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3 incredible B.C. spots nominated for Canada's Best New Restaurants 2018

The nominees are in: Air Canada has just revealed the 30 delicious spots up for their annual enRoute Canada's Best New Restaurants awards. Even better is that three of them are in British Columbia.

The nominees are in: Air Canada has just revealed the 30 delicious spots up for their annual enRoute Canada's Best New Restaurants awards. Even better is that three of them are in British Columbia.

Vying for their chance to be finalists and winners are 1909 Kitchen in Tofino, The Courtney Room in Victoria, and St. Lawrence in Vancouver.

 Miso cod at 1909 Kitchen (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome)Miso cod at 1909 Kitchen (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome)

Not surprisingly, the list is heavily dominated by restaurants in long-running culinary powerhouse cities Toronto and Montreal, though major nods to Alberta this year as Calgary and Edmonton have taken six spots on the list. Winnipeg has two, which is double the amount of Vancouver this year.

So here's what's next: Based on the recommendations from a panel of food experts, Air Canada sends one writer on an anonymous, month-long, cross-country dining marathon to determine the most notable new openings that become contenders for the coveted annual Top 10 list.

The annual Top 10 ranking will be unveiled at a celebration in Toronto on October 25, 2018. 

Here's the full list of 30 nominees:

  • 1909 Kitchen, Tofino, BC;
  • Aloette, Toronto;
  • Atlas, Toronto;
  • Avenue Restaurant, Regina;
  • Bar Kismet, Halifax;
  • Biera, Edmonton;
  • Bistro Rosie, Montréal;
  • Bread and Circus, Calgary;
  • Bündok, Edmonton;
  • La Cabane d'à Côté, Mirabel, QC;
  • The Courtney Room, Victoria;
  • Cruz Tacos, Calgary;
  • Donna Mac, Calgary;
  • Elena, Montréal;
  • Giulietta, Toronto;
  • Hopkins, Montréal;
  • Il Covo, Toronto;
  • Kanto 98th St., Edmonton;
  • Kiin, Toronto;
  • K?k?m Kitchen, Toronto;
  • Vin Mon Lapin, Montréal;
  • Omai, Toronto;
  • Oxbow, Winnipeg;
  • Passero, Winnipeg;
  • The Restaurant at Pearl Morissette, Jordan Station, ON;
  • Sand and Pearl, Picton, ON;
  • Seedlings, Bloomfield, ON;
  • Skippa, Toronto;
  • St. Lawrence, Vancouver;
  • Tanto, Toronto.