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.

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.

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.

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