Best Coffee Shops in Ottawa (5 Verified)

Best coffee shops in Ottawa

Our guide to specialty coffee in Ottawa: 5 verified shops, including Equator Coffee Roasters (Westboro), Happy Goat Coffee Co. and Little Victories Coffee Roasters. Ottawa has grown a steady specialty coffee scene, with small in-house roasters and independent cafes spread from the ByWard Market and downtown core out to Hintonburg and Westboro. A handful of shops roast their own beans, and at least one runs a rotating guest-roaster bar.

5 verified shops · vetted, never pay-to-play

Verified means checked against our specialty criteria using each shop's own public information, not a visit. Last checked Jun 2026. How we choose

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Westboro$$
Equator Coffee Roasters (Westboro)
The Westboro Village cafe of a long-running regional roaster that roasts fair-trade organic coffee at its Almonte roastery.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Hintonburg$$
Happy Goat Coffee Co.
A local roaster that started in Hintonburg and now runs cafes across the city, roasting its beans in Ottawa.
- espresso
- pour-over
- aeropress
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Downtown$$
Little Victories Coffee Roasters
A small Ottawa roaster-cafe run by a roaster and a barista, with a downtown flagship plus shops in the Glebe and on Queen St.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
ByWard Market$$
Opulence Coffee
An owner-operated micro-roaster and cafe in the ByWard Market, roasting on-site.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026
Downtown$$
The Ministry of Coffee
A quality-focused shop known for rotating guest roasters and a separate roasting-and-training Coffee Lab.
- espresso
- pour-over
See the shop Last checked Jun 2026

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Best coffee shops in Ottawa

Equator Coffee Roasters (Westboro)

Happy Goat Coffee Co.

Little Victories Coffee Roasters

Opulence Coffee

The Ministry of Coffee