Guidebook for Ottawa

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Guidebook for Ottawa

Food Scene

This is a tiny Tim Hortons inside a gas station convenience store. If you need your Timmy's, this is the closest.
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Tim Hortons
99 Rideau St
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This is a tiny Tim Hortons inside a gas station convenience store. If you need your Timmy's, this is the closest.
This is the closest full service coffee shop.
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455 Bank St
455 Bank Street
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This is the closest full service coffee shop.
Very close to the house, pub menu but good pub, not crap. New establishment. A lot of TV's, good for watching sports.
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The Berryman Pub
478 Bank St
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Very close to the house, pub menu but good pub, not crap. New establishment. A lot of TV's, good for watching sports.
Good breakfast place. Standard fare, nicely done at good prices.
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Wilf & Ada's
510 Bank St
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Good breakfast place. Standard fare, nicely done at good prices.
Great Thai restaurant. Very clean and reasonable prices.
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Talay Thai
511 Bank St
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Great Thai restaurant. Very clean and reasonable prices.
A nice brew pub featuring beers brewed in house and a good menu.
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Clocktower Brew Pub Regulars
575 Bank St
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A nice brew pub featuring beers brewed in house and a good menu.
Good place for a burger. About 100 toppings. Yikes!
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The Works
580 Bank St
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Good place for a burger. About 100 toppings. Yikes!
High end but low brow seafood restaurant. Not cheap. Reservations required.
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The Whalesbone Bank Street
430 Bank St
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High end but low brow seafood restaurant. Not cheap. Reservations required.
You can buy great fresh fish and oysters here or you can order at the counter one of about 4 things they sell to eat such as fish n chips or a fresh cod sandwich.
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The Whalesbone Bank Street
430 Bank St
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You can buy great fresh fish and oysters here or you can order at the counter one of about 4 things they sell to eat such as fish n chips or a fresh cod sandwich.
Good martinis and cocktails, very nice menu. Elegant fusion food.
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The Buzz Kitchen + Cocktail
374 Bank Street
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Good martinis and cocktails, very nice menu. Elegant fusion food.
Another full service coffee shop.
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Bridgehead
131 Beechwood Ave.
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Another full service coffee shop.
A coffee shop and a flower store all in one. Just lovely.
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Sun Flowers Florist & Cafe
410 Bank St
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A coffee shop and a flower store all in one. Just lovely.
Amazing cocktails and very inventive food menu. They don't do reservations and they are busy so you take your chances. If you can't get in here go to the wine bar next door so the trip isn't wasted.
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Union Local 613
315 Somerset St W
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Amazing cocktails and very inventive food menu. They don't do reservations and they are busy so you take your chances. If you can't get in here go to the wine bar next door so the trip isn't wasted.
Fun little tapas restaurant.
222 Lyon St N
222 Lyon Street North
Fun little tapas restaurant.
Not the closest steak house but absolutely the best.
Hy's Steakhouse
170 Queen St
Not the closest steak house but absolutely the best.
The best tacos in town. Absolute high recommendation.
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El Camino
380 Elgin St
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The best tacos in town. Absolute high recommendation.
Great fusion food menu. Very cool spot.
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Oz Kafe, ByWard Market
10 York St
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Great fusion food menu. Very cool spot.
subs and salads
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Subway
414 Bank St
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subs and salads
mid east fast food
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Shawarma King
395 Bank St
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mid east fast food
good burger joint
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Burgers n' Fries Forever
329 Bank St
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good burger joint
Recommended by one of my regular guests Bonnie. I'll check it out for sure!
Ginza Ramen
832 Somerset St W
Recommended by one of my regular guests Bonnie. I'll check it out for sure!
I have this categorized as restaurant but it's not actually a restaurant. It's a reasonably priced gourmet meal delivery service. It's only about 2 blocks away so you can pop in and pick up.
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The Red Apron
410 Gladstone Ave
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I have this categorized as restaurant but it's not actually a restaurant. It's a reasonably priced gourmet meal delivery service. It's only about 2 blocks away so you can pop in and pick up.
Excellent Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant. Good lunch buffet during the week.
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CEYLONTA RESTAURANT
403 Somerset St W
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Excellent Sri Lankan and South Indian restaurant. Good lunch buffet during the week.
High end pizza. Not cheap but excellent quality. Try the panzerotti selections.
Pavarazzi's Gourmet Pizza
491 Somerset St W
High end pizza. Not cheap but excellent quality. Try the panzerotti selections.
Really hip coffee spot. Great food menu too. Neat little private rooms upstairs. Very cool vibe.
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The Daily Grind Cafe - Temporarily closed due to fire
601 Somerset St W
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Really hip coffee spot. Great food menu too. Neat little private rooms upstairs. Very cool vibe.
Excellent pho. There are about 20 more great pho restaurants within 3 blocks of this as you head down Somerset St. into Chinatown.
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Saigon Boy Noodle House
648 Somerset Street West
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Excellent pho. There are about 20 more great pho restaurants within 3 blocks of this as you head down Somerset St. into Chinatown.
One of the best Sushi restaurants in the city. Not the cheapest but the quality is excellent!
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Sushi 88
690 Somerset St W
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One of the best Sushi restaurants in the city. Not the cheapest but the quality is excellent!

Essentials

This is the closest full grocery store.
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Hartman's Your Independent Grocer
296 Bank St
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This is the closest full grocery store.
All organic fruits and veggies. Interesting place to shop for groceries.
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Herb & Spice Food Shop
375 Bank St
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All organic fruits and veggies. Interesting place to shop for groceries.

Everything Else

One of the 2 gas stations with convenience stores in the neighborhood.
MacEwen Bank & Catherine
512A Bank St
One of the 2 gas stations with convenience stores in the neighborhood.
One of the 2 gas stations with convenience store in the neighborhood. This one has a Tim Hortons.
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Esso
450 Bank St
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One of the 2 gas stations with convenience store in the neighborhood. This one has a Tim Hortons.
A small park, good for a dog, nice for a picnic.
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Dundonald Park
516 Somerset St W
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A small park, good for a dog, nice for a picnic.
This street has many good restaurants and bars to choose from.
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Elgin Street
Elgin Street
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This street has many good restaurants and bars to choose from.
The Glebe features many high end shops and restaurants and is a lovely street to walk along and window shop.
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The Glebe
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The Glebe features many high end shops and restaurants and is a lovely street to walk along and window shop.
pool hall
Cue'n Cushion Billiards & Bar
319 Bank St
pool hall
This is a board gaming bar/restaurant. Book a table, play some of the 900+ board games, eat, drink and laugh!
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Monopolatte
640 Somerset St W
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This is a board gaming bar/restaurant. Book a table, play some of the 900+ board games, eat, drink and laugh!

Shopping

Limited beer selection, full liquor and wine selections.
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LCBO
160 Elgin St
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Limited beer selection, full liquor and wine selections.
Full beer selections.
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Beer Store
515 Somerset St W
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Full beer selections.
Pharmacy with a decent quick grocery selection and all your toiletry requirements.
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Shoppers Drug Mart
174 Bank St
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Pharmacy with a decent quick grocery selection and all your toiletry requirements.
Business supply store.
Staples Ottawa
403 Bank St
Business supply store.
A dollar store for all those last minute items.
Dollar It
297 Bank St
A dollar store for all those last minute items.

Drinks & Nightlife

Not high end food but decent pub grub. Closest outdoor patio for a bevie under the sun.
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James Street Pub
390 Bank Street
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Not high end food but decent pub grub. Closest outdoor patio for a bevie under the sun.
Quiet wine bar with small good menu.
327 Wine Bar
327 Somerset St W
Quiet wine bar with small good menu.
Cheapest food and booze menu in town. Food is absolutely great for the price. All day breakfast.
495 Somerset St W
495 Somerset Street West
Cheapest food and booze menu in town. Food is absolutely great for the price. All day breakfast.
Good sports bar, good food, farm to table
The Farmteam Cookhouse and Bar
683 Bank Street
Good sports bar, good food, farm to table
basic Irish pub
Connor's Gaelic Pub
313 Bank St
basic Irish pub
basic Irish pub
Royal Oak - Bank at Gloucester
188 Bank St
basic Irish pub
basic irish pub
The Royal Oak - Kent at Slater
180 Kent St
basic irish pub
basic Irish pub
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The Royal Oak
117 Centrepointe Dr
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basic Irish pub
Pub with decent food and prices.
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Atomic Rooster
303 Bank St
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Pub with decent food and prices.
Upscale farm to table restaurant. Reservations required.
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Fauna
425 Bank St
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Upscale farm to table restaurant. Reservations required.
Licensed private room karaoke. If you like karaoke at all, you have to try this place.
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VIP Karaoke Bar
610 Somerset St W
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Licensed private room karaoke. If you like karaoke at all, you have to try this place.

Sightseeing

See the parliament buildings and take the tour if you have time.
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Parliament Hill
Wellington Street
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See the parliament buildings and take the tour if you have time.

Arts & Culture

Great First Nations exhibit, Canada Hall is amazing, like a little indoor city, IMAX theater.
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I-Museum yaseCanada yezoLimo
100 Rue Laurier
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Great First Nations exhibit, Canada Hall is amazing, like a little indoor city, IMAX theater.
Great big creature display and bird display.
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I-Museum yaseCanada yezolimo
240 McLeod St
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Great big creature display and bird display.
If you have an interest in Canada's role in global conflicts, check this out.
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I-Museum yaseCanada yaseMbhongolo
1 Vimy Pl
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If you have an interest in Canada's role in global conflicts, check this out.