All of Peter Hum’s Ottawa restaurant reviews from 2025

The Citizen’s food critic scoured the city and beyond this year for everything from fine-dining triumphs to meat on sticks, from Thai street food to trendy doughnuts. He sought out the best Ottawa had to offer in terms of tacos, ice creams, baked goods, pizzas and more. In all, he hit 65 restaurants, bakeries, ice cream stores and coffee shops.

Scroll through the full list of restaurants below and click any name to read the original review. And don’t miss the gallery of mouth-watering food photography at the very bottom of this post.

Ay Dios Mios Tacos
Bacata Colombian Coffee
Bamm’s Snack Shack
Banh Mi Girl
Barrio
BB Cafe Ottawa
Beachconers Microcreamery
Brassica
Buvette Daphnée
Caméline
Casa Bonita
Chef Bai Noodles Soup & Bao
Chez Lionel
Chesterfield’s Gastro Diner
Chicha San Chen
Chickpeas
Chopp Chop Thai Street Food
Corner Peach Store
DUKES
Egyptian Corner
Ek Bar
Elise
Farinella Rochester
Fiesta & Tequila
Good Neighbour
Grey’s Social Eatery
Holey Confections
House of Pizza
In’s Kitchen
J n J Bakery
Jasmine Bakery
Khao (Street Food Thailand and Bar)
Kimbap
Kitchen Maroo
Kuma Takumi Ramen
Moo Shu Ice Cream and Kitchen
La Ha Tacos
La Petite Primerose
La Petite Soif
Les Moulins La Fayette
Little Barcelona
Louis Pizza & Restaurant
Lusa Bakery
The Little German Bakery
Maison Oddo
North Market
Nutty Greek Bake Shop
Paper Tiger Noodle Bar
Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana
Pie Rogues
Que Pasa Tacos
Saboroso Bistro
Schoolhouse Pizza
Sharpfle Waffle
Skewer Mania
Stuffed Cookies By Kat
SuzyQ Doughnuts
Taksim
Tartelette Bakery
Tava Turkish Cuisine
Thilaks Sri Lankan Cuisine
Tut’s Egyptian Street Food
Union Street Kitchen Cafe
Yakko Takko
Yummy Waffle