Sarnia
Sarnia eats like the working border city it is — diners, Greek grills, Korean and Nepalese newcomers, and old-school delis along the St. Clair, the Bluewater Bridge framing the view. Honest, unpretentious, and portioned for an appetite earned on shift.

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Davis Craft Kitchen & Bar
9.6Davis is Refined Fool's downtown Sarnia craft kitchen and bar, pairing a current comfort-food menu with house beer, cocktails, shareables, tacos, sandwiches, and a warm bar-room feel.
Sodam Korea
9.5Korean comfort food in Sarnia built around dumplings, bulgogi, hot pots, katsu, pancakes, noodles, and sturdy takeout-friendly plates.
Roxy Lounge
9.2Roxy Lounge brings Nepali cooking to downtown Sarnia with mo:mo, spiced plates like Mustang Aloo, and a relaxed bar setting that still feels welcoming to first-timers. It works best when the plan is bold Himalayan flavour, a casual night out, or a later dinner downtown.
Big Fish Steak & Lounge
9.2Big Fish Steak & Lounge is a family-run Sarnia steak-and-seafood room built for special-occasion dinners, with Lobster Spoons, Seafood Gamberoni, Rack of Lamb, and NY Steak carrying the order.
Bains BBQ
9.2Bains BBQ is a Sarnia smokehouse built around slow-cooked ribs, brisket, beer-can chicken, smoked wings, and comfort-food sides. The London Road room has a family-and-takeout shape, with enough barbecue focus to feel more specific than a general roadhouse.
Midtown Tap & Grill
9.0Midtown Tap & Grill is a Sarnia neighbourhood tap-and-grill built around wings, house-made burgers, pickerel, salmon, and relaxed pub comfort with enough polish for a casual date or family dinner.
The Tin Fiddler
9.0The Tin Fiddler is a downtown Sarnia restaurant and cocktail bar with polished comfort food, River Run beer ties, mocktails, and a restored Christina Street room beside the Imperial Theatre. Build the meal around Fancy Fries, T.F.C. Chicken Sandwich, tuna, sablefish, and a midweek wine play.
Malabari Bistro
9.0Malabari Bistro is a downtown Sarnia South Indian restaurant with a Kerala/Malabar spine: Chicken Perattu, banana-leaf fish, kappa, dosas, kulukki drinks, and weekday happy-hour deals.
Ma & Pa's Diner
9.0A friendly Sarnia breakfast-and-lunch diner where generous plates, home fries, and classic comfort orders carry the experience.
Top 10 in Sarnia
The highest-rated restaurants and most-loved dishes, ranked by Restaurantica readers.
- 1Pad Thai (Chicken Or Tofu)at In The Pocket11 votes
- 2Fajita Boatat Ole Country Diner10 votes
- 3Benny Boatat Ole Country Diner10 votes
- 4Original Boatat Ole Country Diner10 votes
- 5Medium Rice Bowl Chickenat Habibi Delish10 votes
- 6Tony Special Plateat Habibi Delish10 votes
- 7Combo Plate Twoat Habibi Delish10 votes
- 8Coconut Shrimp Tacosat BrownStones Sports Lounge and Restaurant10 votes
- 9Phad Thaiat Sideways Classic Grill10 votes
- 10Bistro Burgerat Skeeter Barlow's Grill & Bar10 votes
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