ethnic food

After I graduated from Queen's I moved to Vancouver, and despite the utter lack of anyone ethnic in Kingston and the veritable smorgasbord of races in the 'Couv, Kingston has Vancouver beat, hands down, in the ethnic food race. Aside from the amazing slew of thai/cambodian/vietnamese places that make of the bulk of Kingston's ethnic goodness, we've included a list of some equally as exotic and belt busting treats.

Golden Star Chinese Restaurant: First things first, don't go here for the food. Okay fine, the food is decent, but it's almost always overpowered by the fact that their drinks are cheap. DIRT CHEAP. I consistently remember getting hammered and sometimes beyond hammered on 15 bucks.

Mr. Dumpling: Mmm dumplings. This is a relatively indiscreet restaurant, it’s tiny, and when you see it you’ll probably think we bunged up because it’s actually called ‘Sushi.” Rest assured, the restaurant that belongs to the black banner just by Princess and Division is called Mr. Dumpling- have a look under the window. It has great dumplings, and great sushi.

Darbar: Darbar is located fairly North on Princess, but not too far a crawl from the Hub. It's a welcome change of pace from the student infested restaurants closer to the water, and if you are in the mood for a quiet, casual (albeit not cheap) Indian food experience, Darbar will meet your expectations.

Amadeus: This restaurant features German food. We found it quite novel and enjoyed a great meal here, along with some gas following gigantic portions of sauerkraut.

Ho Lee Chow: If greasy and gross Chinese is what you are after, order Ho Lee Chow. It's best experienced a la take out (613) 547-1133.

SIlver Wok: The Silver Wok on King street is a fairly expensive Chinese restaurant, with great good, attentive service, and zero atmosphere. You won't miss out on much if you never visit.

Frankie Pesto’s: Frankie Pesto’s is an Italian eatery that offers classic Italian food (obviously) along with some other fare at reasonable prices. The atmosphere is quaint, and rather Italian (we hate to defer to stereotypes, but, in fact, it is much like other Italian eateries we’ve visited). There is a lot of ivy around, at least there was when we visited, and we’re not quite sure if it was real… Fake or not, the food was pretty good.

Asha: Asha on Princess is a fabulous place to sit down and enjoy a good round of Karaoke with your Bento box. Their all you can eat sushi isn't cheap, but it's certainly fresh and filling.

Ta-Ke Sushi: Ta-ke is a little less of a destination sushi place than Asha, it's a great place to stop before seeing a movie at the screening room, or even for impressing a date.

Curry Village: This is a very nice restaurant, we have always wanted to go here. But we have not yet found the opportunity. Some time ago, Curry Village was listed by the New York Times as one of the top 100 restaurants in North America. We trust the New York Times.