Address: 1563 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 12 – 8pm (Tue – Thu), 12 – 9pm (Fri), 12:30 – 9pm (Sat), closed Sun – Mon Website: https://www.margorestaurant.com/ This takeout-only spot in Ottawa South is Margo’s second location, along with the mothership up in Lowertown. It had only opened weeks before I tried it out last year, but with the […]
Address: 319 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 8:30pm (Wed – Sun) Website: https://idrissmediterranean.com/ My first (and only) time at Idriss came about when our original target for dinner was full, and we were able to snag one of the few remaining tables in this small Algerian restaurant. We ended up ordering enough food that our two-person […]
Address: 225 Preston St Unit 3, Ottawa Hours: 5 – 10pm (Tue – Thu, Sun); 5 – 11pm (Fri – Sat) Website: https://vivaanottawa.com/ Like everything in the pandemic, the opening of Vivaan in Fall 2020 seems like it was both a long time ago and that it only just happened. Similarly, while I’ve been wanting to try this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Address: 710 Somerset St W, Ottawa Hours: 11:30am – 8pm (Daily; hours may change during/after pandemic) Website: Nope! Just Skip and Uber pages Ever since I learned that Hey Kitchen in Chinatown has a dish that’s fairly unique in Ottawa, omurice, I have been wanting to try it out. And there was no better time than during the pandemic […]
Address: 1644 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 12pm – 7:30pm (Daily; hours may change during/after the pandemic) Website: https://www.alhudarestaurant.com/ Alhuda Restaurant, a Somali takeout place, can be a little awkward to get to if you’re not familiar with the location. It’s tucked away in a commercial building that despite its address, is actually setback from Bank Street on a […]