Lindsay’s guidebook

Lindsay
Lindsay’s guidebook

Food scene

Healthy, hearty food.
40 locals recommend
Wild Oat Bakery, Cafe & Farm
819 Bank St
40 locals recommend
Healthy, hearty food.
Great vegetarian pizza. Also good for pastries.
37 locals recommend
Bread & Sons
195 Bank St
37 locals recommend
Great vegetarian pizza. Also good for pastries.
Great wood-fire pizzas.
12 locals recommend
Roberto Pizza
348 Preston St
12 locals recommend
Great wood-fire pizzas.
Best of the pho option.
9 locals recommend
Pho Thu Do Restaurant
781 Somerset St W
9 locals recommend
Best of the pho option.
Order off the daily specials – LOVE the Laksa and Bo Kho. B13 is another favorite. Dim sum and rolls also great.
The Noodle House
775 Gladstone Ave
Order off the daily specials – LOVE the Laksa and Bo Kho. B13 is another favorite. Dim sum and rolls also great.
Ottawa doesn't have great Thai food but this is one of the best.
Wandee Thai Cuisine
40 Beech St
Ottawa doesn't have great Thai food but this is one of the best.
Delicious bao buns.
Gongfu Bao
365 Bank St
Delicious bao buns.
Don’t even bother going anywhere else for dim sum - so good!! Serves all day dim sum, fresh.
Hung Sum Restaurant
939 Somerset St W
Don’t even bother going anywhere else for dim sum - so good!! Serves all day dim sum, fresh.
Good premade meals, pastries, cakes, cheeses, etc. Great for a night in if you don't want to cook.
21 locals recommend
The Red Apron
410 Gladstone Ave
21 locals recommend
Good premade meals, pastries, cakes, cheeses, etc. Great for a night in if you don't want to cook.
Fantastic butcher (made in-house sausages), charcuterie, cheeses, preserves, etc.
10 locals recommend
Seed to Sausage General Store
729 Gladstone Ave
10 locals recommend
Fantastic butcher (made in-house sausages), charcuterie, cheeses, preserves, etc.
Fabulous fresh bread. Favorites include seed bread, white Khorasan, fougasse, chocolate chili bun. Also has great/local Equator coffee.
13 locals recommend
True Loaf Bread Company
573 Gladstone Ave
13 locals recommend
Fabulous fresh bread. Favorites include seed bread, white Khorasan, fougasse, chocolate chili bun. Also has great/local Equator coffee.
Solid sushi close-by. I normally get the omakase.
15 locals recommend
Sushi 88
690 Somerset St W
15 locals recommend
Solid sushi close-by. I normally get the omakase.
Phenomenal ramen.
34 locals recommend
Sansotei Ramen
153 Bank St
34 locals recommend
Phenomenal ramen.
Neighbourhood coffee house, gourmet sandwiches and specialty waffle brunches on the weekend.
36 locals recommend
Pressed
750 Gladstone Ave
36 locals recommend
Neighbourhood coffee house, gourmet sandwiches and specialty waffle brunches on the weekend.
Korean food. M3/M7/M22 are my regular picks but everything is pretty solid.
15 locals recommend
Alirang Restaurant
134 Nelson St
15 locals recommend
Korean food. M3/M7/M22 are my regular picks but everything is pretty solid.
Amazing Korean fried chicken! (Plus other stuf…)
Table SODAM
1200 Bank St
Amazing Korean fried chicken! (Plus other stuf…)
Start with paratha + coconut sambal. Dishes I enjoy: Masala Dosai, Mutton Buryani, Vegetable Thali, Kothu Rotti (any kind), String Hoppers (steamed).
12 locals recommend
CEYLONTA RESTAURANT
403 Somerset St W
12 locals recommend
Start with paratha + coconut sambal. Dishes I enjoy: Masala Dosai, Mutton Buryani, Vegetable Thali, Kothu Rotti (any kind), String Hoppers (steamed).
Amazing BBQ chicken! The chicken, attiéké and plantains are super, and the BBQ fish is great. I was in Cote d'Ivoire for a few weeks and it tastes exactly like the outdoor BBQ's there. Recommend take-away, rather than eating in.
YKO BBQ Chicken
375 McArthur Ave.
Amazing BBQ chicken! The chicken, attiéké and plantains are super, and the BBQ fish is great. I was in Cote d'Ivoire for a few weeks and it tastes exactly like the outdoor BBQ's there. Recommend take-away, rather than eating in.

Live Music

Great coffee, snacks, cocktails, beer and live music. Check out the line-up on their Facebook page. One of our favorite regulars is Django Libre, a gypsy jazz band.
21 locals recommend
Bar Robo
170 Queen Street
21 locals recommend
Great coffee, snacks, cocktails, beer and live music. Check out the line-up on their Facebook page. One of our favorite regulars is Django Libre, a gypsy jazz band.
Regular live music line-up. We like Bluegrass Monday's.
36 locals recommend
Pressed
750 Gladstone Ave
36 locals recommend
Regular live music line-up. We like Bluegrass Monday's.