Field Guides/Guelph/Food & Drink
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Best WindowYear-round; Guelph Farmers' Market Saturday mornings year-round
Variantsbrewery · farmers-market · distillery
RegionGuelph, Ontario

Food & Drink.

The Guelph Farmers' Market, operating at 2 Gordon Street since 1827, is one of Canada's oldest continuously operating farmers' markets and runs Saturday mornings year-round. Wellington Brewery, founded in Guelph in 1985, is one of Canada's oldest independent craft breweries.

Food & Drink in Guelph
01 — What to know

The brief.

The market runs Saturday mornings year-round at 2 Gordon Street; vendors include local farms, bakers, and prepared-food makers. Wellington Brewery's taproom on Wellington Street and Royal City Brewing's taproom on Wyndham Street are the two long-running downtown craft taprooms; Dixon's Distilled Spirits is the city's craft distillery.

The heritage Wyndham Street commercial block and the Old Quebec Street Mall carry the bulk of downtown's restaurant and café district.

02 — Locations

5. places.

  1. 01

    Guelph Farmers' Market

    2 Gordon Street; Saturday mornings since 1827.

  2. 02

    Wellington Brewery

    Guelph craft brewery founded 1985; downtown taproom on Wellington Street.

  3. 03

    Royal City Brewing Co.

    Downtown Guelph craft brewery and taproom on Wyndham Street.

  4. 04

    Dixon's Distilled Spirits

    Guelph craft distillery.

  5. 05

    Wyndham Street heritage commercial block / Old Quebec Street Mall

    Downtown food and drink district along the city's John Galt-era street grid.

03 — Conditions

Today's read.

Air Quality
14
eu-aqi · low
UV Index
0.7
scale 0–11
Humidity
65%
relative
Visibility
29.4 km
clear
Temp
+3.2°
H 14° · L 0°
Sun
05:59 / 20:35
14h 36m daylight
A+
Prime conditions for food & drink

Cold but firm — winter-ready conditions · light winds · clean air.