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    • HOT SUMMER GUIDE BONUS SECION | JULY 28 - AUGUST 4, 2005 | VOL. 24 NO. 48

    NOW CRITICS' BEST BETS

    out of town restaurants
    There�s nothing like a small-town place to get a cold scoop or a runny butter tart. Here are some of cottage country�s select sweet spots.

    Northumberland/Prince Edward
    THE BEAN COUNTER CAFE (14 Elizabeth, Picton), 613-476-1718, www.beancountercafe.com
    It�s never been easy to get a properly prepared espresso in cottage country, but the Bean Counter�s trying to change all that. Locally made desserts shine, too, but the prize is 24 flavours of gelato made 0n-site, another rarity outside T.O.

    Environs 905/Oakville/Hamilton/Burlington
    GLEN OVEN BAKERY AND CAFE (520 Main, Glen Williams), 905-873-0940, www.glenoven.com
    This is the kind of place that serves its sandwiches on bread made in-house, and the brownies are famous. Works by local artists are on the walls, a taste of what�s on view at the artists� studios and creative shops in the restored mill down the street.

    Barrie/Collingwood/Midland/Orillia
    SerendipiTea (244 King, Midland), 705-526-8327, www.serendipitea.ca
    Here�s a serious tea house featuring more than 52 varieties of tea, including 28 organic flavours and four decaf versions. Plus, high tea possibilities: traditional finger foods, scones and the must-have Devon cream.

    Elora/Fergus/Kitchener/Stratford/London
    MAPLETON�S ORGANIC DAIRY (Wellington Road 7, Moorefield), 519-638-1115, www.mapletonsorganic.ca
    Talk about natural. You can hang out with the cows whose milk goes into the organic ice cream you�re sucking back in a crispy wheat or spelt waffle cone. No additives, no salt. Yum.

    Niagara
    AVONDALE DAIRY BAR (48 Lakeport, Port Dalhousie), 905-646-8263
    Lakeside Park, where this venerable dairy bar is situated, also features a 100-year-old one-of-a-kind carousel that you can ride for just 5 cents. Climb on one of the hand-carved horses and then grab a cone at Avondale, winner of last year�s award for best vanilla ice cream at the National Ice Cream Retailers Association convention.

    Peterborough/Kawarthas
    Grany�s Home Baking (9 King East, Bobcaygeon), 705-738-3377, www.granyshomebaking.com
    If you�re one of those people who can�t wait to get your hands sticky courtesy of a gooey Chelsea bun, this is the place for you. Grany�s does homemade salads, too, but it�s the sweets that made the place famous. Look for 10 different versions of the noble butter tart. Decent coffee, too.