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Helping you discover the best restaurants, food and drinks in Ottawa and the Capital Region. From the team at Ottawa Lookout.

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Braumeister Brewing Co.: A Bavarian experience in the heart of Ottawa

Jun 8, 2026

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2 min read

Braumeister Brewing Co.: A Bavarian experience in the heart of Ottawa

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Carlington

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Grounded Kitchen in Westboro is a BBQ destination worth seeking out

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

Grounded Kitchen in Westboro is a BBQ destination worth seeking out

Twenty hours of slow cooking, a gravy that left a lasting impression, and one very good reason to visit Carling Avenue.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Product

Pestle & Pods makes the coffee alternative you'll actually want to drink

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

Pestle & Pods makes the coffee alternative you'll actually want to drink

A Covid-era idea that somehow nobody thought of sooner and a local founder making the most of it.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Drinks

+2

Gibson's Finest Bold 8-Year-Old is an outright bargain

May 26, 2026

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1 min read

Gibson's Finest Bold 8-Year-Old is an outright bargain

Not every great whisky bottle costs a fortune. Gibson's Finest Bold is proof of that.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Downtown Ottawa

+2

Tayanti Peruvian Cuisine is a welcome addition to the ByWard Market

May 26, 2026

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3 min read

Tayanti Peruvian Cuisine is a welcome addition to the ByWard Market

A new Peruvian restaurant in the ByWard Market arrived quietly. The cooking is anything but.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Downtown Ottawa

+2

Craving Chinese takeout in Vanier? Lai Lai has you covered

May 21, 2026

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2 min read

Craving Chinese takeout in Vanier? Lai Lai has you covered

Lai Lai won't disappoint you — but it might leave you wondering what it could be if it stopped pulling its punches

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Ramen

+2

Kuma Takumi's new chicken ramen is worth the trip across town

May 21, 2026

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1 min read

Kuma Takumi's new chicken ramen is worth the trip across town

A year of recipe development. Sixty chickens per batch. One very good bowl of ramen.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Downtown Ottawa

+2

La Roma is one of Ottawa's oldest Italian restaurants. It's still got

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

La Roma is one of Ottawa's oldest Italian restaurants. It's still got

La Roma has been feeding Ottawa for three decades. A recent visit made clear why it's still worth your attention — and your appetite.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Downtown Ottawa

+2

Noodle dishes at Khao Thai hit the right note

May 12, 2026

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2 min read

Noodle dishes at Khao Thai hit the right note

While some dishes missed, the classics delivered

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies
Braumeister Brewing Co.: A Bavarian experience in the heart of Ottawa

Jun 8, 2026

•

2 min read

Braumeister Brewing Co.: A Bavarian experience in the heart of Ottawa

SPONSORED STORY
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Carlington

+3

Grounded Kitchen in Westboro is a BBQ destination worth seeking out

Jun 2, 2026

•

2 min read

Grounded Kitchen in Westboro is a BBQ destination worth seeking out

Twenty hours of slow cooking, a gravy that left a lasting impression, and one very good reason to visit Carling Avenue.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Product

Pestle & Pods makes the coffee alternative you'll actually want to drink

Jun 2, 2026

•

1 min read

Pestle & Pods makes the coffee alternative you'll actually want to drink

A Covid-era idea that somehow nobody thought of sooner and a local founder making the most of it.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Drinks

+2

Gibson's Finest Bold 8-Year-Old is an outright bargain

May 26, 2026

•

1 min read

Gibson's Finest Bold 8-Year-Old is an outright bargain

Not every great whisky bottle costs a fortune. Gibson's Finest Bold is proof of that.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Downtown Ottawa

+2

Tayanti Peruvian Cuisine is a welcome addition to the ByWard Market

May 26, 2026

•

3 min read

Tayanti Peruvian Cuisine is a welcome addition to the ByWard Market

A new Peruvian restaurant in the ByWard Market arrived quietly. The cooking is anything but.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Downtown Ottawa

+2

Craving Chinese takeout in Vanier? Lai Lai has you covered

May 21, 2026

•

2 min read

Craving Chinese takeout in Vanier? Lai Lai has you covered

Lai Lai won't disappoint you — but it might leave you wondering what it could be if it stopped pulling its punches

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies
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Best Of

Where our Capital Eats food editor often eats

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

Where our Capital Eats food editor often eats

From casual to fancy, this is where our food editor often chooses to dine out

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Best Of

The best meals of winter 2026

Apr 8, 2026

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10 min read

The best meals of winter 2026

It was a busy winter and we recap the food that stood out this season

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Best Of

The best Ottawa meals and restaurants of 2025

Jan 6, 2026

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12 min read

The best Ottawa meals and restaurants of 2025

These were the meals, restaurants, people and places that stood out for our food critic in 2025

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Best Of

The best food and drinks of summer 2025

Oct 8, 2025

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8 min read

The best food and drinks of summer 2025

These places and drinks were the standouts this summer in what was a busy eating season

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

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Italian

Italian

La Roma is one of Ottawa's oldest Italian restaurants. It's still got

May 15, 2026

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3 min read

La Roma is one of Ottawa's oldest Italian restaurants. It's still got

La Roma has been feeding Ottawa for three decades. A recent visit made clear why it's still worth your attention — and your appetite.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Italian

Where our Capital Eats food editor often eats

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

Where our Capital Eats food editor often eats

From casual to fancy, this is where our food editor often chooses to dine out

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Italian

La Strada is an Ottawa Italian tradition

Dec 10, 2025

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5 min read

La Strada is an Ottawa Italian tradition

Good, comfort Italian cooking, La Strada is an institution that still succeed.

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

Italian

An Ottawa institution, La Bottega Nicastro earns the title
LockSimple

Sep 16, 2025

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10 min read

An Ottawa institution, La Bottega Nicastro earns the title

Helmed by Top Chef Canada winner René Rodriguez, the team behind the ByWard Market institution is still putting exceptional fare

Ralf Joneikies
Ralf Joneikies

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Braumeister Brewing Co.: A Bavarian experience in the heart of Ottawa

2 min read

Jun 8, 2026

Braumeister Brewing Co.: A Bavarian experience in the heart of Ottawa

SPONSORED STORY
Grounded Kitchen in Westboro is a BBQ destination worth seeking out

2 min read

Jun 2, 2026

Grounded Kitchen in Westboro is a BBQ destination worth seeking out

Twenty hours of slow cooking, a gravy that left a lasting impression, and one very good reason to visit Carling Avenue.

Ralf Joneikies
Pestle & Pods makes the coffee alternative you'll actually want to drink

1 min read

Jun 2, 2026

Pestle & Pods makes the coffee alternative you'll actually want to drink

A Covid-era idea that somehow nobody thought of sooner and a local founder making the most of it.

Ralf Joneikies
Gibson's Finest Bold 8-Year-Old is an outright bargain

1 min read

May 26, 2026

Gibson's Finest Bold 8-Year-Old is an outright bargain

Not every great whisky bottle costs a fortune. Gibson's Finest Bold is proof of that.

Ralf Joneikies
Tayanti Peruvian Cuisine is a welcome addition to the ByWard Market

3 min read

May 26, 2026

Tayanti Peruvian Cuisine is a welcome addition to the ByWard Market

A new Peruvian restaurant in the ByWard Market arrived quietly. The cooking is anything but.

Ralf Joneikies
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