The Dirty Burger Company is a Peterborough smash-burger room where Om Patel's Indian-influenced food story meets Canadian beef burgers, fresh-cut sides, weekly walk-in deals, happy hour, and a casual Hunter Street rhythm.

Dragon Yan is a Peterborough Chinese-Canadian standby built for takeout, delivery, and casual dining-room meals. The current menu runs from Dragon Yan Noodle Soup, Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls, and Chinese Poutine to lunch plates and family dinners, with opening-owner history carried only as historical context.

The Railyard Cafe and Taphouse is an East City day-to-night room: coffee and breakfast first, then a fresher pub menu with smoked-in-house ribs, croissant breakfast plates, pizzas, composed mains, and craft beer. Use it for Sticky Rib Bites, Croissant Benny, Shrimp & Chips, Duck Confit, and the first-party reservation flow when the room turns into a casual taphouse.

Marty Moo's is a Keene Road family barbecue fixture built around charcoal ribs, home-style comfort dishes, generous portions and a playful food-challenge streak. The strongest order runs through Chicken Pot Pie, Moo's Ribs, Skillet Steak Poutine and the weekly specials board.

BrickHouse Craft Burger is a downtown Peterborough burger-and-beer room built around hand-pressed house burgers, wings, poutines, craft beer, sports screens, patio seating, karaoke/live music, and a steady weekly specials rhythm.

Italian market energy, wood-fired pizza, house pasta and Sunday brunch make One Fine Food a full-day Peterborough food stop rather than a single-purpose dining room.

Kettle Drums is a Hunter Street comfort-food restaurant built around a current menu of rich pasta, grilled cheese, prime rib dip, warm starters, and polished pub plates. The strongest signals are the Mac and Cheese, Kettle Grilled Cheese, handmade ravioli, patio setting, and flexible lunch-dinner format.

La Hacienda is a 2002 Peterborough Mexican staple built around birria, soups, brunch, margaritas, Mercado La Hacienda, and cultural programming.

A long-running downtown Peterborough Indian restaurant with direct phone takeout, halal positioning, a broad curry-house menu, and current anchors like Butter Chicken, Mulligatawny Soup, Garlic Naan, Beef Dhansak, and Lamb Madras.

Japanese and Korean cooking on Hunter Street East, with current menu strength in Dynamite Roll, Yukgaejang, Dolsot Bibimbap, tempura, and easy takeout.

Golden Wheel is a Highway 7 Chinese-Canadian standby for takeout, dine-in, and group meals. The current menu lists Honey Garlic Spareribs, Wonton Soup with BBQ Pork, General Tao Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice, Egg Roll, and Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls, with phone-led buffet and venue support for larger groups.

Wee Wok Express is a family-run George Street takeout kitchen in Peterborough, open since 2013, with Cantonese, Szechuan, Thai, and Canadian-Chinese anchors. The strongest route is phone-ahead ordering, Spicy Salted Shrimp or Lemon Chicken Soo Gai, weekday lunch specials, and pickup value.

Downtown Peterborough all-you-can-eat sushi with buildable combos, bento boxes, party trays, Korean comfort dishes and an all-week pickup offer.