Pearl Morissette, aKin, Sundays Win Honors

Pearl Morissette earns promotion, aKin enters with one star, and Sundays is awarded Green Star

aKin Earns Michelin Star: Chef Eric Chong Honored in 2025

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A new wave of culinary recognition has arrived in Ontario as the MICHELIN Guide unveiled its 2025 restaurant selection for Toronto & Region during a ceremony held at Liberty Grand on September 23. The highlight: Pearl Morissette, located in the Niagara region, was promoted to two stars, joining the ranks of Canada’s most elite dining experiences.

Toronto also welcomed a new one-star restaurant with aKin by Chef Eric Chong, while Sundays in Uxbridge received the prestigious Green Star for its sustainable practices. Six additional restaurants were added to the Bib Gourmand list, bringing Toronto’s total 2025 selection to 106 restaurants across 31 cuisine types.

According to MICHELIN, all selections are made by anonymous inspectors who assess ingredient quality, technique, flavor harmony, chef personality, and consistency across the entire menu.

Here are the newly honored Toronto & Region Michelin-starred restaurants for 2025:

Two Michelin Stars

Pearl Morissette (Lincoln)

Located on a 42-acre estate in Niagara’s wine country, Pearl Morissette blends fine dining with the rhythms of farm life. The restaurant, winery, orchard, farm, and bakery work in tandem to support chefs Daniel Hadida and Eric Robertson’s ever-evolving tasting menu. Their dishes—such as roasted guinea hen with chanterelles and fig or creamy hogweed ice cream sandwiches—highlight Canadian ingredients and showcase a rare harmony of refinement and spontaneity.

Michelin inspectors noted: “The warm team keeps the tasting moving at a friendly clip… With great pride for Canadian ingredients and respect for the seasons, Chefs Daniel Hadida and Eric Robertson make the most of their surroundings.”

(3953 Jordan Rd., Lincoln, ON)

One Michelin Star

aKin (Toronto)

Chef Eric Chong’s modern Asian tasting menu brings together flavors from across the continent while remaining deeply personal. Housed in a gold-accented space with a four-seat chef’s counter, aKin reimagines what Chinese cuisine can look like at the highest level. Dishes like lobster cheung fun, Iberico char siu bao, and grilled langoustine with silver needle noodles show precision, boldness, and refinement.

Inspectors praised the restaurant’s approach: “Chef Eric Chong taps into his own heritage and delivers a modern tasting menu that reimagines what is possible using top-shelf ingredients sourced from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.”

(801 Bay St., Toronto, ON)

Michelin Green Star

Sundays (Uxbridge)

Tucked into the countryside of Uxbridge, Sundays was awarded the MICHELIN Green Star for its deep commitment to sustainable gastronomy. The restaurant sources ingredients directly from its own farm and nearby producers, with a constantly shifting menu driven by the seasons. Staff also participate in education initiatives for the next generation of farmers and hospitality workers.

Michelin commended the team for “sourcing ingredients directly from their local farm and other nearby farms, educating the next generation of farm workers, evolving the menu based on seasonality, and offering a locally sourced wine selection.”

(39 Brock St. W., Uxbridge, ON)

Bib Gourmand

Six new restaurants were added to Toronto’s Bib Gourmand list, which honors great food at a great value:

7 Enoteca
Barrel Heart Brewing
Mhel
Ricky + Olivia
Sundays
The Cottage Cheese

Michelin Special Awards

Four special awards were also presented as part of the 2025 ceremony:

Exceptional Cocktails Award – Bar team at Eylan (Menlo Park)
Sommelier Award – Chris Barnum-Dann at Localis (Sacramento)
Outstanding Service Award – Nick Peyton at Cyrus (Geyserville)
Young Chef Award – Ki Kim at Restaurant Ki (Los Angeles)

(Note: While the awards were mentioned during the broader Michelin ceremony coverage, none of this year’s Special Awards were directly tied to Toronto restaurants.)