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.
Capra Toro is a downtown Peterborough Italian room built for pizza, pasta, warm focaccia and planned nights out, with weekly date-night and family bundles plus Black 13 for private dining.
Kit Croissanterie & Cafe is a Hunter Street bakery-cafe built around handmade croissants, espresso-based drinks, and a community-first room. The draw is the pastry case: Butter Croissant, Pain Au Chocolat, Ham & Cheddar Croissant, seasonal bakes, and a queer, woman-led sober-space identity.
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.
St Veronus is Peterborough's Belgian brown-cafe fixture: mussels, frites, beer-cooked mains, and a deep Belgian bottle list shaped by Roland Hosier and Shannon Mak.
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.
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.
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.
