Best coffee shops and cafes in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Café Raphaël ranks #1 for coffee shops in Ottawa and Gatineau at 4.86, holding a 4.9 rating across 1,577 reviews.
The coffee board is crowded at the top: the first three all rate 4.9, and the Ottawa-area average is already 4.58. With ratings tied, review count settles it, and Café Raphaël's 1,577 reviews give it the only high-confidence score of the three.
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Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.86fromOttawaCafé Raphaël
Top of 135Glebe · Downtown
101 Champagne Ave S · Google 4.9 (1,577 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.86/5.
4.9 stars from 1,577 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.7%). R = 4.9; v = 1577; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.85fromOttawaMelaku Ethiopian Coffee Shop
ByWard Market
503 Rideau St · Google 4.9 (1,069)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.85/5.
4.9 stars from 1,069 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.2%). R = 4.9; v = 1069; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.84fromOttawaOpulence Coffee
ByWard Market
261 Dalhousie St · Google 4.9 (841)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.84/5.
4.9 stars from 841 reviews; 81% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (80.8%). R = 4.9; v = 841; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 27
Showing 24 of 24 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.82
Rank 4: Orange Turtle Bakery
5.0 stars from 284 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (58.7%). R = 5; v = 284; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.82
Rank 5: Vylora Café
5.0 stars from 268 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.3%). R = 5; v = 268; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.82
Rank 6: Brûlerie Élixir
5.0 stars from 266 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.1%). R = 5; v = 266; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.78
Rank 7: Bacata Colombian Coffee
4.9 stars from 328 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.1%). R = 4.9; v = 328; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.75
Rank 8: eXpresso Cafe
4.8 stars from 762 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.2%). R = 4.8; v = 762; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.74
Rank 9: Chocomyth
4.8 stars from 617 reviews; 76% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (75.5%). R = 4.8; v = 617; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.74
Rank 10: Z3 Specialty Coffee
4.8 stars from 610 reviews; 75% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (75.3%). R = 4.8; v = 610; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 27 coffee shops records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 12. Each area’s best is a tap away.
5Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 5#6 · Brûlerie Élixir
4West End
- Hintonburg 3#5 · Vylora Café
- Kanata 1#10 · Z3 Specialty Coffee
12Downtown
- Glebe 4#1 · Café Raphaël
- ByWard Market 4#2 · Melaku Ethiopian Coffee Shop
- Centretown 3#16 · Mocha Mirage Café
- Downtown 1#19 · MCC
4East End
- Orléans 2#21 · La Touche sucrée & salée
- Vanier 1#14 · Cafe Rideau
- New Edinburgh 1#25 · Café Miracle
2South Endbelow the Queensway
- Barrhaven 2#9 · Chocomyth
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.74
Rank 11: Rio Açaí Tropical Café
4.8 stars from 582 reviews; 74% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (74.4%). R = 4.8; v = 582; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 12: Equator Coffee Barrhaven
4.8 stars from 338 reviews; 63% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.8%). R = 4.8; v = 338; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 13: Café Cloudforest
4.8 stars from 329 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.2%). R = 4.8; v = 329; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.71
Rank 14: Cafe Rideau
5.0 stars from 93 reviews; 32% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (31.7%). R = 5; v = 93; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.71
Rank 15: Caf'Noisette
4.8 stars from 278 reviews; 58% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (58.2%). R = 4.8; v = 278; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded
16 to 27Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 16: Mocha Mirage Café
4.8 stars from 269 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.4%). R = 4.8; v = 269; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 17: Ahh!!! Coffee
4.9 stars from 126 reviews; 39% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (38.7%). R = 4.9; v = 126; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 18: Togo Coffee 土狗咖啡 (Ottawa)
4.8 stars from 242 reviews; 55% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (54.8%). R = 4.8; v = 242; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 19: MCC
4.8 stars from 212 reviews; 51% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (51.5%). R = 4.8; v = 212; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 20: Ceasar Rosa's U-Rock Cafe
4.9 stars from 110 reviews; 35% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (35.5%). R = 4.9; v = 110; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 21: La Touche sucrée & salée
5.0 stars from 74 reviews; 27% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (27.0%). R = 5; v = 74; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 22: Arlington Five
4.7 stars from 1,121 reviews; 85% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.9%). R = 4.7; v = 1121; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 23: Little Victories Coffee Roasters - Glebe
4.7 stars from 962 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.8%). R = 4.7; v = 962; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 24: Beyond Cafe
4.7 stars from 801 reviews; 80% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (80.0%). R = 4.7; v = 801; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 25: Café Miracle
4.8 stars from 158 reviews; 44% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (44.1%). R = 4.8; v = 158; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 26: Dimo's Cafe
4.8 stars from 153 reviews; 43% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (43.3%). R = 4.8; v = 153; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 27: Brûlerie Aladdin Roastery Hull
4.7 stars from 713 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.1%). R = 4.7; v = 713; C = 4.5753; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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Why does 4.9 rank above 5.0?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.5753246753246755; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Café Raphaël 4.9 stars · 1,577 reviews
- Melaku Ethiopian Coffee Shop 4.9 stars · 1,069 reviews
- Opulence Coffee 4.9 stars · 841 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
1,253 unique places screened; 1,118 excluded in the saved list file. 135 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 425
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 52
- Gambling
- 1
- Under 10 reviews
- 72
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 815
- Other source checks
- 35
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.
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TikTok
- 6 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “coffee shop ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
- 7 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “coffee shop ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .
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Questions
How close are Café Raphaël, Melaku and Opulence?
Within 0.03. Café Raphaël scores 4.86, Melaku Ethiopian Coffee Shop 4.85 and Opulence Coffee 4.84. Each has a 4.9 rating; review counts of 1,577, 1,069 and 841 make the difference.
How many coffee shops made the list?
135 were ranked. Only 5 reach high confidence, 63 are medium and 67 low, so many smaller shops are scored mostly on the 4.58 average until they gather more reviews.
Where are Tim Hortons, Starbucks and Bridgehead?
All three are recorded as chains with 10 or more locations in Canada, and this list leaves those out. Second Cup Café and Happy Goat Coffee Co. are excluded for the same reason.