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Welland

Canal-city cooking, quietly multicultural

Welland grew around its canal and the workers it drew, and the table shows it — Italian, Indian, and Mexican kitchens threaded through a city of murals and waterway. Unflashy and genuinely mixed, the everyday Niagara most visitors miss.

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Specials

Specials in Welland

37 specials.

Other

All-Day Special A

All-Day Special A gives you a fixed-price sushi special at $22, a straightforward choice when you want a compact meal without sorting through the full roll list.
Sushi O'Mine9.7
Daily · Checked Jun 17
Other

Tapas Tuesday

Tapas Tuesday is the weekly midweek offer: buy one tapa and get another 50% off every Tuesday. It is built for sampling more of the small-plates menu without turning the night into a full splurge.
Cured Tapas & Cocktails9.5
Tuesdays · Checked Jun 27
Wing Night

10-Wing Special

Ten wings are the Wednesday and Sunday daily special at $7.99.
The Park Bar Billiards9.4
Sun · Wed · Checked Jun 14
Happy Hour

Happy Hour Pints and Personal Pizzas

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m., Bridgewater offers $6 pints and $8 personal pizzas.
Bridgewater Brewery9.3
Mon · Wed · Thu · 2–4 PM · Checked Jun 19
Lunch Special

Lunch Specials

Fireside's $11.99 lunch plates are available Tuesday to Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm, with souvlaki, gyro, burger, BLT, Western, veggie bowl, and grilled-cheese choices.
Fireside Restaurant8.9
Tue–Sat · 11 AM–2 PM · Checked Jun 17
Other

Happy Hour

Happy hour runs daily from 3 PM to 5 PM with rotating food-and-drink features, including small-plate favorites like slider duos, taco duos, fried dills, and build-your-own poutine. It’s an easy afternoon stop for sharable bites and value-driven sips, with optional add-ons available.
M.T. Bellies8.8
Daily · 3–5 PM · Checked Jun 12
Feature

Smoked Brisket

The all-week brisket feature serves 16-hour smoked brisket with house-made blueberry BBQ sauce, mozzarella, and coleslaw on a French loaf or as a fries plate for $23.99 plus tax, until sold out.
For Pizza's Sake8.3
Daily · Checked Jun 13
Lunch Special

Sunday Sandwich & Pint Lunch

Sunday lunch brings a sandwich and a pint together for $22, giving the Crown Room a simple weekend meal-and-drink special.
The Rex Hotel8.2
Sundays · Checked Jun 16
Weekend Special

12-Slice Pizza Special

A 12-slice pizza is offered for $17.99 on Saturday and Sunday.
Handlebar Hanks Roadhouse8.2
Sat–Sun · Checked Jun 17
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22 restaurants in Welland
Highest Ranked in Welland · updated weekly

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1

Tikka Masala

9.8
Indian · Downtown Welland · $

Tikka Masala is a Welland vegetarian Indian restaurant built around clay-oven chaap, paneer, thali, Delhi street-food dishes, Indo-Chinese snacks, and value-minded combos.

2

Sushi O'Mine

9.7
Japanese · Lincoln Street & Thorold Road East · $$

Welland Japanese-Korean sushi spot with a deep roll list, sushi pizza, donburi, ramen and udon, lunch specials, and practical all-day combo ordering.

3

Matteo's Ristorante

9.5
Italian · Downtown Welland · $$

Family-run Italian cooking in Welland with wood-oven pizzas, fresh pasta, and a dinner-first menu built around comfort and polish.

4

Cured Tapas & Cocktails

9.5
Tapas · Lincoln Street & Thorold Road East · $$

Cured Tapas & Cocktails is a small-plates restaurant built around customizable charcuterie, current tapas, and a named cocktail list. Cam Sacco and Ernie Gonzalez carry forward the Cured identity, with weekly date-night and tapas offers giving the restaurant a planned-night-out rhythm.

5

The Park Bar Billiards

9.4
American · Downtown Welland · $

The Park Bar Billiards is a Welland neighbourhood bar built around free pool, late seven-day hours, inexpensive pub staples, and official daily specials. Go for fish and chips, chicken fingers, Buffalo cauliflower, wings, and a casual room that is more hangout than formal dinner.

6

Thailandia

9.0
Thai · Downtown Welland · $$

Thailandia is a Thai Select-recognized Welland Thai restaurant on East Main Street, strongest around pad Thai, curries, soups, weekday lunch plates and a few focused appetizers. The current official menu supports a noodle-first order, vegetarian and tofu paths, and a moderate-price meal plan without relying on unverified chef or owner lore.

7

CC's Dugout Italian Eatery

9.0
Italian · Lincoln Street & Thorold Road East · $$

CC's Dugout Italian Eatery is a Welland Italian standby with a current menu that still leans into red-sauce comfort, pizza, and family-style starters. The strongest move is to treat it as a flexible dinner spot: begin with Chicken Bombs or the Garlic Bread Ring, then choose between pesto pasta, Sicilian pizza, and a rotating special-menu dessert.

8

Fireside Restaurant

8.9
Greek · Downtown Welland · $

A long-running Welland favourite for Greek souvlaki plates, diner comfort food, family lunches, and practical catering, with the official menu calling the chicken souvlaki dinner its signature dish and best seller.

9

East Side Diner

8.9
Diner · Downtown Welland · $

East Side Diner is a compact Welland breakfast diner with a throwback room, daily morning hours, and a menu built around loaded platters, omelettes, pancakes, burgers, and comfort-food staples.

10

Ye Olde Squire Welland

8.9
British Pub · Seaway Mall Area · $$

Ye Olde Squire Welland is a long-running Seaway Mall pub built around generous comfort food: Fish & Chips, Buffalo Chicken Fingers, Bacon Mac and Cheese, Chicken Pot Pie, and Shepherd’s Pie. The strongest read is practical and local: a family-ready room with a menu deep enough for repeat visits.

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11

Benedict's Breakfast

8.8
Canadian · Downtown Welland · $$

Benedict's Breakfast is a family-owned Welland breakfast-and-lunch fixture built around Benedict plates, homemade creamy hollandaise, hearty morning standards, peameal, sandwiches, burgers, and value-minded everyday service on King Street since 2010.

12

M.T. Bellies

8.8
Canadian · Niagara Street South · $$

Welland roadhouse fixture for big portions, family-friendly pacing, sports-bar energy, patios, and value-minded comfort food from Buffalo Cauliflower and Butter Chicken to Big Belly Burger, Chicken Parmesan, and Fish n’ Chips.

13

Taco Factory Bar and Lounge

8.5
Mexican · Downtown Welland · $$

A Welland Mexican spot centered on birria, Taco Dorados, elote, shrimp tacos, loaded fries, bowls, and casual group-friendly ordering.

14

Vincent's Pizzeria

8.5
Pizza · Lincoln Street & Thorold Road East · $

Vincent's Pizzeria is a long-running Welland pizza counter built around same-recipe stone-oven pies, wings by the count, New York-style options, subs, pasta, and party-order formats. The strongest read is simple: classic pizza-and-wings comfort food with real local staying power.

15

Tailgates Bar & Grill

8.4
Bar & Grill · Niagara Street South · $$

Tailgates Bar & Grill is a Welland sports bar where the menu has real weight: wings with a deep sauce list, a pizza lineup built around house-named pies, late hours, live programming, takeout and group-friendly pub energy.

16

For Pizza's Sake

8.3
Pizza · Downtown Welland · $$

A long-running Welland pizza-and-sub shop where steak subs, house gravy, loaded poutines, wings, burgers, and weekly specials make the strongest case for a hearty comfort-food order.

17

Blue Star Restaurant

8.3
Diner · Lincoln Street & Thorold Road East · $

Blue Star Restaurant is a Welland diner landmark built around all-day comfort plates: signature chicken, perogies, cabbage rolls, burgers, breakfast platters, pies and a practical takeout menu. Its strength is broad, familiar food with a local fixture feel.

18

The Rex Hotel

8.2
Italian · Downtown Welland · $$

The Rex Hotel is a century-old King Street Italian-pizza tavern built around thin-crust specialty pies, homemade pasta, and practical weekly specials. Lead with Veal Parm Pizza or Homemade Gnocchi, then use Thursday wings, happy hour, or party trays when timing matters.

19

Handlebar Hanks Roadhouse

8.2
Canadian · Niagara Street South · $$

Welland roadhouse for wings, pizza, comfort plates, late hours, and weekly specials that make group nights easy to plan.

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