PICNIC is now a downtown Orillia Mexican cantina from the Common Hospitality group, with tacos, tostadas, oysters, seafood, tequila, mezcal, wine, and weekly specials. Mushroom + Manchego bridges the old PICNIC to the new room, while chef Joel Bennett gives the relaunch a named kitchen lead.

Friend's Diner is a Laclie Street breakfast-and-lunch room built around full breakfast plates, pancakes, Eggs Benedict, familiar handhelds, and takeout. The handoff to Brittany Bezemer and Cecilia Butler kept the regulars-first diner feel while tying the place closely to Orillia community life.

Chef-owner Melanie Robinson runs Eclectic Cafe & Catering as a downtown Orillia lunch room with serious farm-connected cooking: composed sandwiches, seasonal soups, bright salads, chef-favourite bowls, online ordering, and catering without an exact online reservation link.

The Hog & Penny is Orillia's revived British pub, now under Simon MacRae and Darcy MacDonell's Common Hospitality group. The strongest case is classic pub food, scotch-led programming, and a room built for trivia nights, sing-alongs, patio visits, and low-friction social dinners.

Mariposa Market is a downtown Orillia bakery-market built around Texas Donuts, apple fritters, pies, cafe food, and a family-owned heritage-room experience.

A downtown Orillia plant-based kitchen built around comfort sandwiches, vegetable-forward bowls, smoothies, and gluten-free-friendly options.

Fare turns Swanmore Hall on the Stephen Leacock Museum grounds into a full-service waterfront restaurant with a real sense of occasion. Sarah Butler and Kalvin Sherry are the verified people behind a room that works for lunch, dinner, patio time, private gatherings, and a Wednesday wine offer, while the current menu is framed around seasonal modern dining. The result is an Orillia restaurant whose location shapes the visit without becoming the whole story.

The Cone is a seasonal, family-run scoop window in Orillia's north end, built around Kawartha Dairy ice cream, quick outdoor service, and a menu that stretches from classic flavours to handmade cakes and dipped cone bars. Stewart McNeely and Barb Hollyer keep the format deliberately simple: choose a scoop, shake, or frozen celebration piece, then take it to go.

Lot 88 Orillia is a full-service steakhouse on Memorial Avenue built around a simple piece of table theatre: Angus steaks arrive with a hot lava stone so diners control the sear and pace. The current menu stretches from Mini Yorkies and burrata to salmon, burgers and pasta, while wine, cocktails and online reservations make the room work best as a planned dinner rather than a hurried stop.

Rustica Pizza Vino is a downtown Orillia Italian pizzeria built around a wood-fuelled oven, handmade dough, current pasta anchors, patio seating, and a cozy room backed by local producer touches.

Hill’s Maple Leaf Restaurant is a century-old Orillia diner built around all-day breakfast, broasted chicken, daily specials, clubhouses and familiar comfort plates. The current Mike and Chris Hill era keeps the family story visible while preserving the practical, home-cooked appeal that made Hill’s a Memorial Avenue staple.

Timmy's Diner is an Orillia daytime diner built around all-day breakfast, familiar lunch plates, and an owner-led local reset of a long-running West Street South dining room.

At 380 Laclie Street, The Pantry works as both a daytime cafe and a prepared-food market: breakfast, sandwiches, pastries, and scratch-made meals to take home all share the same practical, approachable format. It is the kind of stop that can cover a quick Breakfast Sandwich now, a Blueberry Danish for later, and dinner from the freezer before you leave.

Thai Plate is a compact Orillia Thai restaurant with a deep dinner menu, weekday lunch combos, and flexible dine-in, takeout, delivery, and reservation paths.

Niku Japanese Grill brings all-you-can-eat tabletop yakiniku, sushi, sashimi, and group-night energy to downtown Orillia.

Webers on Highway 11 is a charcoal-burger roadside landmark north of Orillia, built around fresh daily patties, cottage-country ritual, an orange pedestrian bridge, and a compact menu of burgers, fries, poutine, milkshakes, and ice cream.

Bounty Fish & Chips is a downtown Orillia fish-and-chips counter built around halibut, cod, haddock, white roughy, seafood platters, fresh cut chips, takeout, delivery, and a White Roughy & Chips lunch special served from 11am to 3pm.

Theo's Eatery is a family-owned Orillia dining room with a long Italian-Greek comfort menu, takeout and delivery, and a Tselikis family history in local restaurants. Chicken Parmigiana, Five Cheese Crab Dip, and Baked Lasagna are the safest first-pass orders.

A small downtown Orillia breakfast room where Angela Brown turns Benedicts, playful pancakes, crepes, waffles, and house sweets into a more personal morning stop than a standard diner.

Brewery Bay Food Co is a 1993 downtown Orillia pub now folded into Couchiching Craft Brewing's taproom, pairing a dozen local taps with comfort food that still feels specific: ale-battered Fish & Chips, Smash Mac Burger, Pitachos, vegetarian swaps, and the Sunshine Cookie Skillet.

331 Atherley Diner is an Orillia diner where eggs, burgers, poutine, and Korean comfort dishes share the same everyday room. Go for Bulgogi, Gamjatang with Rice, and the breakfast-to-dinner flexibility.

Waterfront bar-and-grill energy with wings, nachos, burgers, daily features, and a large summer patio.

Punjabi Indian cooking in Orillia with thalis, tandoori plates, curries, vegetarian depth, lassi, takeout, and reservation-friendly service.

Chef Simon's Kitchen is a casual Orillia kitchen for Vietnamese noodle soups, banh mi, Thai noodles and curries, and familiar Chinese-style comfort plates led by verified chef Simon Chau.

George's is an old-fashioned Orillia breakfast-and-lunch diner built around eggs, omelettes, peameal plates, Eggs Benedict, and big comfort breakfasts. The appeal is practical and local: familiar daytime food, family-owned character, takeout options, and a room that suits regulars more than destination dining.