Eating out

Seed oil free restaurants in Canada

Short answer

187 places in Canada are reported to cook without seed oils: 117 cook with animal fats or fruit oils — beef tallow, lard, duck fat, ghee, butter, olive, avocado or coconut oil, 70 fry in peanut oil. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to use rather than an inspection, so call ahead before you rely on it.

Cities in Canada

Elsewhere in Canada

Towns with fewer than 3 venues do not get their own page, so their entries are listed here.

  • ¡Glitch! Gaming Lounge

    127 Kingsview Rd SE, Airdrie, Alberta

    beef tallow

  • Barbacoa

    470 South Ave, Spruce Grove, Alberta

    beef tallowbutter

  • Beatz Eatz

    204 Souris Ave, Estevan, Saskatchewan

    beef tallow

  • Buy The Sea Seafood

    2100 Main St, Penticton, BC

    beef tallow

  • Cockney Kings Fish & Chips

    6574 Hastings St, Burnaby, BC

    beef tallow

  • Cockney Kings Fish & Chips

    66 10th St, New Westminster, BC

    beef tallow

  • Duckworth's Fish & Chips

    750 Atherley Rd, Orillia, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Evandale Resort & Marina

    3500 NB-124, Oak Point, New Brunswick

    beef tallow

  • Fireside Grill & Sports Lounge

    4908 45 St, Czar, Alberta

    beef tallowbutterolive oil

  • Frank's Organic Garden

    15 First Commerce Dr Unit 1, Aurora, Ontario

    gheebutterolive oilcoconut oil

  • Funbuns Burger & Fries

    20815 Dalton Rd, Georgina, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Generations on the Lake Restaurant

    717 Lake Park Rd, Carleton Place, Ontario

    beef tallowbutter

  • Hammerhead's Seafood Kitchen & Market

    80 Ottawa St N, Hamilton, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Harvest Eatery

    492 Centre St, Shaunavon, Saskatchewan

    beef tallowbutterolive oil

  • King Cod Fish and Chips

    74 Old Placentia Rd, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland

    lard

  • Law & Orders Hwy 7

    13694 HWY-7, Drummond/ North Elmsley, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Law & Orders Pembroke

    868 Pembroke St W, Pembroke, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Law & Orders Petawawa

    2991 Petawawa Blvd, Petawawa, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Little Lake Market

    4333 Wellington Rd 32, Cambridge, Ontario

    beef tallowbutterolive oilavocado oilcoconut oil

  • Lucky Loon Saloon

    4 Second St, Tompkins, Saskatchewan

    beef tallow

  • MURDER BURGER

    332 Menzies St, Victoria, BC

    beef tallow

  • Naughty Nellie's Not Just Fish & Chips

    4081 Shelbourne St, Victoria, BC

    beef tallow

  • Nolaas Restaurant

    600 Ontario St, St. Catharines, Ontario

    olive oil

  • OROLO Restaurant + Cocktail Bar

    361 Martin St, Penticton, BC

    beef tallow

  • Pizzaiolo

    6465 Lundy's Ln, Niagara Falls, Ontario

    olive oil

  • Ribeye Butcher Shop (Sherwood Park)

    205 Festival Way, Sherwood Park, Alberta

    beef tallow

  • Ribeye Butcher Shop (St. Albert)

    935 St Albert Trl #335, St. Albert, Alberta

    beef tallow

  • The Bent Elbow

    2880 King St E, Kitchener, Ontario

    beef tallowlardbutterolive oil

  • The Bridge Social Inc.

    64 Brock St W, Uxbridge, Ontario

    lardbuttercoconut oil

  • The French Fry Guy

    4305 Fairview St, Burlington, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • The Pig Cafe

    21641 Walcott Rd, Telkwa, BC

    beef tallowlardbutterolive oilavocado oilcoconut oil

  • The Station Country Kitchen and Eatery

    50 Lorne St, Smiths Falls, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • Wade's Burgers

    100 Main Street, Balzac, Alberta

    beef tallow

  • Whistle Stop Cafe

    4724 42 St, Mirror, Alberta

    beef tallowlardbutter

  • Yorkies BBQ

    20 Carleton Blvd, Cobourg, Ontario

    beef tallow

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    7670 Vedder Rd, Chilliwack, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    6640 Royal Ave, West Vancouver, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    32451 S Fraser Way, 7, Abbotsford, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    2991 Lougheed Hwy, 108, Coquitlam, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    726 Sydney Ave, C, Kamloops, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    2339 Highway 97 N, Kelowna, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    20251 Fraser Hwy, Langley, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    1660 Pemberton Ave, North Vancouver, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • C-Lovers Fish & Chips

    2501 53 Ave, Vernon, BC

    beef tallowchain

  • OEB Breakfast Co.

    409 3rd Ave S, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    beef tallowchain

  • Pizzaiolo

    184C Main St S, Brampton, Ontario

    olive oilcoconut oilchain

Frying in peanut oil

Peanut is a legume rather than a seed, so peanut-oil fryers appear on most seed-oil-free lists. The oil is still roughly a third linoleic acid, and opinion in the seed-oil-free community is genuinely split on it — which is why these venues are counted separately here rather than folded into the number above.

  • Five Guys

    100 Sierra Springs Dr SE, Airdrie, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    777 Guelph Line, Burlington, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    8249 Eagle Landing Pkwy #714, Chilliwack, BC

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    1807 Stone Church Rd E #6009, Hamilton, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    1840 8 St E, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    728 Main St, West Vancouver, BC

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    1371 Bd Michèle-Bohec d5, Blainville, Quebec

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    125 Eagle Ridge Blvd, Fort McMurray, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    11230 Westgate Dr, Grande Prairie, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    20 Clair Rd W, Guelph, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    770 Gardiners Rd, Kingston, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    3705 Mayor Magrath Dr S #10, Lethbridge, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    3987 Hwy 7 #6, Markham, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    2011 Strachan Rd SE #109, Medicine Hat, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    2105 Hawkins Street #130, Port Coquitlam, BC

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    2030 50 Ave #101, Red Deer, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    11666 Steveston Hwy #3070, Richmond, BC

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys

    650 Division Rd, Windsor, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Avalon Mall

    48 Kenmount Rd, St. John's, Newfoundland

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Brampton Corners

    66 Quarry Edge Dr, Brampton, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Durham Centre

    140 Kingston Rd E, Ajax, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Erin Mills

    2150 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Mississauga, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Heartland Centre

    6045 Mavis Rd #3, Mississauga, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Montmorency

    600 Rue Lucien-Paiement #120, Laval, Quebec

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Newmarket

    18265 Yonge St, East Gwillimbury, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - North Oshawa

    1340 Clearbrook Dr #4a, Oshawa, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Peel Street

    1223 Rue Peel, Montréal, Quebec

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Quartier DIX30

    8840 Boul. Leduc #50, Brossard, Quebec

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Rue McGill

    468 Rue McGill, Montréal, Quebec

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Smartcentres

    575 Laval Dr #10, Oshawa, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Smartcentres Northwest

    3582 Major MacKenzie Dr., Vaughan, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Sudbury

    1400 Kingsway, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

    peanut oilchain

  • Five Guys - Village Market

    993 Fir St #60, Sherwood Park, Alberta

    peanut oilchain

What to ask before you order

A kitchen can change supplier without changing its menu, and a venue that roasts in tallow may still fry in something else. Four questions settle it in about ten seconds:

  • What do you fry in? — the fryer is where the volume is, and it is often a different fat from the grill.
  • Is the dressing or sauce made in house? — bought-in dressings and mayo are almost always canola or soybean.
  • Are the buns or tortillas baked here? — bakery goods are a common hidden source.
  • Do you cook the vegetables in butter or oil? — the answer is frequently a blend.

How to read this list. Each entry reflects what the venue has been reported to cook with. It is not a certification, nobody has inspected these kitchens on your behalf, and menus and suppliers change — treat it as a shortlist to call, not a guarantee. The four questions above are worth asking even when a place is listed here.

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