Best shawarma in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Shawarma AL MOUNA ranks #1 for shawarma in Ottawa at 4.75, its 4.8 rating backed by 1,509 reviews, the most in the top three.
Everyone in the top three is rated 4.8, so review count does the sorting: 1,509 for Shawarma AL MOUNA, 1,092 for Grilled Shawarma (Orleans) and 959 for Ottawa Shawarma (Clyde). Less than 0.03 points covers all three.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.75fromOttawaShawarma AL MOUNA
Top of 76Hintonburg · West End
1266 Wellington St. W · Google 4.8 (1,509 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.75/5.
4.8 stars from 1,509 reviews; 88% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.3%). R = 4.8; v = 1509; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.73fromOttawaGrilled Shawarma (Orleans)
Orléans
2288 Tenth Line Rd · Google 4.8 (1,092)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.73/5.
4.8 stars from 1,092 reviews; 85% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (84.5%). R = 4.8; v = 1092; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.72fromOttawaOttawa Shawarma (Clyde)
Nepean
1383 Clyde Ave · Google 4.8 (959)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.72/5.
4.8 stars from 959 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.7%). R = 4.8; v = 959; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 25
Showing 22 of 22 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 4.72
Rank 4: Shawarma Time & Place
4.9 stars from 397 reviews; 66% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (66.5%). R = 4.9; v = 397; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 5: La Casbah Shawarma et Grillades en plateau
4.8 stars from 738 reviews; 79% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.7%). R = 4.8; v = 738; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.70
Rank 6: Shawarma Maestro
4.9 stars from 337 reviews; 63% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.8%). R = 4.9; v = 337; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 7: Shawarma Sinbad
4.8 stars from 492 reviews; 71% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (71.1%). R = 4.8; v = 492; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 8: Big H Shawarma & Poutine
4.7 stars from 1,544 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.5%). R = 4.7; v = 1544; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.65
Rank 9: Shawarma & Plus
4.7 stars from 1,205 reviews; 86% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (85.8%). R = 4.7; v = 1205; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 10: 3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine
4.8 stars from 379 reviews; 65% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (65.5%). R = 4.8; v = 379; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 25 shawarma records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 7. Each area’s best is a tap away.
3Gatineau sideacross the river
6West End
- Hintonburg 1#1 · Shawarma AL MOUNA
- Nepean 1#3 · Ottawa Shawarma (Clyde)
- Westboro 1#10 · 3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine
- Carlington 1#13 · Shawarma De Roza
- and 2 more areas
7Downtown
- ByWard Market 3#4 · Shawarma Time & Place
- Centretown 2#11 · Falafel Scoop & Shawarma
- Downtown 1#6 · Shawarma Maestro
- Glebe 1#24 · Tasty Way
6East End
- Orléans 2#2 · Grilled Shawarma (Orleans)
- Gloucester 1#8 · Big H Shawarma & Poutine
- Overbrook 1#15 · Sham Shawarma
- Beacon Hill 1#21 · Shawarma 961
- and 1 more area
3South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 1#17 · Super Bite Shawarma
- Riverside South 1#19 · Royal Rooster Shawarma
- Riverview 1#22 · The Creek Lebanese Shawarma & Bakery
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 11: Falafel Scoop & Shawarma
4.7 stars from 964 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.8%). R = 4.7; v = 964; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 12: New King Shawarma Plus
4.7 stars from 933 reviews; 82% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.3%). R = 4.7; v = 933; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.64
Rank 13: Shawarma De Roza
4.7 stars from 917 reviews; 82% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (82.1%). R = 4.7; v = 917; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.62
Rank 14: Oh My Grill
4.7 stars from 723 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (78.3%). R = 4.7; v = 723; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.62
Rank 15: Sham Shawarma
4.7 stars from 675 reviews; 77% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.1%). R = 4.7; v = 675; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded
16 to 25Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.62
Rank 16: Shawarma Chef
4.7 stars from 639 reviews; 76% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (76.2%). R = 4.7; v = 639; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 17: Super Bite Shawarma
4.7 stars from 501 reviews; 71% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (71.5%). R = 4.7; v = 501; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 18: Mr. Fez Shawarma (Byward)
4.7 stars from 463 reviews; 70% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (69.8%). R = 4.7; v = 463; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 19: Royal Rooster Shawarma
4.6 stars from 6,728 reviews; 97% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (97.1%). R = 4.6; v = 6728; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 20: Shawarma Garlic & Onion
4.6 stars from 1,592 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.8%). R = 4.6; v = 1592; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 21: Shawarma 961
4.8 stars from 194 reviews; 49% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (49.2%). R = 4.8; v = 194; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 22: The Creek Lebanese Shawarma & Bakery
4.7 stars from 329 reviews; 62% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.2%). R = 4.7; v = 329; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.56
Rank 23: Taste of Shawarma
4.8 stars from 182 reviews; 48% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (47.6%). R = 4.8; v = 182; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.54
Rank 24: Tasty Way
4.6 stars from 627 reviews; 76% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (75.8%). R = 4.6; v = 627; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.52
Rank 25: Oscar Shawarma
4.6 stars from 414 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.4%). R = 4.6; v = 414; C = 4.3509; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
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Why does 4.8 rank above 4.9?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.350943396226415; 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 .
- Shawarma AL MOUNA 4.8 stars · 1,509 reviews
- Grilled Shawarma (Orleans) 4.8 stars · 1,092 reviews
- Ottawa Shawarma (Clyde) 4.8 stars · 959 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
576 unique places screened; 500 excluded in the saved list file. 76 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 52
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 34
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 12
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 457
- Other source checks
- 32
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
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 “shawarma ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
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Questions
How much separates the top three shawarma spots?
Shawarma AL MOUNA leads Grilled Shawarma (Orleans) by 0.02 and Ottawa Shawarma (Clyde) by 0.02. Same rating, different review counts. If you live in Orleans or near Clyde, the closer one is a fair pick.
Why aren't Osmow's or Tahini's on the list?
Both are chains with 10 or more locations in Canada. We exclude chains that size so local shawarma shops are ranked against each other.
How much should I trust a shawarma score?
Look at the confidence level. Shawarma AL MOUNA is the only one of the top three with high confidence; the other two are medium. Across all 76 ranked shops, 17 carry low confidence because they have fewer reviews.