Discover Ottawa
Sanguiccio
Handcrafted Italian sandwich deli-cafe in Little Italy. Everything made from scratch including bread, sauce, pickles, porchetta, and sausages.
Lowertown Brewery
A craft brewery and live music venue in the ByWard Market — open mic Thursdays (8:30pm), live country Saturdays, and live band karaoke Tuesdays.
Mekong Restaurant
Multi-cuisine Asian restaurant blending Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Thai flavors. Over 30 years of service in Chinatown.
Condor Lounge & Golf Bar
An Orleans indoor golf bar with TrackMan and Uneekor simulators, a full restaurant, and late-night DJ events.
The Clarendon Tavern
Farm-to-table tavern in an 1800s heritage building with daily happy hour, artisanal pizza deals, and a dog-friendly courtyard patio.
Escape Manor Junior
Ottawa's only dedicated kids escape room venue in Barrhaven. Three difficulty tiers by age (6-8, 8-10, 10-12) and a $210 two-hour birthday party package.
Bate Island
A small island park on the Ottawa River near the Champlain Bridge, popular for kayaking, river surfing, fishing, and watching the Champlain Rapids.
Jazz@248
Ottawa's only dedicated jazz club with live jazz 6 nights a week, open jam sessions, and family stage sessions on weekends.
Jazz@248
Ottawa's only dedicated jazz club — 6 nights a week of live bebop, swing, bossa nova, Brazilian popular music, cool jazz, funk, Latin, and standards on Bank Street.
Ron Maslin Playhouse
Home of Kanata Theatre — a 350-seat community theatre in Stittsville staging 6 productions a year including an annual family holiday musical. Opened 1996.
Speakeasy Tapas Lounge
An elegant ByWard Market tapas lounge on York Street with creative global small plates, crafted cocktails, and live jazz every Friday and Saturday in a candlelit setting.
West Park Bowling
Ottawa's oldest bowling alley (1946) on Wellington West, with 5-pin lanes, a retro vibe, and Rock N Bowl nights alongside Fil's Diner and Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub.