10 Restaurants on the North Shore Loop
The North Shore Loop is perfect for weekend warriors. It’s nice and close to amenities like food, fuel and places to stay, and provides the excellent remote sledding you want. Communities and services are always close by about every 30 to 50 km, not often found here in Northern Ontario.
Every community on the loop offers a staging area, allowing you to start from any direction. These staging areas are listed in the Algoma Trails Guide. You can stage in Sudbury as well because there’s a connector from Massey to Spanish. A side loop leads to St. Joseph Island.
Sledders arriving from Michigan can access Ontario snowmobile trails from the Drummond Island Ice Bridge to get to St. Joseph Island, and from there, can ride the North Shore Loop when the Ice Bridge is open.
Find a complete list of food stops, fuel and accommodations at www.sledalgoma.com
Below are 10 places to eat on the North Shore Loop, some are destination lunch stops, or favourite diners serving up hearty, satisfying meals after a day on the trails.
(restaurants ordered from Bruce Mines to Elliot Lake, Spanish and to Black Creek)
1. Bobbers Restaurant
47 Taylor Street, Bruce Mines ON
PH: 705-785-3485
Nearest Trail: D136
Serves: burgers (Bobbers Burger is a favourite), wings, entrees featuring fish, beef, chicken, all-day breakfast, salads/soups, sandwiches, homemade pies and butter tarts
2. Kosmos Pizza - Bavarian Inn & Restaurant
9181 Hwy 17, Bruce Mines ON
PH: 705-785-3770
Nearest Trail: D136
Serves: pizza, wings, salads, apps, sandwiches
3. Tilt’n Hilton Steakhouse and Beverage Co.
3120 Marks Street, Hilton Beach ON
PH: 705-246-2204
Nearest Trail: D107
Serves: steak, chicken
4. Black Creek Outfitters
9538F HWY 129, Thessalon ON
PH: 705-841-2555
Nearest Trail: D106 and F (junction)
Serves: snacks, beverages, soup and sandwiches, hot beverages
5. Red Top Motor Inn & Restaurant
Hwy 17, Iron Bridge ON
PH: 1-877-843-2100
Nearest Trail: D Trail
Serves: Indian and Canadian food including burgers, butter chicken, curry, sandwiches, fish dinners
6. Mustangs Grill
24 Woodward Ave, Blind River ON
PH: 705-356-0441
Nearest Trail: D Trail
Serves: burgers, sandwiches, poutine and more
7. Fireside Classic Grill
14 Oakland Blvd, Elliot Lake ON
PH: 705-461-3711
Nearest Trail: D/F Trails
Serves: breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus. Burgers/sandwiches/wraps, soups/salads, appetizers, wings, fish and chips, entrees featuring steak, chicken and pasta, dessert and happy hour menus
8. Dunlop Lake Lodge
74 Dunlop Lake Lodge, Elliot Lake ON
PH: 705-848-8090
Nearest Trail: F Trail
Serves: soups/salads, appetizers, burgers, hot and cold sandwiches, fish dinners
9. North Channel Pizza
101 Front Street, Spanish ON
PH: 705-844-2222
Nearest Trail: D Trail
Serves: pizza, chicken, poutine
10. The Hilltop Restaurant - Waterfalls Lodge
432 Waterfalls Road, Spanish ON
PH: 705-844-1041
Nearest Trail: D Trail
Serves: hot sandwiches, soups and salads, burgers, pasta, chicken wings, fish dinners, steak dinners. Open for Breakfast with Brunch on Sundays.