26 Ottawa Restaurants to Love This Valentine's Day

Whether your idea of a good time is a fancy, festive dinner out or cold sesame noodles and binge-watching on the couch, we're here to help you find it—since the greatest love of all is the love of food. Dig in.

OpenTable

17 Restaurants

Updated February 06, 2019

Restaurants:	La Roma Restaurant, Carben Restaurant, Banco Bistro - Casino du Lac Leamy…
Price Range:	$$ - $$$
Cuisines:	Italian, Global, International, American…
Neighborhoods:	Downtown, Gatineau…

La Roma Restaurant

$$$$

Italian

Downtown

4.4

456 reviews

Great food, great service! Love Tuesday 1/2 price wine

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Carben Restaurant

$$$$

Global, International

Downtown

4.8

799 reviews

First time at a good restaurant since the pandemic - it was a great experience.

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Takeout available

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Banco Bistro - Casino du Lac Leamy

$$$$

American

Gatineau

4.4

683 reviews

Food very good. Excellent value. Service friendly.

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Jack Astor's - Ottawa (Kanata)

$$$$

Canadian

Kanata

4.8

181 reviews

Although I did enjoy my meal, I noticed that the food selection had diminished quite a bit and the prices were up exponentially. I guess that's a sign of the times, but I would have liked to see some of the older items on the menu. Overall, I was satisfied with my experience.

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Sterling Restaurant

$$$$

Steak

Gatineau

4.7

1109 reviews

Best steak I have had, outstanding service and great atmosphere.

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Feast + Revel

$$$$

Canadian

ByWard Market

4.0

287 reviews

We had breakfast here twice during our trip to Ottawa. Great value. Good portions.

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Fairouz Cafe

$$$$

Middle Eastern

Downtown

4.4

1342 reviews

Our first visit to this fantastic café- was surprisingly busy for a Monday night. PROS: Food was amazing! Flavors were spot on, well balanced, well paired. Standouts were the confit duck flatbread and the truffle babaganoush. Must haves! (Shish Tawook was underwhelming, and seemed overpriced for what it was). Overall, small but concise menu, portion sizes were good. CONS: Service was slow. Seems like they were understaffed-waited 30min for a drink, and to place our order. Also, server nowhere to be found when we wanted a second drink/wine. So water it was! Also, our table was near a pair of (poorly insulated glass) doors to an outdoor terrace, resulting in a very cold draft for the entire meal- avoid that area if you can, and sit near the fireplace instead.

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Takeout available

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Moxies - Hunt Club

$$$$

Contemporary American

Downtown

4.7

231 reviews

Super job and yummy meal. Nice chance to catch up with friends. Thank you.

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Wilfrid's Restaurant - Fairmont Chateau Laurier

$$$$

Canadian

ByWard Market

4.2

834 reviews

New Year’s brunch. Impeccable! Thank you so much!

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Experiences available

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Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen & Bar

$$$$

Contemporary Asian

ByWard Market

4.3

1039 reviews

Always a treat to visit and enjoy their scrumptious meals. Even with my food intolerance I was able to enjoy the lettuce wraps with beef appetizer and braised beef Curry as my main. Really well done and the service was impeccable. Highly recommend.

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