Four Ottawa restaurants that offer bang for your buck

If you’re looking for a bite in the capital city that comes at a bargain, CTV Your Morning Ottawa has you covered with four delicious and affordable options highlighted in their Cheap Eats Week.

District Deli

220 Carruthers Avenue

District Deli in Hintonburg promises a fresh and satisfying deli-style sandwich for an affordable rate.

Each sandwich on the menu is named after a street in Ottawa, and District Deli’s most popular item, the Wellington, comes in at $13.99.

The sandwich shop opened under eight months ago, and they say the community response has been nothing but positive.

“One of the things both myself and James have noticed too is the local support of everyone that lives right around the shop, which is awesome, and we love it,” said co-owner Leiland McCormick.

Bamm’s Snack Shack

74 Cobourg Street

This small Lowertown Bistro offers their own twist on restaurant staples, like salt-and-vinegar chip battered fish, brined french fries and all dressed hot-dogs, all with community at the top of mind.

“We are a small 29-seat community bistro, we do a lot of work with the community, and we have a lot of affordable really good, in house made food,” said co-owner Matthew Atton.

A single patty burger with french fries comes in at $15.

The owners say they also work with the Lowertown Community Resource Centre, who run the Lowertown Food Bank, to offer free dinners for people in their community.

Aladdin Bakery

1801 Carling Avenue, 1020 St. Laurent Boulevard and 2020 Lanthier Drive

This family-run pie shop serves up authentic Lebanese “fast-food” and claims to be one of the lowest-priced options for a meal in the capital.

“It is the taste of Lebanon,” said owner Mohamad Farhat

Aladdin Bakery offers cheese, meat, herb and vegetable filled pies, ranging in price from $3 to $7, depending on the filling.

“I would say it’s the only place in Ottawa where you can feed a family of five for under $20, which in this economy is pretty amazing,” said Jenan Farhat, Mohamad’s daughter who also works at Aladdin Bakery.

Shawarma Garlic & Onion

1465 Richmond Road

This Shawarma shop in Britannia Heights is home to a viral two-foot long crispy saj wrap.

“It’s 24-inches for $15,” owner Raghib Cheaib said. “We’ve had it for about two years now, a couple nice viral TikTok videos and then all of Ottawa has just been coming.”

Their wraps come with either chicken, donair or falafel, and your choice toppings including in-house made garlic sauce, hummus, pickled turnips and pickles, all wrapped in saj.

“The bread itself is called saj, this is originally middle eastern, this is how we make it back home,” Cheaib said.

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