Rustico Kitchen and Bar is a Victoria Street North Italian kitchen built for relaxed dinners, patio nights, and midweek pizza or wine plans. The menu is strongest around Beef Short Rib Gnocchi, Arancini, Lemon Pesto Salmon, Seafood Alfredo, and hand-stretched pizzas, with Tuesday pizza and Wednesday wine offers giving regulars practical timing hooks.

Arabesque Family Restaurant is a Kitchener halal Middle Eastern restaurant built around fresh pita from the wood-stone oven, shawarma plates, Mana'eesh, dips, grilled meats, and family platters.