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.
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.
Downtown Peterborough breakfast-and-lunch cafe with a 1930s gangster room, Famous Eggs Benedict, dollar chips, generous plates, and fast daytime service.
A compact East City diner for loaded breakfast plates, peameal-heavy classics, low-price lunch sandwiches, counter seats, and daily 8AM-2PM routines.
Apollo Grill is a Peterborough burger-shop fixture built around fresh-ground steak burgers, home-cut fries, poutine, and Central Smith ice cream shakes.
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.
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.
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.
