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Eating & Drinking

Guide to Grocery Shopping in Kingston

A&P:
Rumour has it that the A&P in Kingston is the most expensive grocery store in Canada. They can charge whatever the hell they want because students are lazy. Keep that in mind. One thing to note about the A&P is that they are open 24/7 and around midnight they have some killer sales!
Food Basics:
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Delivery and Takeout Numbers in Kingston

I sort of cringe when I think of the amount of money that I spent on takeout while at Queen’s. In rez you get most meals covered, but they don’t include the fourth meal of the day (after-booze meal) or dinners on Sunday. In upper years I learned that Kingston not only offered a wealth [...]

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Greasy Spoons in Kingston

This is not to imply that the following places are in any way greasy- we’re merely listing those restaurants/cafés that conjure up fond memories of days in NYC, stirring coffee with teaspoons alongside breakfasts that would fill you up and clog arteries. We are certain at least, had we ever eaten breakfast in NYC, that [...]

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The Grad Club: For Drinking, Studying and Everything In Between

Right on the Queen’s University campus, at the corner of Union and Barrie, stands The Grad Club. It’s two old Victorian mansions that have been converted into three floors of fabulous bar space and one of the best music venues in Kingston.
On both the first floor and the second there are bars where you can [...]

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The Garden Street Café: Botterell Hall’s Best Kept Secret

The Garden Street Café, located in the basement of Botterell Hall, is a great alternative to hospital cafeteria food. Sure, it looks like a hospital cafeteria itself – lima bean coloured walls, hairnets aplenty, and industrial furniture from the 1980s abound – but this place has heart.
We’re not exactly sure where this so-called ‘Garden Street’ [...]

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Tim Hortons in the Biosciences Complex

I like that not all Tim Hortons are the same. The one at Princess and Clergy is textbook Kingston – decked out in limestone. There’s one in my town in the Okanagan that’s applicably desert themed. The Tim Hortons smack dab in the BioSci complex means business – much like most of the people there.
This [...]

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Goodes Hall Café

Located on the Queen’s University campus in Goodes Hall (home to the world renowned Queen’s School of Business) is the Goodes Hall Café. It’s tiny – about the size of an SUV – but it has good food and great service.
Beware: they only accept cash or the university ‘flex dollars’ here, but nothing is too [...]

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Starbucks in the Indigo Bookstore

On the top floor of the Indigo Bookstore on Princess Street is the third Starbucks location in Kingston. This was previously the ‘Indigo Cafe’ which served up cheap sandwiches (including pb&j), salads, and locally roasted coffee. Many, including myself, were sad to see it go. However the Starbucks that took its spot is up to [...]

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Thai, Cambodian, Vietnamese Oh My!

Kingston has a great selection of ethnic restaurants. One shining example is the glut of Thai/Cambodian/Vietnamese places in the downtown core.

Mango is the newest Thai and Pan-Asian restaurant on the block. Located at 161 Princess they offer good food, service, and selection at higher than average prices. There’s nothing special about Mango, but if you [...]

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Top Notch Lunch Spots

I spent a lot of my time in Kingston looking for great places to grab lunch with friends. I had the incredible pleasure of having my days start at 8:30 every day, leaving me a huge gap, and then ending with sleep inducing night classes most nights. Needless to say, I learned to enjoy the [...]

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