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Food & Drink
Lunch · Dinner · CoffeeAlba Pizzeria — called one of the best pizza places in Peterborough. Simply Thai, Tokyo Sushi, The Favourite Greek, El Camino's, Subway, Allen Gourmet Coffee downstairs, plus a milk tea bar.
Downtown Peterborough · On George Street
Peterborough Square
A downtown block for food, arts, markets, classes and the people who make Peterborough feel like Peterborough.
340 George St N, Peterborough, ON
A downtown community destination
Not a mall, exactly. A block of downtown you can spend the day in.
Peterborough Square opened in the 1970s as a traditional enclosed retail mall. Over the decades it has quietly re-imagined itself into something the city actually needs: a community block with great food, arts classes, education services, honest local retail and the restored Showplace heritage theatre all under one roof.
It sits on George Street North beside City Hall and the clock tower, on one of Peterborough's oldest blocks.
25+
Tenants across food, arts, retail & services
1970s
On this George Street block
4.2
250+ reviews on Google
7
Days a week from 8am Saturdays
What's inside
Food, arts, and everything in between
A hand-picked mix of independent tenants you won't find anywhere else in Peterborough. Here's how the block breaks down.
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Arts & Culture
Theatre · Studios · ClassesShowplace Performing Arts Centre — a fully restored heritage theatre attached to the block. The Artisans Centre Peterborough brings together Kawartha Spinners & Weavers, Kawartha Woodturners and Kawartha Gourders with rotating classes open to the public.
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Weekly Market
Farmers & ArtisansA weekly farmer & artisan market brings heirloom produce, baking and Kawartha craft outdoors on the Square in the warm months and indoors the rest of the year. Locals know to come early.
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Learning & Services
Community · EducationA career college, ESL classes, First Aid 4U Canadian Red Cross training, and the Alzheimer Society of Peterborough-Kawartha Lakes office — a public-good mix you don't usually find under one mall roof.
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Local Retail
Specialty · IndependentHeart2Hand tattoo studio, Toadstool Pokémon & trading cards, a pet supply shop, and rotating specialty stores that keep the block curious. All independent. All local.
A hidden gem
The best pizza in Peterborough without a line.
One reviewer put it better than we ever could: "Hidden gem. In the middle of downtown but basically deserted at most times. Great food, one of the best pizza places in Peterborough, and great Thai food for a good price. Quiet art and craft stores with a nice cafe downstairs."
That's exactly who we are. A place for locals who have time. Quiet mornings at the café. A woodturning class upstairs. The farmer's market on Saturday. A show at Showplace in the evening. No rush. No crowds.
What people say
In their own words
"A wonderful space in the central city. Once a typical retail mall, now the lower level has transitioned to a unique mix of social and educational services interspersed with some interesting shops."
"I love the nostalgia of the old heritage theater, that the town of Peterborough revitalized and kept. They did an amazing job putting in comfortable seating."
"Hidden gem. In the middle of downtown but basically deserted at most times. Great food and quiet art and craft stores with a nice cafe downstairs."
"Classes offered by Kawartha Spinners and Weavers, Kawartha Woodturners, and Kawartha Gourders. Looking for something to do in your spare time? Check our website regularly."
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