We're serving up another round. Vaughan Flavours is back on the menu.
Bundle up and bring your appetite. Vaughan Flavours returns Jan. 20 – Feb. 3, 2027.
Applications are now open for interested restaurants to participate.
If you own or operate a restaurant in Vaughan that offers dine-in options, we invite you to learn more, review the criteria and apply to participate in Vaughan Flavours winter edition by Friday, Nov. 13. Participation in Vaughan Flavours is free; participating restaurants must provide a fully refundable $500 deposit, which will be returned upon successful completion of the program.
Review the Application Guidelines.
FREE AND VIRTUAL
Vaughan Flavours Restaurant Information Session on Nov. 10
About the Program
Vaughan Flavours was designed to help support the local restaurant economy during off-season periods while showcasing the city’s diverse culinary landscape. The City of Vaughan is committed to supporting local businesses, of which restaurants play a pivotal role. Vaughan Flavours is a local program and culinary marketing campaign, spearheaded by Vaughan’s Economic Development Department, including the Tourism Vaughan Corporation (TVC) and the Vaughan Business and Entrepreneurship Centre (VBEC), aimed at increasing the promotion of Vaughan’s restaurant industry and dining scene.
Stay tuned for details on the participating restaurants!
Frequently Asked Questions
Vaughan Flavours is a 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 Wednesday, Jan. 30 to Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2027.
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.
Questions for restaurants wishing to participate in the 2027 Vaughan Flavours Winter Edition can email tourism@vaughan.ca. We highly recommend reading the Application Guidelines, as many common asked questions will be answered there.
Participating restaurants will be announced in December and information can be found here at visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours.
Each Vaughan Flavours limited-time menu will be featured here at visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours when participating restaurants are announced in December. It will also highlight the price, address and reservation details to make your planning experience seamless.
Yes. During the Vaughan Flavours program, dine-in customers will have access to a QR code to submit feedback on their experience. The survey will also be provided here for easy access.
Customers who provide feedback will have a chance to win a $100 CDN gift card to their choice of one of the restaurants participating in the 2027 Vaughan Flavours Winter Edition. Contest rules apply.
