Regina’s Oldest Restaurants
On summer evenings, customers line up at the walk-up window of Milky Way Ice Cream on Victoria Avenue. The seasonal stand has served Regina since 1956. A few blocks west, the Copper Kettle traces its beginnings to a small lunch counter opened during the following decade. Houston Pizza arrived in 1970, bringing the thick crust and generous toppings that would become associated with Regina-style pizza.
Saskatoon’s Oldest Restaurants
Gibson’s Fish & Chips began serving Saskatoon in 1964. Taverna followed in 1969, Venice House in 1972, and The Cave opened its rock-walled dining room the next year. Their tables have remained through Saskatoon’s expansion along 8th Street, changes to the downtown core, new ownership, and several generations of customers.