Lindsay’s guidebook
Food scene
Wild Oat Bakery, Cafe & Farm
819 Bank StHealthy, hearty food.
Bread & Sons
195 Bank StGreat vegetarian pizza. Also good for pastries.
Roberto Pizza
348 Preston StGreat wood-fire pizzas.
Pho Thu Do Restaurant
781 Somerset St WBest of the pho option.
Order off the daily specials – LOVE the Laksa and Bo Kho. B13 is another favorite. Dim sum and rolls also great.
The Noodle House
775 Gladstone AveOrder off the daily specials – LOVE the Laksa and Bo Kho. B13 is another favorite. Dim sum and rolls also great.
Wandee Thai Cuisine
40 Beech StOttawa doesn't have great Thai food but this is one of the best.
Gongfu Bao
365 Bank StDelicious bao buns.
Don’t even bother going anywhere else for dim sum - so good!! Serves all day dim sum, fresh.
Hung Sum Restaurant
939 Somerset St WDon’t even bother going anywhere else for dim sum - so good!! Serves all day dim sum, fresh.
Good premade meals, pastries, cakes, cheeses, etc. Great for a night in if you don't want to cook.
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The Red Apron
410 Gladstone AveGood premade meals, pastries, cakes, cheeses, etc. Great for a night in if you don't want to cook.
Fantastic butcher (made in-house sausages), charcuterie, cheeses, preserves, etc.
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Seed to Sausage General Store
729 Gladstone AveFantastic butcher (made in-house sausages), charcuterie, cheeses, preserves, etc.
Fabulous fresh bread. Favorites include seed bread, white Khorasan, fougasse, chocolate chili bun. Also has great/local Equator coffee.
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True Loaf Bread Company
573 Gladstone AveFabulous fresh bread. Favorites include seed bread, white Khorasan, fougasse, chocolate chili bun. Also has great/local Equator coffee.
Sushi 88
690 Somerset St WSolid sushi close-by. I normally get the omakase.
Sansotei Ramen
153 Bank StPhenomenal ramen.
Neighbourhood coffee house, gourmet sandwiches and specialty waffle brunches on the weekend.
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Pressed
750 Gladstone AveNeighbourhood coffee house, gourmet sandwiches and specialty waffle brunches on the weekend.
Korean food. M3/M7/M22 are my regular picks but everything is pretty solid.
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Alirang Restaurant
134 Nelson StKorean food. M3/M7/M22 are my regular picks but everything is pretty solid.
Table SODAM
1200 Bank StAmazing Korean fried chicken! (Plus other stuf…)
Start with paratha + coconut sambal. Dishes I enjoy: Masala Dosai, Mutton Buryani, Vegetable Thali, Kothu Rotti (any kind), String Hoppers (steamed).
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CEYLONTA RESTAURANT
403 Somerset St WStart with paratha + coconut sambal. Dishes I enjoy: Masala Dosai, Mutton Buryani, Vegetable Thali, Kothu Rotti (any kind), String Hoppers (steamed).
Amazing BBQ chicken! The chicken, attiéké and plantains are super, and the BBQ fish is great. I was in Cote d'Ivoire for a few weeks and it tastes exactly like the outdoor BBQ's there.
Recommend take-away, rather than eating in.
YKO BBQ Chicken
375 McArthur Ave.Amazing BBQ chicken! The chicken, attiéké and plantains are super, and the BBQ fish is great. I was in Cote d'Ivoire for a few weeks and it tastes exactly like the outdoor BBQ's there.
Recommend take-away, rather than eating in.
Live Music
Great coffee, snacks, cocktails, beer and live music. Check out the line-up on their Facebook page. One of our favorite regulars is Django Libre, a gypsy jazz band.
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Bar Robo
170 Queen StreetGreat coffee, snacks, cocktails, beer and live music. Check out the line-up on their Facebook page. One of our favorite regulars is Django Libre, a gypsy jazz band.
Pressed
750 Gladstone AveRegular live music line-up. We like Bluegrass Monday's.