen restaurant in Kyoto, Osaka, and other areas is featured in the Michelin Guide. There are many ramen restaurants in Toronto, but this is the only one listed in the Michelin star. This is the only ramen restaurant in Toronto that uses homemade noodles, so I think that's why they were praised.

Musoshin Ramen

Alo - Contemporary Cuisine 1 Star
A famous restaurant that was once ranked number one in Canada's Best Restaurant. Three stores in the Alo group, Alo, Alobar, and Alotte, have been featured this time, and two of them have received one star.

Alo

As expected, this is a Michelin-listed restaurant, so the average price per person for all listed restaurants is $262. Even though prices are rising, will a meal costing $262 per person be used for anniversaries?

multinational

Toronto is a nation of immigrants, and Toronto in particular is said to be a mosaic city, with people with roots from various countries forming independent communities in their respective regions. Looking at the Michelin-listed restaurants this time around, there is a wide variety of cuisines, including Japanese, Mexican, American, Middle Eastern, Lebanese, Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Jamaican, and Egyptian.

Living in Toronto, I realize this on a daily basis, but as you drive around for a short distance, the shops and people change, making you feel like you're traveling around the world. There are many authentic and recommended restaurants that are not listed in the Michelin Guide, so please come and experience the various cultures when you come to Toronto. Sometimes there are restaurants that are too authentic for your taste, but I think those are also good experiences. Everything is an experience!

At Beyond, engineers from various countries are active. We are always hiring at our Canadian office regardless of your country of origin, so if you are an engineer who would like to be completely responsible for server operations by our customers, please apply! Let's go eat international cuisine together in Canada! !