Best Delis in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
District Deli - Hintonburg ranks #1 of 33 Ottawa-area delis, scoring 4.83 on a 4.9 rating from 692 reviews, 0.04 points ahead of Di Rienzo's Grocery.
We ranked 33 delis across Ottawa and Gatineau by blending each Google rating with the Ottawa-area average of 4.57, weighted by review count. A higher rating can beat a bigger review pile, and the top two show it. Data pulled October 29, 2026; next refresh by January 27, 2027.
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fromOttawa Score 4.83fromOttawaDistrict Deli - Hintonburg
Top of 33Hintonburg · West End
220 Carruthers Ave · Google 4.9 (692 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.83/5.
4.9 stars from 692 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.1%). R = 4.9; v = 692; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.78fromOttawaDi Rienzo's Grocery
Glebe
111 Beech St · Google 4.8 (2,479)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.78/5.
4.8 stars from 2,479 reviews; 93% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (92.7%). R = 4.8; v = 2479; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.76fromOttawaSanguiccio Deli-Cafe
Centretown West
183 Preston St · Google 4.9 (257)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.76/5.
4.9 stars from 257 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (56.9%). R = 4.9; v = 257; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 16
Showing 13 of 13 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 4.74
Rank 4: Zakuska Market and Deli
4.9 stars from 202 reviews; 51% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.9%). R = 4.9; v = 202; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.74
Rank 5: Charcuterie IRINA A&F - European Deli Meat
4.9 stars from 196 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.2%). R = 4.9; v = 196; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.73
Rank 6: Frankie's Deli
4.8 stars from 451 reviews; 70% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (69.9%). R = 4.8; v = 451; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.73
Rank 7: Duke Fine Foods | European Delicatessen Store
4.8 stars from 403 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.4%). R = 4.8; v = 403; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 8: Ivan European Deli
4.9 stars from 128 reviews; 40% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (39.7%). R = 4.9; v = 128; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 9: Olga’s Deli & Catering
4.9 stars from 120 reviews; 38% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (38.2%). R = 4.9; v = 120; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 10: Adams Sausages
4.7 stars from 559 reviews; 74% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (74.2%). R = 4.7; v = 559; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 16 delis records are grouped by saved address. West End holds the most, with 6. Each area’s best is a tap away.
1Gatineau sideacross the river
6West End
- Hintonburg 1#1 · District Deli - Hintonburg
- Kanata North 1#4 · Zakuska Market and Deli
- Nepean 1#6 · Frankie's Deli
- Bells Corners 1#7 · Duke Fine Foods | European Delicatessen Store
- and 2 more areas
4Downtown
- Glebe 2#2 · Di Rienzo's Grocery
- Centretown West 1#3 · Sanguiccio Deli-Cafe
- ByWard Market 1#14 · Continental Delicatessen
2East End
- Gloucester 1#10 · Adams Sausages
- Overbrook 1#12 · Dumouchel Meat & Deli Inc.
3South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 1#13 · Chuck's Deli & Convenience
- Riverside South 1#15 · Polka Delicatessen
- Riverview 1#16 · The Sandwich Club
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 11: Pesto's Deli & Italian Specialties
4.7 stars from 549 reviews; 74% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (73.8%). R = 4.7; v = 549; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 12: Dumouchel Meat & Deli Inc.
4.7 stars from 529 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (73.1%). R = 4.7; v = 529; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.65
Rank 13: Chuck's Deli & Convenience
4.7 stars from 279 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (58.9%). R = 4.7; v = 279; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 14: Continental Delicatessen
4.7 stars from 195 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.1%). R = 4.7; v = 195; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 15: Polka Delicatessen
4.7 stars from 194 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (49.9%). R = 4.7; v = 194; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded
16 to 16Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.61
Rank 16: The Sandwich Club
5.0 stars from 22 reviews; 10% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (10.2%). R = 5; v = 22; C = 4.5706; m = 194.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded
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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 = 4.570588235294117; m = 194.5. 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 .
- District Deli - Hintonburg 4.9 stars · 692 reviews
- Di Rienzo's Grocery 4.8 stars · 2,479 reviews
- Sanguiccio Deli-Cafe 4.9 stars · 257 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
654 unique places screened; 621 excluded in the saved list file. 33 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 167
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 26
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 26
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 611
- Other source checks
- 5
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
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Questions
Di Rienzo's Grocery has 2,479 reviews. Why is it second?
Its rating is 4.8 against District Deli's 4.9. Those reviews give Di Rienzo's high confidence, but District Deli's 692 reviews already put 78% of its score on its own rating, so the higher rating wins: 4.83 to 4.78.
Why aren't Quiznos or Loblaws Deli listed?
Both are chains with 10 or more locations in Canada. We leave chains of that size off so the list stays local.
Why are some delis left out?
Alcohol-led venues are excluded from our lists. Their ratings were not scored here for that reason.