Port Hope Visitor Guide 2019
This is a place where you can slow down. If the weekend was a place, if the weekend was a philosophy, a conversation, a memory – this is where it would be. Port Hope is a place where you can shake hands with a farmer, snuggle a goat, take a dip in a cool lake, eat a meal fresh-picked from a local field, and breathe it all in. There’s room here. There’s quiet. There’s slow. And there are more ways to enjoy your day than weekends in a year. Come enjoy craft food, drinks and sunsets by the water. Explore quaint streets and scenic country roads. It’s the weekend.
This is a place where you can slow down. If the weekend was a place, if the weekend was a philosophy, a conversation, a memory – this is where it would be.
Port Hope is a place where you can shake hands with a farmer, snuggle a goat, take a dip in a cool lake, eat a meal fresh-picked from a local field, and breathe it all in. There’s room here. There’s quiet. There’s slow. And there are more ways to enjoy your day than weekends in a year. Come enjoy craft food, drinks and sunsets by the water. Explore quaint streets and scenic country roads. It’s the weekend.
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EAT | SHOP | STAY | PLAY<br />
There’s nothing quite like a<br />
field tomato picked that<br />
morning to top your salad.<br />
Or wild leeks sautéed with shallots<br />
served with trout raised in springfed<br />
ponds. Did we say our dining is<br />
fresh and tasty? This is real farmto-table<br />
country where restaurants<br />
partner with local producers for<br />
natural whole foods, great flavours<br />
and laidback charm.<br />
DRINKS<br />
A festive beverage or a tall glass of lemonade<br />
on a patio can make for a perfect afternoon<br />
outing or evening on the town. We like to toast<br />
to good times and good conversation. Sample<br />
craft beers at Local No90 and The Social, try<br />
cider, ales or Guinness at the Beamish House or<br />
spirits with pool tables and music at the retro<br />
Ganaraska Hotel. And Turtle John’s is a locals’<br />
hangout to watch a game and relax with<br />
friends. We’re also devoted to coffee culture<br />
with a bunch of cafes for a full-bodied cup<br />
(Coffee Public has amazing house-roasted<br />
beans), specialty lattes and blended icy drinks.<br />
EAT&DRINK<br />
PORT HOPE<br />
DINING<br />
No question, if you love to eat out, this<br />
is your kind of town. We’re surrounded<br />
by agriculture—farms, orchards and<br />
waterways—so eating the season’s best<br />
is just what we do. It’s also inspiring for our<br />
chefs to get creative and wow you with<br />
unique dishes and homestyle favourites.<br />
Nookie’s Soul Kitchen has crazy good<br />
blackened salmon and slow-cooked ribs.<br />
There’s fine dining at the Carlyle with<br />
signature entrees like the bacon-wrapped<br />
Laying Lion Tenderloin, and Trattoria Gusto<br />
has beautiful risotto and pasta to enjoy on<br />
a patio that overlooks the rushing waters<br />
of the Ganaraska River. The landmark Jim’s<br />
Pizza is a family tradition. We could go on…<br />
SPECIALTY FOODS<br />
Sometimes you just need a lemon square<br />
(thank you, Queenies Bake Shop). Or to-die-for<br />
homemade fudge in flavours like Salted Nut<br />
Roll or Cookie Dough from Maggie Moose, finecrafted<br />
pure cacao chocolates and lavender<br />
(oh yes!) gelato from Mercury Chocolates,<br />
or Dreamers signature caramel-chocolate<br />
cookies. To balance your sweet tooth, check<br />
out the cold-pressed superfood juices at<br />
Electric Juice Company and healthy nut and<br />
fruit mixes around the corner at Suntree. And<br />
you can’t miss the countryside gourmet shop,<br />
Herma’s Fine Food & Gifts, where Herma Ender<br />
has choice meats, cheeses and the perfect<br />
condiments for charcuterie, along with all<br />
things delicious for picnics and family feasts.<br />
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