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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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Wrap City's Halifax-style donair, still in wrapper
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Wrap City

Address: 460 Bronson Ave, Ottawa Hours: 11:30am – 9pm (Mon – Sat); closed Sundays (hours may vary during/after pandemic) Website: https://wrapcity.ca/     Wrap City opened this summer at Bronson and Gladstone, taking over the spaces formerly occupied by Suya Palace and a Money Mart. I’m always glad to see a payday loan place close, and even more so when […]

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Ottawa Donair Quest: Zydeco Smokeshack

Address: 25 Hamilton St, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 2pm (M-W), 11am – 6pm (F), 12 – 6pm (Sat – Sun) (at time of writing, varies seasonally) Website: https://www.zydecosmokeshack.com/     Earlier this year, Zydeco Smokeshack opened in the food hut on Hamilton at Wellington, in the space formerly occupied by Yakko Takko. This slinger of smoked meats and southern comfort […]

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Donair - Shawarma Express
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Ottawa Donair Quest: Shawarma Express

Address: 119 Slater St, Ottawa Hours: 10:30am – 10pm (Mon – Fri); 11am – 10pm (Sat – Sun) Website: http://shawex.ca/     When I was wanting something quick and easy for lunch when meeting my wife downtown, I decided to see how Shawarma Express’ donair was. They’re one of the few donair purveyors who specify having a Halifax-style donair, and […]

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Donair - Romeo's Donair & Pizza
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Ottawa Donair Quest – Romeo’s Donair & Pizza

Address: 1580 Merivale Rd, Nepean, ON Hours: 11:30am – 10 pm (Mon – Sat); closed Sunday Website: Nope   Doing this #OttawaDonairQuest, has been a mixed bag, with a few highs and many, many lows. The worst offenders are often pizza/shawarma places; they typically aren’t trying to emulate the Halifax donair, but rather the word is used in the place […]

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Donair and heirloom salad - OCCO Kitchen
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Ottawa Donair Quest – OCCO Kitchen

Address: 160 Bay St, Ottawa Hours: 7am – 10pm (Mon-Thu); 7am – 11pm (Fri); 8am – 11pm (Sat); 8am – 10pm (Sun) Website: https://www.occokitchen.com/take-out I heard from a co-worker who was aware of my #OttawaDonairQuest about the downtown location of OCCO Kitchen having a donair, so I made my way there for a lunch date with my wife to see […]

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Donair 2 - Down East Foods
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Ottawa Donair Quest – Down East Foods

Address: 613 Flea Market at the Aberdeen Pavilion Hours: 10am – 4pm, check the 613 Flea Market page for the next monthly event Website: Instagram only   Ninety-nine percent of the time, scrolling through the posts from the several hundred restaurants, foodies, and food-related social media accounts which I follow is nothing but a huge time sink. On rare occasions […]

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Donair - Shawarma Andalos
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Ottawa Donair Quest – Shawarma Andalos

Address: 407 Laurier Ave West, Ottawa Hours: 11:30am – 6pm (M-F); closed Sat & Sun Website: http://www.shawarmaandalos.com/     Tucked inside the charming Minto Place retail level, I noticed Shawarma Andalos while taking refuge from the rain and eating some pizza from a food truck. Still feeling a bit hungry, I noticed that Andalos had a sign advertising that they […]

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Ottawa Donair Quest – Bread By Us

Address: 1065 Wellington St W, Ottawa Hours: 8am – 5pm (Tue – Fri); 8am – 4pm (Sat); 9am – 4pm (Sun); closed Monday Website: http://breadbyus.com/   My Ottawa Donair Quest – a gastronomic hunt for the best Halifax-style donair in Ottawa – hasn’t been the easiest. Other than one shining star of donairness, it’s been a slog through disappointing donairs […]

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Grafton Street donair - Gracie`s
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Ottawa Donair Quest: Gracie’s

Address: 1151 Ogilvie Rd, Ottawa, ON Hours: 11:30am – 12:00am (M – Thu); 8:00am – 2:00am (F – Sat); 8:00am – 11:00pm (Sun) Website: http://www.gracieseast.ca/     When I first moved to Ottawa, east coast-themed Grace O’Malley’s (now Gracie’s) seemed like one of the more promising targets for finding an authentic, Nova Scotian-style donair. The old menu had items like fried […]

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