Guidebook for Ottawa

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Guidebook for Ottawa

Shopping

Largest Urban Luxury mall in Ottawa
589 locals recommend
Rideau Centre
589 locals recommend
Largest Urban Luxury mall in Ottawa
Sit around a Starbucks cappuccino while browsing the latest best sellers.
13 locals recommend
Chapters
50 Rideau St
13 locals recommend
Sit around a Starbucks cappuccino while browsing the latest best sellers.

Drinks & Nightlife

Multilevel Irish Pub with live bands on saturdays
54 locals recommend
Heart and Crown
67 Clarence St.
54 locals recommend
Multilevel Irish Pub with live bands on saturdays
Local favorite pub with specials on Monday and Friday
Patty Boland's Irish Pub & Eatery
101 Clarence St.
Local favorite pub with specials on Monday and Friday
Classy Night Club in stone building
7 locals recommend
Velvet Room
625 Kanata Avenue
7 locals recommend
Classy Night Club in stone building
Quite Pub near the Urban Stables
13 locals recommend
Pub 101
101 York St
13 locals recommend
Quite Pub near the Urban Stables

Food Scene

South American diner & music
Mambo Nuevo Latino
77 Clarence Street
South American diner & music
Cowboy & cowgirls Tex-Mex with beautiful terrace.
33 locals recommend
Lone Star Texas Grill
128 George St
33 locals recommend
Cowboy & cowgirls Tex-Mex with beautiful terrace.
indoor and outdoor coffee with Wifi
17 locals recommend
Second Cup
171 Rideau St
17 locals recommend
indoor and outdoor coffee with Wifi
Free wifi
91 locals recommend
Starbucks
100 Elgin St
91 locals recommend
Free wifi
White peach Sangria and pizza in beautiful terrace
13 locals recommend
The Grand Pizzeria and Bar
74 George St
13 locals recommend
White peach Sangria and pizza in beautiful terrace
$$$ Best Steak house in Ottawa
Empire Grill
47 Clarence St.
$$$ Best Steak house in Ottawa
$ Right on the Canal for bicycle lunch stop and romantic dinners.
15 locals recommend
Canal Ritz
375 Queen Elizabeth Driveway
15 locals recommend
$ Right on the Canal for bicycle lunch stop and romantic dinners.
$$ Upscale restaurant on the canal docks, entrance through the National Art Center
Le Café
1 Elgin St
$$ Upscale restaurant on the canal docks, entrance through the National Art Center
$ French Brasserie with lounge terrace and $1 oyster in happy hours.
22 locals recommend
Metropolitain Brasserie Restaurant
700 Sussex Dr
22 locals recommend
$ French Brasserie with lounge terrace and $1 oyster in happy hours.
All you can eat Sushi.
6 locals recommend
Sushi Village
217 Rideau St
6 locals recommend
All you can eat Sushi.
$$$ Top upscale restaurant of Ottawa in an gorgeous manor style house.
17 locals recommend
Restaurant e18hteen
18 York St
17 locals recommend
$$$ Top upscale restaurant of Ottawa in an gorgeous manor style house.
*** Russian style moleskin couches for a quality tea and blinis.
13 locals recommend
Moscow Tea Room
527 Sussex Dr
13 locals recommend
*** Russian style moleskin couches for a quality tea and blinis.
Excellent Thai restaurant.
7 locals recommend
Royal Thai Dining Lounge
313 Dalhousie St
7 locals recommend
Excellent Thai restaurant.
Just facing the building for a perfect breakfast. ($4.99 full breakfast before 11 am on week days)
11 locals recommend
Dunn's Famous
902 Shefford Rd
11 locals recommend
Just facing the building for a perfect breakfast. ($4.99 full breakfast before 11 am on week days)
Healthy & fruity breakfasts just steps from the building.
12 locals recommend
Cora Breakfast and Lunch
179 Rideau St
12 locals recommend
Healthy & fruity breakfasts just steps from the building.
A little off the tracks, but worth for the old manor house and fine cuisine & elegant service of this Hotel school restaurant at cheap prices.
9 locals recommend
Signatures Restaurant
453 Laurier Ave. E
9 locals recommend
A little off the tracks, but worth for the old manor house and fine cuisine & elegant service of this Hotel school restaurant at cheap prices.
Plenty of fruity breakfast just down the building. special before 9am and after 11am.
Tutti Frutti
215 Rideau St
Plenty of fruity breakfast just down the building. special before 9am and after 11am.

Essentials

Large Grocery supermarket open 24h
150 locals recommend
Metro
50 Beechwood Ave.
150 locals recommend
Large Grocery supermarket open 24h
Large Wine shop open till 10pm ( Sunday till 6pm)
191 locals recommend
LCBO
160 Elgin St
191 locals recommend
Large Wine shop open till 10pm ( Sunday till 6pm)
The Ontario Beer store
57 locals recommend
Beer Store
515 Somerset St W
57 locals recommend
The Ontario Beer store
Fine food for the best fresh pasta, olives and prosciutto.
64 locals recommend
La Bottega Nicastro, ByWard Market
64 George St
64 locals recommend
Fine food for the best fresh pasta, olives and prosciutto.
**** Just the Best Bakery in Ottawa.
14 locals recommend
Le Moulin De Provence Byward Market
55 Byward Market Square
14 locals recommend
**** Just the Best Bakery in Ottawa.
If you look for Organic, Gluten-free, special diet, it's all there.
20 locals recommend
Market Organics
126 York St
20 locals recommend
If you look for Organic, Gluten-free, special diet, it's all there.

Sightseeing

**** Parliament Hill tours, free 10pm multimedia show, free Wednesdays Yoga park @noon, 10am Changing the Guard, walk the park.
891 locals recommend
Parliament Hill
Wellington Street
891 locals recommend
**** Parliament Hill tours, free 10pm multimedia show, free Wednesdays Yoga park @noon, 10am Changing the Guard, walk the park.
World Largest Skate-way in Winter, cruising canal in summer.
69 locals recommend
Rideau Canal (ice conditions)
69 locals recommend
World Largest Skate-way in Winter, cruising canal in summer.
Gorgeous castle with family oriented dinosaur , Rock, sea and arctic animals exhibitions. Also Most upscale night party last Friday of the month to dance between dinosaurs.
468 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod St
468 locals recommend
Gorgeous castle with family oriented dinosaur , Rock, sea and arctic animals exhibitions. Also Most upscale night party last Friday of the month to dance between dinosaurs.
2nd world war blocus inspired architecture with numerous exhibitions. Summer Children circus in the surrounding park
395 locals recommend
Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Pl
395 locals recommend
2nd world war blocus inspired architecture with numerous exhibitions. Summer Children circus in the surrounding park
Amazing glass architecture for numerous great masters exhibitions
552 locals recommend
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Dr
552 locals recommend
Amazing glass architecture for numerous great masters exhibitions
Enter for free to discover the Baroque painted walls
56 locals recommend
Notre Dame Basilica
385 Sussex Dr
56 locals recommend
Enter for free to discover the Baroque painted walls
**** Many shops, craft and farmer's market everyday. Must See!
61 locals recommend
Byward Market Square
Byward Market Square
61 locals recommend
**** Many shops, craft and farmer's market everyday. Must See!
$$$ Although it is now a 5* Fairmont hotel, go there for a tea and feel like a 19th century lord.
89 locals recommend
Fairmont Château Laurier
1 Rideau St
89 locals recommend
$$$ Although it is now a 5* Fairmont hotel, go there for a tea and feel like a 19th century lord.
Free painting exhibitions at this Artist Center. ( Soon to be renovated to full size art Gallery)
9 locals recommend
Arts Court
2 Daly Ave
9 locals recommend
Free painting exhibitions at this Artist Center. ( Soon to be renovated to full size art Gallery)
The most popular Museum of Canada, includes also the children Museum. A must for families and people interested with Native culture.
545 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of History
100 Rue Laurier
545 locals recommend
The most popular Museum of Canada, includes also the children Museum. A must for families and people interested with Native culture.
Walking street going through the business neighborhood. Some festivals.
Sparks Street Mall
Sparks Street
Walking street going through the business neighborhood. Some festivals.
The Locks connecting the Rideau Canal to the Ottawa river are settled between the Chateau Laurier and Parliament Hill. Nice walk.
34 locals recommend
Bytown Museum
1 Canal Ln
34 locals recommend
The Locks connecting the Rideau Canal to the Ottawa river are settled between the Chateau Laurier and Parliament Hill. Nice walk.

Arts & Culture

Mega productions Theatre and synphonic hall.
346 locals recommend
National Arts Centre
1 Elgin St
346 locals recommend
Mega productions Theatre and synphonic hall.
** Football & Soccer stadium surrounded by shops, farmers market and and kids activity park
196 locals recommend
Lansdowne Park
Marché Way
196 locals recommend
** Football & Soccer stadium surrounded by shops, farmers market and and kids activity park
One of the Oldest Ottawa Movie theatre showing many art movies
87 locals recommend
ByTowne Cinema
325 Rideau St
87 locals recommend
One of the Oldest Ottawa Movie theatre showing many art movies

Everything Else

Art Galerie
Galerie St-Laurent + Hill
293 Dalhousie St
Art Galerie
World Largest Bilingual university
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa
550 Cumberland St
World Largest Bilingual university
Two minutes walk from my place. Ideal to have your US work visa renewed.
19 locals recommend
Embassy of the United States of America
490 Sussex Dr
19 locals recommend
Two minutes walk from my place. Ideal to have your US work visa renewed.