record stores:
Birdman Sound- 593-B Bank St. Contact: 613 233-0999
Ottawa's longest running punk store, carrying mostly garage/street punk, skatepunk and rockabilly. Decent jazz, reggae, blues, country sections too. New and used. Huge vinyl selection, small CD selection.
Organised Sound- 591-A Bank St.
Contact: 613 233-4900
Specializing mostly in indie music as well as beat oriented and beatless electronic music. New and used. Vinyl, CDs, zines and DJ gear.
Record Runner- 212 Rideau St.
Contact: info@recordrunner.ca, 613 241-3987
Huge selection of punk CDs. A smaller, yet still impressive, selection of vinyl. Many other genres of music and many, many, many movies from rare imports to the latest blockbuster release. Sales on new releases and friendly staff!
Vertigo Records- 193 Rideau St. Contact: 613 241-1011
Carries a large new and used selection of punk vinyl and CDs along with a plethora of other genres. The largest selection of used vinyl in town and they let you preview it to boot.
good places to eat:
Caribbean Flavours- 881 Somerset St. W (between Rochester and Preston). Contact: 613 237-9981 or 613 235-4942
Vegan potato, tofu, vegetable and channa rotis, fried plantains, tempeh and veg platters. Homemade ginger beer, fruit juices. Take-out and catering. The owner is threatening to add a tempeh roti to the menu!
Ceylonta (Sri Lankan/Indian)- 403 Somerset St. W. Contact: ranjanthana@hotmail.com, 613 237-7812
Large selection of veg/vegan dishes. Vegans, make sure to ask for the veg dishes "without egg". Friendly staff, very reasonable prices. Veg stringhoppers and kothu roti (without egg) rock. Roasted potatoes is the bomb (not on the menu, ask for it!). Get 10 people together and call ahead for an all-you-can-eat buffet. Catering available.
Govinda's (Indian/Vegan)- 212 Somerset St. E. Contact: 613 565-6544
All you can eat vegan buffet. $5 for students/seniors, $7 for others. Soup, green salad, pasta salad, basmati rice, two curries and dessert. Best deal in town! Mon-Fri 5pm-8pm. Krishna festival Sundays at 5pm.
So Good (Asian and vegetarian foods)- 717 Somerset St. W. Contact: 613 233-0138
Separate vegan menu with over 60 items! Cantonese Szechuan, Thai... Very busy during peak hours, make reservations or get takeout! We recommend the Wu Se broccoli and tofu and item #290.
Links:
punkottowa.com