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Indian•Kanata•value
Masakali Indian Cuisine
Masakali Indian Cuisine keeps showing up in the right conversations in Kanata when people want a reliable indian plan.
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9.6
Based on 12974 reviews
Best spicy Restaurants in Ottawa: 19 Picks for 2026
The best restaurants for spicy in Ottawa, curated by TastyPals editors.
19 restaurantsAvg rating 8.6Updated July 2026
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Top picks for spicy in Ottawa
Fast answers for diners searching for spicy restaurants in Ottawa. These first picks make the occasion easier to compare.
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Indian•ByWard Market•value
Masakali Indian Resto Bar
On Clarence Street in the thick of the ByWard Market, Masakali makes a case for Indian food that isn't shy about its bar program.
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9.6
Based on 6058 reviews
3
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Indian•Nepean•value
Sundari's Kitchen
Sundari's Kitchen in Nepean operates with the kind of focus that most restaurants are too nervous to commit to: it is a South Indian specialist, full stop, built around the dosa tradition of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka rather than the gener…
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9.6
Based on 3739 reviews
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Indian•Downtown•value
Masakali Indian Cuisine
Masakali Indian Cuisine is a indian restaurant in Downtown in Ottawa that is worth opening when you want a clearer read on the menu and the room. If Unable to extract menu items is your kind of order, that is a good sign.
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9.6
Based on 2164 reviews
5
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Indian•Ottawa•value
Kalinga Indian Cuisine
Kalinga Indian Cuisine is not operating in the tikka masala comfort zone that passes for Indian food in most Ottawa strip malls.
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9.6
Based on 1729 reviews
6
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Thai•Orleans•value
Chopp Chop Thai Street Food
Orleans doesn't collect a lot of food-media attention, and Chopp Chop Thai Street Food reads like a place that's entirely at peace with that.
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9.6
Based on 427 reviews
7
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Indian•Hintonburg•value
Dosa King South Indian Restaurant | Bar
Hintonburg has quietly developed into Ottawa's most compelling stretch for independent cooking, and Dosa King on Holland Ave is consistently cited as one of the anchors holding that reputation together.
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9.4
Based on 4063 reviews
8
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Indian•Ottawa•value
SONA THE INDIAN KITCHEN
Sona The Indian Kitchen is not trying to be the fanciest subcontinental room in Ottawa — and that restraint is precisely what the research keeps surfacing.
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9.4
Based on 1514 reviews
9
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Indian•Downtown•value
Deccan Delights
Downtown Ottawa's South Indian representation has a new centre of gravity, and it is pointedly not trying to be everything to everyone.
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9.4
Based on 1049 reviews
10
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Thai•Little Italy•value
Wandee Thai Cuisine
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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9.4
Based on 430 reviews
11
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Thai•Centretown•value
Sweet Basil Restaurant 🌿
Sweet Basil is doing something the Thai spots on Bank Street mostly aren't: cooking for the neighbourhood rather than performing for it.
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9.2
Based on 761 reviews
12
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Indian•Centretown•value
Second Wife the Indian restaurant( parking available)
Here is what Second Wife gets right that half of Ottawa's Indian restaurants fumble: it removes every excuse not to show up.
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9.2
Based on 592 reviews
13
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Thai•Centretown•value
Thai Lanna Cuisine
Thai Lanna Cuisine is doing something quietly radical on the Centretown grid: it's serving northern Thai cooking — the kind rooted in Chiang Mai rather than Bangkok — at a price point that makes you wonder if the block got skipped during…
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9.2
Based on 391 reviews
14
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Thai•Downtown•value
Siam Bistro
Siam Bistro has been on the downtown Ottawa map, which makes it older than most of the Thai restaurants in this city combined.
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9.0
Based on 1129 reviews
15
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Thai•Ottawa•value
Khao Thai Restaurant
Khao Thai has been running on Murray Street, which in Ottawa restaurant years is practically geological time.
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8.8
Based on 1464 reviews
16
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Thai•Centretown•value
Social Thai
Social Thai on Bank Street is doing something quietly contrarian in a city that has plenty of Thai spots content to coast on familiarity.
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8.6
Based on 524 reviews
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Thai•Ottawa•value
Champa Thai Cuisine
Champa Thai Cuisine is an easy thai option in Ottawa to suggest without needing a long explanation. Deep Fried Shrimp Spring Rolls and Chicken Satay also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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4.6
Based on 402 reviews
18
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Pakistani•Ottawa•value
New Desi Zaiqa Restaurant
New Desi Zaiqa Restaurant is an easy pakistani option in Ottawa to suggest without needing a long explanation. Chicken Samosa and Bun Kebab also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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4.5
Based on 745 reviews
19
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Indian•Centretown•value
Turmeric South Indian Restaurant | Bar
Turmeric South Indian Restaurant | Bar is an easy indian option in Centretown in Ottawa to suggest without needing a long explanation. Paneer Pakora and Chicken 65 also give you a decent sense of the menu.
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4.5
Based on 244 reviews
Common questions about spicy in Ottawa
What are the best restaurants for spicy in Ottawa?
The top restaurants for spicy in Ottawa include Masakali Indian Cuisine, Masakali Indian Resto Bar, Sundari's Kitchen. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.
What is the best spicy restaurant in Ottawa?
Masakali Indian Cuisine is among the top-rated options for spicy in Ottawa, with a 9.6 Google rating and 12,974 reviews.
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