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City Goose

Address: 478 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 4 – 11pm (M), 3 – 11pm (Tue – Wed), 12 – 11pm (Thu – Sun) Website: https://www.citygoose.ca/     Other than seafood, one of the East Coast’s biggest exports has been its people – travelling westward for opportunity, adventure, and love. But when the sons and daughters of the seabound coast pick up […]

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Raphael Express

Address: 250 City Centre Ave, Unit 232, Ottawa Hours: 3 – 9pm (Wed – Fri), 2 – 9pm (Sat), 12 – 8pm (Sun); closed Mon – Tue Website: https://raphaelperuviancuisine.ca/     After seeing Raphael Express’ pictures of their beautiful Peruvian food show up on Instagram, and a glowing review in the Citizen, my wife and I finally made our way […]

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Club sandwich - Reynold's Restaurant
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Reynold’s Restaurant

Address: 874 Clyde Ave N, Ottawa Hours: 6am – 9pm (Mon – Fri); 7am – 2pm (Sat – Sun); Hours may vary during pandemic Website: https://www.reynoldsrestaurant.com/     For my first time at Reynold’s Restaurant, I was there for my usual reason at a new-to-me, west-end eatery – refueling after donating blood at the nearby Canadian Blood Services office. If […]

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Lou Fast Food

Address: 30 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 4pm (Mon – Sat); closed Sunday (hours may vary during/after pandemic) Website: Social media only – their Instagram is your best bet Green factor: Styrofoam for burger and poutine, plastic utensils, paper for fries and sausage   Sometimes reviews get lost in the digital ether and/or to the wondrous mix of procrastination […]

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Cochinita pibil - Margarita Restaurant
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Margarita

Address: 895 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 8am – 10pm (Sun, Tue – Wed), 8am – 2pm (Thu – Sat), closed Monday (hours may vary during/after pandemic) Website: https://www.margaritamex.net/     In late 2020, Margarita took over the short-lived Bowman’s location at Bank and Clarey in the Glebe, expanding beyond their first restaurant in the neighbourhood, Mona’s Taqueria. It has always […]

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Saffron arancini - Ayla's Social Kitchen
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Ayla’s Social Kitchen

Address: 338 Preston St, Ottawa Hours: 5 – 11pm (Tue – Sun); closed Monday (hours may vary during/after pandemic) Website: http://www.aylassocial.ca/     Ayla’s Social Kitchen is one of the handful of Ottawa restaurants that opened just before or in the early days of the pandemic, and the adjustments for a nice restaurant like this were surely even more pronounced […]

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Mezbaan Restaurant

Address: 3098 Carling Ave, Unit 8, Ottawa Hours: 11:45am – 9:30pm (Tue – Sun); closed Monday (hours may vary during/after pandemic) Website: https://mezbaan.restaurant     After reading good things about Mezbaan Restaurant in the Ottawa Citizen’s review, as well as on social media, I added them to my never-ending list of restaurants to try. I was finally able to make […]

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Samar Kabab House

Address: 1729 Walkley Rd, Unit 1, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 10pm daily (may vary during/after pandemic) Website: https://www.samarkabab.com/     Ottawa, you sure like your kebab/kabab/kabob houses! I don’t know why this particular type of structure, but if you Google “kabab house Ottawa”, you will find no less than eight houses which sell kababs. However, there is not a single […]

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Innes Chip Wagon

Address: 1873 Innes Rd, Gloucester, ON Hours: 11am – 6pm (Mon – Sat); 11am – 5pm (Sun) Website: Digital ghost Green factor: Styrofoam containers, plastic utensils, garbage container on site     Back in warmer days, after doing some hiking in Mer Bleue, my wife and I made a pit stop on the way back home to refuel at East […]

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Bramasole Diner

Address: 428 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 7am – 2pm (Mon – Fri), 8am – 3pm (Sat – Sun); Hours may vary during/after pandemic Website: Not this old school place Heads up: Cash only, ATM on site   Located in one of the most architecturally distinct blocks of Bank Street, Bramasole Diner’s interior is a throwback to mid-century diners with its […]

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