The Best of 2023
1) Best chicken wings: Tam Tam wings at Tam Tam, Miami, in caramel
sauce, OMG!!!!
2) Best crab: at Klaw restaurant, Miami, sweet and tender Norwegian
King Crab
3) Best Meatballs: Rao’s Miami
4) Best sushi: at Otome, Kanazawa, Japan, some of the freshest and
most extraordinary fish I have ever eaten
5) Best pizza: at Seirinkan, Tokyo, one of the most exceptional pizzas
6) Best gastronomic meal: Narisawa, Tokyo, an unforgettable dining
experience
7) Best burger and fries: Dotty’s, Toronto, satisfyingly delicious
8) Best pasta: a tie between Torrisi NYC, and Roscioli, NYC
9) Best seafood restaurant: Langosteria, Milan, Italy
10) Best sushi back home: Sushi Masaki Saito, Toronto
11) Best pita and Hummus: Miznon, Toronto
12) Best dim sum and potstickers: Zitz Sum, Miami
13) Best new gastronomic meal in Miami: Tambourine Room
14) Best global fusion: Lurra, Kyoto, Japan
15) Best French: Sezzane, Tokyo
16) Best Korean: Oiji Mi, NYC
17) Best cocktail: BKK Social Club, Bangkok, & C Suite, Toronto
18) Best Chinese: Sunny’s Chinese, Toronto
19) Best game: Antler, Toronto
20) Best farm to table: Rancho Patel, Homestead, Miami
21) Best Indian: Ghee Indian Kitchen, Miami
21) Best bread, a 4-way tie: Lodi, NYC, Baker and Barista, Miami, Emmer and Pompette in Toronto
22) Best seasonal food with Nordic Influences: Aska, NYC
23) Best Southern brunch: Rosie’s, Miami
24) Best Italian: Torrisi, NYC
25) Best Kappo omakase: Kappo Sato, Toronto
26) Best seasonal American Eats: Stubborn Seed and…
Places I want to visit for the food:
Alba for white truffles.
Copenhagen for Alchemist, Noma, and Geranium
San Sebastian, again because I didn’t have time to visit everything
Shanea
12/21/2023
