Town is a 15-year Elgin Street fixture from Marc Doiron and Lori Wojcik, now sharing one menu with Citizen. The current menu keeps House Focaccia and Town Meatballs at the centre while stretching into French Onion Ravioli, rabbit croquettes, shawarma-spiced carpaccio, red onion bhaji, steelhead trout, and quail with pork belly.

Gitanes is an Elgin Street French-leaning restaurant where the strongest order is menu-led: cold bar, crab spaghetti, the 100-day dry-aged Gitanes Burger, and a foie sundae that makes dessert feel deliberate. The current official menu is backed by a chef table, serious wine list, online reservations, and group/event material, while chef biography should stay muted until current official verification catches up.

Elgin Street Diner is a 24-hour Centretown diner built around poutine, all-day breakfast, milkshakes, club sandwiches, and the kind of always-open rhythm that turns a room into an Ottawa habit.

El Camino is an Elgin Street tacos-and-raw-bar pick built around a compact, orderable menu: crisp fish, pork belly al pastor, cochinita roasted pig head, vegetarian taco options, fresh-masa corn tortillas, and churros with salted caramel.

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.

Datsun is an Elgin Street pan-Asian small-plates spot where bao, dandan noodles, dumplings and cocktails carry the strongest order.

A family-run Elgin Street steakhouse with live-charcoal beef, a deep Ottawa history, private dining, classic cocktails, and a menu that still makes room for seafood, pasta, and lunch visits.

Charlotte is an upstairs Elgin Street cocktail-and-wine lounge built like a living room: sofas, low light, sharply described cocktails, vegetarian-friendly snacks, and weekend DJ energy without turning the whole thing into a club.