Fergus
Fergus wears its Highland heritage on the Grand River, where a riverside brew house and gastropubs anchor a stone downtown between Highland Games seasons. Just downstream from Elora, it keeps things heartier and less polished.
Featured in Fergus
Top-ranked rooms with exceptional dining experiences, hand-picked by our editors.
Underground Kitchen
Underground Kitchen is a Fergus roti shop built around Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean comfort: chicken roti, vegetable roti, paneer makhani roti, patties, desserts, and weekday features like curry goat, jerk chicken, curry shrimp, and curry meatballs.
Lucky Lotus 97
Scratch-made Thai and Vietnamese cooking in Fergus, anchored by fresh rolls, Pad Thai, pho, curries, vermicelli bowls, and a source-backed local-owner story.
Brew House on the Grand
Historic riverside pub in Fergus with hand-dusted wings, weekly specials, 18 taps, and a broad comfort-food menu built for groups, patios, and easy repeat visits.
The Goofie Newfie
The Goofie Newfie is a Fergus pub built around East Coast comfort dishes, a Grand River patio, live-music energy, and a current patio menu led by fish and chips, lobster poutine, cod plates, smash burgers, and shareable pub snacks.
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Underground Kitchen
9.7Underground Kitchen is a Fergus roti shop built around Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean comfort: chicken roti, vegetable roti, paneer makhani roti, patties, desserts, and weekday features like curry goat, jerk chicken, curry shrimp, and curry meatballs.
Lucky Lotus 97
9.6Scratch-made Thai and Vietnamese cooking in Fergus, anchored by fresh rolls, Pad Thai, pho, curries, vermicelli bowls, and a source-backed local-owner story.
Brew House on the Grand
8.7Historic riverside pub in Fergus with hand-dusted wings, weekly specials, 18 taps, and a broad comfort-food menu built for groups, patios, and easy repeat visits.
The Goofie Newfie
8.3The Goofie Newfie is a Fergus pub built around East Coast comfort dishes, a Grand River patio, live-music energy, and a current patio menu led by fish and chips, lobster poutine, cod plates, smash burgers, and shareable pub snacks.
Top 10 in Fergus
The highest-rated restaurants and most-loved dishes, ranked by Restaurantica readers.
- 1Pad Thaiat Lucky Lotus 9718 votes
- 2Fresh Salad Rollsat Lucky Lotus 9718 votes
- 3Honey Garlic Mango Chickenat Lucky Lotus 9716 votes
- 4Traditional Fish & Chipsat The Goofie Newfie16 votes
- 5House Special Pho - Pho DAC Bietat Lucky Lotus 9716 votes
- 6Lobster Poutineat The Goofie Newfie14 votes
- 7Newfie Mac Smashat The Goofie Newfie12 votes
- 8Drunken Noodlesat Lucky Lotus 9712 votes
- 9Our Famous Thunder Crunchat The Goofie Newfie10 votes
- 10Vietnamese Spring Rollsat Lucky Lotus 9710 votes
Fergus’s Best Of Lists
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Craft Beer SpotsLocal breweries and pubs with exceptional craft beer selectionsExplore the list
Live Music & EntertainmentVenues featuring live performances and interactive diningExplore the list
Plant-Based FriendlyRestaurants with excellent vegetarian and vegan optionsExplore the list
Dog-FriendlyPet-friendly spots where your four-legged friends are welcomeExplore the list
Kid & Family FriendlyFamily restaurants with welcoming atmosphere for all agesExplore the list
Hidden GemsOff-the-beaten-path treasures known mostly to localsExplore the listWhat Fergus loves to eat
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