Guidebook for Kitchener

Angela & Matt
Angela & Matt
Guidebook for Kitchener

Food Scene

The closest bakery that is a short walk away from our place. Organic fair trade coffee and delicious baked goods.
20 locals recommend
City Cafe Bakery - West Ave.
175 West Ave
20 locals recommend
The closest bakery that is a short walk away from our place. Organic fair trade coffee and delicious baked goods.
Great little gem in the heart of Victoria Park. Grab a delicious craft beer and sit on the patio. They also have bands that play most nights.
26 locals recommend
The Boathouse
57 Jubilee Dr
26 locals recommend
Great little gem in the heart of Victoria Park. Grab a delicious craft beer and sit on the patio. They also have bands that play most nights.
One of the best greasy spoons in town!
Checkerboard Restaurant
705 Belmont Ave W
One of the best greasy spoons in town!
Unique food dishes with amazing flavours. On the pricier side but worth every penny. Sit outside on their patio for a refreshing beverage in the summer months.
17 locals recommend
Red House
30 William St W
17 locals recommend
Unique food dishes with amazing flavours. On the pricier side but worth every penny. Sit outside on their patio for a refreshing beverage in the summer months.
Delicious pizza and they always use fresh toppings. Call for delivery (519) 742-7977
Magic Pizza
450 Westheights Dr
Delicious pizza and they always use fresh toppings. Call for delivery (519) 742-7977
An up-scale restaurant to grab breakfast, lunch or dinner. MON-TUES CLOSED WED-FRI 11:30PM-2PM, 5PM-9PM SAT 9AM-2PM, 5PM-9PM SUN 10AM-2PM
11 locals recommend
UpMarket
703 Belmont Ave W
11 locals recommend
An up-scale restaurant to grab breakfast, lunch or dinner. MON-TUES CLOSED WED-FRI 11:30PM-2PM, 5PM-9PM SAT 9AM-2PM, 5PM-9PM SUN 10AM-2PM
Delicious pastries!
Ambrosia Pastry Co.
150 Roger St
Delicious pastries!
A quaint bar/restaurant that serves delicious vegan/vegetarian food. CLOSED MONDAYS!
19 locals recommend
Jane Bond
5 Princess St W
19 locals recommend
A quaint bar/restaurant that serves delicious vegan/vegetarian food. CLOSED MONDAYS!
Good food and service. Not for the budget friendly person but still reasonable.
32 locals recommend
The Bauer Kitchen
187 King St S
32 locals recommend
Good food and service. Not for the budget friendly person but still reasonable.
Great all you can eat sushi.
27 locals recommend
Kinkaku Izakaya
217 King St W
27 locals recommend
Great all you can eat sushi.
Very good Mexican food.
Holy Guacamole Fresh Mex
1120 Victoria Street North
Very good Mexican food.
Great Mexican food uptown Waterloo.
13 locals recommend
Taco Farm
8 Erb St W
13 locals recommend
Great Mexican food uptown Waterloo.
Delicious, local food and friendly faces.
23 locals recommend
The Yeti Cafe
14 Eby St N
23 locals recommend
Delicious, local food and friendly faces.
Good wraps and coffee. Nice place to bring your laptop if you want to study or read. Wifi.
11 locals recommend
Queen Street Commons Cafe
43 Queen St S
11 locals recommend
Good wraps and coffee. Nice place to bring your laptop if you want to study or read. Wifi.
Excellent fresh bread and oven-baked pizzas.
Bread Heads
Excellent fresh bread and oven-baked pizzas.
Centrally located coffee shop with good coffee.
12 locals recommend
Balzac's Kitchener
151 Charles St W
12 locals recommend
Centrally located coffee shop with good coffee.
Lots of great Asian restaurants
University Shops Plaza
170 University Ave W
Lots of great Asian restaurants
An Irish pub that is a 15 minute walk from our house.
Firkin at the Tannery
121 Charles Street West
An Irish pub that is a 15 minute walk from our house.
A home style diner serving breakfast.
8 locals recommend
Angie's Waterloo
47 Erb St W
8 locals recommend
A home style diner serving breakfast.
Breakfast served until 2pm.
Cora Breakfast and Lunch
75 King St S
Breakfast served until 2pm.
Go here if you like different coffees and desserts. Great selection and comfy chairs.
9 locals recommend
Symposium Cafe Restaurant & Lounge
4 King St N
9 locals recommend
Go here if you like different coffees and desserts. Great selection and comfy chairs.
Upscale restaurant located in Downtown Kitchener
15 locals recommend
The Berlin
45 King Street West
15 locals recommend
Upscale restaurant located in Downtown Kitchener
If you're looking for an up scale restaurant or a place to go for drinks with friends.
9 locals recommend
Gilt Restaurant
305 King St W
9 locals recommend
If you're looking for an up scale restaurant or a place to go for drinks with friends.
Fat Bastard Burrito Co.
306 King St W
Trendy coffee shop with excellent coffee.
21 locals recommend
Smile Tiger Coffee Roasters
100 Ahrens St W
21 locals recommend
Trendy coffee shop with excellent coffee.
18 locals recommend
Proof Kitchen + Lounge
110 Erb St W
18 locals recommend
A pub style chain restaurant
11 locals recommend
McCabe's Irish Pub & Grill
352 King St W
11 locals recommend
A pub style chain restaurant
Pub style with craft beers on tap
10 locals recommend
B@THEMUSEUM
10 King St W
10 locals recommend
Pub style with craft beers on tap
Ce Food Experience, The Bakery
100 Moore Ave S
13 locals recommend
Rhapsody Barrel Bar
179 King St W
13 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Subway
94 Bridgeport Rd E
9 locals recommend
We've never been but gets great reviews on Google
Taste of Philly Cheesesteak
98 King St W
We've never been but gets great reviews on Google
Best Pho in town!
6 locals recommend
Pho Dau Bo
301 King St E
6 locals recommend
Best Pho in town!
Pupuseria Latinos
25 Eby St S
Delicious Caribbean food...perhaps the best in the city!
7 locals recommend
Rainbow Caribbean Cuisine
29 King St E
7 locals recommend
Delicious Caribbean food...perhaps the best in the city!
Kava Bean Bistro
24 Gaukel St
East African Cafe
50 Ontario St S
Fine dining if you're looking for a date night.
Stonegate Bistro
15 Scott St
Fine dining if you're looking for a date night.
8 locals recommend
Cameron Chinese Restaurant
19 Cameron St S
8 locals recommend
Best Vietnamese subs in town
Banh Mi Givral Deli
210 King St E
Best Vietnamese subs in town
Family style. Good to go with a group.
16 locals recommend
PUBLIC Kitchen & Bar
300 Victoria St N
16 locals recommend
Family style. Good to go with a group.
Fine dining but with a great patio and the prices are reasonable.
16 locals recommend
Solé Restaurant and Wine Bar
83 Erb Street West
16 locals recommend
Fine dining but with a great patio and the prices are reasonable.
Great selection of salads and build your own
Chopped Leaf
36 Northfield Dr E
Great selection of salads and build your own
Great for breakfast and lunch. Salads, sandwiches, wraps, coffee and more
21 locals recommend
Seven Shores
10 Regina St N
21 locals recommend
Great for breakfast and lunch. Salads, sandwiches, wraps, coffee and more
Settlement Co.
1 Victoria St S
Close to our home, great burgers and good veggie options too.
19 locals recommend
Abe Erb Kitchener
151 Charles St W
19 locals recommend
Close to our home, great burgers and good veggie options too.
$$$ - Delicious, unique Asian inspired cuisine
20 locals recommend
Bhima's Warung
262 King St N
20 locals recommend
$$$ - Delicious, unique Asian inspired cuisine
Greasy spoon that is about 15-20 minutes walking distance from our house. Go for the home fries...they are delicious!
Bud's Restaurant
219 Louisa St
Greasy spoon that is about 15-20 minutes walking distance from our house. Go for the home fries...they are delicious!
No-frills pit stop for halal Afghani, Indian & Pakistani classics, from kebabs to butter chicken. Delicious!!
7 locals recommend
Chopan Kabob Restaurant
200 Highland Rd W
7 locals recommend
No-frills pit stop for halal Afghani, Indian & Pakistani classics, from kebabs to butter chicken. Delicious!!
Best shawarma in town!
Highland Halal Shawarma
200 Highland Rd W
Best shawarma in town!
Great thin crust pizza!
15 locals recommend
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria - Waterloo
15 King St S
15 locals recommend
Great thin crust pizza!

Everything Else

Beautiful park for walking, running, having a picnic or reading a book. There is a skating rink if you visit during winter. They also have a splash pad for the kids.
146 locals recommend
Victoria Park
146 locals recommend
Beautiful park for walking, running, having a picnic or reading a book. There is a skating rink if you visit during winter. They also have a splash pad for the kids.
In the downtown core
CIBC Branch with ATM
1 King St E
In the downtown core
Close proximity to our house.
18 locals recommend
Kitchener station
126 Weber St W
18 locals recommend
Close proximity to our house.
Great selection of books and within close proximity to downtown.
14 locals recommend
Kitchener Public Library
85 Queen St N
14 locals recommend
Great selection of books and within close proximity to downtown.
It's what you'd expect from a mall.
32 locals recommend
CF Fairview Park
2960 Kingsway Dr
32 locals recommend
It's what you'd expect from a mall.
Incubator driving many new advancements and businesses.
10 locals recommend
Communitech
151 Charles St W
10 locals recommend
Incubator driving many new advancements and businesses.
Nice campus to walk around.
45 locals recommend
University of Waterloo
200 University Ave W
45 locals recommend
Nice campus to walk around.

Essentials

You can also find rare and difficult to find products from around the world and plus a wide selection of Gluten Free and Diabetic items. Plus they have great deli sandwiches!
51 locals recommend
Vincenzo's
150 Caroline St S
51 locals recommend
You can also find rare and difficult to find products from around the world and plus a wide selection of Gluten Free and Diabetic items. Plus they have great deli sandwiches!
Independently-owned grocery store.
14 locals recommend
Central Fresh Market
760 King St W
14 locals recommend
Independently-owned grocery store.
Local health food store with great selection and knowledgeable staff.
CHELSEA MARKET
928 King St W
Local health food store with great selection and knowledgeable staff.
The owner Bridgette is very knowledgeable and can recommend many products based on your needs.
Holistic Nutrition - Nature's Apotheke
191 King St S
The owner Bridgette is very knowledgeable and can recommend many products based on your needs.
One of the closest grocery stores to our home.
13 locals recommend
Waterloo Square Valu-Mart
75 King St S
13 locals recommend
One of the closest grocery stores to our home.
Excellent place for all of your dry cleaning needs
Crown Cleaners
530 Belmont Ave W
Excellent place for all of your dry cleaning needs
Pharmacy On King
702 King St W
KW Travel Clinic
570 University Ave E
12 locals recommend
Grand River Hospital
835 King St W
12 locals recommend
St. Mary’s General Hospital
911 Queen's Blvd

Sightseeing

A nice paved trail for walking, running or cycling.
14 locals recommend
Iron Horse Trans Canada Trail
Iron Horse Trans Canada Trail
14 locals recommend
A nice paved trail for walking, running or cycling.

Shopping

Fresh produce and other trinkets. This is a major tourist attraction in St. Jacob's. Hours: • Thursday and Saturday ALL YEAR, 7 am - 3:30 pm • Tuesday Summer Market June 16 - September 1, 2015, 8
168 locals recommend
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market & Flea Market
878 Weber St N
168 locals recommend
Fresh produce and other trinkets. This is a major tourist attraction in St. Jacob's. Hours: • Thursday and Saturday ALL YEAR, 7 am - 3:30 pm • Tuesday Summer Market June 16 - September 1, 2015, 8
Reliable pharmacy and open late!
40 locals recommend
Shoppers Drug Mart
250 King St W
40 locals recommend
Reliable pharmacy and open late!
The closest place to buy some brews.
9 locals recommend
Beer Store
875 Highland Rd W
9 locals recommend
The closest place to buy some brews.
The closest place to buy alcohol.
15 locals recommend
LCBO
324 Highland Rd E
15 locals recommend
The closest place to buy alcohol.
Open only on Saturday mornings. Has a wide arrange of fresh produce, meats, cheeses and breads.
55 locals recommend
Kitchener Market
300 King St E
55 locals recommend
Open only on Saturday mornings. Has a wide arrange of fresh produce, meats, cheeses and breads.
A great selection of fresh seafood to cook at home.
T And J Seafoods
26 Elm St
A great selection of fresh seafood to cook at home.
Conveniently located to our house.
Swanson's Home Hardware Building Centre
166 Park St
Conveniently located to our house.
It's what you'd expect from a shopping mall.
47 locals recommend
Conestoga Mall
47 locals recommend
It's what you'd expect from a shopping mall.

Arts & Culture

A cute little art store run by our dear friend Laura Munz.
Paint by Munzy
32 King St N
A cute little art store run by our dear friend Laura Munz.
Plays movies that are not in the major theatres.
27 locals recommend
Princess Cinemas
46 Princess St W
27 locals recommend
Plays movies that are not in the major theatres.
A cinema with a lot of leg room and you can enjoy an alcoholic beverage.
15 locals recommend
Apollo Cinema
141 Ontario St N
15 locals recommend
A cinema with a lot of leg room and you can enjoy an alcoholic beverage.
Small, intimate venue that hosts various artists and plays.
55 locals recommend
Centre In The Square
101 Queen St N
55 locals recommend
Small, intimate venue that hosts various artists and plays.
Gallery selling clay and glass items.
31 locals recommend
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
25 Caroline St N
31 locals recommend
Gallery selling clay and glass items.
15 locals recommend
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
31 Caroline St N
15 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

A club that plays regular top 40 hits on Friday and Saturday but also features great bands and artists from all over.
7 locals recommend
Starlight Social Club
47 King St N
7 locals recommend
A club that plays regular top 40 hits on Friday and Saturday but also features great bands and artists from all over.
If you're into dive bars, this is a good one.
Frankies Pub
273 King St W
If you're into dive bars, this is a good one.
Great beers on tap and you can purchase local craft beers in the store separate to the restaurant
25 locals recommend
Abe Erb Brewing Company - Waterloo
15 King St S
25 locals recommend
Great beers on tap and you can purchase local craft beers in the store separate to the restaurant
It has a very large patio.
17 locals recommend
Bobby O'Brien's
125 King St W
17 locals recommend
It has a very large patio.
A very good selection of tasty beers, unique food menu and close by.
19 locals recommend
Arabella Park Beer Bar
740 Belmont Ave W
19 locals recommend
A very good selection of tasty beers, unique food menu and close by.