The Best of Ontario — Local Business Rankings
Free, honest monthly rankings of Ontario's best local businesses
About The Best of Ontario
The Best of Ontario publishes free, monthly rankings of local businesses across Toronto, the GTA, and the rest of the province. Instead of selling placement, it scores each business mainly on real customer satisfaction and service quality pulled from public review signals.
Every ranking — from best tacos in Kensington Market to best butter tart in Ontario — is generated by reading reviews, weighing six underlying signals (rating, review volume, recency, sentiment, consistency, and category fit), and refreshing the list monthly so it reflects how a business is actually performing right now.
Business owners can nominate themselves for consideration, and consumers can browse by category or on an interactive map. The goal is simple: help people get to know the shops and service providers in their own neighbourhood, give honest local businesses the recognition they've earned, and keep more spending close to home.
Key Features
- Monthly local rankings
- Review-based scoring
- Map and category browsing
- Business nominations
Live in Ontario • Consumer discovery • Business nominations