Guidebook for Ottawa

Nicole
Guidebook for Ottawa

Essentials

Free, very convenient Underground parking off of Somerset
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Hartman's Your Independent Grocer
296 Bank St
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Free, very convenient Underground parking off of Somerset
Asian market- 5 min walk up to Somerset. Fresh vegetables and fruits, decent prices and most other essentials you may need. Largest selection of Asian products and produce in Chinatown
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Kowloon Market
712 Somerset St W
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Asian market- 5 min walk up to Somerset. Fresh vegetables and fruits, decent prices and most other essentials you may need. Largest selection of Asian products and produce in Chinatown

Food Scene

Chocolate almond croissants and brunch!! Any pastry will blow your mind!
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Art-Is-In Bakery
250 City Centre Ave
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Chocolate almond croissants and brunch!! Any pastry will blow your mind!
Super close- just around the corner on Gladstone. Great coffee shop, great brunch on weekends but also amazing pressed scratch sandwiches - smoked meats in house. Amazing sweet potato fries with aioli.
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Pressed
750 Gladstone Ave
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Super close- just around the corner on Gladstone. Great coffee shop, great brunch on weekends but also amazing pressed scratch sandwiches - smoked meats in house. Amazing sweet potato fries with aioli.
Dim sum!!! They do cart service on the weekends and will bring any dim sum or regular Chinese dishes a la cartel any other time- their shrimp Shumai are to die for!!!
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Oriental Chu Shing Restaurant
691 Somerset St W
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Dim sum!!! They do cart service on the weekends and will bring any dim sum or regular Chinese dishes a la cartel any other time- their shrimp Shumai are to die for!!!
Really decent fresh thai- great lunch specials. Shrimp and mango salad, golden beef or red seafood curry are our go to dishes.
Phuket Royal
713 Somerset St W
Really decent fresh thai- great lunch specials. Shrimp and mango salad, golden beef or red seafood curry are our go to dishes.
Cheap Chinese- fresh and delicious if you're having a craving. We order the spicy peanut chicken, the crispy beef & beef and broccoli - all done really well! We order from their Specials Menu- for two different main dishes, soup and rice it always come to about $30 with a tip - great value!
Cafe Orient
808 Somerset St W
Cheap Chinese- fresh and delicious if you're having a craving. We order the spicy peanut chicken, the crispy beef & beef and broccoli - all done really well! We order from their Specials Menu- for two different main dishes, soup and rice it always come to about $30 with a tip - great value!
A Little Italy institution- no frills. The Prescott has been around forever and is famous for their meatball sandwiches that are floating in meat sauce and smothered in cheese. Their wings are also huge and delish. They have a decent patio in the summer and cheap beer and drinks!
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The Prescott
379 Preston St
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A Little Italy institution- no frills. The Prescott has been around forever and is famous for their meatball sandwiches that are floating in meat sauce and smothered in cheese. Their wings are also huge and delish. They have a decent patio in the summer and cheap beer and drinks!
It's right across the street- they make the crust and sauce by hand, family owned and operated. We order the Bronson Special and their wings are big and super fresh!
Bronson Pizza
370 Bronson Ave
It's right across the street- they make the crust and sauce by hand, family owned and operated. We order the Bronson Special and their wings are big and super fresh!
Everything is delicious at the Gastropub!
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Wellington Gastropub
1325 Wellington St. W
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Everything is delicious at the Gastropub!
One of our favorite date night places- you'll need reservations! Freshest fish in town... creative scratch menu.
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The Whalesbone Bank Street
430 Bank St
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One of our favorite date night places- you'll need reservations! Freshest fish in town... creative scratch menu.
Upscale, pricier but great menu and a nice ambiance
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Fairouz Cafe
15 Clarence St.
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Upscale, pricier but great menu and a nice ambiance
My favorite brunch spot!! The Eggs in Purgatory or Florentine Benny with a side of their house made beans. Excellent coffee offerings!!
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Wilf & Ada's
510 Bank St
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My favorite brunch spot!! The Eggs in Purgatory or Florentine Benny with a side of their house made beans. Excellent coffee offerings!!
Take out- you can sit on the picnic tables in the parking lot or perch on the counter at the window. Best fish and chips in town- hand battered halibut/haddock/shrimps and hand cut fries- they do a brown bag lunch - only open midday for lunch.
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The Whalesbone Bank Street
430 Bank St
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Take out- you can sit on the picnic tables in the parking lot or perch on the counter at the window. Best fish and chips in town- hand battered halibut/haddock/shrimps and hand cut fries- they do a brown bag lunch - only open midday for lunch.
Pies and cakes- if you need to take something special to a dinner party, any of their pies and their French Mousse cake with the golden flakes is beyond description and the best chocolate cake you'll ever eat... they use real butter and real sugar!
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Three Tarts
464 Bank St
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Pies and cakes- if you need to take something special to a dinner party, any of their pies and their French Mousse cake with the golden flakes is beyond description and the best chocolate cake you'll ever eat... they use real butter and real sugar!

Drinks & Nightlife

Craft cocktails and syrups are made in house
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Union Local 613
315 Somerset St W
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Craft cocktails and syrups are made in house

Parks & Nature

Beautiful and very convenient walking trails in the summer and cross country skiing trails in the winter
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Arboretum
Arboretum
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Beautiful and very convenient walking trails in the summer and cross country skiing trails in the winter

Shopping

The best House made charcuterie - sausages and other cured/smoked meats, hand selected assortment of small pieces of cheese. A wide array of locally prepared jams, preserves, syrups and Cordials. If we're going to a dinner party we will often bring a tray of charcuterie from here – a real crowdpleaser!
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Seed to Sausage General Store
729 Gladstone Ave
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The best House made charcuterie - sausages and other cured/smoked meats, hand selected assortment of small pieces of cheese. A wide array of locally prepared jams, preserves, syrups and Cordials. If we're going to a dinner party we will often bring a tray of charcuterie from here – a real crowdpleaser!