Ottawa has truly upped its game when it comes to choices for great food and drink!
The great news for guests is that Elgin Street and the surrounding area are full of choices for those looking for a variety of choices of cuisine – for all tastes and budgets!
FOODIE TOURS:
In addition to great eateries, you can take a wonderful culinary tour and cooking classes with C’est Bon Cooking or a tour of local Craft Breweries with Brew Donkey Tours.
RESTAURANTS:
Just recently, Eight Ottawa restaurants made it to the top 100 best restaurants in the country and many are within walking distance of the Hotel. See the list here: https://ottawatourism.ca/en/ottawa-insider/8-ottawa-restaurants-make-list-canada-s-100-best-restaurants?gad=1
Here are some of our favorites nearby:
Near and around Elgin Street:
Grill 41 @ Lord Elgin Hotel – 6:30am – 11pm
Pure Kitchen on Elgin | Vegetarian / 340 Elgin St | 11:30am – 10pm
Whalesbone | Seafood / 231 Elgin Street | 11:30am – 10pm
Riviera Ottawa | High-end Canadian / 62 Sparks St | 5pm – 11pm
Beckta Dining | Fine Dining / 150 Elgin St | 5pm – 9pm
North and Navy | Northern Italian / 226 Nepean St | 5pm – 10pm
Johnny Farina | Italian / 216 Elgin Street | 11:30am – 10:30pm
Zak’s Diner | Family | 220 Elgin Street | 7am – 11pm
Arlo Wine & Restaurant | 340 Somerset St W. | 5:30 pm – 10:30pm
Rabbit Hole | Craft Cocktail & Bistro Eats / 208 Sparks St | noon – 2am
Aiana | Fine Dining / 50 O’Connor St | 11 am – 11pm
Al’s Steakhouse | Steak and Seafood / 327 Elgin St | 10am – 11pm
Harmons Steakhouse / 283 Elgin St | 5pm – 10:30pm
Gitanes | French / 361 Elgin St | 5:30pm – 11pm
El Camino | Tacos / 380 Elgin St | 5:30pm – 11pm
Fauna | Canadian | 425 Bank St | 5pm – 1am
Sansotei Ramen | 153 Bank St | 11am – 10 pm
Japanese Village | 170 Laurier | 5pm – 9:30pm
Stolen Goods | Cocktail Bar | 106 Sparks St | 6pm – 2am
Datsun | Asian Fusion Datsun | Asian Fusion / 380 Elgin St | 5pm – 11pm
Trofi | Mediterranean Cuisine / 343 Somerset St W. | 5pm – 10pm
Thali | Indian / 136 R. O’Connor St | 11am – 3 pm and 4:40pm – 9pm
Citizen | 207 Gilmore St | 5:30pm – 10pm 380 Elgin St | 5pm – 11pm
Byward Market:
Play Food + Wine / 1 York St | 11:30 am – 2pm and 5pm – 10pm
Restaurant e18hteen | 18 York St | 4:30pm – 10pm
Bier Markt | 155 Queen St | 11:30 am – 9pm
The Brig Pub | Elevated Pub Grub | 23 York St | noon – 2am
Tomo | Japanese | 109 Clarence St | 5pm -11pm
Luxe Bistro| Steakhouse | 47 York St | 11:30am – 10pm
Starling | Cocktail | 54 York St | 11am – 1am
Social Restaurant + Lounge / 537 Sussex Dr | noon – midnight
Side Door | Tapas and Tacos + Wine / 18b York St | noon – 10pm
Metropolitan | French Raw Bar / 700 Sussex Dr | 11:30am – 10pm
Fairouz | Middle Eastern / 15 Clarence St | 5pm – 10pm
Brunch:
Jax | Brunch / 479 Bronson Ave | 8:30am – 2pm
HeadQuarters / 115 Clarence St | 10am- 5pm
King Eddy / 47 Clarence St | 8am – 10pm
Wilf and Ada’s / 510 Bank St | 8:30am – 2pm
The Vanitea Room / 551 Somerset St. W | 10am – 3pm