Travellers passing through Toronto's Pearson Airport will soon have some new-and-improved options for eating. If you frequently fly through Pearson, you're familiar with the usual suspects in Terminals 1 and 3 when it comes to dining options: outlets from local restaurants like Cibo , Lee and Cluny , fast-food mainstays and a seemingly endless army of Starbucks kiosks. While the airport itself has, conflictingly, landed on lists of both the best and worst airports in North America and the world at large, its dining landscape — like plenty of other airports — has always struck me as a little lacklustre. I mean, other airports around the world have restaurants with Michelin recognition . We have... a bounty of Booster Juice locations. But Pearson's culinary landscape is about to undergo a facelift that'll last at least the next 12 years, adding some seriously droolworthy new food options to both Terminals 1 and 3. A new contract penned between Pearson and Avolta 's HMSHost, which curates dining experiences at travel venues, will bring a variety of its concepts to the airport, transforming more than 57,000 sq. ft. of retail space into new food options for travellers. Among the newcomers will be Mary Brown's Chicken , OEB Kitchen + Bar and Libretto Slice Shop , as well as a new concept from award-winning Canadian chef Roger Mooking, the talent behind Terminal 1's Twist . "This is an exciting evolution of a partnership between HMSHost and Toronto Pearson that began nearly 25 years ago," says Steve Johnson, President and CEO of Avolta's North America office. "Over the years of collaboration, we have created a world-class traveller experience at Toronto Pearson, and now, together, we are raising the bar to usher in the future." In addition to the new dining concepts, other food options at the airport will also be getting a makeover thanks to the deal. Existing spaces will get revamped menus and service upgrades like digital waitlists and self-order kiosks to improve your experience altogether. "Combined with our new restaurants and bars, these innovations will change the dining landscape as travelers know it," says Johnson. "2026 will be a year that everyone will want to travel through Toronto Pearson, no matter their ultimate destination." The first of Avolta's new concepts is expected to open at Pearson in "early 2026," though no official date has yet been confirmed.