Store number one of what is now Canada's biggest fast-food chain still operates at 65 Ottawa Street North in east Hamilton — a few blocks from the old Stelco mill. It opened on 17 May 1964 and has been continuously serving coffee and doughnuts to Hamiltonians ever since. The store has been rebuilt twice but retains an upstairs museum-style exhibit with old uniforms, menus, ad campaigns, and photographs of Tim Horton himself.
You can order the same coffee and Apple Fritter you would get at any of the 4,000 other Tim Hortons across the country, but with the satisfaction of knowing it is the place that started the rest. There is no premium and no special menu. Open early; busiest at the morning commute.