In which city was the first Tim Hortons restaurant opened in 1964?

The first Tim Hortons restaurant opened in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1964.

Hockey player Tim Horton and businessman Jim Charade opened the original shop on Ottawa Street North in Hamilton. The restaurant sold coffee and doughnuts, a combination that became central to the chain’s identity. Tim Horton’s name gave the new business its recognizable brand.

The chain expanded across Canada and became strongly associated with coffee, doughnuts, breakfast foods, and Canadian popular culture. After Horton died in 1974, the company continued growing under changing ownership and management.

Toronto is sometimes named as the founding city because it is Canada’s largest city and later became an important market for the chain. However, the first restaurant was in Hamilton. The original Hamilton location is the specific historical starting point for Tim Hortons.