Bite Burger House on Tenth Line is an Orleans burgerhouse where Glen Klepsch and Bettina Klims turn local-meat comfort food into a deep roster of named burgers, house-cut fries, in-house sauces, and a serious vegetarian burger.
The Rowan is a Fraser brothers gastropub in the Glebe, built around modern British comfort, a small polished room, and a current menu that moves confidently from brunch to seafood, pasta, and sharp small plates.
Prohibition Public House is a Centretown gastropub in a historic Somerset West house, built around house charcuterie, a Red Wattle & Venison Burger, 72-hour brisket, cocktails, brunch, and private-event flexibility.
Chez Lucien is a ByWard Market bar bistro where the safest first move is a house burger, then beer, late-night timing, and a few French-leaning comfort dishes around it. It is casual, walk-in friendly, and strongest when treated as a local room rather than a formal dinner plan.
The Brig Pub is a ByWard Market gastropub for food, local taps, cocktails, DJ energy, and a late-night menu that keeps the table fed well past dinner.
A mature West Wellington gastropub with current seasonal lunch, brunch and dinner menus, serious Ontario-heavy beer, a thoughtful wine list and a Record Club streak that gives the room personality beyond comfort food.
The Clarendon Tavern is a full-service ByWard Market tavern in a historic George Street building, strongest when the courtyard patio, daily happy hour, weekend brunch, and current comfort menu line up. Start with Soppressata & Hot Honey, the Clarendon Burger, or Pan-Seared Trout.
