Rise Above is a downtown St. Catharines vegan full-service restaurant and bakery built around scratch-made comfort food, seitan signatures, weekday lunch utility, cocktails, and house sweets.

St. Catharines pub institution with Buffalo-style wings, a deep beer-club program, sports-bar energy, and value-heavy daily specials.

MJ's Own Munchies is a year-round Lakeshore Road fry-truck-style stop built around fresh-cut fries, poutine, homemade burgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, walking taco bags, and deep-fried desserts. The draw is simple comfort food with enough menu personality to make the stop feel local rather than generic.