Restaurants in St. John's

After perfecting their craft over more than a decade, the chefs of Fireside Catering established Fireside Eatery inside Hotel Mount Pearl. Here, they whip up a menu of comforting breakfast and lunch fare such as omelettes, pancakes, burgers, and cod dinners, as well as regional favourites including breakfast sandwiches concocted from deep-fried touton, egg, and bologna or chicken paninis drizzled with traditional Newfoundland dressing. They sling quick lunches during the workweek to satisfy busy business types, and they serve breakfast all day on Saturday and Sunday, holding diners to a strict dress code of flannel pajamas and pillow-creased faces.

Blond wood tones and fiery light fixtures adorn the main level of Annexe Resto, where diners bond over dinner, lunch, brunch, and other meal hybrids. Along with cocktails and beers from a full bar, the restaurant orchestrates entrees and appetizers, such as marinated steaks and bacon-wrapped scallops. The lunch menu's signature burger arrives flamed with mesquite barbecue sauce, and the brunch menu curates sweet and savoury flavors exclusively for weekend diners. After fuelling up, ascend to Annexe Resto's XLounge, where local DJs frequently showcase new rhythms. The upper lounge also acts as a venue for private events and corporate meetings, hosting a big-screen television with AV capabilities for important PowerPoint presentations or slow-motion montages of past PowerPoint presentations.

In her own words, Happy Hummus Hut founder Hlynn Kenny constantly tells her friends, "Go on, taste this!" Inside Hlynn’s restaurant, "this" could refer to any number of fresh, homemade edibles, from raw vegan salads to wraps filled with vegetables and homemade dressings. Every day, the Happy Hummus staff crafts a spread of the day—for example, roasted eggplant blended into hummus with fresh rosemary—to accompany other menu items such as rice-paper rolls and infused waters. Hlynn also takes care to maintain several gluten-free options, warding off the Gingerbread Man’s constant attempts to barge through the drainpipe.