Peterborough

Fork It is a downtown Peterborough all-day breakfast and lunch room from owner Stephanie Patterson, built around hearty plates, house-cut home fries, and named house dishes like the Fork It Signature Benny, Steak & Eggs, and Crispy Supreme Chicken Waffle Sandwich. It is casual, daytime, and community-minded.

Chef Basel Cuisine is a Peterborough fusion diner built around Chef Basel Selva's broad hand: breakfast plates, pub fare, pizza, pasta, Indian Delight mains, and signatures like Smoked Salmon Tower and Butter Chicken Poutine all share one personal kitchen identity.

Love You, Mean It is a downtown Peterborough dinner room from Sam Sayer and Owen Walsh, with Mack Found leading a share-plate menu that moves from tuna tartare and bone marrow to masala-cured chicken, corn risotto, cocktails, and reservation-ready nights out.

Hanoi House is a Lansdowne Vietnamese kitchen built around long-simmered noodle soups, pork-belly signatures, vermicelli bowls, broken rice, banh mi, gluten-free paths, and owner Susan Tung's local restaurant story.

Downtown Peterborough's Agave by Imperial is a family-run Mexican restaurant and bar built around queso-birria tacos, molcajetes, fresh ceviche, margaritas, happy hour, and a late-night social dining rhythm.

Family-owned Taso's brings Greek plates, Italian comfort food, and stone-baked pizza together in Peterborough. The current menu is strongest when it leans into chicken souvlaki, eight-layer lasagna, Greek fries, and hearty lunch plates built for casual groups.

Rare Restaurant is a chef-led downtown Peterborough dining room from Andrew Lewin and Mai Dong, built around French-leaning steakhouse cooking, adventurous small plates, Saturday prime rib, chef tastings, and private-event hospitality.

Copper Spoons is a daytime neighbourhood diner on Romaine Street, carrying a long-running breakfast-and-lunch address into a newer identity. Its clearest personality sits in three hearty turns on familiar formats—Breakfast Poutine, Breakfast Pizza, and a Grilled Cheese Pulled Pork Sandwich—backed by an approachable $$ price band and a visit that works best when you want comfort food before mid-afternoon.

Soupcon is a weekday Peterborough soup bistro where a changing daily lineup turns lunch into a choice between vegetable-led, vegan, and richer comfort bowls. The single-dollar price band keeps the stop approachable; the practical details are just as distinctive, with 11-to-3 weekday hours and cash-only payment.

Gerti's is a downtown Peterborough gastropub established in 2005, with a current official menu built around chef-driven pub comfort, handhelds, features, desserts, pickup, reservations, and heated patio dining.