Country Canada Province Ontario | City Ottawa | |
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Restaurants Royal Treasure Restaurant, Yangtze, Bronson Pizza, Bar Robo, Sushi 88 | ||
Ottawa's Chinatown is located along Somerset Street in downtown Ottawa. It runs from Bay Street in the east to Rochester St in the west (according to the Chinatown BIA). Signs for Chinatown continue along Somerset until Preston Street, and Chinese/Asian restaurants can be found even further west.
Map of Chinatown, Ottawa, ON, Canada
The BIA was designated in 1989, and was named Somerset Heights it was renamed Chinatown in 2005.
While officially designated "Chinatown", the area is home to businesses from many Asian cultures, such as Vietnamese, Korean and Thai. Restaurants specializing in Phở are quite common.
An archway has been built upon the entrance to the western section of Chinatown over Somerset Street, west of Bronson Avenue. It was unveiled in the early Fall of 2010.
References
Chinatown, Ottawa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA