Calgary's Pigeonhole named best new restaurant in Canada by enRoute magazine

A Calgary chef has made it onto the top 10 list of Canada's best new restaurants for the third time but this time he took top spot.

Justin Leboe's Pigeonhole, a wine bar serving creative smallplates, took top honours in the 2015 instalment of Canada's Best NewRestaurants list as determined by Air Canada's enRoute magazine.

"It's the trifecta for me. This is my third time on the list. I have a third, a second and now first," said theecstatic 42-year-old overphone from Calgary.

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"The whole thing is three spots in seven years. All in Calgarytoo, which is a testament to the city.The city has grown so much in the last eight years in terms ofthe food culture. It's pretty impressive to watch."

Model Milk, of which he is also chef and co-owner, was second in 2012. The now-shuttered Rush, where he was chef before he left to open Model Milk, placed third on the list in 2009.

Vancouver's AnnaLena, helmed by chef Michael Robbins who incorporates his own Lego constructions into the otherwise minimalist decor took this year's people's choice award oneatandvote.com.

Winners will be profiled in the November issue of enRoutemagazine and receive their awards Nov. 12 in Toronto.

The top 10 list:

1. Pigeonhole (Calgary)
2. Port City Royal (Saint John, N.B.)
3. Pilgrimme (Galiano Island, B.C.)
4. DaiLo (Toronto)
5. Bar Raval (Toronto)
6. AnnaLena (Vancouver)
7. Adelaide Oyster House (St. John's, N.L.)
8. Yasu (Toronto)
9. Enoteca (Winnipeg)
10. Soif (Gatineau, Que.)