These 5 Canadian Hotels Have Restaurants Worth the Trip Alone

Check in for the night, and stay for the bite. These Canadian hotel restaurants channel the spirit of the Great White North — think spot prawns fresh from the Pacific, wild ramps from forest floors, and just-picked asparagus from local fields — all served up in chef-led dining rooms. From coast to coast, here’s where to sleep, eat, and repeat.

The Royal (Picton, Ontario)

A quick jaunt from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, Prince Edward County is a stylish hub for wineries, restaurants, and swanky boutique stays like The Royal, the 33-room, restored 19th-century railway inn blending Italian flavors, Scandinavian design, and Canadian heritage. Many of the apple- and pear-named rooms feature fireplaces, tartan-tiled bathrooms, and soaker tubs set right in the bedrooms. In the kitchen, chef Albert Ponzo draws on the family’s Edwin County Farms just up the road for his handmade pastas, wood-fired sourdough-crust pizzas, and dishes sweetened with honey from his own beehives.

Muir, Autograph Collection (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Halifax’s waterfront revival centers on Queen’s Marque, home to Muir, a 109-room luxury hotel with sleek maritime design, local art, and a speakeasy rooftop bar overlooking the Atlantic. But the real magic is happening next door at Mystic. Chef Malcolm Campbell’s open kitchen explores Nova Scotia’s terroir through three tasting menus: Flora (plant-forward), Fauna (meat and game), and Biota (“land, sea, and air”). Highlights include Acadian wild caviar with wakame emulsion, smoked ricotta ravioli with chanterelles and caribou moss, and chocolate “urchin” for dessert. A wall of fermenting jars teases the alchemy inside.

Sooke Harbour House (Vancouver Island)

Perched on a bluff overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca, this hotel recently reopened after a multi-million-dollar renovation, offering a front-row seat to Vancouver Island’s wild coastal beauty. Most of the 28 rooms at Sooke Harbour House have private balconies and ocean views to spot the occasional transient orca, humpback whale, and sea lion. In the kitchen, chef Darryl Crumb’s menus go beyond farm-to-table, with forest, beach, and tide-pool inspiration. Expect fresh garlic prawns, pan-roasted sablefish, Dungeness crab, and foraged seaweed. The Copper Room’s open-air terrace and generous wine cellar make a strong case for lingering.

Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa (Cambridge, Ontario)

This Ontario countryside inn wears its upper-crust pedigree proudly as the former family estate of New York's Astor family, now a Relais & Châteaux retreat, set on 75 acres of woodland trails and manicured gardens — originally designed by the son of Central Park’s famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. A 1902 mansion, Langdon Hall features wood-burning fireplaces, antique furnishings, plush robes, and a serene spa. Its award-winning cuisine, led by chef Jason Bangerter, is travel-worthy. Estate-grown produce and foraged finds fuel dishes like truffled leeks, venison with coal-roasted cabbage, and beetroot gnudi, each as polished as the surroundings.

Auberge Saint-Antoine (Quebec City)

This Relais & Châteaux Quebec City landmark is part hotel, part museum — a trio of centuries-old buildings in the Old Port built atop a former cannon battery and maritime warehouse. Its newly revamped restaurant, Chez Muffy, centers on hyperlocal ingredients, with produce from its own farm on Île d’Orléans. Chef Lucas Brocheton’s seasonal menu includes Gaspé lobster, buñuelos with pickled beets and daisy buds, and milk-fed lamb. Saint-Antoine's 95 rooms combine historic details like stone walls with modern comforts — heated floors, expensive sound systems, and views of the St. Lawrence River. 

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