Address: 96 Preston St, Ottawa Hours: 4pm – midnight (Tue); 11am – midnight (Wed – Sun); closed Monday Website: https://www.pubwells.com/ When trying to decide on an easy-going, post-dinner locale for a drink and a snack, my wife and I ended up at neighbourhood pub, Pubwells. The bar underwent renovations in recent years and while I’m not aware of the […]
Address: 779 Bank St, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 10pm daily (may vary during/after pandemic) Website: https://www.glebecentralpub.com/ With the influx of chain restaurants into the Glebe in the past few years, when you hear that a restaurant is up for sale, it can make you worry. Luckily, when neighbourhood pub Pints and Quarts (Ps and Qs, as in “Mind your…”) […]
Address: 379 Preston St, Ottawa Hours: 11am – 11pm (Mon – Sun, hours may differ during/after pandemic) Website: http://www.theprescott.com/ You gotta love an easy-going bar with a long history of pulling pints and serving hearty fare. In Ottawa, this ideal is epitomized in Little Italy institution, The Prescott. Opened in 1934, years before such crazy modern developments like the […]
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 […]
Address: 210 Sparks St, Ottawa, ON Hours: 11:30am – 9:30pm (M-F), closed (Sat-Sun) Website: http://www.brixtonspub.com What’s a hungry Nova Scotian to do when he’s away from home? Research Ottawa’s donair scene on the internet for a couple hours, that’s what! While many of the locations purporting to have authentic east coast-style donairs are on the outskirts of the city – […]