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.
The Boardwalk Lounge is a downtown Peterborough board-game cafe with a real comfort-food menu, local drinks, reservations, and a 650-plus game library. Mac and Cheese, Exploding Chicken, cookies, D&D, trivia, and family programming make it a full stay-and-play visit rather than a cafe stop.
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.
Sam's Place is a downtown Peterborough deli built around house-smoked meats, locally sourced bread and meat, named Samwiches, and a lunch-counter sense of humour that has held its place on Hunter Street since 2010.
A compact East City diner for loaded breakfast plates, peameal-heavy classics, low-price lunch sandwiches, counter seats, and daily 8AM-2PM routines.
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.
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.
