Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Café Raphaël | ⭐ 9.9 | 1 389 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Art House | ⭐ 9.1 | 1 327 | — |
| 3 | Happy Goat Coffee Co. (Laurel) | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 243 | — |
| 4 | Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse | ⭐ 9.1 | 1 118 | — |
| 5 | Little Victories Coffee Roasters – Elgin | ⭐ 9.1 | 1 089 | — |
| 6 | Arlington Five | ⭐ 9.5 | 1 085 | — |
| 7 | Little Victories Coffee Roasters – Glebe | ⭐ 9.5 | 958 | — |
| 8 | Opulence Coffee | ⭐ 9.9 | 803 | — |
| 9 | eXpresso Cafe | ⭐ 9.5 | 697 | — |
| 10 | Drip House | ⭐ 9.5 | 651 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Café Raphaël
Full ranking
1. Café Raphaël · ⭐ 9.9
(1389 reviews)
+5 photos
101 Champagne Ave S, Ottawa, ON K1S 4P3, Canada
Most cafés hand you a menu and wait for you to pick a line off it. Café Raphaël hands you the menu mostly out of politeness. What actually h…
2. Art House · ⭐ 9.1
(1327 reviews)
+5 photos
555 Somerset St W, Ottawa, ON K1R 5K1, Canada
In most cafés the art on the walls is decoration that nobody looks at twice. In Art House it is the point of the building. More than a hundr…
3. Happy Goat Coffee Co. (Laurel) · ⭐ 9.3
(1243 reviews)
+5 photos
35 Laurel St, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4M4, Canada
Order a coffee almost anywhere independent in Ottawa and there is a fair chance the beans came from here. Happy Goat Coffee Co. in Hintonbur…
«I’m not a regular customer since I don’t live in the area but I sometimes deliver kitchen…»
4. Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse · ⭐ 9.1
(1118 reviews)
+5 photos
130 Anderson St, Preston St, Ottawa, ON K1R 7P6, Canada
Ottawa has a coffee chain that began in a church basement, and this is the building where it roasts. Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse in…
«I absolutely love this coffee shop! The staff are incredibly friendly, making every visit…»
5. Little Victories Coffee Roasters – Elgin · ⭐ 9.1
(1089 reviews)
+5 photos
44 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5K6, Canada
A café a few minutes from Parliament Hill that refuses to offer Wi-Fi is either badly run or making a point. Little Victories is firmly the…
6. Arlington Five · ⭐ 9.5
(1085 reviews)
+5 photos
5 Arlington Ave, Ottawa, ON K2P 1C1, Canada
Most cafés are planned as cafés. Arlington Five was not. It began as an overflow room — somewhere to park the queue when the brunch line at…
7. Little Victories Coffee Roasters – Glebe · ⭐ 9.5
(958 reviews)
+5 photos
801 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3V7, Canada
Two friends who had been pulling shots since they were teenagers started selling their own roast out of the back of a bicycle repair shop. T…
8. Opulence Coffee · ⭐ 9.9
(803 reviews)
+5 photos
261 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4, Canada
There are no chairs. That is not a complaint, it is the entire design brief. Opulence Coffee is a working roastery in the ByWard Market with…
9. eXpresso Cafe · ⭐ 9.5
(697 reviews)
+5 photos
439 Preston St, Ottawa, ON K1S 4N5, Canada
Ottawa's Little Italy has been selling espresso since long before anyone in the city used the word specialty, so a new café on its main stri…
10. Drip House · ⭐ 9.5
(651 reviews)
+5 photos
843 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3V9, Canada
Two of Ottawa's most interesting coffee rooms sit a two-minute walk apart on the same Glebe street, and they disagree about almost everythin…
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Café Raphaël — score 9.9/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.4/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
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