Guidebook for downtown
Food Scene
Café Oranje
312 King St ECute café and sandwich bar.
Mezza Caffe
28 James St NItalian pastries and coffee.
Lo Presti's At Maxwell's
165 Jackson St EUpscale Italian food.
European, particularly German, grocery store with excellent pastries, cheese, meats and takeout deli.
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Denninger's Foods of the World - Hamilton Downtown
284 King St EEuropean, particularly German, grocery store with excellent pastries, cheese, meats and takeout deli.
La Cantina
60 Walnut St SThe other upscale Italian restaurant on the street!
Hoolycrab
173 King St EIncredibly delicious seafood by the feedbag! Suit up & dig in. Great craft beers on tap.
Ya Man Caribbean Cuisine
315 King St EDecent Caribbean takeout. Haven't been in awhile so YMMV.
The Owl of Minerva
309 Main St EGood Korean food.
Ben Thanh Viet Thai Restaurant
113 James St NGreat dim sum and Vietnamese coffee!
Domino's Pizza
96 Main St EJust get the thin crust.
Arts & Culture
750-seat theatre staging dramatic and operatic productions.
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Theatre Aquarius
190 King William St750-seat theatre staging dramatic and operatic productions.
Drinks & Nightlife
Augusta's Winking Judge
25 Augusta StGreat selection of beers on tap.
Just under the tracks is this old-school pub and live music venue.
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Corktown Irish Pub, The
175 Young StJust under the tracks is this old-school pub and live music venue.
Entertainment & Activities
A board game café that looks well run but I haven't visited yet. Open till 10pm, till midnight Fri & Sat, closed Mondays.
Gameopolis
223 King St EA board game café that looks well run but I haven't visited yet. Open till 10pm, till midnight Fri & Sat, closed Mondays.
Essentials
First Place Building
350 King St EPharmacy and Canada Post office.
Groceries and prepared foods from around the world, with an emphasis on Asian. Great cheese selection!
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Nations Fresh Foods
2 King St WGroceries and prepared foods from around the world, with an emphasis on Asian. Great cheese selection!
Getting Around
Several rush hour trains from Toronto and all other Go buses arrive here.
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Hamilton Go Station Rail
36 Hunter St ESeveral rush hour trains from Toronto and all other Go buses arrive here.
Parks & Nature
Enter the trail across the street from the Corktown Pub and walk all the way to Albion Falls if you like!
Escarpment Rail Trail
Escarpment Rail TrailEnter the trail across the street from the Corktown Pub and walk all the way to Albion Falls if you like!
Albion Falls
Cascading bridal veil waterfalls – when there's been rain.