Running a restaurant means most of your meals happen on the job — so where do the people behind Down Home, the Grey County favourite, actually eat when they finally get a night off? Owners Joel Gray and Hannah Harradine have their own well-worn list of go-to spots across the region.
Their picks lean into the kind of unpretentious, high-quality food that reflects their own restaurant’s ethos: proper hoagies, farm-fresh sharing plates built around whatever’s in season, fresh-baked goods, and a solid rotation of craft beer to wash it all down. For a region that’s increasingly become a food-forward escape from the city, insider picks like these are exactly the kind of local knowledge that’s hard to find without knowing someone in the industry.
Planning a Grey County getaway? Follow the locals’ lead and build your itinerary around these picks.