From Celebrating ‘Micro-Occasions’ to Local Favourites: OpenTable Reveals Canadians Are Finding New Reasons to Dine Out in 2027

Ope Table u veils Ca ada’s Top 100 Restau a ts fo 2026 alo gside ew i sights i to how Ca adia s di ed this yea a d the t e ds shapi g 2027

TORONTO, Nov. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ca adia s a e maki g oom fo estau a t meals i 2027, but they wa t eve y outi g to feel wo th it. Today, Ope Table, a global leade i estau a t tech ology, u veils its 2027 Di i g T e ds Repo t, eveali g how di e s a e bala ci g thei appetite fo a meal out with value, expe ie ce a d co ectio . Ope Table has also u veiled its a ual Top 100 Restau a ts i Ca ada fo 2026,¹ showcasi g the dive sity of Ca ada’s di i g sce e a d helpi g di e s fi d the ight meal fo eve y occasio .

Di i g at estau a ts i Ca ada o Ope Table saw a 18 pe ce t i c ease yea -ove -yea .² Looki g ahead, 65 pe ce t of Ca adia s expect to visit estau a ts as ofte o mo e i 2027 compa ed to 2026, isi g to 74 pe ce t amo g Ge Z a d 71 pe ce t fo Mille ials.³ Additio ally, 74 pe ce t of Ca adia s a ticipate they will spe d the same o mo e o a meal out i 2027 tha 2026.³

“Ca adia s a e pla i g to be mo e i te tio al whe di i g out ext yea , maki g oom fo estau a t meals fo smalle celeb atio s o egula visits to thei eighbou hood favou ite,” said E ic Kemppi, Di ecto of Restau a t Sales a d Se vice at Ope Table Ca ada. “With Ca adia s i te di g to visit estau a ts a ave age of seve times a mo th i 2027,³ it’s a oppo tu ity fo estau a ts to co ti ue delive i g u fo gettable expe ie ces that keeps b i gi g them back.”

How Ca ada Will Di e i 2027 a d the Top 100 Restau a ts i Ca ada

• Maki g a meal of life’s little wi s: I 2027, 68 pe ce t of di e s pla to celeb ate smalle o eve yday mome ts with a estau a t meal the same o mo e ofte tha 2026 a d Ge Z is the ge e atio most likely to do this (38%).³ Reu iti g with f ie ds a d family tops Ca adia s’ easo s fo these outi gs (37%), followed by t eati g themselves fo o pa ticula easo (31%).³ Date di i g is also o the ise, up 28 pe ce t yea -ove -yea , with a ave age spe d of $71, offe i g a othe easo to tu a eve yday mome t i to a meal out.⁴
• The ew di i g flex is bei g a egula : I 2027, o e i five Ca adia s (20%) will t y to become a estau a t egula , isi g to 40 pe ce t amo g Ge Z.³ This is motivated by co ve ie ce (29%), co siste cy (27%) a d suppo ti g a local busi ess they ca e about (26%).³ That desi e to fi d a familia favou ite fits i to a b oade appetite fo di i g close to home: di i g by domestic di e s ose 25 pe ce t yea -ove -yea o Ope Table, while di i g by local di e s g ew 12 pe ce t.²Fo di e s looki g fo thei ext local spot, B avo i Va couve , Le Swa i To o to a d Pasta Pooks i Mo t eal a e all highlighted as eighbou hood gems o Ope Table.

• Restau a t hype is meeti g its match: 35 pe ce t of Ca adia s admit they have bee mo e i te ested i a estau a t because ese vatio s felt exclusive,³ yet 66 pe ce t would athe di e elsewhe e tha li e up fo a table. Di e s a e willi g to wait a ave age of 23 mi utes befo e maki g othe pla s,³ but give the choice, 45 pe ce t of Ca adia s would athe pick a estau a t without hype ove o e with it.³
• Good fo the stomach a d the wallet: I 2027, 82 pe ce t of Ca adia di e s say p ice a d value fo mo ey a e ext emely o ve y impo ta t whe choosi g a estau a t. ³ If st etchi g thei di i g-out budget ext yea , 45 pe ce t of Ca adia di e s wa t to see mo e happy hou s a d value p omotio s a d 25 pe ce t would tu to loyalty p og ams, ewa ds o membe offe s.³Looki g to di e out ea ly a d save? B idgette Ba i Calga y, Rasa i To o to a d Nighti gale i Va couve offe happy hou me us with deals o food a d/o d i ks.

F om fi di g a easo to celeb ate, to becomi g a estau a t egula , Ope Table’s 2027 Di i g T e ds Repo t explo es what b i gs di e s out a d what makes them come back. Discove the full fi di gs, i cludi g t e di g cuisi es, di i g desti atio s a d me u p efe e ces, alo gside Ope Table’s Top 100 Restau a ts i Ca ada fo 2026 he e.

The complete Top 100 Restau a ts i Ca ada fo 2026 list ca also be below (listed i alphabetical o de by p ovi ce): 

Albe ta

• Ba Gigi, Calga y
• Blue Rock Swim Club, Calga y
• Bole o, Calga y
• B idgette Ba – Calga y, Calga y
• Ca i o “Japa ese Italia Kitche “, Calga y
• Cassis Bist o, Calga y
• Chai ma ’s Steakhouse, Calga y
• Chuck’s Steakhouse & Patio, Ba ff
• DOPO, Calga y
• F a ci e’s, Calga y
• Luca, Calga y
• LUPO Italia Risto a te & Patio, Ba ff
• MAJOR TOM, Calga y
• Me cato – Missio , Calga y
• Pe y C ow , Calga y
• Pizza Cultu e, Calga y
• Sabo Restau a t, Edmo to
• Sukiyaki House, Calga y
• Te Foot He y, Calga y
• The Nash – Calga y, Calga y

B itish Columbia

• Ask Fo Luigi, Va couve
• Bota ist, Va couve
• B avo, Va couve
• Dovetail, Va couve
• Fo age s Meade y, Robe ts C eek
• Kavita, Va couve
• Le C ocodile by Rob Fee ie, Va couve
• Nighti gale, Va couve
• Nomo Nomo, Va couve
• Oste ia Savio Volpe, Va couve
• Rim ock Cafe, Whistle
• Sumibiyaki A ashi, Va couve
• The Butcha t Ga de s – The Di i g Room, B e twood Bay
• Wild Blue Restau a t + Ba , Whistle

Atla tic

• Italia by Night, Sai t Joh
• Po tage, St Joh ’s
• S ow White Lau d y, St Joh ’s
• Mystic, Halifax
• T ibute, Halifax

O ta io

• aKi , To o to
• Alo Restau a t, To o to
• Aloette, To o to
• Ba Isabel, To o to
• Ci t o O Welli gto , Lo do
• C oss oads Restau a t, Rosseau
• DaiLo, To o to
• DaNico, To o to
• Do Alfo so 1890, To o to
• Elo a Mill, Elo a
• Estiato io Milos – To o to, To o to
• Fat Rabbit, St. Cathe i es
• Giulietta, To o to
• G eysto es Restau a t & Lou ge, O a geville
• L O R E, Colli gwood
• Le Swa , To o to
• Lee, To o to
• Les I compete ts, St. Cathe i es
• Lilia a, To o to
• Li y’s, To o to
• LOCALE – Ki g City, Ki g City
• Mamakas Tave a, To o to
• Mi e al, To o to
• Pasta P ivato, To o to
• P ime Seafood Palace Steakhouse, To o to
• Quetzal, To o to
• Rasa, To o to
• Richmo d Statio , To o to
• Rizzo’s House of Pa m, Fo t E ie
• Sca amouche Restau a t, To o to
• Seaho se, To o to
• Shi ji, To o to
• So el Restau a t, To o to
• Su ys Chi ese, To o to
• Sushi Yuge – To o to, To o to
• Takja BBQ, To o to
• Te a Restau a t, Tho hill
• The Chase, To o to
• The F e ch Kitche , To o to
• The Lu ch Lady, To o to
• The O da, To o to
• The T emo t Cafe, Colli gwood
• To ta Boyz, Ottawa
• T ius Wi e y Restau a t, Niaga a-o -the-lake
• Valley Restau a t, St. Cathe i es

Quebec

• A thu s Di ette, Mo t éal
• Bist o Le Ce f-Vola t, Mo t éal
• Damas Restau a t, Mo t éal
• Fe ei a Cafe, Mo t éal
• Ga de Ma ge , Mo t éal
• Hooga & Beaufo t, Mo t éal
• jjacques, Québec City
• Joe Beef, Mo t éal
• Le G a d Comité, Mo t éal
• Live pool House, Mo t éal
• MacTave e, Val-David
• Mo t éal Plaza, Mo t éal
• Pasta Pooks, Mo t éal
• Restau a t Beba, Mo t éal
• Restau a t Toque!, Mo t éal
• Restau a t Le Co ti e tal, Québec City

Methodology:

¹The Top 100 Restau a ts Methodology: Ope Table’s Top 100 Restau a ts i Ca ada fo 2026 list is ge e ated f om ove 1.1 millio eviews f om ve ified Ope Table di e s a d di i g met ics f om Septembe 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026. Ope Table estau a ts i good sta di g with a mi imum th eshold of di e eviews we e co side ed a d evaluated by a compilatio of u ique data poi ts, i cludi g di e ati gs, the pe ce tage of five sta eviews, the umbe of ale ts set, the pe ce tage of ese vatio s made i adva ce, pe ce tage of capacity a d di ect sea ches. Met ics we e weighted to comp ise a ove all sco e, used to a k the list. The esulti g list appea s A-Z, ot i a ked o de .

²Ope Table Di i g Data: Ope Table looked at the umbe of seated di e s pe di e type f om o li e ese vatio s fo all active estau a ts o the Ope Table platfo m i Ca ada f om Ja ua y 1 – August 31, 2026, compa ed to the co espo di g pe iod i 2025.

³Co sume Resea ch: A o li e su vey was co ducted by Ripple Resea ch amo g 2012 CA espo de ts, with quotas fo majo cities & the p ovi ce of Quebec. Fieldwo k took place betwee Septembe 15, 2026 a d Septembe 21, 2026. Data has bee collected adhe i g to MRS (Ma ket Resea ch Society) a d ESOMAR guideli es to e su e ethical a d accu ate data collectio .

⁴ Ope Table Data: Ope Table looked at the umbe of seated di e s who tagged special occasio s (bi thdays, a ive sa ies, date meals, busi ess meals) at booki g f om o li e ese vatio s fo all active estau a ts o the Ope Table platfo m i Ca ada f om Ja ua y 1 – August 31, 2026, a d compa ed it to the co espo di g time pe iod i 2025.

About Ope TableOpe Table, a global leade i estau a t tech a d pa t of Booki g Holdi gs, I c. (NASDAQ:BKNG), helps mo e tha 70,000 estau a ts wo ldwide fill 2 billio seats a yea . Ope Table’s wo ld-class tech ology empowe s estau a ts to focus o what matte s most – thei team, thei guests, a d thei bottom li e – while e abli g di e s to discove a d book the pe fect estau a t fo eve y occasio .

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