5 new Ottawa restaurants you need to visit in 2023

 Ottawa is filled with unique restaurants with delicious and incredible menus. In the last couple of years, so many great local restaurants have opened up in the capital. If you are looking for somewhere new to dine, then this list is for you. Here are five new Ottawa Restaurants you

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christma. . . Groundhog Day?

 The City of Ottawa’s top doctor, Vera Etches, released new health restrictions for the entire city on December 17th with 50 per cent capacity limits for the already struggling hospitality industry. Other new (but unfortunately familiar) rules have been put in place, including table limits of six people and no

Return to Oz for More Delicious Adventures

 Photos by Alison Larabie Chase If you’re going to name your restaurant after a place you have to catch a tornado to get to, it’s on point to have a location that’s a little hard to find. Oz Kafe is now two for two on that count. It began humbly in

Pour A Cold One: CRAFT Beer Market Opens in Lansdowne Park

 Photo courtesy of Alexandra Gunn. Could it be a coincidence that CRAFT Beer Market opens its doors on one of the hotter days this spring? Likely, but there couldn’t be a better excuse to head to Lansdowne Park to taste test one (or two) of their 100 plus beers on

Five Unique Ways to Enjoy Ottawa’s Nightlife

 Clubbing and bars not your thing? Fortunately, Ottawa has so much more going on once the sun goes down. From fantastic quick food to quirky stops downtown, there’s always a way to turn your evening into a blast. We have a list of five off-the-wall things you can try in

LIFT Delivers a True Canadian Experience

 All photos courtesy of Samantha Lapierre Secretly, or, maybe now, not so secretly, I fancy myself as a bit of a foodie. I am not picky and I will try anything once. So, when Ottawa Life was invited to experience LIFT Resto & Lounge’s True Canadian Experience event, I jumped

Find Great Food Faster at Two New Jack Astor’s

 With drool-worthy new menu items and enough TVs to keep you in the game until… pretty much forever, two new Jack Astor’s are now open in Ottawa. The first settled comfortably into the new Lansdowne Park development earlier this year. That location sits just a few steps away from the Redblack’s stadium,

Salmon Halibut Weave

 Special to OLM: Experience a taste of local favourite Italian hotspot Zolas Restaurant—right in your own home! Chef Tony shares his coveted family recipes and culinary tips to help you prepare real Italian food for your loved ones. Zolas is located in Nepean at 2194 Robertson Road. Call (613) 721-022

Steamy Sushi

 What’s the key to enduring success? The team at Kinki Restaurant in the ByWard Market should know. They celebrated their 11th anniversary this summer. Head chef Pablo Robaina, who has been at the helm since last September, and talented sushi chef Amin Takano, present a cuisine that reflects the delightful