Burlington
Burlington lines its pier and downtown with patios, Italian kitchens, and a new wave of contemporary rooms reaching past comfort food. Pinned between Toronto and wine country, it has become a destination instead of a stop between them.

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Top-ranked rooms with exceptional dining experiences, hand-picked by our editors.
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Cherry House Restaurant
9.9Cherry House is a Burlington fine-dining room for steak, seafood, wine, and planned occasion meals, with current menu support for filet, tomahawk steak, surf and turf, scallops, lobster, sea bass, and recurring prix-fixe offers.
Familia Fine Foods
9.8Family-run Burlington spot for Colombian-leaning Latin food, weekend plates, breakfast, prepared meals, catering, and a small Latin market.
El Inka Peruvian Cuisine
9.6Family-owned Peruvian cooking on Appleby Line, with ceviche, grilled octopus, seafood rice, pisco cocktails, and weekday specials shaping a Burlington room built for full-table discovery.
The Lone Wolf - Resto Bar
9.6The Lone Wolf is a Burlington resto-bar with a playful house-branded menu, cocktails, happy hour, Saturday DJ energy, and daily late-night hours. The strongest case is the mix of Wolf-named comfort dishes like Alpha Wolf Butter Chicken, Timber Wolf Lamb Burger, and Fiery Chilli Chicken with a room built for groups.
Pepe and Lela's Eatery
9.5Pepe and Lela's is a Burlington Mexican restaurant built around tacos, fundidos, local-ingredient cooking, and a compact room where reservations matter. The strongest dishes are chicken mole tacos, crispy fish tacos, lamb barbacoa, and roasted mushroom fundido.
Sakis Mediterranean & Greek Restaurant
9.3Sakis is a family-run Burlington Greek and Mediterranean spot built around souvlaki dinners, feta-and-garlic Greek fries, platter-style abundance, and a practical Mon-Sat lunch pita combo. The strongest case is generous, familiar food with enough house rhythm to feel personal.
NISI Greek Taverna
9.3NISI Greek Taverna is an independent lakeside Greek dining room in downtown Burlington, opened in 2023 with a menu built around hot meze, souvlaki, seafood, comfort mains, lunch pitas, and shareable platters.
Loondocks Restaurant
9.2Loondocks is a Burlington casual-fine-dining room with a Muskoka origin story, a rooftop garden patio, and a Canadian menu shaped by French and Italian touches. Chorizo Gnocchi, Yukon Arctic Char, Nova Scotia Snow Crab Cakes, and a French-toast-style Creme Brulee give the kitchen its clearest anchors.
The North Coal Kitchen & Bar
9.2A downtown Burlington social restaurant built around cozy Canadiana cues, current Canadian comfort dishes, and a cocktail list that extends the campfire idea into the glass.
Son of a Peach Pizzeria
9.2Downtown Burlington's Son of a Peach is a craft-first pizzeria built around long-fermented dough, hand-stretched pies, local-leaning ingredients, and a family-run story. Order around Spicy Salami & Wild Honey, Garlic Knots, The Burlingtonian, and the house dessert lane.
Downtown Bistro & Grill
9.2Downtown Bistro & Grill is a long-running Elizabeth Street bistro built around polished comfort plates, a comfortable dinner room, patio season, private-party usefulness, and a serious wine-list surface.
Jake's Grill & Oyster House
9.1Jake's Grill & Oyster House is a Burlington seafood-and-wood-grill fixture built around fresh-shucked oysters, PEI lobster, polished fish entrees, steakhouse comfort and weekend brunch. Jamie Myers opened the restaurant in 1985, and the nautical room still feels designed for both regulars and occasions.
Top 10 in Burlington
The highest-rated restaurants and most-loved dishes, ranked by Restaurantica readers.
- 1Fried Chickenat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen28 votes
- 2Gnocchi Tartufoat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen26 votes
- 3Truffle Fritesat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen24 votes
- 4Spicy Honeyat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen22 votes
- 5The Burgerat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen20 votes
- 6Spicy Salami & Wild Honeyat Son of a Peach Pizzeria20 votes
- 7Rigatoni Alla Zozzonaat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen19 votes
- 8Braised Short Rib Bologneseat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen18 votes
- 9Garlic Knotsat Son of a Peach Pizzeria18 votes
- 10Sausage & Rapiniat Culaccino Bar & Kitchen17 votes
Burlington’s Best Of Lists
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Mexican2 placesDiscover the city’s best mexican kitchens.Eat your way through Burlington
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