The 2026 edition of the North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list was announced live tonight at an awards ceremony in New Orleans, where the best chefs from across the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean gathered to compete and celebrate. This year, Smyth in Chicago was named the No. 1 restaurant in the region, while new entrant Eight in Calgary earned the No. 2 spot, and Restaurant Pearl Morissette in Lincoln, Canada, came in third. See the full list below.
Last year, in the inaugural edition of the list, Atomix in New York was named the No. 1 restaurant in the region; the restaurant slid to seventh this year. The rest of the top 10 includes more repeats, like Mon Lapin in Montreal, Tanière3 in Quebec, Dakar Nola in New Orleans. If you’re counting, this year’s list includes 36 restaurants from the United States and 14 from Canada (including half of the top 10). Two Caribbean restaurants made the list last year, but none this year.
There were also a set of specialty awards given out at this year’s ceremony. Wildweed in Cincinnati won the One to Watch award, Atelier Crenn in San Francisco won the Sustainable Restaurant award, and Restaurant Pearl Morissette won the Art of Hospitality award. The Chef’s Choice Award went to chef Corey Lee of Benu, the Champions of Change award went to John Jones of Barbados, and Emeril Lagasse received the Icon Award.
In 2025, all five North American restaurants that appeared on the World’s 50 Best List reappeared in the North America list later that year. This year, the regional list was announced first; it will be interesting to track how many of North America’s 50 Best end up on the global list when it’s reveal in November in Abu Dhabi.
The North America’s 50 Best Restaurants List:
1. Smyth, Chicago, Illinois
2. Eight, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3. Restaurant Pearl Morissette, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
4. Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, Louisiana
5. Mon Lapin, Montreal, Québec, Canada
6. Albi, Washington, D.C.
7. Atomix, New York, New York
8. Quetzal, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
9. Tanière3, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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, Canada
16. Singlethread, Healdsburg, California
17. Published on Main, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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, Canada
26. Holbox, Los Angeles, California
27. Beba, Montréal, Québec, Canada
28. Mhel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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, Canada
35. Annalena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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, Canada
48. The Pine, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
49. Kato, Los Angeles, California
50. Diane’s Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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