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.
OMG is a downtown Peterborough shawarma counter with a Syrian-Peterborough founding story, current strengths in Chicken Shawarma Wrap, Aleppo Platter, Mezza Platter, shawarma poutine, family feasts, and vegetarian-friendly falafel and dips.
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.
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.
Levantine Grill is a Peterborough fast-casual stop for shawarma, falafel, manakesh-style pies, platters, bowls, salads, and sweets. The strongest order starts with the Chicken Shawarma Wrap or Falafel Wrap, then branches into Shawarma Poutine or shareable grill plates.
Tora Sushi is a downtown Peterborough ramen-and-sushi room with a Japanese/Korean menu that runs from Tonkotsu Ramen and Bi Bim Bap to Black Dragon Roll, vegan rolls, gluten-free options, and party trays. It works best as a ramen-first all-day spot with enough breadth for groups, takeout, and mixed dietary needs.
Downtown Peterborough breakfast-and-lunch cafe with a 1930s gangster room, Famous Eggs Benedict, dollar chips, generous plates, and fast daytime service.
A downtown Peterborough Greek restaurant with Vassiliadis family roots, souvlaki plates, Greek fries, house dips, saganaki and a practical takeout-friendly menu.
La Mesita brings chef Martin Carbajal's Mexico City comfort cooking to downtown Peterborough, with Cochinita Pibil tacos, Mango Salad, Mayan Cupcake, weekday $12 specials, and shareable platters anchoring a cozy open-kitchen visit.
Jasmine Thai Cuisine is a downtown Peterborough Thai restaurant with a broad menu: Khao Soi, tamarind-driven Authentic Pad Thai, seafood curries, vegan and vegetarian choices, halal-friendly notes, gluten-free accommodation, dine-in, takeout, delivery, and an all-week discount section.
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.
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.
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.
