The Best Places to Eat Near The Starlight, by the Record
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A small wine bar and restaurant in downtown Kitchener where the menu never stays still long enough to bore you. Dishes zigzag across flavors and influences with real confidence, pairing charred vegetables with mango cardamom mousse or roast duck with chimichurri and smoked cinnamon. The wine list leans into the unexpected in ways that match the kitchen's energy. The team is warm in the way that makes you stay for one more pour.
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Rank 5. Langdon Hall
Contemporary New American
Pressed linens, polished crystal, and a kitchen that forages the surrounding forest before it cooks anything: this is formal country-house dining at its most committed. Chef Jason Bangerter pulls roughly 85 percent of his menu from Ontario, then plates it with the kind of elaborate care that rewards a long tasting menu. The cellar is vast and the wine pairings inspired. It's an hour from Toronto and feels further, which is rather the point.
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- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best Landmark Restaurant
- VineRoutes Award of Distinction · Restaurant Awards
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