Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen & Bar

Name: Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen & Bar
Address: 18 B York Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1N 5T5
Telephone: (613) 562-9331
Price range: CAN$30 and under
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (1270)

CAN$30 and under

Contemporary Asian

18 B York Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5T5

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2 people

Jul 4, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 17 times today

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Good for groups
Neighborhood gem

Inspired by the street food of Southeast Asia, SIDEDOOR Restaurant offers an elegant, sharing-style dining experience sure to bring people together. Available for dine-in or takeout, we are renowned for our fresh, local produce and our unique use of exotic spices and ground curries. Chef Ben Landreville has created a tantalizing menu, placing an emphasis on Asian-inspired tacos and main dishes. Don't forget to end your dining experience with warm, hand-made donuts sure to please your sweet tooth!

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary Asian
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(613) 562-9331
Website
http://www.sidedoorrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Ben Landreville
Private party facilities
With it's grand space, private room, semi-private bar and stone walls SIDEDOOR is a great place for anything from a corporate event, family gathering to a wedding or rehearsal dinner.

Location
18 B York Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5T5
Neighborhood
ByWard Market
Cross street
Sussex
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

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What 1,270 people are saying

Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen & Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

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Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen & Bar impresses with its "amazing food," "wonderful service," and vibrant ambiance. Highlights include a unique menu featuring standout dishes like "tuna sashimi," "bao buns," and "Vietnamese pancake." Patrons enjoy the "spacious" layout and "attentive" staff. A perfect spot for sharing plates and enjoying a "delicious" dining experience in style.

1,270 Reviews

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Marc
Ottawa2 reviews
3.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The food was excellent. The problem was that all of our dishes came too quickly, in that we shortly had all of the dishes on the table at once. This made it hard to enjoy each dish properly (we had asked to have them spaced out and not all at once, but there was barely any time between servings).
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Daniel VIP
Ottawa7 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The shared 7 course dish option was phenomenal. Highly recommend. Our waitress was attentive and on her game. Will be back again.
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Richard
Ottawa1 review
1.0
Dined on June 24, 2025
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Went here on a date. I did not stay to eat or anything as the server introduce himself and we asked if it was possible to move to a different table where it was a little less noisy (there was two big groups behind and the side of us) the waiter responded with sarcasm saying there are people everywhere in this restaurant so he doesn’t know what he could do for us. There were many free tables all over the restaurant…Zero effort was placed. So we left.
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Luis
Ottawa3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Unique menu with a great venue and great service. The tuna sashimi and chicken bao buns were amazing
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dennis
Toronto / Ontario5 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 24, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Been here many times and enjoyed it. This time there was very little AC (35 degrees out) and service was pretty slow. Not the greatest experience.
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Wendy
Vancouver / British Columbia16 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 21, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We thoroughly enjoyed our meal! It was recommended by friends as we were visiting from out of province. We had the tuna sashimi (amazing), Vietnamese pancake (delicious and huge prawns), popcorn Thai chicken (large portion, very tasty), coconut fritters (absolutely incredible curry!! but filling, especially as we ordered the naan bread - more like fluffy bread than traditional naan but very delicious and perfect for the enjoying as much of the curry as we could. Very full, too full actually but no one to blame but ourselves! Cool ambiance and loved the layout, different levels which gave a lovely sense of space.
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Jason VIP
Ottawa22 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 13, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and service as always. The donuts were super yummy. The black cod is the best!
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john VIP
Toronto / Ontario62 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Beautiful restaurant food was amazing the Vietnam pancake was outrageous the black cod sublime coupled with the sticky rice and bok choy pretty amazing Service was excellent
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Claire
Toronto / Ontario4 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 12, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a quiet late lunch and we enjoyed our shared meal. But we will definitely come back with our children to share more donuts.
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Mark
Ottawa1 review
5.0
Dined on June 6, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great taste combinations. Beautiful atmosphere and very nice service.
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Sidedoor Contemporary Kitchen & Bar is rated 4.6 stars by 1270 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jul 4, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 17 times today

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18 B York Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5T5

Additional information

Cross street
Sussex
Neighborhood
ByWard Market
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Mon–Sat 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary Asian
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Ben Landreville
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wine

Website
http://www.sidedoorrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(613) 562-9331
Private party facilities
With it's grand space, private room, semi-private bar and stone walls SIDEDOOR is a great place for anything from a corporate event, family gathering to a wedding or rehearsal dinner.

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