Close places
Created Thursday 02 October 2025
Walkable points of interest grouped by nearby O-Train station
Note that many trails span multiple stations. To reduce repetition, they're only listed once.
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Table of Contents
① Rideau
① Parliament
① Lyon
① Pimisi
① Bayview
① Tunney’s Pasture
① uOttawa
① Hurdman
② Corso Italia
② Dow’s Lake
② Carleton
① Rideau
Wang’s Noodle House
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: ByWard Market
Taiwanese cuisine, including noodles
Corazon de Maiz
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: ByWard Market
Mexican
La Bottega
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: ByWard Market
Italian deli and sandwiches
BeaverTails
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: ByWard Market
Flat fried sweet pastries
A snack, not a meal
Le Mien
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: ByWard Market
Handmade Chinese noodles
Piccolo Grande
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: North of the ByWard Market
Gelato
Boustan
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: East along Rideau St
Shawarma
Happy Goat Coffee
Type: coffee
Cost: $
Where: East along Rideau St
Local coffee chain
Also in some O-Train stations
Rideau Canal trails
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: Start of the Rideau Canal
Multi-use pathway on both sides
Passes by uOttawa campus and station
Major’s Hill Park
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: Start of the Rideau Canal
Park with views of Parliament Hill and the start of the Rideau Canal
Go to Kìwekì Point for the best and highest view
Bytown Museum
Type: attraction
Cost: $9.00
Where: Start of the Rideau Canal
Local history museum
Ottawa Art Gallery
Type: attraction
Cost: Free
Where: Same block as the Arts Court and Jail Hostel
Art gallery
Canadian Museum of History
Type: attraction
Cost: $24.00
Where: Gatineau end of Alexandra Bridge
History of cultures and civilizations in Canada
Free on Thursday nights
Farm Boy, Rideau Centre
Type: store
Where: Rideau Centre floor 1: Rideau/Colonel By entrance
Grocery store
Shoppers Drug Mart
Type: store
Where: Rideau Centre floor 1: Rideau/Colonel By entrance
Pharmacy, just in case
Metro
Type: store
Where: East along Rideau St
Grocery store
① Parliament
The SconeWitch
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: West of City Hall
Scones and scone sandwiches
Light breakfast option
Sansotei
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: Near Parliament station
Ramen
Kimbap
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: Near Parliament station
Korean rolls and bowls
Bridgehead
Type: coffee
Cost: $
Where: South of Parliament Hill
Local coffee chain
They’re everywhere
Ottawa River Pathway
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: Start of the Rideau Canal
Path very close to the Ottawa River, running behind and past major downtown landmarks
Many O-Train stations are close to it
Sparks Street
Type: attraction
Cost: Free
Where: Near Parliament station
Mildly interesting car-free street close to Parliament Hill. Take a photo of the street sign for Sparks!
Bank of Canada Museum
Type: attraction
Cost: Free
Where: Near Parliament station
History of world currency, money, and Canadian fiscal policy
Canada Computers
Type: store
Where: Near Parliament station
Electronics store, in case you want to shop on an advantageous exchange rate
① Lyon
Paths around Lebreton Flats
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: 3-way intersection at the western edge of downtown
Tangle of many paths
Plenty of old industrial buildings in this area
Interesting spots:
- Fleet Street pumping station
- Richmond Landing
- all the underpasses
- trail by Line 1 tracks
① Pimisi
Spark Beer + Pizza
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: Middle of Chinatown
Brewery and pizza
Cozy, eclectic décor, including a C64 monitor!
Kowloon Market
Type: store
Where: Middle of Chinatown
Asian grocery store
Chaudière Falls
Type: attraction
Cost: Free
Where: Behind the Canadian War Museum
Newly constructed trail to a hydro dam and waterfall
① Bayview
The Third
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: Wellington W, southwest of Bayview
Really good and cheap diner-style food
Get the brisket
Beyond the Pale + Smoque Shack
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: Go south on the Trillium Pathway
Brewery with food by a smokehouse
Chief William Commanda Bridge
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: North along Bayview’s tracks
Walk and bike bridge, formerly a rail bridge
Leads to a small island and Gatineau riverside trails
① Tunney’s Pasture
The Momo Spot
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: South of the Tunney’s Pasture complex
Nepalese dumplings
Sharpfle Waffle
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: East of the Tunney’s Pasture complex
Waffles with a twist, which is apparently a trendy South Korean thing
Stacked rocks
Type: attraction
Cost: Free
Where: North of the Tunney’s Pasture complex
A local artist leaves a lot of precariously balanced stacks of rocks by the river
① uOttawa
Father & Sons
Type: restaurant
Cost: $
Where: East of uOttawa
Diner
Breakfast option
① Hurdman
Rideau River Trail
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: Hurdman station
Trails behind Hurdman station
② Corso Italia
Umbrella Burger
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: North half of Little Italy
borgar
② Dow’s Lake
K Let’s Eat
Type: restaurant
Cost: $$
Where: Southern end of Little Italy
Korean
Dow’s Lake
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: Southern end of Little Italy
Park and multi-use paths next to Dow’s Lake, connected to Rideau Canal
Dominion Arboretum and Fletcher Wildlife Garden
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: West side of Dow’s Lake
Two adjacent parks: one with public gardens and one that’s a nature reserve
Canal locks connect to Carleton University
② Carleton
Vincent Massey Park and Hog’s Back Park
Type: green
Cost: Free
Where: South of Carleton University
Hills, rocks, and waterfalls by the natural Rideau River
CKCU-FM
Type: attraction
Cost: Free
Where: Room 517, Nideyinàn Building, Carleton University
Carleton University’s radio station, the first community radio station in Canada
They may allow drop-in visits; check ahead
House of TARG
Type: attraction
Cost: $
Where: South of Lansdowne
Pinball, arcade games, and pierogis
Prepare quarters and loonies
Cicada Sound
Type: store
Where: South of Lansdowne
Music store focused on synths
They welcome visitors to play with their stuff