Guelph

Naruemon Verspagen opened Na Ha Thai's Kitchen in 2014 after building a following at the Guelph Farmer's Market. The menu carries a 'From Northern Thailand' section (Khao Soi, Hung Lay curry, Northern Larb-Muang), house-made curry pastes across five varieties, and a salted-crab papaya salad with fermented tiny crab. Named for her daughter Nahathai.

A south Guelph Thai counter where the Pad Thai is built on tamarind and is the kitchen's most-ordered dish across every channel, the staff favourite is Khao Soi, and dishes like Khao Rad Kra Pow run full Thai heat when asked. Vegan-friendly with serious portions; honest mixed signal on celiac safety. Sisters Chalisa and Sara Tripoonsin opened it in February 2024 after eleven years of driving to Toronto for authentic Thai food.

Chan Thon Andy Phoung opened Taste With Andy at the end of 2020. The menu pulls from his family's Khmer cooking — Cambodian, the heritage thread — and runs across Thai and Vietnamese traditions. Mom's Chicken Curry, Khmer Burger weekly special, a thirteen-dollar jar of Andy's own super chili paste sold standalone. Downtown Guelph, 45 Cork Street East.

Sinalove is a Guelph Sinaloan seafood and Mexican sushi restaurant for breaded rolls, aguachile, ceviche, handmade-tortilla tacos, birria, and weekly value specials.

The Saffron Indian Restaurant & Bar is a Guelph North Indian restaurant with a clean order path through Butter Chicken, Saffron Special Biryani, Karahi Paneer, Vegetable Samosa, tandoor platters, naan, lassi, and a weekday $13.99 lunch plate.

Sugo on Surrey is a Guelph Italian-influenced dining room with a sauce-first story, a current menu built around house pastas, seafood and pizza, and a weekly specials sheet that makes the restaurant useful beyond special occasions. The room has a heritage-house backbone, while lunch, date night and happy-hour offers give locals several ways to use it.

Miijidaa is a downtown Guelph Canadian bistro with a northern-bounty point of view: Manitoulin Island trout, venison, Oka cheese, saskatoon berry, sage, and fermented hot honey show up across a current menu that still leaves room for weeknight pizza and Date Night value moves.

Jannat-E-Punjab Bar & Grill brings a family-run Punjabi kitchen to Speedvale and Dawson: tandoor-smoked Butter Chicken, Jannat Special Goat Curry, thali service, tiffin, catering, and a weekday lunch buffet sit inside a 2023 opening story shaped by owner Raman Deepkaur and chef Jatinderpal Singh Khaira.

Hakka Guelph is a downtown Guelph Hakka Chinese and Indian-Chinese fusion restaurant with a momo-led menu, customizable heat, halal and vegetarian range, online ordering, and a weekday lunch special.

The Nguyen's is a West End Guelph Vietnamese family restaurant with a menu that reaches past basic pho into Mi Quang, Bun Bo Hue, Banh Xeo, Spring Za Rolls, take-home pho spice, weekend noodle specials, limited desserts, and catering for groups.

Buon Gusto is a downtown Guelph Italian fixture built around a Tuscan wood oven, house-made pasta, burrata, meatballs, Italian wine, cocktails, and a current menu that still feels specific. Use it for Boscaiola Pizza, Cannelloni all'Amalfitana, Pranzo Presto lunch, and polished group or date-night dinners in the historic Gummer building.

The Kolkata Club is a late-night Indian and Indo-Chinese kitchen on Guelph's Harvard Road, open to 2 AM weeknights and 4 AM weekends. Headline plate is Lamb Shank Biryani; Andhra-style Avakai Chicken Biryani is the regional deep cut. The dual menu traces directly to Kolkata's Tangra district. Open since 2020.