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Category: Ottawa

  • Moo Shu Ice Cream

    Moo Shu Ice Cream

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    Robyn
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    I firmly believe that there is never a bad time for ice cream. The weather could be scorching hot or bone-chillingly cold, but I’ll always have an appetite for ice cream. The weather in Ottawa this weekend fell on the scorching hot side of the spectrum, so it was the perfect opportunity to try out…

  • Riviera

    Riviera

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    Robyn
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    The restaurant is beautiful, with gorgeous soaring ceilings, an eye-catching bar that spans nearly the entire length of the restaurant and many other amazing art deco touches.

  • Anthony’s

    Anthony’s

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    Robyn
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    I’ve never been disappointed with the pizza at Anthony’s and our visit was no exception. The crusts were nice and crispy on the bottom and perfectly chewy on the inside; the perfect vessel for the different, delicious topping combinations.

  • Sansotei Ramen

    Sansotei Ramen

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    Robyn
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    Yesterday was rainy and grey, so Byron and I decided that a hot bowl of ramen would make for a perfect lunch. We headed downtown and arrived at the restaurant around 12:30. Sansotei isn’t very big and it’s fairly popular already, so I was pleasantly surprised that we were seated immediately when we arrived.

  • Datsun

    Datsun

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    Robyn
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    It might seem like a weird thing to say at the age of 28, but when my parents came to visit last month, it was the longest I have ever gone without seeming them in my entire

  • Ottawa PoutineFest

    Ottawa PoutineFest

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    Robyn
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    I’ve never been to a Poutine Festival before, so I was pretty pumped to check out Ottawa PoutineFest with Byron last Friday. It was a little after 6 when we arrived at the PoutineFest grounds in front of City Hall and while it was busy it wasn’t quite as nuts as I thought it would…