Canada's top 10 best new restaurants of 2024 were revealed and 2 BC spots made the cut
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Gary's restaurant in Vancouver. Right: Cafe Malabar restaurant in Victoria.
Air Canada unveiled their list of Canada's best new restaurants of 2024, and two B.C. spots made the cut for the top 10 in the country. Although a Montreal restaurant took first place, a Victoria and a Vancouver restaurant were featured on the list.
The annual ranking of Air Canada's Best New Restaurants reviews eateries across Canada that opened between late spring in 2023 and May 31, 2024. The restaurants are judged by one reviewer, who looked at all aspects of the experience. Everything from the quality of ingredients and service to team spirit and culinary vision were considered in creating the ranking.
Coming in at fifth place on the list was Victoria's Café Malabar. "Press the button for service at a kitchen stall in Victoria Public Market and moments later a parade of coastal Keralan dishes arrives at communal tables, from clay pots of fish chatty choru to flaky egg puffs and lacy rice hoppers," the ranking said.
The other B.C. spot to make the cut was Gary's in Vancouver, which came in at ninth place.
"The first restaurant from industry veterans Bailey Hayward and Mathew Bishop brings supper club vibes to Vancouver's South Granville neighbourhood, where locals and visitors alike can spring for dishes like crudo, gem salad, hen-of-the-woods, and rabbit," it said.
While Ontario showed up and showed out with four restaurants on the list, it's clear that B.C. still serves up some strong competition in terms of Canada's best eats.