Thunder Bay

Armando

Armando the man is an Italian-Canadian who hails from Naples. His family's italian eatery serves classics and does them well, and he'll even sing to you at your table. The prices have been increasing in recent years, but the quality is superb. Expect to pay about $45 plus drinks per person. There are several excellent dishes that are not on the menu. Of particular quality are any of their meats in the signature Sambuca sauce. Ask for veal or bison if available. The closest you'll get to Donatello in Bologna without leaving Thunder Bay.

Naxos Grill & Bar

Greek Food. Great for lunch or dinner!

Cronos Cafe

This is a greek restaurant that has strayed from a core-greek menu to include decent burger-and-fry combos. If you really want delish, get the Chicken Souvlaki with Fries or Greek Salad. They're light on the fries though, so you might want to ask them to double up. You should specify think for the milkshakes. Popular with highschool students and business people alike at lunch due to it's proximity to both a public and catholic high school as well as city hall and the civic centre.

Up In Smoke BBQ and Grill

Is a fabulous little cajun gem. take home a family pack, as it is both delicious and plentiful.

Organic Garden Cafe

Amazing vegetarian food. Ovo, Lacto, Vegan-friendly, Organic, Western, Take-out. Small organic cafe using some fresh produce grown by the owners. Open Tue-Thur 12-6pm, Fri 12-8pm.

For a unique dining experience, visit Thunder Bay's famed Finnish restaurant, The Hoito. On weekend mornings, it is packed with locals of all ages, families and friends eating together, delicious Finnish pancakes. The Hoito is a beloved Thunder Bay institution!

Calico Coffee House

Calico is a charming independent coffee shop next door to the Hoito, with fair-trade coffee and locally baked treats.

The Thai Kitchen is easily Thunder Bay's best choice for Thai food. Originally only providing catering and special events food, the actual restaurant opened for the first time in 2007 and it is getting busier. If you want very reasonably priced food and you like Thai, this is the place. The husband and wife owners are friendly, both speak Thai one is an immigrant from Northern Thailand and it's hard to spend more than $20 per person and not feel like to over-ate! Showing up before the dinner rush 5-5:30PM is a good idea on Friday and Saturday nights. You'll get more prompt service and the cooks will have more time to spend on your food. Most main dishes are $9 and come with rice or noodles. Try the Kaeng Penang #33!

Norma Jean's Restaurant

Do you like Burgers, fries and milkshakes? It's all here, along with a few other dishes. Nothing will blow you away, but sometimes when traveling that's a good thing. A nice way to eat locally. ~$13

Bistro One

Offers excellent fine dining.

Wasabi

Thunder Bay has a couple of sushi places: Wasabi and Sushi Bowl. They are tasty, but visitors from larger cosmopolitan centres or the coast will likely be disappointed as sushi is much more expensive than they may be accustomed to. Sushi is approximately twice the price here as in Toronto for example.

Persian

Thunder Bay is also famous for a unique pastry called a Persian. A Persian is similar to a danish with a mysterious pink icing. Some say the icing is strawberry, others say it is cherry, but it certainly is pink. Most people eat their persians just as they are, but for a special treat, have yours cut, buttered and grilled/toasted.

The bar is constructed of cluttered stone and covered with statues of Gargoyles. These mid-evil creatures help us to create a very unique dining and entertaining experience. The food is very original and tastes amazing.