The littlest capital
Sightseeing
Insanely beautiful building with some of the best historical artifacts in the world.
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I-Museum yaseCanada yaseMbhongolo
1 Vimy PlInsanely beautiful building with some of the best historical artifacts in the world.
Food scene
Easily the best pub in Ottawa, if not Canada. An unpretentious pub-meets-oyster-bar with an insanely good kitchen. Tuesday is fried chicken night, and it’s insanely good. 🍗
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Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern
1084 Wellington St. WEasily the best pub in Ottawa, if not Canada. An unpretentious pub-meets-oyster-bar with an insanely good kitchen. Tuesday is fried chicken night, and it’s insanely good. 🍗
Easily the best cocktail bar in Canada, and the manager, Quinn, has won national competitions. Also a top-shelf tapas bar. Ain’t cheap, but it’s exquisite.
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Bar Laurel
1087 Wellington St. WEasily the best cocktail bar in Canada, and the manager, Quinn, has won national competitions. Also a top-shelf tapas bar. Ain’t cheap, but it’s exquisite.
This is the pizza place of your dreams, and is better than anything I’ve ever eaten in the entire world (pilot, remember?). Here’s a pizza hack: get the margherita and their house salad. Dump the salad ON THE PIZZA. Drizzle in their spicy oil. Divide and celebrate.
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Tennessy Willems
1082 Wellington St. WThis is the pizza place of your dreams, and is better than anything I’ve ever eaten in the entire world (pilot, remember?). Here’s a pizza hack: get the margherita and their house salad. Dump the salad ON THE PIZZA. Drizzle in their spicy oil. Divide and celebrate.
The local dive of your dreams. Perfect comfort food, a killer beer list, and the kindest staff on the planet. I’ve regularly eaten two meals here in a day, the weekend brunch is ridiculous, and possibly the best Caesar in Canada. Go!
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The Third
1017 Wellington St. WThe local dive of your dreams. Perfect comfort food, a killer beer list, and the kindest staff on the planet. I’ve regularly eaten two meals here in a day, the weekend brunch is ridiculous, and possibly the best Caesar in Canada. Go!
Neighbourhoods
Ultra-hip neighbourhood stacked with coffee, bars, restaurants and the best pizza I’ve had (and I’m including Italy).
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Hintonburg
Ultra-hip neighbourhood stacked with coffee, bars, restaurants and the best pizza I’ve had (and I’m including Italy).
Swanky upscale neighbourhood with all the nice restaurants and shops. Eminently walkable, tons of places to stop and sip. Also free parking on the street. Worth it. :)
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Westboro
Swanky upscale neighbourhood with all the nice restaurants and shops. Eminently walkable, tons of places to stop and sip. Also free parking on the street. Worth it. :)
Quintessential views of Ottawa, the canal, parliament and the river. A photographers dream neighbourhood. Hundreds of shops and restaurants, all walkable.
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ByWard Market
Quintessential views of Ottawa, the canal, parliament and the river. A photographers dream neighbourhood. Hundreds of shops and restaurants, all walkable.
Coffee
Some of the best coffee in the city, and easily the best breakfast sandwich. Hipster to the max, and a great place to get some work done. Free wifi.
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The Ministry of Coffee and Social Affairs
1013 Wellington St. WSome of the best coffee in the city, and easily the best breakfast sandwich. Hipster to the max, and a great place to get some work done. Free wifi.
Local excellent roastery, competition-winning baristas, and homemade doughnuts. If you’re a coffee snob this HAS to be on your hit list.
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Little Victories Coffee
801 Bank StLocal excellent roastery, competition-winning baristas, and homemade doughnuts. If you’re a coffee snob this HAS to be on your hit list.
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LRT FTW
For 3.50 the LRT is an amazing way to get downtown and back. Walk a block to the station, then five minutes and you’ll pop up in the middle of the Market. Only one line, fast and a fun jaunt if you just want to ride.