Northern Ontario
Locally lauded chef Steve Simpson's elevated comfort food uses seasonal local ingredients, with the regularly changing menu split between small plates (eg…
Must-see restaurants in Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario
A shimmering jewel in a dismal downtown strip, decades-old Arturo's is the kind of place you remember after your vacation has ended. Atmospheric but…
Northern Ontario
With ambitions to be a Ben & Jerry's of the north, Prime sells gelato and sorbet in creative flavors such as salted caramel, and sometimes alcoholic…
Northern Ontario
After the original location burnt down, owners Mike and Natalie started a food truck in Fort Vermilion, which has a kid's play area. The ribs are probably…
Northern Ontario
You'll think you've stumbled into a staff cafeteria in Finland; indeed, that's how the Hoito started, over a century ago, providing affordable meals to…
Northern Ontario
This low-lit bistro makes up for once being the first branch of mega-chain Tim Hortons by serving some of Canada's finest steaks and ribs, accompanied by…
Northern Ontario
This self-proclaimed supper club's focus is on rustic Tuscan cuisine, but chefs aren't shy about getting experimental. The ever-shifting menu promises…
Northern Ontario
What would you expect to find lurking behind the facade of a highway motel 7km south of Wawa? Food from Trinidad, mon! Add some spice to your trip and try…
Northern Ontario
It would be easy to miss or discount this unassuming place in a strip mall, but you would be wrong for doing so. Inside this sports bar-like place is…
Northern Ontario
Nestled among the lakefront motels, this lovely little bistro, built in 1934, serves a range of dishes including salads, pastas, venison burger, rainbow…
Northern Ontario
In a historic building dating from 1890, among pictures of the Soo of yore, Muio's continues to bask in anachronistic glory. Started in 1961, pretty much…
Northern Ontario
Between southern Thunder Bay's confusing haze of wide-set freeways and boxy mega-marts lies one of the town's best dining options. Caribou's facade is…
Northern Ontario
Sudbury's most popular brunch spot serves unlikely dishes such as breakfast burritos, Welsh rarebit, Croatian crepes, and French toast stuffed with…
Northern Ontario
Appetites beware: you're about to be obliterated. In the historic Bank of Montreal building, hefty carnivorous portions are dished out amid black-and…
Northern Ontario
With its red-and-black checkered tablecloths and chintzy chandeliers, Terry's is the top choice in Cochrane for a steak. The likes of rib eye and filet…
Northern Ontario
Average Joe's is anything but average. Arriving by land, water, or frozen lake in the winter, enjoy the broad menu and Lake of Bays draught beers while…
Northern Ontario
The restaurant at Voyageurs' Lodge serves Lake Superior trout or whitefish with chips, mammoth homemade burgers and the best tastin' gravy for miles. The…
Northern Ontario
Like the rest of the Station Inn, the restaurant is more functional than atmospheric, serving hefty meals and daily specials of steadfast Canadian food…
Northern Ontario
Despite its unprepossessing exterior, this charming Italian restaurant ranks as one of Thunder Bay's best, with scrumptious pastas made on-site and served…
Northern Ontario
At this understated marina restaurant, chef Allan Rebelo has created a contemporary menu including charcuterie boards, pizza, fish tacos, and shrimp and…
Northern Ontario
A diamond in the rough of a utilitarian area south of the city center, Bistro One sizzles with an innovative, ever-changing menu, sleek decor and a…
Northern Ontario
Locals swear by this quality burger joint, where options include juicy burgers, wraps and mains such as fish-and-chips, with a choice of sides including…
Northern Ontario
So it's not the best Italian restaurant in the world, but there's a lovely vibe about this quaint pasta joint in a little house on the edge of downtown…
Northern Ontario
This downtown brewery and restaurant serves light meals, burgers and mains such as chicken or veg fajitas, steaks and pan-fried pickerel. The large bar…
Northern Ontario
There's nothing authentically Japanese about this shiny all-you-can-eat restaurant, but this is Thunder Bay and we're just grateful Asian food is…
Northern Ontario
McDonald's (opposite) has the golden arches; Deluxe has the golden arch. So maybe the concept isn't original, but this diner and drive-through is a 56…
Northern Ontario
This local cafe by Lake Commando serves enormous poutine portions, burgers, breakfasts, daily specials and hearty home-style meals such as liver and…
Northern Ontario
An eclectic pan-Asian selection of mouthwatering meals, including dishes from China, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, are presented with flair at this…
