Kitchener Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Ontario, Canada
About Kitchener
Kitchener and Waterloo were pioneered by Mennonites from Pennsylvania, Cambridge by British, principally Scots, in the early 19th century. Once named Berlin, Kitchener was renamed in 1916 due to the anti-German sentiment duringWorld War I, after British military hero Lord Kitchener. Since the 1950s when Waterloo attained city status, Kitchener and Waterloo have been known as the "Twin Cities", "K-W", or "Kitchener-Waterloo". Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge (a 1970s merger of the older City of Galt with the neighbouring Towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the village of Blair) are often collectively referred to as the "Tri-Cities". Immigration, beginning with Germans and Central Europeans in the 19th century and continuing to the present from Central and South America, the Near East, Far
Top Attractions in Kitchener
Explore the best things to see and do in Kitchener:
- ★Bingemans
- ★Centre in the Square
- ★Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts
- ★Glockenspiel
- ★Kitchener Blues Festival
- ★Kitchener City Hall
- ★Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
- ★Kitchener Railway Station
Where to Eat in Kitchener
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Alpine Club
- 🍴Balzac's Coffee Roasters
- 🍴Café Pyrus
- 🍴Cameron Chinese Seafood Restaurant
- 🍴City Cafe Bakery
- 🍴Concordia Club
Where to Stay in Kitchener
- 🏨Crowne Plaza Kitchener-Waterloo
- 🏨The Walper Hotel
Kitchener Travel Guide Sections
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