Best vegan restaurants in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Chickpeas ranks #1 for vegan food in Ottawa at 4.77, under 0.01 ahead of Govinda's, carried by 1,425 reviews.
The top three vegan spots finish within 0.03 points of each other. Chickpeas has the lowest rating of the three at 4.8, but 1,425 reviews give it 88% confidence. Korean Mother's Meals holds a perfect 5.0 yet ranks third, with 173 reviews and low confidence.
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#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.77fromOttawaChickpeas
Top of 10Alta Vista · South End
500 Terminal Ave. A-05 · Google 4.8 (1,425 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.77/5.
4.8 stars from 1,425 reviews; 88% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (87.7%). R = 4.8; v = 1425; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.76fromOttawaGovinda's
ByWard Market
212 Somerset St. E · Google 4.9 (334)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.76/5.
4.9 stars from 334 reviews; 63% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (62.5%). R = 4.9; v = 334; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.74fromOttawaKorean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu
Hintonburg
260 Armstrong St · Google 5.0 (173)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.74/5.
5.0 stars from 173 reviews; 46% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (46.4%). R = 5; v = 173; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 10
Showing 7 of 7 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 4.71
Rank 4: Peace-Garden Vegetarian
4.8 stars from 412 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.3%). R = 4.8; v = 412; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.67
Rank 5: Keepin' it Vegan
4.8 stars from 236 reviews; 54% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (54.1%). R = 4.8; v = 236; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 6: The Green Door Restaurant & Bakery
4.6 stars from 2,440 reviews; 92% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (92.4%). R = 4.6; v = 2440; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.59
Rank 7: Astoria Bistro Botanique
4.6 stars from 976 reviews; 83% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (83.0%). R = 4.6; v = 976; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.50
Rank 8: Pure Kitchen Westboro
4.5 stars from 1,600 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (88.9%). R = 4.5; v = 1600; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.37
Rank 9: NAMASTE Vegan, Ottawa
3.0 stars from 22 reviews; 10% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (9.9%). R = 3; v = 22; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.35
Rank 10: Cinnaholic
4.3 stars from 588 reviews; 75% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (74.6%). R = 4.3; v = 588; C = 4.5167; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 10 vegan restaurants records are grouped by saved address. West End holds the most, with 4. Each area’s best is a tap away.
1Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 1#7 · Astoria Bistro Botanique
4West End
- Westboro 2#8 · Pure Kitchen Westboro
- Hintonburg 1#3 · Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu
- Nepean 1#5 · Keepin' it Vegan
4Downtown
- ByWard Market 2#2 · Govinda's
- Glebe 2#6 · The Green Door Restaurant & Bakery
0East End
None on this list yet.
1South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 1#1 · Chickpeas
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Why does 4.8 rank above 5.0?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.516666666666667; 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 .
- Chickpeas 4.8 stars · 1,425 reviews
- Govinda's 4.9 stars · 334 reviews
- Korean Mother's Meals-Hotteok, Vegan kimchi & Vegan bingsu 5.0 stars · 173 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
1,043 unique places screened; 1,033 excluded in the saved list file. 10 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 288
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 122
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 12
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 1029
- Other source checks
- 3
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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TikTok
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Questions
Why does Chickpeas outrank places with higher ratings?
Govinda's has a 4.9 and Korean Mother's Meals a 5.0, but both have far fewer reviews (334 and 173). Chickpeas' 1,425 reviews hold its 4.8 steady, so it edges them at 4.77.
Is the vegan list a close call?
Yes. Chickpeas leads Govinda's by less than 0.01 and Korean Mother's Meals by 0.02. Any of the three is a reasonable choice; the order could shift at the next 90-day refresh.
Why are some vegan places left out?
Alcohol-led venues are excluded. Ten places made the vegan list, with 3 at high confidence, 5 medium and 2 low.