A tiny Victoria Avenue comfort-food counter where poutine, fresh beef burgers, and haddock fish and chips do the heavy lifting.

Taps Brewhouse is a Queen Street Niagara Falls brewpub where the house beer program, oversized pub-food anchors, weekday $6 beer features, weekend brunch, and long-running live-room history all work together. The strongest current orders are Hot Mess Poutine Box, Kick@$$ Burger, Cottage Pie, Beer Flight, Art Attack IPA, and the vegan wraps and poutines.

WeinLoKaL is a casually upscale Niagara Falls restaurant for local wine on tap, oysters, fried goat cheese, charcuterie, Certified Angus beef, pork chop, salmon, paella, tapas, and cocktails.

Scoops Restaurant is a practical Lundy's Lane breakfast-and-lunch diner where Eggs Benedict, Cinnamon Bun Waffle, Hercules Omelette, Family Breakfast Feast, and good-value diner portions explain the draw.

Falls-view family-owned seasonal restaurant with breakfast, comfort plates, patio doggy meals, group menus, and an attached gift shop near Oakes Garden Theatre.