It was a tough reservation to score even before this third-floor dining room at Queen and Spadina earned its first Michelin star. Those lucky enough to secure a seat will be treated to a $225 multi-course contemporary French experience that could include wagyu, truffles, uni, and caviar. Note, there's a $150 non-refundable deposit.

This intimate Michelin-starred restaurant near King and Niagara run by husband and wife team Michael Caballo and Tobey Nemeth serves a tasting menu that starts at $185. The rustic-yet-refined cuisine draws on Spanish cooking traditions and features the best ingredients showcased in the seasonally-driven dishes. Note, this is a no-tipping restaurant.

Little Italy’s Asian brasserie combines high-quality ingredients and French techniques to create new Asian fare. Leave your trust in the chef’s hands and try the $95 Dailo’s Choice menu that always starts with their signature cold-smoked trout pomelo betel leaf, a punchy and flavourful amuse that energizes the palate for flavour explosions ahead.

This Financial District restaurant offers incredible views from its 54th-floor perch and a seasonally changing menu that taps into Canada’s diverse landscape. The $185 Taste Canoe eight-course menu is executive chef Ron McKinlay's take on Canadian cuisine that might feature Saskatoon chanterelles among promises of game.

Oliver & Bonacini’s crown jewel serves contemporary takes on traditional French cuisine from two 1860s woodcutters’ cottages near Yonge and York Mills. The elegant white tablecloth institution is now under the care of executive chef Doug Penfold who offers a $165 eight-course menu degustation with finessed dishes like dry-aged duck and pommes Anna.

Queen East’s fine dining table is best known for its globally inspired dishes and the signature Chef’s Choice tasting that features custom-written menus for five, seven and ten-course dinners that start at $100. It’s also a double-sided experience, so up to 20 different dishes can appear for the meal.

This Michelin-starred outpost of the Amalfi Coast stalwart serves contemporary Italian cuisine from the 38th floor of Harbourfront's Westin Harbour Castle. In addition to a 360-degree view of Toronto, their $220 signature seven-course tasting menu starts with a collection of canapes before volleying to Quebec duck and Manitoba bison.

Located on a residential part of Ossington Avenue, the food served at this restaurant is inspired by Actinolite forest where chef Justin Cournoyer grew up. Their $125 set menu is a constantly evolving tasting experience that is directly influenced by the seasonal produce, wild-caught seafood, and carefully reared animals the restaurant procures.

This progressive Canadian restaurant in Toronto’s Brockton Village serves a 10-course seasonal vegetable-focused tasting menu for $140 (with a $50 deposit).

Here, guests can watch the two-person kitchen team prepare their meals using both Southern Ontario goods with seafood. With no more than 10 guests at a seating, the unique experience aims to become a small-scale, sustainable restaurant through its waste-conscious food program.