Danielle's Guidebook

Danielle
Danielle's Guidebook

Food scene

House-made ice cream! sooo good worth the wait and price!
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White Mountain
176 Ontario St
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House-made ice cream! sooo good worth the wait and price!
Breakfast/Lunch. One of the only spots recommended for breakfast! Dine in for “fancier” breakfast options like bergamot French toast and eggs Benedict or grab a pastry from the bakery side!
80 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Pan Chancho Bakery & Café
44 Princess Street
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Breakfast/Lunch. One of the only spots recommended for breakfast! Dine in for “fancier” breakfast options like bergamot French toast and eggs Benedict or grab a pastry from the bakery side!
The Kingston Breakfast. Greasy, noisy, lightning fast diner breakfast. Potatoes are so good. Don’t get the steak.
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Morrison's Restaurant
318 King St E
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The Kingston Breakfast. Greasy, noisy, lightning fast diner breakfast. Potatoes are so good. Don’t get the steak.
Breakfast/lunch. Such a great view and one of Kingston’s only waterfront patio. Wonderful atmosphere and service. Take advantage of the lakeside patio then wander the artist studios and gallery in the Tett Centre. Some breakfast options.
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Juniper Cafe
370 King St W
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Breakfast/lunch. Such a great view and one of Kingston’s only waterfront patio. Wonderful atmosphere and service. Take advantage of the lakeside patio then wander the artist studios and gallery in the Tett Centre. Some breakfast options.
Lunch. Dizzying selection of deli-style salads and sandwiches with friendly fast service. The type of spot where you take your meal to your table on a cafeteria tray or to go in a paper bag. Delicious for a quick lunch.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Golden Rooster Delicatessen
111 Princess St
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Lunch. Dizzying selection of deli-style salads and sandwiches with friendly fast service. The type of spot where you take your meal to your table on a cafeteria tray or to go in a paper bag. Delicious for a quick lunch.
Lunch/dinner. Family-run restaurant with German/Austrian food. Reserve in the outdoor beer garden- beautiful ivy-filled courtyard. Best schnitzel ever!
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amadeus Cafe
170 Princess St
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Lunch/dinner. Family-run restaurant with German/Austrian food. Reserve in the outdoor beer garden- beautiful ivy-filled courtyard. Best schnitzel ever!
Lunch/Dinner. Tapas!! Unique global fusion style menu. Gorgeous dining room and great service!
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tango Nuevo
331 King St E
65 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lunch/Dinner. Tapas!! Unique global fusion style menu. Gorgeous dining room and great service!
Dinner/lunch. Highly recommend with a focus on fresh local ingredients. Seasonal menu. Vegan/GF other dietary concerns well cared for.
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Atomica Kitchen / Cocktails
71 Brock St
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Dinner/lunch. Highly recommend with a focus on fresh local ingredients. Seasonal menu. Vegan/GF other dietary concerns well cared for.
Dinner/lunch. Really popular spot near the tourist hub for wood-fired pizzas and Italian food. Reservations recommended.
107 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Wooden Heads Gourmet Pizza
192 Ontario St
107 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Dinner/lunch. Really popular spot near the tourist hub for wood-fired pizzas and Italian food. Reservations recommended.
Dinner/lunch. as #1 in kingston according to TripAdvisor and a personal favourite. Authentic Greek food cooked by a father and son duo from a small Greek village. Souvlaki meals travel well for takeout/delivery
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Grecos
167 Princess St
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Dinner/lunch. as #1 in kingston according to TripAdvisor and a personal favourite. Authentic Greek food cooked by a father and son duo from a small Greek village. Souvlaki meals travel well for takeout/delivery
IMO Kingston’s best pub
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The Iron Duke on Wellington
207 Wellington Street
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IMO Kingston’s best pub
Takeout (or dine in). An amazing kingston gem. Thai and Cambodian fusion. Kingston has one of the highest number of Cambodian restaurants in Ontario, many of them started by Pat. A kingston legend :)
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Pat's Restaurant
455 Princess St
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Takeout (or dine in). An amazing kingston gem. Thai and Cambodian fusion. Kingston has one of the highest number of Cambodian restaurants in Ontario, many of them started by Pat. A kingston legend :)
Greasy takeout. King st not princess st. THE POUTINE OF KINGSTON. Great burgers. Fine pizza.
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Original Bubba's
349 King St E
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Greasy takeout. King st not princess st. THE POUTINE OF KINGSTON. Great burgers. Fine pizza.
Takeout. 10mins walk/1 min drive from the apartment. Local spot. They load on the cheese! Also subs, wings, etc. Well-reviewed.
Pizza by Adonis
900 Concession St
Takeout. 10mins walk/1 min drive from the apartment. Local spot. They load on the cheese! Also subs, wings, etc. Well-reviewed.
Looks like a hole-in-the-wall but This is the Kingston secret for the best donuts. The owner personally bakes his donuts fresh each day! Skip the cakes and other items, stick with donuts.
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Coffee Way Donuts
472 Division St
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Looks like a hole-in-the-wall but This is the Kingston secret for the best donuts. The owner personally bakes his donuts fresh each day! Skip the cakes and other items, stick with donuts.

Sightseeing

The hub of tourism downtown, information centre, tour trolleys, boat cruises. Surrounded by restaurants and full of hotdog carts.
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Confederation Basin Marina
6 Clarence St
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The hub of tourism downtown, information centre, tour trolleys, boat cruises. Surrounded by restaurants and full of hotdog carts.
180 year old university near downtown. Walk and admire the old buildings, visit the Miller geology museum, Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Union Gallery. Then head south to the waterfront trail (Breakwater Park)
53 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Queens University
99 University Ave
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180 year old university near downtown. Walk and admire the old buildings, visit the Miller geology museum, Agnes Etherington Art Centre and Union Gallery. Then head south to the waterfront trail (Breakwater Park)
Very popular tour of Canada’s oldest maximum security prison. Standard ticket is just enough! Book early.
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Penitenciaría de Kingston
560 King St W
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Very popular tour of Canada’s oldest maximum security prison. Standard ticket is just enough! Book early.
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Sitio Histórico Nacional Fort Henry
1 Fort Henry Dr
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Across the street from Kingston Penitentiary. Great companion to the tour there. Super interesting and informative! Free!
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Correctional Service of Canada Museum
555 King St W
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Across the street from Kingston Penitentiary. Great companion to the tour there. Super interesting and informative! Free!
The 1000 islands are one of the main attractions of the area. The dinner cruise is a nice time but the 1 hour is plenty for me personally!
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Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises
248 Ontario St
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The 1000 islands are one of the main attractions of the area. The dinner cruise is a nice time but the 1 hour is plenty for me personally!

Fun

Lovely pier walk near the university with a man-made sand beach for laying out and a rock shore for entering the water.
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Gord Downie Memorial Pier
300 King St W
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Lovely pier walk near the university with a man-made sand beach for laying out and a rock shore for entering the water.
A long waterfront walk from behind the hospital to the Pier. Rock walls for sitting over the water and observing the lake and shore areas for swimming.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Breakwater Park
Waterfront Pathway
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A long waterfront walk from behind the hospital to the Pier. Rock walls for sitting over the water and observing the lake and shore areas for swimming.
Uniquely Kingston. Always recommended for some extra interesting history. A visitor (and local!) favourite
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The Haunted Walk of Kingston
200 Ontario St
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Uniquely Kingston. Always recommended for some extra interesting history. A visitor (and local!) favourite
Always an amazing time!
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Improbable Escapes Inc.
303 Bagot St
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Always an amazing time!
A hidden gem with rotating exhibits
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Agnes Etherington Art Centre
36 University Ave
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A hidden gem with rotating exhibits
Rent an hourly canoe, kayak or paddleboard. A quick paddle from here to City Hall and back is a fun trip! The owner also takes charters out in his sailboat
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Ahoy Rentals
21 Ontario St
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Rent an hourly canoe, kayak or paddleboard. A quick paddle from here to City Hall and back is a fun trip! The owner also takes charters out in his sailboat
3-screen independent theatre downtown. Plays all kinds of movies, but specialize in art-house, indie, foreign, and classic cinema. A little gem. Best popcorn ever!
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Screening Room
120 Princess St
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3-screen independent theatre downtown. Plays all kinds of movies, but specialize in art-house, indie, foreign, and classic cinema. A little gem. Best popcorn ever!
Museum of one of Canada’s oldest waterworks. Also offering fun tours and events. Adults check out “Brewers, Bakers & Boilermakers”, a 60-minute guided walking tour of the amazing history of Ontario Street: exciting stories about intriguing people, fires, explosions, industry, transportation, archaeology, everyday vices and much more. Participants will travel along the southern half of Ontario Street, walking from the PumpHouse to City Hall along Ontario Street and the waterfront. Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays. For kids check out “Trains and Tots”: different learning experiences for kids all summer long.
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Pumphouse Steam Mus.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Museum of one of Canada’s oldest waterworks. Also offering fun tours and events. Adults check out “Brewers, Bakers & Boilermakers”, a 60-minute guided walking tour of the amazing history of Ontario Street: exciting stories about intriguing people, fires, explosions, industry, transportation, archaeology, everyday vices and much more. Participants will travel along the southern half of Ontario Street, walking from the PumpHouse to City Hall along Ontario Street and the waterfront. Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays. For kids check out “Trains and Tots”: different learning experiences for kids all summer long.
Laid-back 80s inspired bar with over 50 arcade cabinets, 25 cents each.
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Barcadia
347 Princess St
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Laid-back 80s inspired bar with over 50 arcade cabinets, 25 cents each.
About an hour away. Busy provincial park with 3 gorgeous beaches. Need to buy a pass online ahead of time and leave early!
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Parque Provincial de Sandbanks
3004 County Road 12
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About an hour away. Busy provincial park with 3 gorgeous beaches. Need to buy a pass online ahead of time and leave early!
Live entertainment every night and Kingston’s finest whiskey selection
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Musiikki Café
73 Brock St
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Live entertainment every night and Kingston’s finest whiskey selection

Dogs

20 minutes drive to a great beach, huge fenced dog park and a dog swimming area!
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Grass Creek Park
2991 Kingston 2
10 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
20 minutes drive to a great beach, huge fenced dog park and a dog swimming area!
Popular patio for those with dogs, plenty of spots for dogs to jump in the lake
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Juniper Cafe
370 King St W
19 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Popular patio for those with dogs, plenty of spots for dogs to jump in the lake
Clean fenced dog park with fun forested trails nearby. Can be busy! Maybe Kingston’s best dog park
Rotary Park Dog Park
Clean fenced dog park with fun forested trails nearby. Can be busy! Maybe Kingston’s best dog park

Shopping

Sunday morning/afternoon at Kingston’s Memorial Centre. Local meat, produce, arts and crafts. Real local market: all producers must be from within 100KM of Kingston! Prepared hot foods available for lunch
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Memorial Centre Farmers' Market
303 York St
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Sunday morning/afternoon at Kingston’s Memorial Centre. Local meat, produce, arts and crafts. Real local market: all producers must be from within 100KM of Kingston! Prepared hot foods available for lunch
Farmers/vendors market every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Beware not all food locally produced!
62 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Springer Market Square
216 Ontario St
62 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Farmers/vendors market every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Beware not all food locally produced!
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
King’s Crossing Fashion Outlets
95 Dalton Ave
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Cataraqui Centre
945 Gardiners Rd
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