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The Kawarthas' gateway keeps a lively table

Gateway to the Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough packs its Hunter Street café district with Vietnamese kitchens, Mediterranean grills, and Mexican rooms feeding a steady Trent University crowd. A lake-country town that doesn't go quiet off-season.

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1

Fork It

9.9
Breakfast · Downtown Peterborough · $$

Fork It is a downtown Peterborough all-day breakfast and lunch room from owner Stephanie Patterson, built around hearty plates, house-cut home fries, and named house dishes like the Fork It Signature Benny, Steak & Eggs, and Crispy Supreme Chicken Waffle Sandwich. It is casual, daytime, and community-minded.

2

Chef Basel Cuisine

9.8
Diner · Lansdowne Street Corridor · $$

Chef Basel Cuisine is a Peterborough fusion diner built around Chef Basel Selva's broad hand: breakfast plates, pub fare, pizza, pasta, Indian Delight mains, and signatures like Smoked Salmon Tower and Butter Chicken Poutine all share one personal kitchen identity.

3

Hanoi House

9.6
Vietnamese · Lansdowne West · $$

Hanoi House is a Lansdowne Vietnamese kitchen built around long-simmered noodle soups, pork-belly signatures, vermicelli bowls, broken rice, banh mi, gluten-free paths, and owner Susan Tung's local restaurant story.

4

Agave by Imperial

9.6
Mexican · Downtown Peterborough · $$$

Downtown Peterborough's Agave by Imperial is a family-run Mexican restaurant and bar built around queso-birria tacos, molcajetes, fresh ceviche, margaritas, happy hour, and a late-night social dining rhythm.

5

Taso's Restaurant and Pizzeria

9.5
Greek · Lansdowne West · $$

Family-owned Taso's brings Greek plates, Italian comfort food, and stone-baked pizza together in Peterborough. The current menu is strongest when it leans into chicken souvlaki, eight-layer lasagna, Greek fries, and hearty lunch plates built for casual groups.

6

Rare Restaurant

9.5
Fine Dining · Downtown Peterborough · $$$$

Rare Restaurant is a chef-led downtown Peterborough dining room from Andrew Lewin and Mai Dong, built around French-leaning steakhouse cooking, adventurous small plates, Saturday prime rib, chef tastings, and private-event hospitality.

7

The Imperial Tandoor

9.3
Indian · Lansdowne Street Corridor · $$

The Imperial Tandoor is a family-run Peterborough Indian dining room built around North Indian curries, tandoor plates, naan, biryani, and a substantial Imperial Hakka side menu. Daily happy hour, a full bar, patio seating, parking, and a documented founder/operator story make it stronger for groups and planned dinners than a simple takeout stop.

8

Capra Toro

9.3
Italian · Hunter Street West / Café District · $$

Capra Toro is a downtown Peterborough Italian room built for pizza, pasta, warm focaccia and planned nights out, with weekly date-night and family bundles plus Black 13 for private dining.

9

East City Coffee Shop

9.2
Diner · East Peterborough · $

A compact East City diner for loaded breakfast plates, peameal-heavy classics, low-price lunch sandwiches, counter seats, and daily 8AM-2PM routines.

10

St Veronus Cafe and Tap Room

9.2
Belgian · Hunter Street West / Café District · $$

St Veronus is Peterborough's Belgian brown-cafe fixture: mussels, frites, beer-cooked mains, and a deep Belgian bottle list shaped by Roland Hosier and Shannon Mak.

11

Ng Saigon Boys

9.0
Vietnamese · Lansdowne West · $

Peterborough's long-running Vietnamese fixture for pho, bun bo hue, vermicelli bowls, friendly value, and practical takeout or family orders.

12

The Favourite Greek

9.0
Greek · Downtown Peterborough · $$

A downtown Peterborough Greek restaurant with Vassiliadis family roots, souvlaki plates, Greek fries, house dips, saganaki and a practical takeout-friendly menu.

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