Vaughan Flavours is a brand-new dining experience for residents and visitors to enjoy delicious food at some of Vaughan’s most popular restaurants. Participating restaurants across Vaughan will offer three-course prix fixe menus at six different price point categories between $20/$25 to $55/$75.

The program will take place over two weeks from Monday, July 21 to Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.

Vaughan Flavours was designed to help support the local culinary and restaurant economy during off-season periods while showcasing the city’s diverse culinary landscape. Vaughan boasts a lively restaurant scene, featuring more than 750 dining and drinking establishments that contribute to Vaughan’s vibrant local neighbourhoods.

Vaughan Flavours is the City’s latest initiative created to further support local businesses in response to sweeping U.S. tariffs. It comes from Mayor Steven Del Duca’s and Ward 2 Councillor Adriano Volpentesta’s Member’s Resolution directing staff to develop a pilot program encouraging residents and visitors to dine in Vaughan. On April 23, Vaughan Council approved a staff report to proceed with the Vaughan Flavours pilot.

Vaughan became the first municipality in Ontario to ratify a policy that bans U.S. suppliers in early March. In April, the City began offering businesses free ‘Vaughan Strong. Support Canadian’ welcome packages filled with materials to help identify local and Canadian-made goods in stores, removing the guessing game for shoppers at the checkout counter. To request a welcome package for your business, contact the Economic Development team at ed@vaughan.ca.

Interested establishments must meet the following criteria to be considered for the program:

• Operate within the city of Vaughan;
• Be an existing table-service restaurant;
• Be in good standing with York Region Food Premises Operators YorkSafe program and City of Vaughan municipal bylaws;
• Be listed on visitvaughan.ca/dine before applying (visit visitvaughan.ca/GetListed to get listed);
• Offer a full-service, in-restaurant dining experience (indoor and/or patio seating);
• Can offer a prix fixe menu, inclusive of: an appetizer or starter, main and dessert, offering a minimum of three options per course;
• Incorporate competitive pricing to encourage consumers to select their establishment during the festival period based on the prix fixe criteria on visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours;
• Agree to meet the terms and conditions of participation, including but not limited to, program and prix fixe menu details, determination of the price point category, and submission of a $500 deposit, which will be fully refunded after Aug. 4, 2025, provided successful participation in the program is confirmed.
  • Successful participation is confirmed by providing evidence that the menu was on offer during the promotional period AND that the restaurant participated in marketing campaigns through, for example, web presence, social media or events.

NOTE: Restaurants with multiple locations in Vaughan, operating under the same name and menu (i.e., chain restaurants), are eligible to apply for consideration to participate with only one location.

To learn more about the criteria for participating, read the Application Guidelines and Eligibility Criteria.

Interested restaurants can learn more and apply to participate by Wednesday, May 14 at visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours.

Participation in Vaughan Flavours is FREE however, participating restaurants will be required to provide a fully refundable deposit of $500 returned upon completion of the program.

You can contact the City of Vaughan’s Economic Development department at 905-832-8526 or tourism@vaughan.ca.

Yes! Vaughan Flavours will take place in winter 2025/2026. Dates will be announced in fall 2025. Stay tuned for more information!

No. Restaurants interested in participating in Vaughan Flavours winter program will have to apply/reapply when the application period opens later this year. Check visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours for updates or contact the City of Vaughan’s Economic Development department at 905-832-8526 or tourism@vaughan.ca.