The 2026 edition of the North America\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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, Tani\u00e8re3 in Quebec, Dakar Nola in New Orleans. If you\u2019re counting, this year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
There were also a set of specialty awards given out at this year\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
In 2025, all five North American restaurants that appeared on the World\u2019s 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\u2019s 50 Best end up on the global list when it\u2019s reveal in November in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
The North America\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants List:<\/p>\n
1. Smyth, Chicago, Illinois<\/p>\n
2. Eight, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<\/p>\n
3. Restaurant Pearl Morissette, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
4. Dakar NOLA, New Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n
5. Mon Lapin, Montreal, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada<\/p>\n
6. Albi, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
7. Atomix, New York, New York<\/p>\n
8. Quetzal, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
9. Tani\u00e8re3, Qu\u00e9bec City, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada<\/p>\n
10. C\u00e9sar, New York, New York<\/p>\n
11. Kalaya, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n
12. Le Veau d\u2019Or, New York, New York<\/p>\n
13. Le Bernardin, New York, New York<\/p>\n
14. Kabawa, New York, New York<\/p>\n
15. Le Violon, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada<\/p>\n
16. Singlethread, Healdsburg, California<\/p>\n
17. Published on Main, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n
18. Jungsik, New York, New York<\/p>\n
19. Penny, New York, New York<\/p>\n
20. Emeril\u2019s, New Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n
21. Chubby Fish, Charleston, South Carolina<\/p>\n
22. Saison, San Francisco, California<\/p>\n
23. Aska, New York, New York<\/p>\n
24. Moon Rabbit, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
25. Edulis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
26. Holbox, Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n
27. Beba, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada<\/p>\n
28. Mhel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
29. Avize, Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n
30. Acamaya, New Orleans, Louisiana<\/p>\n
31. Addison, San Diego, California<\/p>\n
32. Providence, Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n
33. Benu, San Francisco, California<\/p>\n
34. Sabayon, Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada<\/p>\n
35. Annalena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n
36. Corima, New York, New York<\/p>\n
37. D\u014dgon, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
38. Torrisi, New York, New York<\/p>\n
39. Tatiana, New York, New York<\/p>\n
40. Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n
41. Semma, New York, New York<\/p>\n
42. Pascual, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
43. Gramercy Tavern, New York, New York<\/p>\n
44. Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, California<\/p>\n
45. Sons & Daughters, San Francisco, California<\/p>\n
46. Somni, Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n
47. Wild Blue, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada<\/p>\n
48. The Pine, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada<\/p>\n
49. Kato, Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n
50. Diane\u2019s Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n
Eater\u2019s coverage of the North America\u2019s 50 Best Restaurants event was produced with assistance from the 50 Best organization. All editorial content is produced independently. Read more about Eater\u2019s ethics policies here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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