Discover Ottawa
Sea King Seafood Restaurant
Home to Ottawa's last traditional push-cart dim sum service. A Hong Kong-style Cantonese restaurant on Merivale Road serving classic dim sum straight from the cart.
Sharbot Lake Provincial Park
A two-lake park about 100 minutes southwest of Ottawa, known for excellent fishing — walleye, bass, pike, and trout across Sharbot Lake and Black Lake. 176 campsites across four campgrounds, a sandy beach, canoe rentals, and laundry facilities. Pet-friendly throughout. Open late May to mid-October.
Silver Lake Provincial Park
A quiet, smaller park on a clear lake about 90 minutes southwest of Ottawa. 146 campsites across three campgrounds, two sandy beaches, and canoe/kayak/SUP rentals. A hidden gem known for great swimming and a relaxed atmosphere. Open late May to mid-October.
Somewhere Dine Bar
A contemporary European dine bar in the ByWard Market with craft cocktails, oysters, and a dedicated late-night menu from midnight to 2am.
The Green Door Restaurant
Ottawa's longest-running vegetarian restaurant since 1988. A pay-by-weight buffet featuring organic, vegan, and gluten-free dishes from the hot bar, salad bar, and in-house bakery.
The Third
A Hintonburg neighbourhood pub in a renovated laundromat serving affordable brunch, lunch, and dinner. With nothing over $13 on the menu, The Third is one of Ottawa's best budget-friendly dining spots.
theUNDERGROUND
The basement-level house music room inside the 56 ByWard complex (alongside Berlin Nightclub and KRUSH Cocktail Bar). Resident DJs playing house, techno, and D&B.
Tunney's Pasture
A 49-hectare federal government campus being transformed into a mixed-use neighborhood with parks, housing, and transit. Home to Tunney's Pasture LRT station on the Confederation Line.
Upper Canada Village
One of Canada's largest living-history museums, transporting visitors to an 1860s rural Ontario village with over 40 heritage buildings, costumed interpreters, working mills, and artisan demonstrations. About one hour south of Ottawa in Morrisburg.
Voyageur Provincial Park
A large riverside park stretching 5.6 km along the Ottawa River with 416 campsites, four beaches, and two boat launches. One of the biggest campgrounds near Ottawa with plenty of availability. About 75 minutes east of downtown. Open mid-May to mid-October.
VR Adventures Zone
Canada's largest VR gaming park with 60+ experiences including free-roam arena VR, escape rooms, and birthday party packages for ages 7+.
Westboro Beach
Ottawa's most popular urban beach on the Ottawa River, with supervised swimming, sandy shoreline, kayak and paddleboard rentals, and a year-round restaurant.