St. Catharines

Amakara Japan

This is a Japanese reataurant. The owner is Japanese, so you can enjoy real Japanese food: sushi, teriyaki beef/chicken, tempura and so on.

Papa Vince Pizza

(http://www.papavincepizza.com) thorold 905 227-9394. papa vince has great pizza and wings, but where it really stands out is with their steak sub. everyone should try a fatty!

Heavy Duty Pizza

Downtown

Jak's Subs

Downtown

Pita Pit

Downtown. very cheap, good.

Pizza Pizza

Downtown

Fresco's

West end

Buona Pizza

North end 905 935-5353 incredible, enormous, saucy chicken wings. must be seen to be believed, and must be tasted no matter what. the pizza is tasty too.

A popular and less expensive than their new sister restaurant Toi around the corner. This place makes amazing vietnamese food. Try the crispy chicken or duck dishes. Also a good size vegetarian/vegan menu. Not a large wine or beer selection but what there is, is good. The main attraction is the food and the value. Relatively inexpensive casual dining.

EAST

Downtown. one of japanese restaurants. it's the latest.

Duru

Korean restaurant

Sahla Thai

Thai restaurant.

The food is almost as good as their beers. It is made from scratch and fantastic value. Great budget pub food. The chicken wings are the best in the area and they have some very hot and even some usual sauces you can try. Try the shoestring fries as well but just about anything on the menu is as good as it sounds. For details on beers see the drink section below.

South East Asian/French and Western Fusion food. Originally intended as a tapas bar they expanded into full meals as well. This is dining done right. Run by a very friendly vietnamese family that has incredible knowledge in food and restaurant service. The atmosphere is modern and relaxing. The prices can be described as mid to slightly higher range however no one has ever been disappointed by the food. Overall a great value considering the experience you will have. Great wine list and good cocktail and beer selection. A fantastic, well rounded dining experience will keep you going back.

Open early for breakfast to extremely late for the bar crowd to get a munchie fix before they go home. This place has much better value, flavour, and selection than the other pita places downtown. They also have burgers, fresh cut fries, smoothies, frozen yogurt, sliders and other goodies prepared fresh. A popular take-out lunch destination as well.

The best Thai food in the Niagara Region, possibly the best Thai food outside of Thailand. The most authentic as well. Unfortunately, they have a shortfall. Slow service and a language barrier that results in a high probability that you will not get what you ordered. Most often they will correct it if you are willing to put up with a longer wait. BUT it is worth it and if you aren't picky any meal they put in front of you will be very delicious. They have a good vegetarian and vegan selection and the prices are reasonable. They also have the coldest beer in town served to you in an ice frosted mug. Strangely, despite the slow service and frequent mix-ups, regulars keep coming back to this restaurant because they know it would be very difficult to find Thai food better than this outside of Thailand.