The Best Spanish Food in Canada
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The best Spanish food in Canada, according to the experts: Canada's 100 Best, Air Canada, and Vancouver Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Casa Paco comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Toronto and Vancouver.
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¿CóMO? Taperia and Bar Isabel hold the next two places. Air Canada shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Vancouver Magazine next.
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Rank 1. Casa Paco
Spanish
A tasting menu restaurant tucked into a small house on Clinton Street, where the kitchen channels years spent in Majorca and Venice into Spanish and Venetian cooking that leans heavily on seafood. The wine list chases obscure regions with evident purpose, and Sunday service slows down for family-style paella rounds. A spot on Canada's 100 Best keeps the room full of people who booked weeks ago and are pleased with themselves for doing so.
The awards
- Canada's 100 Best Canada's 100 Best: #32 · Best Restaurants
- Air Canada Air Canada: 2023 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Canada's 100 Best #32 · Best Restaurants
- Air Canada 2023 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
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Rank 2. ¿CóMO? Taperia
Spanish
Finding a seat at this perpetually packed Spanish tapas bar on East Seventh requires luck, persistence, or both. The room runs on the warm, slightly chaotic energy of a good Madrid bodega, with conservas lined up alongside the fritos and raciones. Rare Spanish wines are the move, and the servers know them well enough to steer you right. A Michelin Selected pick that draws a neighborhood crowd happy to wait.
The awards
- Air Canada Air Canada: 2019 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine Vancouver Magazine: 2024 · Restaurant Awards: Premier Crew · Ashwan Luckheenarain
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Air Canada 2019 · Top 10 · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2024 · Restaurant Awards: Premier Crew · Ashwan Luckheenarain
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
Why #2, not #3
Both places show 82. This one's exact Score is 82.0 and the next is 81.8, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #2 ¿CóMO? Taperia (this place) 82.0
- #3 Bar Isabel 81.8
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Rank 3. Bar Isabel
Spanish
Pork secreto with a honey and apple cider reduction is the kind of thing that makes you stop talking mid-sentence at this Spanish taverna on College Street. Grant van Gameren keeps the tapas menu rustic and unadorned, which takes more discipline than it sounds. Half portions mean you can cover a lot of ground, a useful feature when the sherry cocktails are this easy to keep ordering.
The awards
- Air Canada Air Canada: 2013 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- AAA AAA: Three Diamonds
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide: 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
- Air Canada 2013 · #1 · Best New Restaurants
- AAA Three Diamonds
- Difford's Guide 4.5 stars · Difford's Guide
Why #3, not #2
Both places show 82. This one's exact Score is 81.8 and the one above is 82.0, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #2 ¿CóMO? Taperia 82.0
- #3 Bar Isabel (this place) 81.8
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Rank 4. Cadet
Spanish
A long counter, a partly open kitchen, and a minimalist room just off the Quartier des Spectacles mark this as a relaxed spot for sharing plates rather than a sit-down-and-settle-in kind of night. The same team behind Bouillon Bilk runs the show, and the tapas-style menu moves through combinations that feel considered without being fussy. The Michelin Guide gives it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks with the vibe: good cooking, no ceremony required.
The awards
- Air Canada Air Canada: 2017 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Air Canada 2017 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 5. España
Spanish
The awards
- Air Canada 2013 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- AAA Approved
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Mediterranean
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Rank 6. Madrina Bar y Tapas
Catalan Tapas Bar
A Catalan tapas bar and cocktail spot in the Distillery District, where exposed brick and cobblestones do a lot of the atmosphere's heavy lifting so the kitchen doesn't have to. The menu runs from pan con tomate to rice pudding croquetas, with a Spanish wine list and a gin and tonic section that treats the drink with the seriousness of a minor religion. Good for grazing through an evening rather than eating in any particular hurry.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 7. Block Kitchen + Bar
Tapas Bar
The awards
- AAA AAA: Approved
- AAA Approved
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Rank 8. Casa Molina
Spanish
The awards
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best New
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Editor’s Choice · Restaurant Awards: Best Date Night
- Vancouver Magazine 2026 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Mediterranean
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Rank 9. Bar Oso
Spanish
The awards
- Air Canada 2016 · Finalist · Best New Restaurants
- Vancouver Magazine 2025 · Honourable Mention · Restaurant Awards: Best Whistler