{"id":3993,"date":"2023-01-09T20:18:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2023-01-09T20:18:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:18:14","slug":"a-fistful-of-flavour-shining-a-light-on-five-of-downtown-guelphs-foodie-favourites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/2023\/01\/09\/a-fistful-of-flavour-shining-a-light-on-five-of-downtown-guelphs-foodie-favourites\/","title":{"rendered":"A FISTFUL OF FLAVOUR:\u00a0SHINING A LIGHT ON FIVE OF DOWNTOWN GUELPH\u2019S FOODIE FAVOURITES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019VE CALLED DOWNTOWN GUELPH HOME FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES NOW. MOVED HERE FROM KITCHENER FOR A PHD AND \u2013 LIKE SO MANY OTHER ROYAL CITY TRANSPLANTS \u2013 STAYED TO BUILD A LIFE. MY HOUSE IS IN THE CORE, AS IS MY OFFICE. I\u2019M A FIVE-MINUTE WALK TO THE TRAIN STATION, A SEVEN-MINUTE WALK TO THE SLEEMAN CENTRE, A NINE-MINUTE WALK TO THE NEAREST CRAFT BREWERY, AND TEN MINUTES BY FOOT TO A MULTITUDE OF MAGNIFICENT FOODIE DESTINATIONS. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDIE CAF\u00c9S. A REVITALIZED FARMERS\u2019 MARKET. WORLD-CLASS BUTCHERS AND BAKERS. REGION-LEADING GASTROPUBS. (I\u2019M LOOKING AT YOU, BAKER STREET STATION AND THE WOOLY.) HECK, EVEN GUELPH\u2019S DOWNTOWN HOTDOG CART – AROUND SINCE 1998 – IS A MUST-VISIT BANGER. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MY TOQUE PARTNER, CAI, LIVES JUST AS CLOSE TO ALL THESE AMENITIES – ALBEIT ON THE EXACT OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CORE. THIS MAKES DOWNTOWN FOOD SPOTS THE PERFECT PLACES FOR US TO MEET UP. GRAB A BITE. DRINK A PINT. DINE IN. TAKE OUT. TALK SHOP. NO MATTER HOW OFTEN WE EAT IN THE CORE TOGETHER, CAI AND I ARE ALWAYS AMAZED BY THE KILLER SELECTION: THE UP-AND-COMING SPOTS AND MORE ESTABLISHED JOINTS; THE GRAB-AND-GO GEMS AND SIT-DOWN, STAY-ALL-AFTERNOON-ON-THE-FRONT-PORCH LOCALS. (I\u2019M STILL LOOKING AT YOU, BAKER STREET STATION AND THE WOOLY.) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FOR THIS \u2018FOOD ISSUE\u2019, CAI AND I DECIDED TO SHINE A LIGHT ON FIVE DOWNTOWN GUELPH FOOD SPOTS THAT HELP DEFINE THE ECLECTIC NATURE OF THE ROYAL CITY\u2019S CULINARY SCENE. A BRAND-NEW BRITISH BAKERY THAT SERVES UP EXTRAVAGANT MEAT PIES. AN ESTABLISHED \u2013 AND EXTREMELY POPULAR \u2013 CAF\u00c9 THAT DOUBLES AS A GALLERY. A CUPCAKERY WITH A KILLER VIBE. EVERYONE\u2019S FAVOURITE VEGETARIAN (AND OPEN MIC) DESTINATION. AND THE AFOREMENTIONED HOT DOG CART. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THESE MAY NOT BE BAKER STREET STATION OR THE WOOLY, BUT THEY\u2019RE CERTAINLY WORTH A VISIT. SO SEEK THEM OUT. GRAB A BITE OR A DRINK. OR BOTH. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AND ENJOY YOUR STAY.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYMON & NICOLE, OWNERS\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
KILLER CUPCAKES\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
32A WILSON ST, DOWNTOWN GUELPH <\/em>
@_KILLERCUPCAKES\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The highlights: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 small batch cupcakes, cookies & cakes \u2022 100% buttercream icing<\/em>\u2022 old Las Vegas meets B-movie vibes\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 espresso drinks & craft beer<\/em>\u2022 housemade caf\u00e9 menu<\/em>\u2022 a downtown staple since 2006\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 meat pies, scotch eggs, sausage rolls & Cornish pastries \u2022 take-out sammies & soups<\/em>\u2022 deli meats & pantry products\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 killer vegetarian & vegan menu\u2022 open stage Sundays w\/ Nate Coles \u2022 perfect date night destination\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MOE, OWNER\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
MOE\u2019S HOT DOG CART\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
ST GEORGE\u2019S SQUARE, DOWNTOWN GUELPH\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 dogs & sausages with all the fixin\u2019s \u2022 a recognizable, friendly face<\/em>\u2022 serving up dogs since 1998\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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PREAMBLE & PHOTOS BY CHRIS TIESSEN  I\u2019VE CALLED DOWNTOWN GUELPH HOME FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES NOW. MOVED HERE FROM KITCHENER FOR A PHD AND \u2013 LIKE SO MANY OTHER ROYAL CITY TRANSPLANTS \u2013 STAYED TO BUILD A LIFE. MY HOUSE IS IN THE CORE, AS IS MY OFFICE. I\u2019M A FIVE-MINUTE WALK TO THE TRAIN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[93,53,94,134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-food-drink","category-guelph","category-toque-19"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/1DSC_0762_1-scaled.jpg?fit=1705%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8KDF5-12p","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3993"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4000,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3993\/revisions\/4000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toquemagazine.com\/hello\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

THUY & SYD, OWNERS\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
THE CORNERSTONE\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
1 WYNDHAM ST N, DOWNTOWN GUELPH <\/em>
THECORNERSTONEGUELPH.CA\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KEAGHAN, CHAILEY & ALYSSA, OWNERS\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
FLEETSTREETS: A BRITISH SHOP<\/em><\/strong>
45 CORK ST E, DOWNTOWN GUELPH <\/em>
@FLEETSTREETS_GUELPH\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BELLA, OWNER<\/em><\/strong>
RED BRICK CAF\u00c9\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
8 DOUGLAS ST, DOWNTOWN GUELPH <\/em>
REDBRICKCAFE.CA\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n