Best of Ottawa Awards 2023

RESTAURANTS, BREWERIES, & DISTILLERIES

Best Cheap Deal/Meal Under $10

🥇 Kettlemans Bagel

🥈 Di Rienzo Deli

Best Place to Splurge on a Meal

🥇 North & Navy

🥈 Beckta Dining & Wine

Best African Restaurant

🥇 Pili Pili Charcoal Grilled Chicken

🥈 Chez Fatima

Best Caribbean Restaurant

🥇 Island Grill

🥈 Run2Patty

Best Chinese Restaurant

🥇 Yangtze Dining Lounge

🥈 Golden Palace

Best French Restaurant

🥇 Restaurant Les Fougeres

🥈 Gitanes

Best German Restaurant

🥇 Wolf Down

🥈 Schnitzel Works

Best Greek Restaurant

🥇 EVOO Greek Kitchen

🥈 The Greek Souvlaki House

Best Indian Restaurant

🥇 Coconut Lagoon

🥈 Thali

Best Italian Restaurant

🥇 Vittoria Trattoria

🥈 Cantina Gia

Best Japanese Restaurant

🥇 Koichi Ramen

🥈Izakaya Shingen

Best Korean Restaurant

🥇 Datsun

🥈 Table SODAM

Best Middle Eastern Restaurant

🥇 Fairouz Cafe

🥈 3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine

Best Sri-Lankan Restaurant

🥇 Ceylonta

🥈 Kothu Rotti

Best Thai Restaurant

🥇 Green Papaya

🥈 Siam Bistro

Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant

🥇 Green Door Restaurant & Bakery

🥈 Pure Kitchen

Best Wine List

🥇 Soif Bar à vin

🥈 Beckta Dining & Wine

Best Brunch

🥇 The Manx Pub

🥈 Wilf & Ada's

Best Burger

🥇 Pearson Street SmashBurgerS N’ Melts

🥈 The Works (Bank Street)

🥈 Chez Lucien

Best Gluten-free Meal

🥇Pho Van Van

🥈 La Dolce Vita

Best Pizza

🥇 Pizza Nerds

🥈 Heartbreakers

Best Shawarma

🥇 Shawarma Palace

🥈 Shawarma King

Best Fish & Chips

🥇 Cheshire Cat Pub

🥈 Pelican Seafood Market & Grill

Best Poutine

🥇 Pearson Street SmashBurgerS N’ Melts

🥈 Elgin Street Diner

Best Taco

🥇 El Camino

🥈 Yakko Takko

Best Food Truck

🥇 Pearson Street SmashBurgerS N’ Melts

🥈 The Merry Dairy

Best Bakery

🥇 Bread By Us

🥈 Black Walnut Bakery

Best Doughnuts

🥇 SuzyQ Doughnuts

🥈 Maverick's Donuts

Best Bagels

🥇 Kettlemans Bagel

🥈 Ottawa Bagelshop and Deli

Best Coffee Roastery

🥇 Happy Goat Coffee Co.

🥈 Equator Coffee Roasters

Best Place to Grab a Coffee

🥇 Happy Goat Coffee Co.

🥈 Morning Owl Coffeehouse

Best Ice-cream/Gelato

🥇 Moo Shu Ice Cream & Kitchen

🥈 The Merry Dairy

Best Local Distillery

🥇 Top Shelf Distillers

🥈 Dairy Distillery (Vodkow)

Best Local Beer

🥇 Sunsplit IPA (Dominion City)

🥈 Amber Ale (Ashton Brewing Company)

Best Local Brewery

🥇 Dominion City Brewing Co.

🥈 Beyond the Pale Brewing Company

Best Patio

🥇 Tavern On The Falls

🥈 Banditos

Best Pub/Bar

🥇 Cheshire Cat Pub

🥈 Bowman's Bar & Grill

Best Art Supply Shop

🥇 Wallack's Art Supplies & Framing

🥈 Wool-Tyme

SHOPS + SERVICES

Best Bike Shop

🥇 Bushtukah

🥈 Full Cycle Bike Shop

Best Bookstore

🥇 Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar

🥈 Perfect Books

Best New Business

🥇 Sharpfle Waffle

🥈 Torta Boyz

Best Cannabis Dispensary

🥇 Stash & Co.

🥈 Spiritleaf Cannabis Dispensary

Best Eyewear Shop

🥇 eyeDOCS

🥈 Nuvo Optometry

Best Farmers’ Market

🥇 Lansdowne

🥈 Parkdale

🥈 Carp

Best Furniture / Decor Shop

🥇 highjinx

🥈 The Modern Shop

Best Grocery Store

🥇 Farm Boy

🥈 Marché Hintonburg

Best Organic Grocery Store

🥇 Farm Boy

🥈 Herb & Spice Food & Wellness Shop

Best Piercing or Tattoo Shop

🥇 New Moon Tattoo

🥈 Sorry Mum Tattoo Studio

Best Real Estate Agent

🥇 Andy & Paddy McCarthy

🥈 Christine Hauschild

Best Women’s Apparel Shop

🥇 Flock Boutique

🥈 Three Wild Women

Best Men’s Apparel Shop

🥇 Stomping Ground

🥈 E.R. Fisher Menswear

Best Record/CD Shop

🥇 Vertigo Records

🥈 The Record Centre

Best Spa

🥇 Nordik Spa-Nature

🥈 Kōena Spa

Best Vintage Clothing Shop

🥇 613Flea

🥈 St. Vincent De Paul

Best Vintage Decor Shop

🥇 613Flea

🥈 St. Vincent De Paul

CULTURE

Best Local Band

🥇 MonkeyJunk

🥈 Amos the Transparent

Best Local Solo Musician

🥇 Kathleen Edwards

🥈Sam Davs

Best Place to Discover Local Music

🥇 House of TARG

🥈 Irene’s Pub & Restaurant

Best Large Music Venue

🥇 National Arts Centre

🥈 Bronson Centre

Best Small Music Venue

🥇 House of TARG

🥈 Irene’s Pub & Restaurant

Best Large Festival

🥇 Bluesfest

🥈 City Folk

Best Small Festival

🥇 Ottawa Greekfest

🥈 Ottawa Asian Fest

Best Local Film Festival

🥇 International Film Festival of Ottawa

🥈 Ottawa International Animation Festival

Best Nightclub

🥇 The Lookout

🥈 27 Club

Best Art Gallery

🥇 National Gallery of Canada

🥈 Ottawa Art Gallery

Best Museum

🥇 Canadian Museum of Nature

🥈 Canadian Museum of History

Best Independent Cinema

🥇 The Mayfair Theatre

🥈 Bytown Cinema

Best Comedian

🥇 Tom Green

🥈 Sophie Hayes

Best Comedy Club

🥇 Absolute Comedy

🥈 Yuk Yuks

Best Live Theatre Venue

🥇 National Arts Centre

🥈 The Gladstone

🥈 Ottawa Little Theatre

Best Local Theatre Group

🥇 Ottawa Little Theatre

🥈 GCTC

Best Karaoke Night

🥇 Irene’s Pub & Restaurant Live Band Karaoke

🥈 Lowertown Brewery Full Band Karaoke

🥈 Minotaure

Best Open Mic Night

🥇 LIVE on Elgin

🥈 The Laff

Best Trivia Night

🥇 Lieutenant's Pump

🥈 Ward 14

MEDIA

Best Local Podcast

🥇 Maker House

🥈 Bad + Bitchy

Best Local Instagram Account

🥇 @pearsonstreet1

🥈 @explore.613

🥈 @whatthehull_

Best Local Twitter Account

🥇 @thatwalkingguy

🥈 @dylanblackradio

Best Local TikTok Account

🥇 @stittsvilleonpatrol

🥈 @msconduct

Best Local News Website

🥇 Ottawa Reddit

🥈 Apt 613

Best Local Newsletter

🥇 Ottawa Road Trips

🥈 CBC Ottawa

Best Local Morning Radio Host(s)

🥇 Robyn Bresnahan – CBC Radio One

🥈 Mauler, Rush, Jenni, and Brady – Morning Hot Tub The New Hot 89.9

Best Local Afternoon Radio Host

🥇 Alan Neal – CBC Radio One

🥈 Chelsea Miller – Live 88.5

Best Local Media Personality

🥇 Stuntman Stu

🥈 Matt Skube

Best Local Campus / Community Radio Station

🥇 CKCU Carleton University

🥈 CHUO University of Ottawa

Best Large Radio Station

🥇 CBC Radio One FM 91.5

🥈 Live FM 88.5

PEOPLE + PLACES

Local Activist / Activist Group of the year

🥇 Catherine McKenney

🥈 Bike Ottawa

Local Activist Campaign of the year

🥇 A Better Lansdowne

🥈 Critical Mass

Local Community Hero of the year

🥇 Catherine McKenna

🥈 Dr. Nili Kaplan Myrth

Favourite Local Who is Now Big Time Famous

🥇 Ryan Reynolds

🥈 Sandra Oh

Best City Councillor

🥇 Shawn Menard – Capital Ward

🥈 Jeff Leiper – Kitchissippi Ward

Best Member of Provincial Parliament

🥇 Joel Harden – Ottawa Centre

🥈 John Fraser – Ottawa South

Best Member of Parliament

🥇 Yasir Naqvi – Ottawa Centre

🥈 Pierre Poilievre – Carleton

Best Neighbourhood

🥇 Centretown

🥈 The Glebe

Best Transit Route

🥇 7

🥈 11

Best Worst Transit Route

🥇 O Train Line 1

🥈 6

🥈 11

Best Hike

🥇 Gatineau Park

🥈 Luskville Falls