Ahead of the long Victoria Day weekend and as the outdoor season approaches, OpenTable has released its annual list of Canada’s “100 Most Popular Outdoor Dining Restaurants,” with 10 Vancouver restaurants making the list. book.
Canadians seem to be eagerly awaiting al fresco dining, as OpenTable data shows their users started bookings as early as January 1 in cities like Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary.
OpenTable’s 2023 outdoor dining list is compiled based on an analysis of more than one million eatery reviews of restaurants from across Canada.
Ontario dominates the list with 59 prominent institutions, followed by British Columbia (21), Quebec (9), Alberta (7) and Atlantic Canada (4).
The list has compiled a selection of what OpenTable calls the best outdoor dining destinations, such as Allen’s in Toronto, Bonterra Trattoria in Calgary, Provence Marinaside in Vancouver, etc. .
“April dining increased 4% in Canada (year-over-year), likely due to warmer temperatures and Canadians starting to eat outdoors early,” said OpenTable country manager Matt. Davis said in a press release published Thursday. “Find a new favorite for the outdoor season by exploring our list of the 100 Best Outdoor Dining Restaurants or by using our outdoor seating filter.”
When it comes to Canadian favorites, Italian food takes the top spot according to OpenTable data from 2022.
You can see the full list of the 100 most popular outdoor dining restaurants in Canada in 2023 This.
Methodology:
1- “The 100 Most Popular Outdoor Dining Restaurants in Canada in 2023” generated from over a million reviews collected from verified OpenTable diners between March 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023. All restaurants with a minimum “overall” score and the number of eligible reviews were included for consideration. The overall score is made up of unique data points, such as the overall rating of the restaurant, the number of users, the total number of reviews, and the overall rating of the area. Qualifying restaurants are then scored and sorted by rating percentage, where “Outdoor Dining” is selected as a special score.
2- OpenTable reviewed outdoor dining reservations in Canada for 2023 (January 1 – April 30).
3- OpenTable reviewed outdoor dining reservations in Canada for 2022 (January 1 – December 31). The dishes are reflected with a minimum of 15 thousand diners.
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