Danielle's Guidebook
Food scene
White Mountain
176 Ontario StHouse-made ice cream! sooo good worth the wait and price!
Breakfast/Lunch. One of the only spots recommended for breakfast! Dine in for “fancier” breakfast options like bergamot French toast and eggs Benedict or grab a pastry from the bakery side!
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Pan Chancho Bakery & Café
44 Princess StreetBreakfast/Lunch. One of the only spots recommended for breakfast! Dine in for “fancier” breakfast options like bergamot French toast and eggs Benedict or grab a pastry from the bakery side!
The Kingston Breakfast. Greasy, noisy, lightning fast diner breakfast. Potatoes are so good. Don’t get the steak.
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Morrison's Restaurant
318 King St EThe Kingston Breakfast. Greasy, noisy, lightning fast diner breakfast. Potatoes are so good. Don’t get the steak.
Breakfast/lunch. Such a great view and one of Kingston’s only waterfront patio. Wonderful atmosphere and service. Take advantage of the lakeside patio then wander the artist studios and gallery in the Tett Centre. Some breakfast options.
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Juniper Cafe
370 King St WBreakfast/lunch. Such a great view and one of Kingston’s only waterfront patio. Wonderful atmosphere and service. Take advantage of the lakeside patio then wander the artist studios and gallery in the Tett Centre. Some breakfast options.
Lunch. Dizzying selection of deli-style salads and sandwiches with friendly fast service. The type of spot where you take your meal to your table on a cafeteria tray or to go in a paper bag. Delicious for a quick lunch.
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Golden Rooster Delicatessen
111 Princess StLunch. Dizzying selection of deli-style salads and sandwiches with friendly fast service. The type of spot where you take your meal to your table on a cafeteria tray or to go in a paper bag. Delicious for a quick lunch.
Lunch/dinner. Family-run restaurant with German/Austrian food. Reserve in the outdoor beer garden- beautiful ivy-filled courtyard. Best schnitzel ever!
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Amadeus Cafe
170 Princess StLunch/dinner. Family-run restaurant with German/Austrian food. Reserve in the outdoor beer garden- beautiful ivy-filled courtyard. Best schnitzel ever!
Lunch/Dinner. Tapas!! Unique global fusion style menu. Gorgeous dining room and great service!
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Tango Nuevo
331 King St ELunch/Dinner. Tapas!! Unique global fusion style menu. Gorgeous dining room and great service!
Dinner/lunch. Highly recommend with a focus on fresh local ingredients. Seasonal menu. Vegan/GF other dietary concerns well cared for.
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Atomica Kitchen / Cocktails
71 Brock StDinner/lunch. Highly recommend with a focus on fresh local ingredients. Seasonal menu. Vegan/GF other dietary concerns well cared for.
Dinner/lunch. Really popular spot near the tourist hub for wood-fired pizzas and Italian food. Reservations recommended.
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Wooden Heads Gourmet Pizza
192 Ontario StDinner/lunch. Really popular spot near the tourist hub for wood-fired pizzas and Italian food. Reservations recommended.
Dinner/lunch. as #1 in kingston according to TripAdvisor and a personal favourite. Authentic Greek food cooked by a father and son duo from a small Greek village. Souvlaki meals travel well for takeout/delivery
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Grecos
167 Princess StDinner/lunch. as #1 in kingston according to TripAdvisor and a personal favourite. Authentic Greek food cooked by a father and son duo from a small Greek village. Souvlaki meals travel well for takeout/delivery
The Iron Duke on Wellington
207 Wellington StreetIMO Kingston’s best pub
Takeout (or dine in). An amazing kingston gem. Thai and Cambodian fusion. Kingston has one of the highest number of Cambodian restaurants in Ontario, many of them started by Pat. A kingston legend :)
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Pat's Restaurant
455 Princess StTakeout (or dine in). An amazing kingston gem. Thai and Cambodian fusion. Kingston has one of the highest number of Cambodian restaurants in Ontario, many of them started by Pat. A kingston legend :)
Greasy takeout. King st not princess st. THE POUTINE OF KINGSTON. Great burgers. Fine pizza.
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Original Bubba's
349 King St EGreasy takeout. King st not princess st. THE POUTINE OF KINGSTON. Great burgers. Fine pizza.
Takeout. 10mins walk/1 min drive from the apartment. Local spot. They load on the cheese! Also subs, wings, etc. Well-reviewed.
Pizza by Adonis
900 Concession StTakeout. 10mins walk/1 min drive from the apartment. Local spot. They load on the cheese! Also subs, wings, etc. Well-reviewed.
Looks like a hole-in-the-wall but This is the Kingston secret for the best donuts. The owner personally bakes his donuts fresh each day! Skip the cakes and other items, stick with donuts.
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Coffee Way Donuts
472 Division StLooks like a hole-in-the-wall but This is the Kingston secret for the best donuts. The owner personally bakes his donuts fresh each day! Skip the cakes and other items, stick with donuts.
Sightseeing
The hub of tourism downtown, information centre, tour trolleys, boat cruises. Surrounded by restaurants and full of hotdog carts.
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Confederation Basin Marina
6 Clarence StThe hub of tourism downtown, information centre, tour trolleys, boat cruises. Surrounded by restaurants and full of hotdog carts.
180 year old university near downtown. Walk and admire the old buildings, visit the Miller geology museum, Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Union Gallery. Then head south to the waterfront trail (Breakwater Park)
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Queens University
99 University Ave180 year old university near downtown. Walk and admire the old buildings, visit the Miller geology museum, Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Union Gallery. Then head south to the waterfront trail (Breakwater Park)
Very popular tour of Canada’s oldest maximum security prison. Standard ticket is just enough! Book early.
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Kingston fangelsi
560 King St WVery popular tour of Canada’s oldest maximum security prison. Standard ticket is just enough! Book early.
Fort Henry National Historic Site
1 Fort Henry DrAcross the street from Kingston Penitentiary. Great companion to the tour there. Super interesting and informative! Free!
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Correctional Service of Canada Museum
555 King St WAcross the street from Kingston Penitentiary. Great companion to the tour there. Super interesting and informative! Free!
The 1000 islands are one of the main attractions of the area. The dinner cruise is a nice time but the 1 hour is plenty for me personally!
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Kingston 1000 eyja ferðir
248 Ontario StThe 1000 islands are one of the main attractions of the area. The dinner cruise is a nice time but the 1 hour is plenty for me personally!
Fun
Lovely pier walk near the university with a man-made sand beach for laying out and a rock shore for entering the water.
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Gord Downie Memorial Pier
300 King St WLovely pier walk near the university with a man-made sand beach for laying out and a rock shore for entering the water.
A long waterfront walk from behind the hospital to the Pier. Rock walls for sitting over the water and observing the lake and shore areas for swimming.
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Breakwater Park
Waterfront PathwayA long waterfront walk from behind the hospital to the Pier. Rock walls for sitting over the water and observing the lake and shore areas for swimming.
Uniquely Kingston. Always recommended for some extra interesting history. A visitor (and local!) favourite
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The Haunted Walk of Kingston
200 Ontario StUniquely Kingston. Always recommended for some extra interesting history. A visitor (and local!) favourite
Improbable Escapes Inc.
303 Bagot StAlways an amazing time!
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University AveA hidden gem with rotating exhibits
Rent an hourly canoe, kayak or paddleboard. A quick paddle from here to City Hall and back is a fun trip! The owner also takes charters out in his sailboat
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Ahoy Rentals
21 Ontario StRent an hourly canoe, kayak or paddleboard. A quick paddle from here to City Hall and back is a fun trip! The owner also takes charters out in his sailboat
3-screen independent theatre downtown. Plays all kinds of movies, but specialize in art-house, indie, foreign, and classic cinema. A little gem. Best popcorn ever!
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The Screening Room
120 Princess St3-screen independent theatre downtown. Plays all kinds of movies, but specialize in art-house, indie, foreign, and classic cinema. A little gem. Best popcorn ever!
Museum of one of Canada’s oldest waterworks. Also offering fun tours and events. Adults check out “Brewers, Bakers & Boilermakers”, a 60-minute guided walking tour of the amazing history of Ontario Street: exciting stories about intriguing people, fires, explosions, industry, transportation, archaeology, everyday vices and much more. Participants will travel along the southern half of Ontario Street, walking from the PumpHouse to City Hall along Ontario Street and the waterfront. Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays. For kids check out “Trains and Tots”: different learning experiences for kids all summer long.
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Pumphouse Steam Mus.
Museum of one of Canada’s oldest waterworks. Also offering fun tours and events. Adults check out “Brewers, Bakers & Boilermakers”, a 60-minute guided walking tour of the amazing history of Ontario Street: exciting stories about intriguing people, fires, explosions, industry, transportation, archaeology, everyday vices and much more. Participants will travel along the southern half of Ontario Street, walking from the PumpHouse to City Hall along Ontario Street and the waterfront. Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays. For kids check out “Trains and Tots”: different learning experiences for kids all summer long.
Barcadia
347 Princess StLaid-back 80s inspired bar with over 50 arcade cabinets, 25 cents each.
About an hour away. Busy provincial park with 3 gorgeous beaches. Need to buy a pass online ahead of time and leave early!
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Sandbanks Provincial Park
3004 County Road 12About an hour away. Busy provincial park with 3 gorgeous beaches. Need to buy a pass online ahead of time and leave early!
Live entertainment every night and Kingston’s finest whiskey selection
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Musiikki Café
73 Brock StLive entertainment every night and Kingston’s finest whiskey selection
Dogs
20 minutes drive to a great beach, huge fenced dog park and a dog swimming area!
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Grass Creek Park
2991 Kingston 220 minutes drive to a great beach, huge fenced dog park and a dog swimming area!
Popular patio for those with dogs, plenty of spots for dogs to jump in the lake
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Juniper Cafe
370 King St WPopular patio for those with dogs, plenty of spots for dogs to jump in the lake
Clean fenced dog park with fun forested trails nearby. Can be busy! Maybe Kingston’s best dog park
Rotary Park Dog Park
Clean fenced dog park with fun forested trails nearby. Can be busy! Maybe Kingston’s best dog park
Shopping
Sunday morning/afternoon at Kingston’s Memorial Centre. Local meat, produce, arts and crafts. Real local market: all producers must be from within 100KM of Kingston! Prepared hot foods available for lunch
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Memorial Centre Farmers' Market
303 York StSunday morning/afternoon at Kingston’s Memorial Centre. Local meat, produce, arts and crafts. Real local market: all producers must be from within 100KM of Kingston! Prepared hot foods available for lunch
Farmers/vendors market every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Beware not all food locally produced!
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Springer Market Square
216 Ontario StFarmers/vendors market every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Beware not all food locally produced!
King’s Crossing Fashion Outlets
95 Dalton AveCataraqui Centre
945 Gardiners Rd