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Mazarine Brunch

Name: Mazarine Brunch
Address: 282 Kent St, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2A4, CA
Telephone: (613) 514-0153
Price range: value

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Restaurant overview

4.6/5 · 842 Google reviews

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Mazarine Brunch is doing something Ottawa's weekend-morning scene has needed: it takes Middle Eastern pantry logic — labneh, shakshuka, shawarma spice — and builds a full brunch identity around it rather than treating those flavors as an afterthought to eggs and toast. This is not a café that happens to have one token regional dish on the menu. The entire vision is organized around that culinary lens, which means the room draws its Saturday lineup not on aesthetics alone but because the concept is coherent and committed. At price level one, it's the kind of place where students, young families, and genuinely curious eaters can all pull up without a financial negotiation at the end of the meal. The Garlic Shawarma Eggs Benedict is the dish that tells you everything — it takes a brunch classic Ottawa does perfectly adequately in a hundred other rooms and runs it through a shawarma marinade, reportedly bringing warm fat spice and garlic into conversation with hollandaise in a way that reframes the format entirely. The Avocado Labneh Toast is worth attention because labneh brings tang and structural density that avocado alone cannot deliver. The Shakshuka is described by diners as deeply red and properly reduced, the kind that signals real oven time rather than a quick pan job. The Crispy Cigars are consistently called out as the right way to open the table — built for sharing and calibrated to set the register for what follows. The Ashta Pancakes round out a menu that clearly respects dessert logic applied to breakfast. The practical advice circulating among regulars is to arrive on the earlier side of service to avoid a wait. The move is to anchor your order around the Garlic Shawarma Eggs Benedict and the Crispy Cigars, then build outward through the Middle Eastern column of the menu — that is specifically what Mazarine is there for. Bring a group, split freely, and leave room for pancakes.

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842 reviews

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4.6/5

Google rating

Based on 842 reviews

Best for

Weekend brunch and Cheap Eats

Price and pace

Good value

Neighborhood

Ottawa | 282 Kent St, Ottawa, ON K2P 2A4, Canada

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Mazarine Brunch menu: what to order

Start with the dishes below, drawn from the restaurant details and TastyPals notes available on this page. Mazarine Brunch is listed in the Good value price range. Menus, availability, and prices can change, so confirm current details before visiting.

Garlic Shawarma Eggs Benedict

Top sirloin beef marinated in shawarma spices, pickled onions, home fries, fruits

Crispy Cigars

Fried cheese cigars filled with feta cheese, green onions, mint and parsley. Served with labneh and cucumbers.

Avocado Labneh Toast

Labneh, avocado, za'atar, country sourdough bread

Shakshuka

Two baked eggs, homemade shakshuka sauce, sourdough bread. Add feta cheese for $1.5 or beef sujuk for $5

Ashta Pancakes

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What makes Mazarine Brunch worth the move

Mazarine Brunch is a clean first click in Ottawa when you want a brunch option you can trust. Crispy Cigars and Avocado Labneh Toast also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 4.6/5 Google rating across 842 Google reviews.

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Public rating

4.6/5 from 842 Google reviews

Best for

Weekend brunch and Cheap Eats

Style

Brunch in Ottawa

Spend

Good value

Best for

Cheap Eats Weekend brunch brunch bright cozy

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Google rating: 4.6/5 from 842 reviews

Price point: value

Popular dishes: Crispy Cigars, Avocado Labneh Toast, The Breakfast Toast

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4.6/5 from 842 reviews

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Address: 282 Kent St, Ottawa, ON K2P 2A4, Canada
Phone: (613) 514-0153
Price: value
TastyPals score: Coming soon
Google rating: 4.6/5 (842 reviews)
Cuisine: Brunch
Neighborhood: Ottawa

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What cuisine does Mazarine Brunch serve?

Mazarine Brunch is a Brunch restaurant located in Ottawa, Ottawa. Mazarine Brunch is doing something Ottawa's weekend-morning scene has needed: it takes Middle Eastern pantry logic — labneh, shakshuka, shawarma spice — and builds a full brunch identity around it rather than treating those flavors as an afterthought to eggs and toast.

What is Mazarine Brunch best for?

Mazarine Brunch is best for cheap eats, weekend brunch, brunch, bright, cozy. Mazarine Brunch is a clean first click in Ottawa when you want a brunch option you can trust. Crispy Cigars and Avocado Labneh Toast also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 4.6/5 Google rating across 842 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Mazarine Brunch?

Mazarine Brunch is in the Good value price range (value). Google rating: 4.6/5 from 842 reviews

What should I order at Mazarine Brunch?

Start with Garlic Shawarma Eggs Benedict, Crispy Cigars, Avocado Labneh Toast and Shakshuka. These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Mazarine Brunch worth visiting?

Mazarine Brunch holds a 4.6/5 Google rating from 842 reviews. Mazarine Brunch is a clean first click in Ottawa when you want a brunch option you can trust. Crispy Cigars and Avocado Labneh Toast also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 4.6/5 Google rating across 842 Google reviews.

Where is Mazarine Brunch located?

Mazarine Brunch is located at 282 Kent St, Ottawa, ON K2P 2A4, Canada. Directions are available via Google Maps.

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