Best brunch in Ottawa

Top spots in Ottawa

• ByWard Market

  Food & Drink

  ByWard

  BeaverTails, farmers stalls and late-night patios.

Top brunch spots in Ottawa

12 locals' picks — neighbourhoods, price tiers and what to order.

• Art Is In Bakery

  $$

  City Centre

  Warehouse-style bakery brunch, the city's best.

  Order: Sourdough breakfast sandwich

• Wilf & Ada's

  $$

  ByWard Market

  Tiny Elgin St diner, line by 9am.

  Order: Pancakes + house-made jam

• Cora

  $$

  Multiple

  Quebec breakfast chain, family-friendly.

  Order: Fruit-piled crepes

• Eggspectation

  $$

  Bank Street

  All-day brunch chain, big menu.

  Order: Eggs benny varieties

• Mukut Indian Restaurant

  $$

  Centretown

  Sunday buffet brunch institution.

  Order: Bottomless Indian brunch buffet

• The Scone Witch

  $

  Downtown

  Best scones in the capital.

  Order: Savoury scone-wich

• Pure Kitchen

  $$

  Westboro

  Veggie brunch, light room.

  Order: Plant-based eggs benny

• Riviera

  $$$

  Sparks Street

  Old bank turned glam restaurant.

  Order: Brunch in the bank vault

• Stoneface Dolly's

  $$

  Centretown

  Friendly neighbourhood brunch staple.

  Order: Mediterranean omelette

• Métropolitain Brasserie

  $$$

  ByWard Market

  French brasserie across from Parliament.

  Order: Parisian brunch

• Equator Coffee

  $

  Hintonburg

  Roastery cafe, locals' weekend stop.

  Order: Pour-over & avocado toast

• Beckta

  $$$$

  Centretown

  Fine-dining brunch in heritage mansion.

  Order: Sunday brunch tasting

Where to eat

• Atelier

  $$$$

  Molecular tasting · Hintonburg

  44 surprise courses — Ottawa's most experimental.

• Riviera

  $$$

  Modern Canadian · Downtown

  Old bank turned glittery brasserie.

• El Camino

  $$

  Mexican street · Elgin

  Tacos and mezcal, basement vibes.

• Beckta

  $$$$

  Canadian tasting · Centretown

  Wine country in a Victorian mansion.