Gladys Caribbean Kitchen
Winnipeg, MB
Chefs Deidre Coleman and Patrice Gilman bring flavours of Jamaica to Winnipeg’s West End with grandmother–sized portions of plantain poutine, curried goat and butter rum cake.
gladyscaribbeankitchen.com
Special Mentions
Best New Takeout
From pandemic pivots to ma–and–pa shops, our panellists give a special nod to this much–loved restaurant format.
Gladys Caribbean Kitchen Photo: Nate McLeod
J’ai Feng
J’ai Feng
Montreal, QC
Order whatever chef Anita Feng is serving from her weekly menu at this Chinese grocery store, from Szechuan noodles to tender braised beef and daikon with Chinese five–spice. Also featured on the Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022 longlist.
jaifengmtl.com
Mokili Photo: Jai Krishnaswamy
Mokili
Montreal, QC
A few steps from Jean–Talon Market take a mouth–watering tour of African cuisine with chef Epepe Tukala Vuvu as your guide. Don’t leave without a jar of housemade Pili–Pili hot sauce. Also featured on the Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022 longlist.
mokili.ca
Ori Foods
Dartmouth, NS
Pop into this North Dartmouth spot for treats you can take to the harbour, like pastry chef Zoë Bartel’s crème brûlée cookies or chef Lachlan Culjak’s smoked brisket on caraway rye.
orifoodsco.com
Oroshi Fish Photo: John Cullen
Oroshi Fish Co.
Toronto, ON
At this sushi takeout and fish market, find expertly prepared omakase sets with dry–aged yellowtail with pickled shishito pepper and steelhead salmon with lime crème fraîche and roe.
orifoodsco.com
Pei Pei Chei Ow Photo: Noella Steinhauer of Steinhauer Photography
Pei Pei Chei Ow
Edmonton, AB
Indigenous traditions converge inside Whiskeyjack Art House where chef Scott Jonathan Iserhoff’s Three Berry BBQ Brisket Sandwich and other creations rival works of art. Also featured on the Canada’s Best New Restaurants 2022 longlist.
peipeicheiow.com
RPM Bakehouse
RPM Bakehouse
Jordan Village, ON
Ontario heritage grains shine in nearly everything on offer at this Niagara Escarpment bakery, from pull–apart picnic bread to crispy chicken confit on sourdough flatbread.
rpmbakehouse.com
Pure Street Food
Calgary, AB
Chef Lam Pham’s First Street Market outpost stands out from the crowd with flavourful dishes like Hu Tieu Mi Kho noodles and savoury stuffed sesame doughnuts.
instagram.com/purestreetfood
Sundog Trading Post
Yellowknife, NT
Come to this Old Town log house for the coconut and tomato–broth moqueca soup. Leave with handcrafted ice creams like butterbirch walnut and star anise by the cone, cup or pint.
sundogtradingpost.ca
Bicycle Pizza
Bicycle Pizza
Brentwood Bay, BC
Served both frozen and fresh from the oven, these thin–crust pies offer a slice of the region’s bounty with toppings like sweet onion puree, peaches, Gorgonzola and bacon jam.
eatbicyclepizza.com