Category Guides – food and drink

Cobblestone courtyards hidden behind ByWard Market restaurants, sidewalk terraces on Bank and Wellington, brewery backyards in Centretown, and waterfront decks that...

Fom cobblestone courtyards tucked behind ByWard Market restaurants to riverside picnic tables with Ottawa River views...

For mornings when you just want eggs, coffee, and change back from a twenty. Ottawa's cheap breakfast culture lives in spots running the same affordable menu for decades.

From canal-view terraces at the Château Laurier to tropical-themed perches above Sparks St and waterfront pavilion decks...

Upscale canal-side patios in the Glebe, cheap riverside picnic spots operated by the NCC, multi-level patio...

Tropical tiki themes above Sparks Street, waterfront pavilion decks. floral-covered rooftop decks...

Restored banking halls on Sparks Street, intimate tasting menu rooms on Wellington W, rooftop terraces above ByWard Market, and canal-side patios

The best Ottawa brunch spots as per Reddit, from sub-$10 diner plates to patio seats worth planning around.

From $9 weekend classics in Hintonburg to courtyard patios hidden behind Market storefronts...

The places Reddit threads keep circling back to are ones that have been open since 5:30am, the former laundromats serving $9 plates, the basement arts pubs with garlic-braised mushrooms and board games on the shelf.