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.

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.

OMG is a downtown Peterborough shawarma counter with a Syrian-Peterborough founding story, current strengths in Chicken Shawarma Wrap, Aleppo Platter, Mezza Platter, shawarma poutine, family feasts, and vegetarian-friendly falafel and dips.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kit Croissanterie & Cafe is a Hunter Street bakery-cafe built around handmade croissants, espresso-based drinks, and a community-first room. The draw is the pastry case: Butter Croissant, Pain Au Chocolat, Ham & Cheddar Croissant, seasonal bakes, and a queer, woman-led sober-space identity.

Sam's Place is a downtown Peterborough deli built around house-smoked meats, locally sourced bread and meat, named Samwiches, and a lunch-counter sense of humour that has held its place on Hunter Street since 2010.

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.

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.

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

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.

The Dirty Burger Company is a Peterborough smash-burger room where Om Patel's Indian-influenced food story meets Canadian beef burgers, fresh-cut sides, weekly walk-in deals, happy hour, and a casual Hunter Street rhythm.

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

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

Berc's Steakhouse is a long-running Peterborough steakhouse built around Certified Angus Beef, classic steak-and-seafood dinners, private-room occasions, and a Tuesday dinner-for-two offer. The strongest fit is a polished celebration meal with ribeye, Steak Neptune, seafood, and attentive service in a familiar dining room.

Apollo Grill is a Peterborough burger-shop fixture built around fresh-ground steak burgers, home-cut fries, poutine, and Central Smith ice cream shakes.

Dragon Yan is a Peterborough Chinese-Canadian standby built for takeout, delivery, and casual dining-room meals. The current menu runs from Dragon Yan Noodle Soup, Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls, and Chinese Poutine to lunch plates and family dinners, with opening-owner history carried only as historical context.

BrickHouse Craft Burger is a downtown Peterborough burger-and-beer room built around hand-pressed house burgers, wings, poutines, craft beer, sports screens, patio seating, karaoke/live music, and a steady weekly specials rhythm.

Italian market energy, wood-fired pizza, house pasta and Sunday brunch make One Fine Food a full-day Peterborough food stop rather than a single-purpose dining room.

La Hacienda is a 2002 Peterborough Mexican staple built around birria, soups, brunch, margaritas, Mercado La Hacienda, and cultural programming.

Downtown Peterborough all-you-can-eat sushi with buildable combos, bento boxes, party trays, Korean comfort dishes and an all-week pickup offer.