Green Lantern

Description:

• This unpretentious Formica-clad diner offers value in the often-expensive City of Hamilton. It's a safe place to stave off starvation, but not a prime spot for collecting recipes for Gourmet magazine. The limited menu changes every day, but you'll always find fresh fish, roasted chicken, and roast beef. The menu might also feature meatloaf and pork chops, lamb chops and stewed oxtail, or curried chicken and steak. No liquor is served, but you can bring your own bottle. The setting is a century-old house about a mile west of the city limits of Hamilton; the outside is painted -- you guessed it -- a pale shade of green, and the clientele is, indeed, very, very local.

• © Frommer's 2013