The Anchorage
Waterfront dining & rooms on the harbourfront — seafood, steaks and cosy renovated rooms, minutes from downtown.
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Niagara-on-the-Lake · Ontario · Online since 1996
The Original Online Guide to Niagara-on-the-Lake
Welcome to Niagara-on-the-Net — the community directory that has been linking everything in our town to everything in your world since 1996. Browse local restaurants, inns, wineries, shops, services and attractions, and discover why Niagara-on-the-Lake is called the prettiest town in Canada.
Explore Niagara-on-the-Lake
Eight ways into the town — every section links to listings with address and phone, preserved from the original 1996–97 directory.
Dining
Dining
Restaurants, patios and four-star kitchens across town.
Browse section →LodgingLodging
Historic hotels, inns and dozens of B&Bs.
Browse section →ActivitiesActivities
Shaw Festival, Fort George, golf and the river.
Browse section →WineriesWineries
Estate wineries and award-winning ice wine.
Browse section →ShoppingShopping
Antiques, galleries, boutiques and farm markets.
Browse section →ServicesServices
Dentists, brokers, salons — everyday services.
Browse section →CommunityCommunity
Library, hospital, clubs and local media.
Browse section →ExploreA–Z Directory
All 376 listings on one page, searchable.
Browse section →376businesses listed
8categories, A–Z
1996publishing online since
4featured profiles
Featured on Niagara-on-the-Net
Full profiles with photographs — the harbourfront restaurant, the lakeside B&B and the winemaker who changed Canadian wine.
Innisfree on the Lake
A quiet sandy beach, lake-view rooms and full country breakfasts, three kilometres from town on Lake Ontario.
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Karl Kaiser, Inniskillin
The winemaker whose 1989 ice wine won Vinexpo's Grand Prix d'Honneur and changed Canadian wine forever.
Read the profile →From our reading list
A few things we keep sending readers to — in town and beyond. Chosen by the people who run the directory, no ads included.
The visitor guide
Where to stay, what to taste and how to fill a whole day without the crowds — the shortest honest route through the town.
Open the guide →The collector's corner
Travelling with a watch collector? Before you pay real money for a fake Patek Philippe, read our notes on what to look for on the resources page.
See the notes →Why Use Niagara-on-the-Net?
A small-town directory with big coverage — built by locals, preserved for travellers and researchers alike.
Complete A–Z coverage
376 establishments across dining, lodging, wineries, shopping, services and community — every one with an address and phone number.
Organized for planning
Nine curated sections take you from "where should we eat?" to "which winery should we tour?" without leaving the site.
Local voice since 1996
Homegrown personalities, weekly features and community news — the original voice of Niagara-on-the-Lake on the web.
Free & independent
No accounts, no tracking, no ads — a plain, fast, static site that works offline and loads on any device.
Visitor Questions
Quick answers for first-time visitors — the full FAQ has more.
What is Niagara-on-the-Net?
The community directory of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario — first published in 1996, linking local restaurants, inns, wineries, shops and services with the world.
Where is Niagara-on-the-Lake?
At the mouth of the Niagara River where it meets Lake Ontario — about 20 kilometres from the falls in Niagara Falls, and roughly 1.5 hours from Toronto via the Q.E.W.
What is the town best known for?
The Shaw Festival, Fort George, award-winning wineries and ice wine, Victorian Old Town streets — and its title as one of the prettiest towns in Canada.
Are the listings still current?
Business details are preserved exactly as recorded in 1996–97. Treat phone numbers and addresses as historical archive data — the FAQ explains more.
Planning a visit?Start with the visitor guide
Own a business in NOTL?Questions or corrections are welcome