This is just a quick page I built to just list out the services of Guelph that I like. Actually I put this together for some new neighbours that I thought might benefit from a little of the experience I’ve had living in Guelph for awhile. This list doesn’t include the obvious big box retail or chain restaurants. We have all those and they are fine. I’m trying to list out the gems that took us time to figure out!

Restaurants

Best Pizza (Like Friday night wanna get Pizza? kind of pizza) – Topper’s Pizza
Best Pizza (I want a glass of Prosecco and great wood fired pizza) – Piatto Pizzeria + Enoteca
Best Sushi – Cherry Blossom Sushi Bar
Best Indian – Spice Roots
Best Burger – Five Guys
Best Ramen – Crafty Ramen
Best Pub – Woolwich Arms (The Wooly)
Best Date Night Restaurant – Buon Gusto
Best “Chinese” – Ray’s Chinese
Best Mexican – La Reina
Best Breakfast – Eggcetera
Breakfast Runner Up – Airpark Cafe (Diner at Guelph Airport), Angel’s Diner
Best .. errr.. Fusion? I guess? – Lucky Belly
Best Beer – Royal City Brewing
Best Doughnuts – Lady Glaze Doughnuts
Best Bread – Polestar Hearth
Best Ice Cream Shop – The Boathouse (open in the summer only)

Coffee

Best Coffee Shop – Cavan Coffee
Runner Up – Lost Aviator

Outdoors

Best Bike Shop for Anything you need – Backpeddling
Best Bike Shop for the Shiny New – Paramount Sports
Best Fishing/Tackle/Fly Fishing Shop – Hook Line & Sinker / The First Cast
Climbing Gym – Guelph Grotto
Hiking Trails – Guelph Lake (park on Victoria Rd. before the bridge over Speed River), Starkey Hill, Smith Property Loop
Mountain Biking Trails – Guelph Lake, Arkell Springs
Drive In Movie Theatre – The Mustang

Music

Selection of Instruments – Octave Music
Electric Guitars and Pedals – Guelph Music
Live Music – Manhattans, Royal Electric Bar & Eatery
Rehearsal/Recording Studio – Royal City Studios

Other

Veterinary Clinic – Highway 24 Vet Clinic
Best Plumber – Arbuckle Plumbing Solutions
Best Appliance Repair – Shuh’s Appliance Centre
Best HVAC – Oosterveld Heating & AC
Best Landscaping – Elements Hardscaping
Best Optometrist – Dr. Melissa Furfaro
Best Dental Office – Stone Square Dental
Best Hair Salon – Carbon Hair Studio
Best Hair Studio – Sapphire Hair
Doctor – Dr. Pooja Kaushik (new clinic open in Morriston), she may still be accepting patients I am not sure.
Best Internet Provider – TekSavvy