Best cheap eat Restaurants in Ottawa : 18 Picks for 2026

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La Nhau Viet Kitchen & Bar - 30+ years of Pho

Let's clear the air first: the "30+ years of Pho" tagline is a stretch.

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Co Oi Kitchen

Co Oi Kitchen occupies a particular lane in Ottawa's Glebe that very few restaurants bother with: Northern Vietnamese cooking, Hà Nội-rooted and deliberately restrained, in a tradition most of the city's Vietnamese spots treat as backgro…

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BVR No. 2 Vietnamese Restaurant (Findlay Creek)

Findlay Creek doesn't lack for takeout, but BVR No.

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LOLA'S KITCHEN Filipino Restaurant

Lola's Kitchen has an origin story worth understanding before you go.

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9.6

Based on 2058 reviews

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Pho Tuan

The Somerset West Chinatown corridor has been the backbone of Ottawa's Vietnamese dining community for decades, and Pho Tuan is consistently cited as one of its most dependable addresses.

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#1 Best PHO Near Me in Ottawa🥇 - ParLê by Viet Fresh Vietnamese HALAL FOOD- Consumer Choice Award

ByWard Market has no shortage of Vietnamese spots, but ParLê by Viet Fresh at 313 Dalhousie occupies a structurally distinct position in that landscape — it is Ottawa's only halal-certified Vietnamese restaurant, which means it has opene…

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9.4

Based on 3077 reviews

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Le Poisson Bleu

Le Poisson Bleu plants itself on Somerset Street West — roast duck windows and bubble tea counters on all sides — and makes no apology for what it is: a seafood neo-bistro operating at a price-point-one in the middle of Ottawa's Chinatown.

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Phở việt Noodle

Ph Vit Noodle occupies the old Maniac Chicken space on Wellington Street West, and by most accounts it has settled into that address with the kind of unpretentious confidence a neighborhood actually needs.

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Daldongnae Korean BBQ - Somerset

On a busy stretch of Somerset in Chinatown, Daldongnae runs a tighter operation than most of Ottawa's Korean BBQ rooms, and it shows.

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9.2

Based on 1260 reviews

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Corner Peach

Corner Peach occupies a specific and unusual position in Ottawa's Chinatown: a 30-seat bistro that functions simultaneously as scratch bakery, neighbourhood lunch counter, casual wine bar, and semi-private dining room, without any of tho…

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Pho Thu Do Restaurant

Thirty years of pho tradition is not a marketing line — it's a specific kind of pressure, and Pho Thu Do on Somerset Street West appears to be carrying it seriously.

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Phuket Royal

Phuket Royal occupies a particular and underappreciated niche on Somerset Street West: a genuinely multicultural kitchen that does not apologize for its own breadth.

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Royal Treasure 敦煌

Royal Treasure 敦煌 on Somerset West operates without apology, and that directness is part of the appeal.

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Wei’s Noodle House

Wei's Noodle House occupies a basement space beneath a REMAX building on Somerset Street — a few tables, a takeout counter doing the heavier volume, and no particular interest in announcing itself to anyone who isn't already looking.

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Hey Kitchen

Hey Kitchen sits on Somerset Street West without any apparent interest in being discovered by the right people.

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Cafe Orient

Thirty-plus years on the same stretch of Somerset is not a marketing story — it's a verdict.

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New Pho Bo Ga La

New Pho Bo Ga La has been an anchor on Somerset Street West for over fifteen years, and the room makes no effort to pretend otherwise.

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8.6

Based on 1759 reviews

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Ciao Italia

Ciao Italia is a sensible chinese call in Chinatown in Ottawa when you want something that usually lands well. Carpaccio di manzo and Garlic Mussels also give you a decent sense of the menu.