Bombay Kitchen is a downtown Guelph Indian, Nepali, and Hakka Chinese restaurant built around Butter Chicken, Momo Dumplings, Chilli Chicken, Garlic Naan, biryani, tandoor dishes, takeout, delivery, catering, and late hours.

Red Papaya Thai & Grill is downtown Guelph's twenty-plus-year Thai-Vietnamese kitchen and live-show room, owner-operated by Jill Tieu inside the Old Quebec Street Shoppes. Combo dinners for two through six, vegan-friendly across most of the menu, and a dining room that doubles as a live stage with its own PA and house band running comedy, open mics, and drag programming on the same nights it serves pad thai.

Royal Electric Bar & Public Eatery is a downtown Guelph public eatery built around Roy's Pizza, comfort-food anchors, weekly value features, live music, and Royal After Dark weekend energy.

Shine Family Restaurant is a downtown Guelph brunch-and-dinner room with a big breakfast menu, global comfort-food dinners, weekday Early Bird, Happy Hours Lunch, and Saturday DJ energy.

The Cornerstone is a downtown Guelph vegetarian and vegan mainstay for Tempeh Reuben Sandwich, Cornerstone Club, Huevos Rancheros, plant-based wraps, all-day dining, live music, and the Pay-it-Forward wall.

La Reina is a downtown Guelph Mexican restaurant built around tacos, share plates, a deep tequila program, a licensed patio, and a bookable Cactus Room for groups.

A downtown Guelph Chinese standby with a deep dual menu: familiar Canadian-Chinese orders, Chinese Style seafood and hot pots, family dinners, and direct takeout.

La Cucina Pizzeria is a downtown Guelph Italian pizzeria for Paesana Pizza, Margherita Pizza, Gnocchi ai Quattro Formaggi, Lasagna, Burrata, Tiramisu, wine, late hours, and weekly pasta, wine, pizza, and long-drink specials.

NV Kitchen + Bar is a downtown Guelph restaurant and bar for Steak Frites, Sesame Pulled Pork Nachos, thin-crust pizza, Mini Burgers, wings, cocktails, wine, beer, patio energy, and daily late-night hours.

Diana Downtown is a family-run Guelph Indian and fusion restaurant with curries, chaat, pakoras, Hakka dishes, wraps, brunch, drinks, takeout, delivery, and an everyday lunch buffet.

Downtown Guelph pizza, bottleshop drinks, all-week combo ordering, and a current sandwich pickup lineup inside Jimmy Jazz.

Downtown Guelph Irish pub with wings, Irish Nachos, burgers, sports-night energy and a useful weekly specials calendar.