Dining Out: Below Harmons Steakhouse, its casual sibling Abby's Wine Bar gets...
The three-month-old wine bar on Elgin bar opens premium bottles and serves modest but still special meaty treats and bites.
View ArticleDining In: Seoul Station gives a health-minded makeover to Korean chicken
Restaurant critic Peter Hum writes about a new push-pin for your Korean chicken map of Ottawa.
View ArticleDining Out: With a new chef at the helm, Les Fougères extends its winning ways
'This restaurant has been top-tier since it opened in 1993, even as it has evolved,' writes restaurant critic Peter Hum
View ArticleDining Out: Centretown restaurant Yi Ryo Pan-Fried Buns excels with...
Restaurant critic Peter Hum gives us the good, better and best rundown of the casual eatery on Bank Street
View ArticleDining Out: Cantina Gia opened in the Glebe during dining lockdowns. Luckily...
Familiar dishes done very well explain the success of many a restaurant. That formula applies to Gia.
View ArticleDining Out: Bar Lupulus's menu can still leave me thinking, happily, that...
Chefs have gone and come but Bar Lupulus remains a top-tier gastropub that should be on the radar of foodies in Ottawa and beyond.
View ArticleDining Out: Jinsei Ramen's bowls of Japanese soup rank among Ottawa's best
'Surprised by Jinsei's ramen expertise right out of the gate, I asked its Korean-born owners, Stella Lee and her mother Angela, for an explanation.'
View ArticleDining Out: At Daldongnae Korean BBQ, the Wagyu ribeye was worth it
'We would have liked to come down from our Wagyu high with some dessert, but Dalgognae doesn't have any'
View ArticleDining Out: Aztec Tacos in Vanier wows with cheap, tasty food — especially on...
At this no-frills eatery, the Mexican food was strikingly authentic, very reasonably priced and, more often than not, wonderfully seasoned
View ArticleOttawa has eight of Canada’s best restaurants — and the Citizen’s restaurant...
Read all Peter Hum's reviews of Ottawa's top-ranked places do eat, according to the 2023 annual list of Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants.
View ArticleDining Out: Survey of Ottawa's barbecue eateries smokes out some beefy...
After eating incredibly well in Austin, Texas, the Citizen's restaurant critic visited Ottawa eateries, hoping for smoked meats that came close to Lonestar state's finest fare.
View ArticleThe Great Ottawa BBQ Quest: Peter Hum continues to search for the meatiest,...
After making trips to Wakefield, Stittsville, the City Centre complex and Orleans, the Citizen's restaurant critic crowns his favourite purveyor for ribs, brisket and pulled pork.
View ArticleDining Out: Turkish Kebab House an instant hit for carnivores in Kanata North
The two-month-old eatery has hit the ground running and has already has plans to open two more locations in Ottawa.
View ArticleDining Out: Ratatouille Bistro flubbed its fare at dinner, found some...
The eatery, which bills itself as a "casual fine dine French fusion cuisine restaurant," opened in late March in Lowertown.
View ArticleDining Out: Thai Kitchen serves crowd-pleasing, affordable fare with...
For a vendor at Ottawa's farmer markets, this Old Ottawa South restaurant is a bricks-and-mortar offshoot with a dining room.
View ArticleDining Out: Vain In Versailles Bistro serves French-influenced food with flair
This new bistro on Preston Street, French or otherwise, has a certain je ne sais quoi to it that makes it worth trying.
View ArticleDining Out: Tropikal's modern Caribbean fare was pretty and tasty, but also...
Samples ranged from excellent jerk calamari and fine oxtail mac 'n' cheese to rasta pasta with mushy morsels of lobster and truffle fries that were irredeemably soggy.
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