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Dining Out: Last Train to Delhi serves thoughtful Indian food for the...
Last Train to Delhi 103 Fourth Ave., 613-882-0035, lasttraintodelhi.comOpen: Tuesday to Sunday 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., closed Monday Prices: starters $10 to $15, mains $16 to $25 Access: steps to front door...
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Dining Out: Luxurious, hedonistic eating at Gitanes on Elgin Street
Gitanes 361-6 Elgin St., 613-562-0699, gitanes.coOpen: Tuesday to Saturday 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., closed Sunday and Monday Prices: appetizers $7 to $45, mains $22 to $70 Access: restaurant is below street...
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Dining Out: Fauna a contender for best restaurant dinner in Ottawa this year
Fauna Food + Bar 425 Bank St., 613-563-2862, faunaottawa.caOpen: for lunch Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., for dinner Sunday to Thursday 5:30 to 10 p.m. (last seating 9 p.m.), Friday and...
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Dining Out: Bistro Ristoro in the Market serves appealing pizzas and hearty,...
Bistro Ristoro 17 Clarence St., 343-984-6080, bistroristoro.caOpen: Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Monday Prices: appetizers $6 to $24, mains $16 to...
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Dining Out: Bella's Boys food shop keeps legacy and dishes of their mother's...
Bella’s Boys Italian Kitchen and Food Shop 250 Greenbank Rd., Unit 12, 613-695-1900, bellas.caOpen: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed...
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Dining Out: At Cumin Indian Grill in Centretown, street-food items satisfied...
Cumin Indian Grill 373 Somerset St. W., 613-695-6969, cuminindiangrill.caOpen: Monday to Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 5 to 9 p.m., closed Sunday Prices: main dishes up to $15.99 Access: no steps...
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From sea urchin to take-out pasta, the Citizen's favourite dishes of 2019
Looking back at my eighth year of reviewing restaurants, I see a 2019 that was filled with an even bigger glut than usual of great dishes. That’s due to a banner year of especially noteworthy new...
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A decade of deliciousness: The Citizen's favourite dishes of the 2010s
From my run in the 2010s as a restaurant critic, here are the dozen dishes that burn most brightly in my memory. That goes double for the atomic jerk chicken. I’ve compiled my favourites as a grand,...
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Dining Out: At Maht in Chinatown, spicy Korean stews ward off winter
Maht 726 Somerset St. W., 613-680-7268, themaht.comOpen: Tuesday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m., closed Monday...
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Dining Out: Hey Kitchen's piping hot fusion fare presents Japanese takes on...
Hey Kitchen 710 Somerset St. W., 613- 569-9725 , hey-kitchen.business.siteOpen: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily Prices: dishes up to $16.99 Access: steps to front door The Japanese have a word for it —...
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Edmonton chef Ryan Hotchkiss kicks off his NAC residency with an umami-rich...
When the Edmonton restaurant Bündok made enRoute magazine’s 2018 list of top new Canadian restaurants, writer Nancy Matsumoto singled out chef-owner Ryan Hotchkiss’s sea bream crudo, Parisienne gnocchi...
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Dining Out: Hearty, appealing Latin American meal at La Fiesta Latina made up...
La Fiesta Latina 565 Somerset St. W., 613-712-1717, lafiestalatina.caOpen: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Monday Prices: up to $17 for dishes Access: Steps to...
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The popularity of Ottawa's Chinese food is at an apex — and options have...
On Oct. 27, 1945, the typewritten menu at the Ontario Cafe at 66 Rideau St. listed such temptations as breaded halibut steak for 40 cents, grilled milk-fed veal chops for 45 cents, and, perhaps most...
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Dining Out: There's celebrity-chef sizzle at Grill 41, but also...
Grill 41 100 Elgin St. (in the Lord Elgin Hotel), 613-569-2126, grill41.caOpen: daily from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Prices: mains at dinner from $22 to $69 Access: fully accessible The veteran Ottawa chef...
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Dining Out: Spectacular dinner at Atelier proves it's still the best in the game
Atelier 540 Rochester St., Ottawa, 613-321-3537, atelierrestaurant.caOpen: For dinner Tuesday through Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday Prices: $125 for a 12-course tasting menu Access: Steps to front...
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Dining Out: Bukhari, one of Ottawa's few Yemeni restaurants, serves...
Bukhari 1846 Carling Ave., 613-501-6140, bukhari-restuarant.business.siteOpen: Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Prices: main courses up to $20 Access: no steps to...
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Dining In: Heartbreakers Pizza's pies were top-notch thin-crust beauts
Heartbreakers Pizza 465 Parkdale Ave., 613-724-1144, heartbreakerspizza.comOpen: Tuesday to Saturday 4 to 8 p.m. for pickup and delivery orders, for delivery phone orders in between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m....
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Dining In: North & Navy's comforting family meal was the next best thing...
North & Navy 226 Nepean St., 613-232-6289, northandnavy.comOpen: Dining room closed due to COVID-19, takeout Wednesday to Sunday 4 to 8 p.m. Prices: dinners for four to six people at $85 and $115,...
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Dining In: Mehfil Indian Cuisine's dishes pack spicy, flavourful punch
Mehfil Indian Cuisine 792 Somerset St W., 613-695-4345, mehfilcuisine.comOpen: Dining room closed due to COVID-19; takeout and delivery Sunday to Thursday 4 to 8 p.m., Friday to Saturday 4 to 9 p.m....
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Dining In: Stofa's fine-dining takeaway food full of refinement, deliciousness
Stofa 1356 Wellington St. W., 613-722-6555, stofarestaurant.com , stofa-homestyle.myshopify.comOpen: Dining room closed due to COVID-19, open Friday, Saturday, Sunday for pickup and delivery Prices:...
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