There are many good restaurants in and around St Catharines!
The following have been recommended by friends and colleagues who live there.
Please note that some of these restaurants are closed on Saturdays, Sundays or Mondays.
Brock University
On-campus food service locations
Closed Saturday, Sunday and evenings
Close to Brock
[15 minutes or less on foot]
Spiice Chinese Express, 605 Glenridge Avenue #5, 905-682-1118
Very small, express counter and takeout, popular with Chinese students; closed Sunday
In Piazza Pasta and Wine Bar, Four Points by Sheraton, 3530 Schmon Parkway, Thorold, Ontario, 905-984-8484
Glenridge
[30 minutes on foot, 10 minutes by car, 10 minutes by bus]
Cat’s Caboose, 224 Glenridge Avenue, 905-682-0139
Pizza and pub fare, good for a large group with advance reservation
Pen Centre and mid-town
[10 minutes by car, 20 minutes by bus]
Boston Pizza, Pen Centre, 905-687-1991
Kelsey’s, Pen Centre, 905-684-1145
Asian Legend, 344 Glendale Avenue #101, 905-680-9513
Northern Chinese cuisine
Johnny Rocco’s Italian Grill, 271 Merritt Street, 905-680-9300
Downtown
[15 minutes by car, 20-30 minutes by bus]
With the Meridian Centre arena, theFirstOntario Performing Arts Centre and Brock University’s new Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts nearby, St. Paul Street and the surrounding area has become an entertainment district with many small restaurants and cafés, often with art shows and live music.
Dani's Bistro, 259 St. Paul Street, Unit 2, 289-362-0222
VQA wine bar; closed Monday
Sahla Thai, 270 St. Paul Street, 905-984-4482
Thai
Mahtay Café, 241 St. Paul Street, 905-685-4040
Kully's Original Sports Bar, 223 St. Paul Street, 905-684-1771
Rise Above, 120 St. Paul Street, 289-362-2636
Vegan; reservations advised; closed Sunday evening and Monday
The Merchant Ale House, 98 St. Paul Street, 905-984-4060
Restaurant & Brew Pub
Café Gatti, 3 Race Street, 905-641-5009
Open until 7 pm Monday to Saturday, 3 pm Sunday
Wind, 131 King Street, 905-682-8838
Japanese and Thai, excellent sushi
Wellington Court, 11 Wellington Street, 905-682-5518
Upscale; closed Sunday and Monday
Chang Noi, 225 Queenston Street, 905-228-6067
Thai; evenings only, closed Monday
Fourth Avenue and beyond
[15-20 minutes by car]
Fresco's Restaurant & Bar, 100 Fourth Avenue, 905-687-8088
Smiling Fish Company, 111 Fourth Avenue, 905-687-9211
Very small, excellent fish & chips and seafood; closed Sunday and Monday
Lina Linguinis Pasta & Grille, 111 Fourth Avenue, 905-984-5462
Big Marcos, Fourth Avenue Square, 274 Fourth Avenue, 905-641-4411
Chop House Burger Bar, 100 Martindale Road, 905-688-1114
Café Amoré, 211 Martindale Road, 905-988-6404
The Upper Deck Taphouse and Grill, 210 Martindale Road, 905-682-3325
Mandarin, 366 Bunting Road, 905-938-7000
All-you-can-eat Chinese Canadian buffet
Port Dalhousie
[20 minutes by car from Brock University; 10 minutes by car or 40 minutes on foot from Days Inn and Best Western hotels]
Acqua Restaurant and Bar, 1 Lock Street, 289-362-1222
Pier 61, 61 Lakeport Road, 905-397-7771
Lake views
Murphy’s, 38 Lakeport Road, 905-934-1913
Historic building
Scorecard Harry’s, 17 Lock Street, 905-937-6577
Kilt and Clover, 17 Lock Street, 905-646-8917
Out of Town
[15-30 minutes by car]
Lazy Loon Restaurant and Ice Cream Bar, 155 Hwy 20 West, Fonthill, Ontario, 905-892-4611
Relaxed family dining; 15 minutes by car
Avondale Dairy Bar, 461 Stewart Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 905-687-7403
Handmade ice cream since 1955; 20 minutes by car
Lake House Restaurant, 3100 North Service Rd, Lincoln, Ontario, 905-562-6777
Upscale, lake views; 20 minutes by car
Inn on the Twenty, 3845 Main Street, Jordan, Ontario, 1-800-701-8074
Upscale, local food; 20 minutes by car
Kitchen 76 at Two Sisters Vineyards, 240 John Street East, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 905-468-0592
Upscale, Italian; 30 minutes by car
Huffington Post Top Niagara Area Restaurants
St. Catharines bus and taxi information
City Bus Services
Taxi
St. Catharines Taxi — 905-941-7811. Quote “Brock student discount” to receive discounted flat rates of $14 between Brock and Holiday Inn, $15 between Brock and Best Western/Days Inn, $10 between Brock and Pen Centre, and $12 between Brock and downtown. Brock Q Taxi — 905-935-5000. Quote “Brock group” to receive discounted flat rates of $16 between Brock and Holiday Inn/Best Western/Days Inn, $10 between Brock and Pen Centre, and $14 between Brock and downtown. Central Taxi — 905-685-7343