Restaurants in Little Italy, Ottawa — sorted by rating and curated by TastyPals.
Dining in Little Italy, Ottawa.
Little Italy in Ottawa has a way of producing restaurants that lean on nostalgia as a substitute for ambition — the red sauce, the Frank Sinatra, the sense that Italian-American sentiment is doing more work than the kitchen.
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Little Italy has no shortage of rooms trying to be Italian.
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Justin Champagne-Lagarde brings a pedigree earned at Atelier — one of Ottawa's most technically serious kitchens — to Perch, his own room in Little Italy, and the throughline is reportedly fluency rather than imitation.
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Little Italy in Ottawa isn't exactly starving for pizza, but Farinella Rochester has carved out a specific lane and seems committed to staying in it: Roman-style pies, no apologies, at a price point low enough to make you second-guess th…
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There is no other restaurant in Ottawa quite like Atelier, and the field narrows further when you look across Canada.
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Wandee Thai Cuisine operates out of Little Italy with the kind of low-key confidence that doesn't require much advertising — the room fills on its own.
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There's a version of Italian in this city that confuses noise for life and portion size for generosity.
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Preston Street has plenty of restaurants pitching themselves as destinations, but Kuidaore occupies a more specific and more interesting lane: a genuine izakaya in the middle of Ottawa's Little Italy.
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Let me tell you what The Moonroom actually is, because calling it a bar undersells it in the specific way that matters.
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Dreamland Cafe sits in Little Italy, Ottawa, small enough — six guests is the room's natural ceiling — that scale feels like a deliberate philosophy rather than a real-estate accident.
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Giovanni's has occupied its corner of Preston Street, and forty years of continuity tend to leave a mark on a room — the good kind.
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Del Piacere on Preston Street has the kind of reputation that doesn't rely on spectacle to hold its shape.
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La Dolce Vita on Preston Street occupies a particular frequency in Ottawa's Little Italy — the one that refuses to perform.
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Pub Italia has been holding down its corner of Preston Street for thirty years, and the room's reputation precedes it in a way few Little Italy spots can claim.
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Preston Street in Ottawa's Little Italy has no shortage of Italian restaurants doing the expected thing — red sauce, candlelight, a Sinatra playlist left running a beat too long.
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There are restaurants that accumulate time like furniture — each year adding another layer of regulars, another decade of institutional memory — and Trattoria Caffè Italia, which has anchored 254 Preston Street for nearly four decades, i…
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Golden Ox Noodles is the kind of italian room in Little Italy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Porkys Punch and Satay Bites also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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EVOO Greek Kitchen is the kind of greek room in Little Italy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Trio of Spreads and Spanakopita also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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Mati is the kind of seafood room in Little Italy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Tuna Tartare and Lobster Wonton Tacos also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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The Prescott is a pizza pick in Little Italy in Ottawa when you want dinner to feel a little more planned. Jumbo Wings and Italian Poutine also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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La Favorita is the kind of italian room in Little Italy you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more. Calamari (Deep Fried) and Mixed Seafood Appetizer also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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The top restaurants in Little Italy include Anabella’s Kitchen & Lounge, Ayla's Social Kitchen, Perch. TastyPals curates these picks based on Google ratings and editorial judgment.
Anabella’s Kitchen & Lounge is among the highest-rated restaurants in Little Italy with a 9.8 Google rating across 240 reviews.
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