Brew Revolution is a Stittsville brewery and taproom where house beer, rock-and-vinyl branding, live music, and current pub food all point in the same direction. Plan around the tap list, Hoppy Hour, and dishes like Fleetwood Mac and Cheese, Spice Up Your Fry, and Mixing Boards.

Pour Boy is a Somerset Street pub built around affordable drinks, a bigger-than-expected comfort menu, and a weeknight calendar of trivia, open mic, comedy, and Blingo. Order around Pad Thai, Liquid Danger wings, and Kashmir Poutine; use the events to choose the night.

Coconut Lagoon is an Ottawa Kerala restaurant built around Joe Thottungal's long-running identity, a rebuilt St. Laurent dining room, and a current menu with lamb shank, shrimp moilee, Kerala fried chicken, seafood curries, South Indian starters, private dining, and a source-backed lunch buffet.

Thali is Joe Thottungal's downtown Ottawa South Indian restaurant, built around the full thali plate and a Kerala-leaning menu of curries, rice, breads, seafood, meats, vegetables, and desserts.