Guidebook for Ottawa

Craig & Rachel
Craig & Rachel
Guidebook for Ottawa

Food Scene

The closest 'big box' coffee place.
91 locals recommend
Starbucks
100 Elgin St
91 locals recommend
The closest 'big box' coffee place.
They roast their own coffee and it has a much more local feel.
23 locals recommend
Mainstay Coffee Company
1111a Wellington St. W
23 locals recommend
They roast their own coffee and it has a much more local feel.
Great place for drinks, okay for eats.
95 locals recommend
Pub Italia
434 Preston St
95 locals recommend
Great place for drinks, okay for eats.
Best sandwiches in town! Just $5. Don't let the line-up scare you away. It moves quickly.
25 locals recommend
Di Rienzo's Grocery
111 Beech St
25 locals recommend
Best sandwiches in town! Just $5. Don't let the line-up scare you away. It moves quickly.
One of our favourites.
49 locals recommend
Del Piacere
416 Preston St
49 locals recommend
One of our favourites.
Great fair-trade organic shade-grown coffee roasted on-site. Local to Ottawa!
29 locals recommend
Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse
130 Anderson St
29 locals recommend
Great fair-trade organic shade-grown coffee roasted on-site. Local to Ottawa!
Best Burgers, ever.
40 locals recommend
Hintonburger
366 Parkdale Dr
40 locals recommend
Best Burgers, ever.
Dee-lish. You have to go.
89 locals recommend
SuzyQ Doughnuts
1015 Wellington St. W
89 locals recommend
Dee-lish. You have to go.

Drinks & Nightlife

Good for food and drinks
63 locals recommend
Heart & Crown - Preston Street
353B Preston St
63 locals recommend
Good for food and drinks
An Ottawa classic. Meatball sandwiches anyone?
49 locals recommend
The Prescott
379 Preston St
49 locals recommend
An Ottawa classic. Meatball sandwiches anyone?
Hipster-haven. (But don't let that scare you away).
63 locals recommend
The Hintonburg Public House
1020 Wellington St. W
63 locals recommend
Hipster-haven. (But don't let that scare you away).

Shopping

One of our favourite bike stores - they also sell coffee!
7 locals recommend
Cyclelogik
1111A Wellington St. W
7 locals recommend
One of our favourite bike stores - they also sell coffee!
Amazing women's clothes; Canadian designed.
17 locals recommend
Flock Boutique
1275 Wellington St. W
17 locals recommend
Amazing women's clothes; Canadian designed.
All your outdoor needs in one spot.
29 locals recommend
MEC Ottawa
366 Richmond Rd
29 locals recommend
All your outdoor needs in one spot.

Arts & Culture

Okay - we've never actually been there but we hear it's pretty good.
68 locals recommend
Absolute Comedy Ottawa
412 Preston St
68 locals recommend
Okay - we've never actually been there but we hear it's pretty good.
Local Theatre Company within walking distance.
22 locals recommend
The Gladstone Theatre
910 Gladstone Ave
22 locals recommend
Local Theatre Company within walking distance.
Another great local theatre company (as the name suggests!) A bit of a hike but still within walking distance.
39 locals recommend
Great Canadian Theatre Company
1233 Wellington St. W
39 locals recommend
Another great local theatre company (as the name suggests!) A bit of a hike but still within walking distance.

Everything Else

A place to work out, swim, or take Tai Chi. Hi-ya!
26 locals recommend
Plant Recreation Centre
930 Somerset St W
26 locals recommend
A place to work out, swim, or take Tai Chi. Hi-ya!
Two words: Hot Yoga.
8 locals recommend
Yogatown
300 Preston St
8 locals recommend
Two words: Hot Yoga.

Sightseeing

As the kids call it: "The Dinosaur Museum"
468 locals recommend
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod St
468 locals recommend
As the kids call it: "The Dinosaur Museum"
Dedicated to peace, as well. Veterans get in for free!
395 locals recommend
Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Pl
395 locals recommend
Dedicated to peace, as well. Veterans get in for free!

Entertainment & Activities

Great for the kids.
41 locals recommend
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
901 Prince of Wales Dr
41 locals recommend
Great for the kids.