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Bar•Centretown•moderate
Afterlight
Afterlight suits a night out in Centretown when you want bar that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Cocktails and snackscocktailsdate night
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9.6
Based on 59 reviews
Centretown · Ottawa
Best cocktail Restaurants in Centretown
The highest-rated cocktail spots in Centretown, Ottawa — sorted by Google rating and curated by TastyPals.
13 restaurantsAvg rating 8.9Updated July 2026
Top cocktail picks in Centretown
Fast answers for diners comparing cocktail restaurants in Centretown, Ottawa.
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Peruvian•Centretown•moderate
Raphaël Peruvian Cuisine
Peruvian cooking remains one of the most underrepresented cuisines in Ottawa, which makes Raphaël Peruvian Cuisine in Centretown worth paying attention to.
Elgin Street night outdate nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 692 reviews
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Steakhouse•Centretown•moderate
Harmons Steakhouse
Harmon's Steakhouse occupies a familiar and well-defined lane: a classic steakhouse format planted in Centretown, Ottawa, where the neighbourhood's appetite for downtown occasion dining gives the concept a natural home.
Elgin Street night outdate nightgroup dinner
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9.2
Based on 552 reviews
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Contemporary•Centretown•moderate
Manor Lounge
Manor Lounge on Elgin Street has built a reputation around a premise Ottawa's more self-serious dining rooms rarely attempt: that a genuinely good time and genuinely good food belong in the same room.
Elgin Street night outdate nightgroup dinner
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9.0
Based on 394 reviews
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Cocktail Bar•Centretown•$$$
Stolen Goods Cocktail Bar
Sparks Street runs on lanyards and lunch sandwiches — government-district energy, in other words, not the kind of block that makes you think cocktail destination.
cocktailhidden gemdate night
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9.0
Based on 283 reviews
6
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Mexican•Centretown•value
El Camino (Elgin)
El Camino on Elgin doesn't position itself as a traditional taqueria, and by all accounts that refusal is precisely the point.
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 2348 reviews
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French Bistro•Centretown•$$
Cocotte Bistro
Cocotte Bistro arrived in Centretown and promptly filled a gap Ottawa had been quietly ignoring: the French brunch room that treats the morning meal with the same seriousness a proper bistro applies to dinner.
wine barbistrococktail
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8.8
Based on 1887 reviews
8
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New Canadian•Centretown•value
Fauna
Fauna has appeared on Canada's 100 Best across multiple years, and the consistency behind that recognition is worth understanding before you book.
Glebe dinnerbrunchdinner
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8.8
Based on 1110 reviews
9
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Italian•Centretown•moderate
Giulia
Giulia is the kind of italian room in Centretown you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Burrata from Puglia and Tuna Crudo also give you a decent sense of the menu.
Elgin Street night outdate nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 743 reviews
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Mexican•Centretown•value
La Fiesta Latina
La Fiesta Latina on Somerset Street West is doing something Centretown has needed for a while: running a casual, corn-tortilla-committed kitchen that draws from Mexican traditions without softening the flavour ambition for a risk-averse…
Tacoscasual nightgroup dinner
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8.8
Based on 726 reviews
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Bar•Centretown•moderate
Charlotte
Charlotte opened on Elgin Street in Centretown back in 2017 with a clear premise: build the room around the glass, not the plate.
Cocktails and snackscocktailsdate night
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8.8
Based on 535 reviews
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Speakeasy•Centretown•$$$
Jackalope
Jackalope occupies a basement beneath the Rabbit Hole on Sparks Street, and the approach to finding it is part of the contract.
cocktailhidden gem
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8.6
Based on 26 reviews
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Contemporary•Centretown•moderate
Good Neighbour
Good Neighbour suits a night out in Centretown when you want contemporary that feels grown-up without getting stiff.
Elgin Street night outdate nightgroup dinner
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8.4
Based on 109 reviews
Common questions
What are the best cocktail restaurants in Centretown?
The top cocktail restaurants in Centretown, Ottawa include Afterlight, Raphaël Peruvian Cuisine, Harmons Steakhouse. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings and editorial judgment.
How many cocktail restaurants are in Centretown?
TastyPals currently tracks 13 cocktail restaurants in Centretown, Ottawa.
TastyPals curates picks based on Google ratings, community reviews, and editorial judgment. Learn how we choose →
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