Looking back at the highs and lows of Ottawa’s restaurants in 2022
Some beloved restaurants struggled last year. This year could be worse
View ArticleDining Out: Ottawa Kabab's complex and hefty Syrian breakfasts pleased...
Despite the signage outside Ottawa Kabab that reads "Let's meet for meat," my vegetarian dining companions enjoyed their meals there this week.
View ArticleDining Out: Long drive to Tuk Tuk Thai Cuisine yields hits, misses and...
Some lesser-known dishes and items featuring duck lured the Citizen's restaurant critic to Ottawa's southeast end.
View ArticleDining In and Out: Rustic dumplings, scorching noodles, and incendiary hot...
Intriguing, affordable fare abounds at three modest Chinese restaurants, writes Peter Hum.
View ArticleDining in: Tiny, take-out only Yemen Gate specializes in mandi and impresses...
Those who judge their meals in terms of quantity should let out a cheer for Yemen Gate’s mandi.
View ArticleDining Out: Cocktails outshone food at Speakeasy Tapas Lounge
It's hard to find any mention of speakeasies serving tapas back in the day. However, for a new tenant in the ByWard Market, that's the concept.
View ArticleDining In: Tucked away in a Barrhaven strip mall, Ayini brings the South...
Despite its glut of franchise eateries and fast-food joints, Barrhaven has become a bit more diverse and spice-positive.
View ArticleDining In: Peter Hum tries three Ottawa eateries specializing in tantalizing,...
These massive sandwiches available in downtown Ottawa, Vanier and Orleans do Venezuela and Colombia proud.
View ArticleDining 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 ArticleDoes Ottawa have a pasta-with-red-sauce dish fit for Joe Biden?
Food critic Peter Hum set out to test Biden's favourite meal at local restaurants ahead of the U.S. president's visit this week
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'
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