ByWard Market bistro built around Neapolitan-style pizza, panuozzi, Mediterranean starters, pasta and a surprisingly broad European range.

Del Piacere is a Preston Street Italian restaurant where Pietro Amoriello's handmade pasta, pizza dough, desserts, weekend brunch, and Happy Days wine window give the room more range than a standard red-sauce stop.

Heartbreakers Pizza is an Ottawa pizza-and-wine room with Parkdale table service, Winona counter service, and a current menu led by Sweetheart, Fun Guy, spice-and-honey wings, and natural-wine energy.

A long-running Ottawa pizza spot built around generous house pies, Greek sides, casual takeout, and family-run neighbourhood hospitality.

Dominion City Brewing Co. is an Ottawa brewery taproom where Sunsplit IPA, a current 20-item tap list, and Stubby's New York-inspired pizza make the Canotek Road beer garden work for both a pint and a full group meal.

Tooth and Nail is a Hintonburg brewpub built around classical, balance-first beer and a compact food menu made for the group: Roman-style pinsa, pretzels with spicy cheese dip, mezze, sandwiches, and weekday Hoppy Hour.

Spark Beer & Pizza is a Chinatown brewery-pizzeria where house beer and 24-hour pizza dough share the same fermentation logic: local malt and hops on one side, St Albert mozzarella and sharp, music-referencing 10-inch pies on the other.

Giulia on Elgin works best as a modern Italian pizza dinner: sharp starters, named wood-fired pies, a polished room, and enough dessert pull to make the meal feel complete.

Bread & Sons is a long-running Bank Street bakery whose current strongest item-level story is a focused Saturday pizza-night menu of thin-crust, vegetable-led whole pies.

Art-Is-In Bakery is an Ottawa bakery-cafe built around naturally leavened bread, laminated pastries, and bold comfort food. The White Dynamite Baguette, O-Towner, Sticky Bun, brunch plates, and sourdough pizza show how the bread program carries the whole menu.

Queen St. Fare works best as a downtown food-hall plan with real menu range: Bar Robo coffee and breakfast, Mercadito tacos, Wicked Good Pizza, Sen Kitchen Vietnamese dishes, Mighty Greek plates, Green Rebel salads and smoothies, and Q Bar drinks under one roof. The strongest visit is flexible: pick a table, let each person order from a different vendor, and check the stage calendar when live music is part of the night.