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Chicago fine dining destination Smyth has been named the continent’s best restaurant in the 2026 edition of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants.
On a starry night in New Orleans, dining luminaries from coast to coast were honored among their peers. Eunji Lee of New York’s singular Lysée was recognized as North America’s Best Pastry Chef, while Aldo Sohm of Le Bernardin and Aldo Sohm Wine Bar was declared North America’s Best Sommelier. Mashama Bailey from The Grey Restaurant in Savannah, Ga., was named North America’s Best Female Chef.
Here’s the full list of the 50 restaurants that were honored:
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- Smyth — Chicago
- Eight — Calgary
- Restaurant Pearl Morissette — Lincoln
- Dakar NOLA — New Orleans
- Mon Lapin — Montreal
- Albi — Washington, D.C.
- Atomix — New York
- Quetzal — Toronto
- Tanière3 — Quebec City
- César — New York
- Kalaya — Philadelphia
- Le Veau d’Or — New York
- Le Bernardin — New York
- Kabawa — New York
- Le Violon — Montreal
- SingleThread — Healdsburg
- Published on Main — Vancouver
- Jungsik — New York
- Penny — New York
- Emeril’s — New Orleans
- Chubby Fish — Charleston
- Saison — San Francisco
- Aska — New York
- Moon Rabbit — Washington, D.C.
- Edulis — Toronto
- Holbox — Los Angeles
- Beba — Montreal
- Mhel — Toronto
- Avize — Atlanta
- Acamaya — New Orleans
- Addison by William Bradley — San Diego
- Providence — Los Angeles
- Benu — San Francisco
- Sabayon — Montreal
- AnnaLena — Vancouver
- Corima — New York
- Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi — Washington, D.C.
- Torrisi — New York
- TATIANA, By Kwame Onwuachi — New York
- Friday Saturday Sunday — Philadelphia
- Semma — New York
- Pascual — Washington, D.C.
- Gramercy Tavern — New York
- Atelier Crenn — San Francisco
- Sons & Daughters — San Francisco
- Somni — Los Angeles
- Wild Blue — Whistler
- The Pine — Collingwood
- Kato — Los Angeles
- Diane’s Place — Minneapolis
