If you’re looking for places to eat in Hamilton, then you’re going to want to add these spots to your list. Hamilton, a historic port city in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula region, boasts a thriving culinary scene thanks in part to the many restauranteurs and chefs who decided to set up away from the high-priced real estate of Toronto, a little over 42 miles northeast, as The Globe and Mail reports.
With such a wide range of options in Hamilton today, it can be overwhelming trying to pinpoint the very best places to dine, but these eateries are definite standouts you won’t want to miss.
Places to Eat in Hamilton
Aberdeen Tavern
Not your average tavern, the Aberdeen Tavern offers comfort food in an upscale environment, serving exceptional dishes like juicy striploin and garlic butter ricotta agnolotti in a beautiful space that was once a bank, complete with a steel vault. It also boasts a lovely outdoor patio, ideal for enjoying weekend brunch, including the to-die-for cheesecake-stuffed French toast with vanilla Chantilly cream and stewed strawberries on a sunny day.
Berkeley North
Berkeley North is located on “restaurant row,” King William Street, this stylish bistro offers a menu focused on West Coast-inspired cuisine. Dine on delectable, wholesome and fresh small plates like shrimp tempura, mushroom dumplings or the avocado salad, or build your own Berkeley Bowl for lunch.
Born and Raised
A Hamilton bucket list restaurant, Born and Raised showcases the talents of “Top Chef Canada” alum Vittorio Colacitt who studied pizza-making in Rome, sowed his culinary oats in Toronto and then brought back the delicious results to his hometown. Try the Monte Pollino, a pizza baked in a wood-fired oven and topped with pickled habaneros, roasted pineapple and crispy pork cheeks that are cooked in goat fat. The dough, a unique, fermented type, provides a fabulous tang and chew. Cap it off with a heavenly dessert like the apple-ginger sorbet that tastes like fall apples ripening on a tree.