Find the best canadian restaurants in Ottawa.
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A ByWard Market institution since the early '90s. Chez Lucien is a cozy corner bar known for its no-frills burgers, cold beer, and live music. The Lucien Burger with cheddar, bacon, and red onion jam is a local favourite.
A fast-growing Ottawa smash burger chain with 4 locations. Known for juicy smash burgers, loaded poutines, and crispy chicken at affordable prices. The Gladstone location is the original.
Set in a former Art Deco bank on Sparks Street, Riviera is Ottawa's most dramatic dining room. Ranked
A Bank Street smash burger spot known for hand-cut double-fried fries and rotating monthly specials. Halal, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available. Fresh patties smashed to order.
Family-owned poutinerie serving Ottawa's best poutine with crispy fries, squeaky curds, and rich gravy for over 14 years.
Aylmer family restaurant in Gatineau with a posted breakfast menu and Greek and Canadian lunch and dinner dishes, including fish & chips, souvlaki, burgers and pizza.
Family-owned Ottawa diner on Clyde Avenue for 50+ years — "Ottawa's No.1 Breakfast Place" with all-day breakfast, homemade burgers, eggs benedict, breakfast poutine, and a patio.
Canada's largest poutinerie chain offering over 30 creative poutine varieties, open late for night owls in downtown Ottawa.
Intimate fine dining restaurant on Preston Street offering a 9-course tasting menu built around sustainable Canadian ingredients. Recognized on Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list in 2023 and 2025.
A boutique hotel restaurant and bar inside Le Germain, serving contemporary North American cuisine with house fermentations, natural wines, and a dedicated bar program.
Social enterprise restaurant by The Ottawa Mission on Rideau Street, serving breakfast and a changing storefront menu prepared through its food services training program.
An upscale burger joint on Wellington West using chef-inspired recipes and locally sourced Ontario beef ground fresh daily. Relocated from Elgin Street after 10 years. Also has a Manotick location.
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