Guidebook for Kingston
Essentials
Food Basics
33 Barrack St2 minutes to grocery store (:
Shopping
Shoppers Drug Mart
823 152 minutes to drug mart. Always useful.
Black Dog Pottery
58 Queen StBeautiful hand made pottery; made in-house.
Sightseeing
Wolfe Island Ferry is an amazing, free attraction, 3 minute walk from our house. Take a ride, check out Big Sandy Bay or the Island Grill.
Wolfe Island Ferry Office
Barrack StreetWolfe Island Ferry is an amazing, free attraction, 3 minute walk from our house. Take a ride, check out Big Sandy Bay or the Island Grill.
Everything Else
Canada's oldest farmers market: Wonderful food, antiques and often entertainment on Tues, Thurs, Sat as Sun.
62 locals recommend
Springer Market Square
216 Ontario StCanada's oldest farmers market: Wonderful food, antiques and often entertainment on Tues, Thurs, Sat as Sun.
A lovely spa, almost directly across the street. Intimate environment in a century home. Best. Ever.
The Village Spa and Hair Boutique/Karma
662 King St WA lovely spa, almost directly across the street. Intimate environment in a century home. Best. Ever.
Community centre just around the corner. Includes a sauna and hydrotherapy pool. Wonderful to rejuvenate after a night out.
Ordnance Street
Ordnance StreetCommunity centre just around the corner. Includes a sauna and hydrotherapy pool. Wonderful to rejuvenate after a night out.
Check out a yoga class, at Moksha yoga, 4 minute walk from our house. Wonderful facilities. Good vibes. Good teaching.
Modo Yoga Kingston
Ontario StreetCheck out a yoga class, at Moksha yoga, 4 minute walk from our house. Wonderful facilities. Good vibes. Good teaching.
We have an amazing climbing and bouldering gym a five minute walk away, on the water.
11 locals recommend
Boiler Room Climbing Gym
993 Princess StreetWe have an amazing climbing and bouldering gym a five minute walk away, on the water.
Amazing performances nightly in a gorgeous venue on the water at a reasonable cost.
23 locals recommend
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
390 King St WAmazing performances nightly in a gorgeous venue on the water at a reasonable cost.
This is the BEST natural food store. Amazing products, sustainably run, staff treated so well, and they tend to hire the nicest, most fun people.
11 locals recommend
Tara Natural Foods
81 Princess StThis is the BEST natural food store. Amazing products, sustainably run, staff treated so well, and they tend to hire the nicest, most fun people.
Kuluta Buddhist Centre
82 Wellington StWe have a great Buddist centre with drop-in meditation sits.
You can see it from the top floor. Super convenient.
13 locals recommend
GoodLife Fitness Kingston Barrack and Wellington
64 Barrack StYou can see it from the top floor. Super convenient.
Arts & Culture
You can see it from your room. It hosts a plethora of substantial artists, and performances.
27 locals recommend
Leon's Centre
1 The Tragically Hip WayYou can see it from your room. It hosts a plethora of substantial artists, and performances.
Food Scene
Chez Piggy Restaurant & Bar
68 Princess StFrom 3-5 half priced drinks and apps all summer long.
Amadeus Cafe
170 Princess StAmazing Patio. Amazing Hungarian fare.
Best authentic Italian fare, deli-style, DELICIOUS SANDWICHES, fresh pasta, cheap espresso, good meats. Cash only. Closed Mondays.
8 locals recommend
Pasta Genova
234 Wellington StBest authentic Italian fare, deli-style, DELICIOUS SANDWICHES, fresh pasta, cheap espresso, good meats. Cash only. Closed Mondays.