Eat Like A Local
photo: Amandala's Restaurant
Whether you're looking for a perfect upscale date-night restaurant, a place to cheer on your favourite sports team, or a worldly culinary experience, Peterborough has a wide collection of independent and locally-owned restaurants, bars and cafés to explore.
Restaurants & Cafés
Authentic Ethnic Restaurants
Malai Thai (116 Parkhill Road E), malaithai.ca
Noodle Squad (415 George St N, downtown), www.noodlessquadptbo.ca
La Mesita (247 George St N, downtown), www.lamesita.ca
La Hacienda (190 Hunter St W, downtown), www.lahaciendaptbo.com
Karma’s Café (217 Hunter St W, downtown), www.karmascafe.com
Hanoi House (1040 Landsdowne St W, Unit 4), www.hanoihouseptbo.com
Chaska Indian Street Food (441 George St N, downtown), chaska.com
Matsu Sushi (107 Hunter St E), matsusushionhunter.com
Upscale Dining
Amandala’s (375 Water St), elevated dining, live jazz, amandalas.ca
Love You, Mean It (135 Hunter St W), cozy upscale instagram.com/lymi_ptbo
Capra Toro (139 Hunter St W), stone pizza oven capratoro.ca
Rare (166 Brock St), personalized touch, fine dining, www.rareculinaryartsstudio.ca
St Veronus (129 Hunter St W), chill fine dining www.stveronus.com
Gerti's (225 Hunter St W), cozy booths and a great patio www.gertis.ca
Relaxed Casual Dining
Ashburnham Ale House (128 Hunter St E in East City), inviting, casual, ashburnhamalehouse.ca
The Railyard (127 Hunter St E in East City), casual and fresh www.therailyardcafeptbo.com
Publican House (300 Charlotte St), casual pub fare www.publicanhouse.ca
Riley’s Pub (251 George St N), pub grub, taps, TVs and pool tables, rileysptbo.com
One Eighty Sports Pub (180 Hunter Street W), www.180hunter.com
Black Horse Pub & Restaurant (452 George St N), www.blackhorseptbo.com
Cafés
Cork & Bean (382 George St N), lots of seating, coffee, tea, alcohol, food, corkandbean.ca/peterborough
Dreams of Beans (141 Charlotte St), fair trade coffee, no tipping, dreamsofbeans.ca
Kit Coffee (144 Hunter St W), freshly baked pastries, kitcroissanterieandcafe.com
Lola Cakes and Coffee (136 Hunter St W), lolacakesandcoffee.ca
The Only Café (216 Hunter St W), a café by day, bar by night. No TVs, just conversation and shuffle board
Silver Bean Café, a waterfront patio at Millenium Park downtown, and a second location at the Canadian Canoe Museum lobby) www.silverbeancafe.com
photo: Central Smith Creamery
Ice Cream Shops
Enniskillen General Store (2695 Marsdale Dr), walking distance from Beavermead Park & Campground, www.enniskillengeneralstore.com
Silver Bean Café (Millenium Park downtown and foyer of Canadian Canoe Museum), silverbeancafe.com
Canoe Co. Café (290 Water St, inside Euphoria Spa downtown), www.canoecocafe.com
The Chill Desire (366 George St N, downtown) thechilldesire.caKawartha Dairy (815 High St), our local ice cream maker! www.kawarthadairy.com
Central Smith Creamery (739 Lindsay Rd, Selwyn), www.centralsmith.ca
Cold Duck Creamery (order online, curbside pickup), artisanal frozen custard from duck eggs, coldduckcreamery.com