We’ve compiled a list of some of our favourite coffee shops, cafés and tearooms in Brantford! Whether you’re looking for hot, iced or plant-based drinks, or local supplies for brewing at home – we have you covered. Did we forget one of your favourite spots? Share them in the comments below! The Blue Dog Café | 199 Brant Ave | 519-512-0022 The Blue Dog Café is a beloved local café that serves up freshly brewed coffee and tea, all day breakfast and l...

Food tourism is popular for individuals and groups of all ages, as a way to make memories through experiencing local and traditional cuisine. Tasty Road Trips focus on small towns with big tastes through a variety of experiential food and cultural tours. Tasty Road Trips has developed tours to embrace comfort and safety for individuals and small groups to reveal local wellness, art, history, food and architecture by shifting from guided to self-guided tours. If you haven’t yet ha...

There’s no need to pack up your golf clubs for the season as we head into the colder months. Players Indoor Golf & Sports Bar has recently reopened and is ready to welcome you back with their fresh new look and safety procedures in place. Located at 49 Dalkeith Drive, Players Indoor Golf & Sports Bar’s golf simulators have over 100 championship courses and driving ranges to choose from. With well-known courses like Pebble Beach and St. Andrews to the ocean side Club at ...

Wondering how candy apples, one of this season’s quintessential treats, came to be and where to find the best ones locally? Other than pumpkin pie perhaps, nothing else welcomes the taste buds to the autumn season quite like the tangy sweet crunch of a shiny red candy apple. The very first candied apples were created in 1908 in Newark, New Jersey by a candy maker who never intended them to be eaten. It was the Christmas season when candy maker William Kolb came up with an idea to add some...

Each year, once the chill in the air starts, we bundle up in layers and check out our favourite fall carnivals and fairs. Although this year is a bit different, we can still indulge in some of our favourite carnival treats right here in Brantford. From cotton candy to caramel apples, to funnel cake and corn dogs, these treats are a staple of the autumn season, and will transport you back to the fall fairs that we’re all missing this season. Candy Clouds | 9 Peel St., Brantford Conta...

Have you taken a trip to West Brant to dine with Bistro Greeco Italiano yet? Offering delicious Greek and Italian food, this restaurant sources its ingredients locally, and all meals are fresh and made to order. Located at 360 Conklin Road, this restaurant offers a dining experience that will make you feel comfortable and at home, while eating delicious food that’s not so easy to replicate in your own kitchen! The menu at Bistro Greeco Italiano is extensive, and includes Greek and Italian...

If you're from Brantford, then you already know that this is a heavily debated topic amongst friends. If you aren’t from Brantford, then you are probably very confused by our stubborn pride of local pizza slices. There are so many great spots in Brantford to grab a slice and go, and your personal preference likely leans towards what you ate most as a kid, or what your teachers ordered for Pizza Day. There’s just something about Brantford pizza that tastes like home – and I kno...