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If you’re a foodie, then you’ll want to pay attention to enRoute magazine’s shortlist of the best new restaurants in Canada for 2016. In the coming months, the contenders will be whittled down to a final list of the 10 best spots for folks to dine at from coast-to-coast.

This year, 35 restaurants were deemed eligible for a Top 10 title, including eateries offering fire-stoked feasts in P.E.I., Spanish-inspired dishes in Halifax, and local seasonal and wild foods at a Toronto hot spot.

The list was crafted by a panel of food and hospitality industry leaders especially for the competition. Eateries that opened between June 2015 and June 2016 were considered.

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“Since the launch of Canada’s Best New Restaurants program 15 years ago, we’ve assembled a panel of food experts – including some of Canada’s leading culinary professionals from coast to coast – to recommend the most interesting restaurant openings in their area from the past year,” enRoute said via a statement on its website. “Based on their tips, we come up with a long list of nominated restaurants that make it onto our writer’s itinerary. Our writer has already travelled to each of the restaurants on a cross-country eating marathon, dining under a fake name.”

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Canadians can even help choose one winner in the people’s choice category by visiting eatandvote.com.

The final results for the contest come out in November.

The 2016 nominees are:

St. John’s, N.L.: Seto Kitchen + Bar

Bay Fortune, P.E.I.: Fireworks

Halifax: Highwayman

Quebec City: Kraken Cru

Montreal: Agrikol, Candide, Le Fantome, Foxy, Hoogan and Beaufort, Hvor, Le Mousso, Montreal Plaza

Ottawa: Datsun, Fairouz

Toronto: Alo, Antler, Chabrol, Commodore, Noorden, Piano Piano

Kitchener, Ont.: The Berlin

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.: Backhouse

Winnipeg: Maque

Saskatoon: Little Grouse on the Prairie

Calgary: Charbar, Whitehall

Edmonton: Uccellino

Vancouver: Ancora, Kissa Tanto, Mission, Osteria Savio Volpe, Royal Dinette, Torafuku

Whistler, B.C.: Bar Oso

Victoria: Agrius

With files from The Canadian Press

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