Montreal fares better than last year in the Michelin Guide Quebec 2026, but still not good enough compared to Toronto and Vancouver.

On the bright side, two superb Montreal restaurants — the long-standing Hoogan et Beaufort and the upstart Sushi Nishinokaze — get full marks for snagging single Michelin stars in Wednesday’s release of the second Michelin Guide Quebec. The three spots that received one star in last year’s inaugural edition — Jérôme Ferrer Europea, Mastard and Sabayon — have hung on to them.

Quebec City’s Tanière3 holds its two Michelin stars and is still the sole restaurant in Quebec to have this designation.

Quebec City’s Le Clan and St-Mathieu-du-Parc’s Auberge Saint-Mathieu are the only other Michelin one-star additions in the 2026 selection.

Also holding on to one star earned in Michelin’s inaugural 2025 list are Quebec City’s Arvi, Kebec Club Privé, Laurie Raphaël and Légende as well as Rimouski’s Narval.

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That makes for a new total of 13 Michelin-starred restos for the province: six for Quebec City, five for Montreal and one each for Rimouski and St-Mathieu-du-Parc.

Swell, but that still pales in comparison to Toronto and Vancouver.

As of 2025, the Greater Toronto area boasted 17 Michelin-starred spots: 16 with one star and one........

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