Canada Guide
Ontario
Cafés and restaurants
1 Armando's 28 Cumberland St North
807/344-5833 Trim Italian restaurant offering good pizzas, pastas and a baritone performance at your table with your order. Opening time: Closed Sun
2 Caribou Restaurant and Wine Bar 727 Hewitson St
807/628-8588
www.caribourestaurant.com An unlikely location in the industrial wilderness that is South Thunder Bay provides an oasis of tapas, imaginative pizza and dishes like oven-roasted barramundi. Lunch is served on Thurs & Fri for $14 while dinner averages $25.
3 Good News Cafe 116 South Syndicate Ave
807/623-5001 A fabulous place for a light bite. All ingredients are sourced locally and there is a wide variety of vegetarian options from just $6. The cakes and desserts are mouthwatering.
4 Hoito Restaurant 314 Bay St at Algoma
807/345-6323 Established in 1918, Thunder Bay's best-known Finnish café-cum-canteen is always full and the specials on the board should not be missed. The salt fish, potatoes and viili (clabbered milk) is delicious. Breakfasts start at $5, dinners at $10 including beverages. Opening time: Mon– Fri 7am–8pm, Sat & Sun 8am–8pm
5 Prospector Steak House 27 Cumberland St South
807/345-5833 A local favourite, the Prospector has pictures of old-time Thunder Bay on the walls and serves chowder from brass prospector's vats. Ribs and locally caught fish from $20.