Best Grocery Stores in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Dutch Groceries and Giftware ranks #1 among Ottawa-area grocery stores at 4.81, a 4.9 rating backed by 382 reviews.
Dutch Groceries and Giftware and Zakuska Market and Deli share a 4.9 rating. Volume breaks the tie: 382 reviews against 202, worth 0.06 points. Of 149 stores ranked, only 10 hit high confidence, so most of the board is still settling.
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fromOttawa Score 4.81fromOttawaDutch Groceries and Giftware
Top of 149Nepean · West End
1400 Clyde Ave · Google 4.9 (382 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.81/5.
4.9 stars from 382 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.3%). R = 4.9; v = 382; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.75fromOttawaZakuska Market and Deli
Kanata North
101 Schneider Rd · Google 4.9 (202)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.75/5.
4.9 stars from 202 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.0%). R = 4.9; v = 202; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.74fromOttawaIstanbul Food Mart (Halal)
Kanata
200 Katimavik Rd · Google 4.8 (515)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.74/5.
4.8 stars from 515 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (83.8%). R = 4.8; v = 515; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 29
Showing 26 of 26 places below the first three on this page.
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None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.73
Rank 4: Duke Fine Foods | European Delicatessen Store
4.8 stars from 403 reviews; 80% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (80.2%). R = 4.8; v = 403; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.72
Rank 5: Savoury Swine Corner Grocer
4.8 stars from 352 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.0%). R = 4.8; v = 352; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.71
Rank 6: Bakoor Grocery, Halal Food & Market
5.0 stars from 89 reviews; 47% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (47.2%). R = 5; v = 89; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 7: Bienvenidos Latin Market
4.8 stars from 245 reviews; 71% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (71.1%). R = 4.8; v = 245; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 8: Gutsies Orléans
4.8 stars from 230 reviews; 70% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (69.8%). R = 4.8; v = 230; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 9: Misto Fine Food Shop
4.8 stars from 225 reviews; 69% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (69.3%). R = 4.8; v = 225; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 10: Lebanese food centre and bakery
4.9 stars from 110 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (52.5%). R = 4.9; v = 110; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 29 grocery stores records are grouped by saved address. West End holds the most, with 10. Each area’s best is a tap away.
2Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 2#19 · Épicerie Ôbuntu Foods
10West End
- Bells Corners 3#4 · Duke Fine Foods | European Delicatessen Store
- Nepean 1#1 · Dutch Groceries and Giftware
- Kanata North 1#2 · Zakuska Market and Deli
- Kanata 1#3 · Istanbul Food Mart (Halal)
- and 4 more areas
9Downtown
- Centretown West 4#5 · Savoury Swine Corner Grocer
- ByWard Market 3#18 · Continental Delicatessen
- Glebe 1#22 · NU Grocery
- Centretown 1#28 · The Red Apron
5East End
- Vanier 2#14 · IBJ MARKET MULTI-SERVICE
- Gloucester 1#7 · Bienvenidos Latin Market
- Orléans 1#8 · Gutsies Orléans
- New Edinburgh 1#16 · Jacobsons
3South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 2#6 · Bakoor Grocery, Halal Food & Market
- Riverside South 1#11 · Solfarmers
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.68
Rank 11: Solfarmers
4.9 stars from 100 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.1%). R = 4.9; v = 100; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 12: MargoFresh
4.8 stars from 163 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.1%). R = 4.8; v = 163; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 13: Shiraz Food Market
4.7 stars from 530 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.2%). R = 4.7; v = 530; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 14: IBJ MARKET MULTI-SERVICE
4.8 stars from 143 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (59.0%). R = 4.8; v = 143; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.65
Rank 15: Hintonburg Market
4.7 stars from 418 reviews; 81% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (80.8%). R = 4.7; v = 418; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 29Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 16: Jacobsons
4.7 stars from 343 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.5%). R = 4.7; v = 343; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.63
Rank 17: Lim Bangkok Grocery
4.7 stars from 266 reviews; 73% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (72.8%). R = 4.7; v = 266; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.62
Rank 18: Continental Delicatessen
4.7 stars from 195 reviews; 66% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (66.2%). R = 4.7; v = 195; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 19: Épicerie Ôbuntu Foods
4.9 stars from 51 reviews; 34% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (33.9%). R = 4.9; v = 51; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 20: KFresh Afro-Caribbean Supermarket & Takeout
4.8 stars from 76 reviews; 43% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (43.3%). R = 4.8; v = 76; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 21: Drift Market
5.0 stars from 37 reviews; 27% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (27.1%). R = 5; v = 37; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 22: NU Grocery
4.7 stars from 134 reviews; 57% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (57.4%). R = 4.7; v = 134; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 23: Shafie Food Centre
4.7 stars from 127 reviews; 56% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (56.1%). R = 4.7; v = 127; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 24: F.M Grace Food Market Inc.
5.0 stars from 33 reviews; 25% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (24.9%). R = 5; v = 33; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 25: Moroccan Market Centre
4.7 stars from 118 reviews; 54% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (54.3%). R = 4.7; v = 118; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 26: La Station Al-Mahata
4.7 stars from 110 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (52.5%). R = 4.7; v = 110; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 27: Maryam Super Market
4.7 stars from 102 reviews; 51% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.6%). R = 4.7; v = 102; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 28: The Red Apron
4.6 stars from 505 reviews; 84% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (83.5%). R = 4.6; v = 505; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 29: Barwaaqo Food Centre
4.9 stars from 37 reviews; 27% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (27.1%). R = 4.9; v = 37; C = 4.4537; m = 99.5. 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 = 4.453703703703703; m = 99.5. 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 .
- Dutch Groceries and Giftware 4.9 stars · 382 reviews
- Zakuska Market and Deli 4.9 stars · 202 reviews
- Istanbul Food Mart (Halal) 4.8 stars · 515 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
1,404 unique places screened; 1,255 excluded in the saved list file. 149 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 540
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 39
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 105
- Closed
- 1
- Out of area or category
- 1102
- Other source checks
- 39
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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Local talk
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Questions
Why does Dutch Groceries and Giftware beat Zakuska Market and Deli when both are rated 4.9?
Review count. Dutch Groceries and Giftware has 382 reviews, Zakuska Market and Deli 202, so less of the leader's score leans on the Ottawa-area average of 4.45. That gives it 4.81 against 4.75.
Where are Loblaws, Metro and FreshCo?
Each is a chain with 10 or more locations in Canada, so they are excluded. What is left is the independent and smaller grocers.
How close is Istanbul Food Mart (Halal) to the top?
Very. It scores 4.74, just 0.06 behind #1, with the most reviews of the top three at 515. Its 4.8 rating, a tenth below the two leaders, is what keeps it in third.