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The Citizen's restaurant critic roamed widely in 2024, visiting more than 60 eateries, bakeries, cocktail bars and ice cream joints.
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Published Dec 27, 2024 • 2 minute read
The Citizen’s food critic broadened his beat this year, visiting not only restaurants but also bakeries, the best bars in Ottawa, and even ice cream joints in search of the city’s top tastes and treats.
The distilled list of his favourite Ottawa restaurants of 2024 can be found right here. All of the research that went into compiling that list can be found via this index.
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Scroll through the full list of restaurants below and click any name to read the original review. And don’t miss the gallery of mouth-watering food photography at the very bottom of this post.
African BBQ House
Alkadour Sweets
Allo Beirut
Amandine Pâtisserie
Anabella’s Kitchen and Lounge
Bite & Bite Shanghai Fried Bun
Cafe Orient Hong Kong Restaurant
Ceylonta
Charm Thai Cuisine
Choux Atelier
Colonnade Pizza (downtown location)
Courage Cookies Ottawa
Chris’s Ice Cream
Crumbl — Nepean
Dolci Sapori Italian Bakery & Cafe
Edinburger
El Taco De Oro
Elina Patisserie
Ember
Everest Cuisine
Happy Rolls Dessert Bar
Hugo Café
Ice Flame
Jfuse Aburi & Bar
Karahi Point
Khokha Eatery
KS on the Keys
La Maison du Kouign-Amann
La Vaca Mexicana
Lima Peruvian Rotisserie
Love and Electric Ice Cream
Mamie Clafoutis
Mi Amor Tacos
Med Supper Club
Meet Noodle
Merivale Noodle House
Nagi Sushi
Ottawa International Airport
Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana
Pelicana Chicken
Persis Grill
Pearson Street Smash Burgers N’ Melts
Pizza Nerds (Centretown)
Rangoon Restaurant
Red Door Provisions
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Rio Açaí
Roberto Pizza Romana
Rosalita
Royal Rooster Shawarma
Sabor Brazil
Sadie Beans Ice Cream
Saffron Rolled Ice Cream and Desserts
Sammi & Soupe Dumpling
Sanduk Restaurant
Smash Daddy
Smash Burgers Ottawa
St. Elsewhere
Stofa Restaurant
Sultan Ahmet Turkish Cuisine Ottawa
The Merry Dairy
Takumi BBQ
Tangerine Pizza
Tennessy Willems
Toro Eats & Treats
Turkish Anatolia Restaurant
Wei’s Noodle House
Yemen Gate
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