10 Must-Visit Cafes in Ottawa

While your best friend grabs a bistro table, get yourself a smorgas—an open-faced egg salad sandwich with baby shrimp on top—or maybe an avocado stuffed with grain-fed chicken. We highly recommend their egg tarts, and their authentic tiramisu, made with real espresso and the richest of creamy fillings, is pure perfection. If it's warm, pick up a watermelon smoothie, but if you're fresh off a rough night with the kids, their made-to-order Italian coffees will perk you right up. And it's not just the food that's pretty as a picture, the walls of the cafe are filled with fun, fascinating and lovely photos—check out a silly behind-the-scenes Trudeau, wild-haired Mick Jagger or a stately Dali Lama.