4 Okanagan restaurants on national top-100 list for 2021
Global News
OpenTable Canada says reservations for December 2021 are currently higher than they were in December 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
With Christmas nearing and people eager to gather and celebrate after a tough year, restaurants are seeing an increase in reservations.
That’s according to the website OpenTable Canada, which says reservations for December 2021 are currently higher than they were in December 2019, before the pandemic began.
“After more than a year of restrictions, diners are eager to experiment and make up for lost time,” said Matt Davis of OpenTable Canada.
OpenTable updated its top 100 reviewed restaurants on Nov. 30, stating that more than 540,000 verified reviews were used to compile the list.
The list does not use a 1-100 ranking, opting to simply name them alphabetically.
Still, included on that list are four restaurants in the Okanagan:
British Columbia had the most restaurants in the top 100, with 36, while Alberta was second at 33 and Ontario third at 28.
Mark Filatow, executive chef and sommelier at Waterfront Wines, said the restaurant also cracked the top 100 four years ago, “so it’s good to repeat the award. I think it speaks to the job that we’re doing and the demand that we’re seeing (through OpenTable bookings).”