Fort Erie, Ontario, directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, NY, is known primarily as British fort during the War of 1812, the home to Fort Erie Thoroughbred Race Track & Casino, and Garrison Road on the south side of town known for it’s shopping plazas and numerous restaurants. Less known is north Fort Erie and a stretch that runs north along the Niagara River from Queen Street to Jarvis Street.
1st stop was at Little Red Coffee on Queen Street. A Latte and Cappuccino were made perfectly, and the shop owner/barista explained a tedious process to acquire top of the line espresso machines and other equipment. A shared breakfast sandwich was also delicious. Little Red was a great place to start discovering the north side of Fort Erie.
Next we drove from Queen Street to Central Avenue and headed north to trendy Jarvis Street. Jarvis street several years ago was pretty run down and lined with vacant buildings, but the area was rejuvenated through street and sidewalk improvement projects. On this particular day we happened to stumble upon the annual Jarvis
Street Art Festival, with vendors lining the street on both sides. Our first stop was at the Fort Erie Fry Truck located in its designated weekend parking spot. The fries were freshly made and were very good, if a bit on the greasy side. Next we stopped at the highly rated The Baking Bar where we received a brief history lesson on the transformation of Jarvis Street. We purchased a few awesome Macaroons and a Cinnamon Babka which we put in the freezer when we got home to serve to guests visiting us the following weekend. Then a stroll down Jarvis Street toward the Niagara River, through the Art Festival, where we made a couple of small purchases from vendors. Jarvis Street was awesome and I look forward to a return in the near future.
Our final stop in Fort Erie was along the Niagara Parkway at a highly rated Thai restaurant, City Thai. Unimpressive on the outside of the building, the inside was beautifully decorated and was very neat and clean. Most impressive was the food. We tried two curry dishes including a Massamun Curry that was delicious. We also shared an order of Drunken Noodles, which was great. It’s well worth the drive to Fort Erie, and potentially a wait at the border crossing, and we look forward to returning again soon.
