Guidebook for Ottawa

Karl
Guidebook for Ottawa

Food Scene

Here are some of my favourite restaurants, cafés and drinkeries in the city.
One of our favourites. Great atmosphere. Tasty food. Attentive staff.
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Das Lokal
190 Dalhousie Street
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One of our favourites. Great atmosphere. Tasty food. Attentive staff.
Their brunches are super popular. Not far from the house by bus or car. Delish!
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Fraser
7 Springfield Rd
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Their brunches are super popular. Not far from the house by bus or car. Delish!
One of my favourite places for take-out. The chicken korma is a must.
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Host India
622 Montréal Rd
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One of my favourite places for take-out. The chicken korma is a must.
Un incontournable!
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Coconut Lagoon
853 St. Laurent Blvd
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Un incontournable!
A modern take on Japanese in a trendy and friendly environment. おいしい!!!
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Datsun
380 Elgin St
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A modern take on Japanese in a trendy and friendly environment. おいしい!!!
One of my favourite places to mark papers. Great place to wile away a couple of hours after exploring New Edinburgh and Rockcliffe!
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Bridgehead
131 Beechwood Ave.
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One of my favourite places to mark papers. Great place to wile away a couple of hours after exploring New Edinburgh and Rockcliffe!
These Japanese women are serious about their baked goods. I'm all about their croissants aux amandes!
Ichiban Bakery
825 Bank St
These Japanese women are serious about their baked goods. I'm all about their croissants aux amandes!
In hip Hintonburg, this café is a great place to sit down and read, or socialize, or grab a local craft beer.
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The Ministry of Coffee and Social Affairs
1013 Wellington St. W
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In hip Hintonburg, this café is a great place to sit down and read, or socialize, or grab a local craft beer.
Un des meilleurs brunchs en ville!
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Edgar
60 Rue Bégin
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Un des meilleurs brunchs en ville!
Chinese family-run business featuring with drag karaoke. An Ottawa institution.
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Shanghai Restaurant
651 Somerset St W
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Chinese family-run business featuring with drag karaoke. An Ottawa institution.
Fun space in Centretown which specializes in as much locally grown deliciousness as it can.
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Fauna
425 Bank St
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Fun space in Centretown which specializes in as much locally grown deliciousness as it can.
No nonsense. I have fish taco craving just writing this. One location on Elgin too.
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El Camino
380 Elgin St
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No nonsense. I have fish taco craving just writing this. One location on Elgin too.
A great resto/pub on Elgin. Brunches on a snowy day are great Ottawa moments.
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The Manx Pub
370 Elgin St
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A great resto/pub on Elgin. Brunches on a snowy day are great Ottawa moments.
Great pub food with nice selection of local brews.
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The Hintonburg Public House
1020 Wellington St. W
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Great pub food with nice selection of local brews.
Leurs tartes à la citrouille sont tellement bonnes.
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Boulanger Francais-French Baker
119 Murray St
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Leurs tartes à la citrouille sont tellement bonnes.
Du bon café et des belles pâtisseries à H'burg.
Les Moulins La Fayette
1000 Wellington St. W
Du bon café et des belles pâtisseries à H'burg.
Great place in a great neighbourhood to buy preserves, bread, desserts, cheeses. Friendly and helpful staff.
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Jacobson’s Gourmet Concepts
103 Beechwood Ave.
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Great place in a great neighbourhood to buy preserves, bread, desserts, cheeses. Friendly and helpful staff.
One of the best terrasses in town on a pedestrian alley in the market.
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Planet Coffee, ByWard Market, Ottawa
24a York St
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One of the best terrasses in town on a pedestrian alley in the market.
Resto et bar très cool dans le Hôtel Le Germain
Norca Restaurant & Bar
30 Daly Ave
Resto et bar très cool dans le Hôtel Le Germain
Looove this place. It's close by. It's intimate. It's casual.
Jasper Ottawa
18 Beechwood Ave.
Looove this place. It's close by. It's intimate. It's casual.
A great place to start or end your evening. Nice charcuterie boards. I've bumped into NHL stars here!
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The Albion Rooms - Craft Cocktails & Farm to Table Food
33 Nicholas Street
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A great place to start or end your evening. Nice charcuterie boards. I've bumped into NHL stars here!
It has become one of our favourite Indian restaurants in town. Friendly staff. Very central.
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Kochin Kitchen
271 Dalhousie St
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It has become one of our favourite Indian restaurants in town. Friendly staff. Very central.
Awesome burgers. Casual pub atmosphere in The Market.
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Chez Lucien
137 Murray St
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Awesome burgers. Casual pub atmosphere in The Market.
La propriétaire : deuxième meilleur sommelier du monde.
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Soif Bar à vin
88 Rue Montcalm
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La propriétaire : deuxième meilleur sommelier du monde.
New popular place in Hintonburg
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Bar Lupulus
1242 Wellington St. W
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New popular place in Hintonburg
Great place with DELICIOUS pizza in hipster H'burg!
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Tennessy Willems
1082 Wellington St. W
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Great place with DELICIOUS pizza in hipster H'burg!

Arts & Culture

The Moshe Safde designed building is reason enough to go.
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Narodna galerija Kanade
380 Sussex Dr
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The Moshe Safde designed building is reason enough to go.
A fantastic new space!
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Ottawa Art Gallery
50 Mackenzie King Bridge
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A fantastic new space!

Shopping

Yup, every city's got its mall. As shopping centres go, it's good; The Bay, Simons, Nordstrom are its anchors.
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Rideau Centre
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Yup, every city's got its mall. As shopping centres go, it's good; The Bay, Simons, Nordstrom are its anchors.
Books books books
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Chapters
50 Rideau St
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Books books books
La librairie francophone d'Ottawa
Librairie du soleil
53 Bd Saint-Raymond
La librairie francophone d'Ottawa

Essentials

Best for fresh produce. It's just a few minutes down the road by foot.
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Farm Boy
830 Belfast Rd
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Best for fresh produce. It's just a few minutes down the road by foot.
Your standard grocery store, right up the road.
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Hess' Your Independent Grocer
596 Montréal Rd
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Your standard grocery store, right up the road.
Just a two-minute walk away!
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Rexall Drugstore
200 Rideau St
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Just a two-minute walk away!

Parks & Nature

Downtown park with some of the best views of the parliament buildings, the canal, and the river. Take a walk across the Alexandra Bridge for some more sightseeing.
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Major's Hill Park
Mackenzie Avenue
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Downtown park with some of the best views of the parliament buildings, the canal, and the river. Take a walk across the Alexandra Bridge for some more sightseeing.
Walk along the Rideau Canal. Better yet, skate ON it during the winter.
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Rideau Canal
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Walk along the Rideau Canal. Better yet, skate ON it during the winter.

Sightseeing

An urbane hood with gorgeous homes, shops, and cafés. Not far from the GG's house, and the PM's. Maybe you'll run into Justin Trudeau while you're there.
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New Edinburgh
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An urbane hood with gorgeous homes, shops, and cafés. Not far from the GG's house, and the PM's. Maybe you'll run into Justin Trudeau while you're there.
A gentrified hipster haven: craft beer bars, cafés, cool restos, yoga, vegetarian places. All in all, a great urban vibe.
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Hintonburg
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A gentrified hipster haven: craft beer bars, cafés, cool restos, yoga, vegetarian places. All in all, a great urban vibe.
Ottawa's real downtown surrounds the By Ward Market. Tonnes of restaurants, bars, and places of interest.
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ByWard Market
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Ottawa's real downtown surrounds the By Ward Market. Tonnes of restaurants, bars, and places of interest.
A charming neighbourhood with Victorian homes, a bustling main street (Bank St.) and nice shops, cafés, restaurants, etc.
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The Glebe
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A charming neighbourhood with Victorian homes, a bustling main street (Bank St.) and nice shops, cafés, restaurants, etc.
An obv. choice. Ottawa's the capital after all. Best views to be found from Major's Hill Park, across the river in Hull, and from the Portage Bridge.
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Parliament of Canada Free Tour Ticket
111 Wellington St
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An obv. choice. Ottawa's the capital after all. Best views to be found from Major's Hill Park, across the river in Hull, and from the Portage Bridge.
Between Centretown and Little Italy lies our own historic Chinese neighbourhood. The annual Remixed Festival actually makes you forget that preconception of boring bureaucrats that people have of this town.
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Chinatown Ottawa
675 Somerset St W
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Between Centretown and Little Italy lies our own historic Chinese neighbourhood. The annual Remixed Festival actually makes you forget that preconception of boring bureaucrats that people have of this town.
From Hintonburg, follow the street all the way to Westboro. Fine food shops, bakeries, cafés, restaurants, bars, boutiques, etc.
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Wellington Street West
Wellington Street West
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From Hintonburg, follow the street all the way to Westboro. Fine food shops, bakeries, cafés, restaurants, bars, boutiques, etc.