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Shops and errands in Centretown

Bank Street and Elgin Street are the main commercial streets, and several full-size grocery stores sit within about 0.6 km.

50 shops, cafés and restaurants are listed for the Centretown area, mostly on Bank Street (8), Main streets (7), Somerset Street West (6).

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Centretown, Ottawa (20130831-DSC04278)
Centretown, Ottawa (20130831-DSC04278). Photo: Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wikipedia describes Bank Street and Elgin Street as largely commercial, while smaller streets such as MacLaren and Gladstone are more residential. City data lists these business improvement areas in or near the guide area: Somerset-Chinatown, Preston Street, Glebe, Somerset Village, Downtown Rideau, Downtown and Centretown.

From Centretown, the nearest supermarkets (straight-line) are Your Independent Grocer at about 0.2 km, Farm Boy at about 0.4 km and Food Basics at about 0.6 km. From West Centretown they are Kowloon Supermarket at about 0.5 km, then La Tiendita Latin Goods Mart and Margo Fresh at about 0.8 km.

Map

Groceries and main streets map

Bank Street

8

Main streets

7

  • Centretown BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsIn Centretownmaps.ottawa.ca

  • Downtown BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsIn Centretownmaps.ottawa.ca

  • Preston Street BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsIn West Centretownmaps.ottawa.ca

  • Somerset Village BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsIn Centretownmaps.ottawa.ca

  • Somerset-Chinatown BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsIn West Centretownmaps.ottawa.ca

  • Downtown Rideau BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsmaps.ottawa.ca

  • Glebe BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsmaps.ottawa.ca

Somerset Street West

6

  • Clinic Pharmacy An

    Pharmacy

    Somerset Street West829 Somerset Street WestIn West Centretownopenstreetmap.org

  • HealthMed

    Pharmacy

    Somerset Street West752 Somerset Street WestIn West Centretownopenstreetmap.org

  • Kowloon Supermarket

    Supermarket

    Somerset Street West712 Somerset Street WestIn West Centretownopenstreetmap.org

  • La Tiendita Latin Goods Mart

    Supermarket

    Somerset Street West615 Somerset Street WestIn Centretownopenstreetmap.org

  • Ottawa Medical Pharmacy

    Pharmacy

    Somerset Street West797 Somerset Street WestIn West Centretownopenstreetmap.org

  • PharmaChoice

    Pharmacy

    Somerset Street West708 Somerset Street WestIn West Centretownopenstreetmap.org

Rideau Street

5

Main Street

3

Gladstone Avenue

2

Wellington Street West

2

  • Hintonburg Market

    Supermarket

    Wellington Street West1059 Wellington Street Westopenstreetmap.org

  • Pharmasave

    Pharmacy

    Wellington Street West1065 Wellington Street Westopenstreetmap.org

O'Connor Street

2

  • Capital Home Medical Equipment

    Pharmacy

    O'Connor Street267 O'Connor StreetIn Centretownopenstreetmap.org

  • World Exchange Plaza

    Shopping centre

    O'Connor Street45 O'Connor StreetIn Centretownopenstreetmap.org

Dalhousie Street

2

Isabella Street

1

Queen Street

1

Metcalfe Street

1

Bronson Avenue

1

Lebreton Street North

1

  • Chinatown ideal pharmacy

    Pharmacy

    Lebreton Street NorthLebreton Street NorthIn West Centretownopenstreetmap.org

Marie-Curie Private

1

Kent Street

1

Sparks Street

1

Willow Street

1

Laurier Avenue West

1

  • Rexall

    Pharmacy

    Laurier Avenue West407 Laurier Avenue WestIn Centretownopenstreetmap.org

Elgin Street

1

Preston Street

1

Promenade du Portage

1

  • Place du Centre

    Shopping centre

    Promenade du Portage200 Promenade du Portageopenstreetmap.org

Questions people ask

Quick answers

Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.

All 40 questions

  1. Where do people in Centretown buy groceries?

    Several supermarkets are within about 0.6 km of Centretown in a straight line: Your Independent Grocer (about 0.2 km), Farm Boy (about 0.4 km) and Food Basics (about 0.6 km). Other supermarkets in the guide area include Loblaws, Metro and NU Grocery.

    As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org

  2. Where do people in West Centretown buy groceries?

    The nearest supermarkets to West Centretown, in a straight line, are Kowloon Supermarket (about 0.5 km), La Tiendita Latin Goods Mart (about 0.8 km) and Margo Fresh (about 0.8 km).

    As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org

  3. What are the main shopping streets in Centretown?

    Bank Street and Elgin Street are the main commercial streets in Centretown, according to Wikipedia. Smaller streets such as MacLaren and Gladstone are more residential.

    As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org

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