North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2026

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May 29, 2026
The second edition of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants was announced on May 28th, 2026. Congratulations to all the restaurants that made the list!

  1. Smyth (Chicago, Illinois)
  2. Eight (Calgary, Alberta)
  3. Restaurant Pearl Morissette (Lincoln, Ontario)
  4. Dakar NOLA (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  5. Mon Lapin (Montreal, Québec)
  6. Albi (Washington, D.C.)
  7. Atomix (New York, New York)
  8. Quetzal (Toronto, Ontario)
  9. Tanière3 (Québec City, Québec)
  10. César (New York, New York)
  11. Kalaya (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  12. Le Veau d’Or (New York, New York)
  13. Le Bernardin (New York, New York)
  14. Kabawa (New York, New York)
  15. Le Violon (Montréal, Québec)
  16. SingleThread (Healdsburg, California)
  17. Published on Main (Vancouver, British Columbia)
  18. Jungsik (New York, New York)
  19. Penny (New York, New York)
  20. Emeril’s (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  21. Chubby Fish (Charleston, South Carolina)
  22. Saison (San Francisco, California)
  23. Aska (New York, New York)
  24. Moon Rabbit (Washington, D.C.)
  25. Edulis (Toronto, Ontario)
  26. Holbox (Los Angeles, California)
  27. Beba (Montréal, Québec)
  28. Mhel (Toronto, Ontario)
  29. Avize (Atlanta, Georgia)
  30. Acamaya (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  31. Addison (San Diego, California)
  32. Providence (Los Angeles, California)
  33. Benu (San Francisco, California)
  34. Sabayon (Montréal, Québec)
  35. AnnaLena (Vancouver, British Columbia)
  36. Corima (New York, New York)
  37. Dōgon (Washington, D.C.)
  38. Torrisi (New York, New York)
  39. Tatiana (New York, New York)
  40. Friday Saturday Sunday (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  41. Semma (New York, New York)
  42. Pascual (Washington, D.C.)
  43. Gramercy Tavern (New York, New York)
  44. Atelier Crenn (San Francisco, California)
  45. Sons & Daughters (San Francisco, California)
  46. Somni (Los Angeles, California)
  47. Wild Blue (Whistler, British Columbia)
  48. The Pine (Collingwood, Ontario)
  49. Kato (Los Angeles, California)
  50. Diane’s Place (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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