Guidebook for Ottawa
Food Scene
Bambu Restaurant
3993 Riverside Dr.One of my favourite fusion restaurants on your way to the airport.
If you'd like to taste the food from the future this is the place to go. Excellent service and contemporary ambiance.
54 locals recommend
Supply and Demand
1335 Wellington St. WIf you'd like to taste the food from the future this is the place to go. Excellent service and contemporary ambiance.
Local brewery offering 4 of their own beers and some seasonal ones. Pub food.
10 locals recommend
Clocktower Brew Pub Byward Market
Local brewery offering 4 of their own beers and some seasonal ones. Pub food.
Yangtze Restaurant
700 Somerset St WWhere we go for dim sum on the weekend
My favourite place for Indian food - all you can eat lunch buffet and a'la carte
14 locals recommend
Host India
622 Montréal RdMy favourite place for Indian food - all you can eat lunch buffet and a'la carte
Saffron Restaurant
Inexpensive place for Persian food
Hokkaido Sushi
272 Dalhousie StAll you can eat sushi
The Horn of Africa
364 Rideau StEthiopian cuisine, $10 meals
Mu Goong Hwa Garden
376 Rideau StKorean BBQ
Second Cup
171 Rideau StCafe, Wifi
Starbucks
100 Elgin StCafe & Books
Nestlé Toll House Café
140 Rideau StCafe
Bridgehead
131 Beechwood Ave.Local coffee chain, organic, free traid
Rideau Centre
Food court, shopping
Drinks & Nightlife
Good place for drinks and pub food, centrally located, sometimes life bands on the weekend.
Patty Boland's Irish Pub & Eatery
101 Clarence St.Good place for drinks and pub food, centrally located, sometimes life bands on the weekend.
Sightseeing
Canadian Museum of History
100 Rue LaurierAlways a highlight. I can easily spend days there.
ByWard Market
Ottawa's playground
A world heritage site and a must see/experience the longest open air skating rink in the world. Skate rentals available on site.
215 locals recommend
Rideau Canal
A world heritage site and a must see/experience the longest open air skating rink in the world. Skate rentals available on site.
Interactive way to explore the bio diversity of our planet.
468 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod StInteractive way to explore the bio diversity of our planet.
Winterlude / Bal de neige
Ice sculptures
Canadian Tulip Festival
A beautiful reason to visit Ottawa
Do I really need a reason to recommend it?
There are free tours but you need to get a ticket from the info kiosk across the street.
891 locals recommend
Parliament Hill
Wellington StreetDo I really need a reason to recommend it?
There are free tours but you need to get a ticket from the info kiosk across the street.
Notre Dame Basilica
385 Sussex DrExquisite inside
Major's Hill Park
Mackenzie AvenueBeautiful vistas and tulips at Tulip Fest
Everything Else
Where all the outdoors fun takes place. Great for winter sports. Amazing hikes and water sports in the summer. Only minutes away from the hustle and bustle of downtown city life.
522 locals recommend
Gatineau Park
33 Chem. ScottWhere all the outdoors fun takes place. Great for winter sports. Amazing hikes and water sports in the summer. Only minutes away from the hustle and bustle of downtown city life.
BeaverTails Byward Market
69 George StLocal tradition
Embassy of Saudi Arabia
201 Sussex DrPassports, Visas
Embassy of Bulgaria
325 Stewart StPassports, Visas
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
150 Boteler StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Japan
255 Sussex DrPassports, Visas
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
125 Boteler StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Russia
285 Charlotte StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Bulgaria
325 Stewart StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Egypt
454 Metcalfe StPassports, Visas
Fleck/Paterson House
435 Daly AvePassports, Visas
Embassy of Albania
130 Albert StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Bulgaria
325 Stewart StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
17 Ave BlackburnPassports, Visas
Embassy of Burkina Faso
48 Range RdPassports, Visas
Embassy of Albania
130 Albert StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Cuba
388 Main StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Colombia, Ottawa
360 Albert StPassports, Visas
Embassy of the United States of America
490 Sussex DrPassports, Visas
Embassy of People's Republic of China
515 St. Patrick StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Uruguay
55 Metcalfe StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Uruguay
55 Metcalfe StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Spain
350 Sparks St.Passports, Visas
Embassy of Denmark
47 Clarence St.Passports, Visas
German Embassy
1 Waverley StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Ecuador
99 Bank StPassports, Visas
Embassy Of Ethiopia
151 Slater St.Passports, Visas
Ambassade de France / Embassy of France
42 Sussex DrPassports, Visas
Embassy of Mexico
45 R. O'Connor StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Belgium Chancery
80 Elgin StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Greece
260 Metcalfe StPassports, Visas
Embassy of Italy in Ottawa
275 Slater St.Passports, Visas
Embassy of Spain
350 Sparks St.Passports, Visas
Embassy of Greece
260 Metcalfe StPassports, Visas
Embassy Of Ethiopia
151 Slater St.Passports, Visas
University Of Ottawa
75 Laurier Ave. ECampus
Arts & Culture
ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau StInternational and independent movies
National Arts Centre
1 Elgin StTheatre, ballet, concerts
Ottawa Art Gallery
50 Mackenzie King BridgeGallery
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex DrGallery, fine arts, highly recommended
Essentials
Metro
50 Beechwood Ave.24 hours groceries
LCBO
160 Elgin Stalcohol
Byward Market Square
Byward Market Squaretake out