Looking for local makers of food, clothing, beverages, books and more in and around Ottawa—perhaps so that you can avoid buying American products? Look no further!
Since starting this website in 2014, I’ve been a vocal advocate of all things local. Strangely, though, I’ve never put together a general guide to local makers, artisans and producers to help readers keep their hard-earned dollars in our communities…until now.
The list below is just a starting point—I will keep adding to it as time allows. If you know of a business in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario or the Outaouais that fits these parameters (they make products or they primarily sell products by local companies), please let me know.
And if you are one of the businesses mentioned and have a photo of your store and/or products, please contact me—I’d love to use one!
Note that I’m not including restaurants, bakeries and similar services on this list at this time—wonderful as they are. Nor am I including wholesalers who don’t sell to the general public. Perhaps in the future I can write separate posts for those. But for now, I don’t want this list to get too unwieldy.
Shopping local helps support creators, entrepreneurs and our communities. It also helps keep our region and our country more resilient. Plus, you’ll discover some really cool products that you probably can’t find from giant international retailers. We all win!
Table of contents
Alcoholic beverages
Beer
- The Ottawan’s local craft beer map (70+ breweries throughout Eastern Ontario)
Here are just a few of the many, many local craft breweries you can check out.
- L’Ancienne Banque Brew Pub, Chapeau
- Arbru Solar Brewery, Mallorytown
- Ashton Brewing Company, Ashton (Ottawa)
- Beau’s All-Natural Brewing Company, Vankleek Hill
- Beyond the Pale Brewing Company, Ottawa
- Bicycle Craft Brewery, Ottawa
- Brasserie Artisanale Gallicus, Gatineau
- Brasserie du Bas-Canada, Gatineau
- Les Brasseurs de Montebello, Montebello
- Braumeister Brewing Company, Carleton Place
- Brauwerk Hoffman, Campbell’s Bay, Rockland
- Broken Stick Brewing Company, Hammmond
- Calabogie Brewing Company, Calabogie
- Cartwright Springs Brewery, Pakenham
- 5e Baron Microbrasserie, Aylmer (Gatineau)
- Chelsea & Co. Microbrewery, Chelsea
- Clocktower Brew Pub, Ottawa
- Cold Bear Brewing Company, Arnprior
- À La Dérive Brasserie Artisanale, Gatineau
- Dog House Brewing Company, Petawawa
- Dominion City Brewing Company, Ottawa
- 4 Degrees Brewing and Distilling, Smiths Falls
- Gather Brewery and Glassworks, Merrickville
- Kichesippi Beer Company, Ottawa
- Kick and Push Brewing Company, Sharbot Lake
- Lost Villages Brewery, Long Sault
- Perth Brewery, Perth
- Rurban Brewing, Cornwall
- Stalwart Brewing Company, Carleton Place
- Stray Dog Brewing Company, Orleans (Ottawa)
- 1000 Islands Brewing Company, Brockville
- Vimy Brewing Company, Ottawa
- Westport Brewing Company, Westport
- Windmill Brewery, Johnstown
- Whitewater Brewing Company, Cobden/Foresters Falls
Cider
- Coronation Hall Cider Mills, Bristol
- Farmgate Cider, Arnprior
- Saunders Cider, Munster (Ottawa)
Liquor/spirits
- Artist in Residence Distillery, Gatineau
- Distillerie du Square, Chelsea
- Dunrobin Distilleries, Vankleek Hill (retail shop)
- EDMN Distillery, Ripon
- King’s Lock Craft Distillery, Johnstown
- North of 7 Distillery, Ottawa
- SFR Distillery, Ottawa
- Top Shelf Distillers, Perth
- Vodkow (Dairy Distillery), Almonte
Wine
- Wines of Ontario website
- Domaine Perrault Winery, Navan (Ottawa)
- Domaine de Pontiac Village, Quyon
- Green Gables Vines Winery, Oxford Station
- Jabulani Vineyard and Winery, Richmond (Ottawa)
- KIN Vineyards, Carp (Ottawa)
- Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
- Scheuermann Vineyard and Winery, Westport
- Smokie Ridge Vineyard, Mountain
- StoneCropAcres Winery and Vineyard, Morrisburg
- Stonehouse Vineyard, Alexandria
- Vankleek Hill Vineyard, Vankleek Hill
- Vignoble Clos du Vully, Navan (Ottawa)
Bath, body and beauty products
- Alcove Artisans, Wakefield
- Aromariss, Ottawa
- 1890 Natural Bath Company, Merrickville
- Findlay Creek Soap Company, Ottawa
- Flâneuse, Saint-André-Avellin
- Garden Path Homemade Soap, Vankleek Hill
- Glorious Life, Russell
- Ground Soap, Cornwall
- Koaino Soaps, Clarence Creek
- Lemongrass and Lavender, Kanata (Ottawa)
- Limestone City Soaps, Kingston
- Marie Louise Soapery, Ottawa
- Newboro Soap Company, Newboro
- Oresta, Ottawa
- Pink Soapworks, Hallville
- Purple Urchin Soap, Ottawa
- Rawdon Creek Soap Company, Stirling
- Saaboon, Ottawa
- Simply Natural Organic Skincare, Aylmer
- The Soap Shop, Cornwall
- Simply Honey Products, Stittsville (Ottawa)
- Sunflower Soaps, Ottawa
- 1000 Islands Soap Company, Kingston
- White Clover Soap, Manotick (Ottawa)
Books
- Ottawa Press and Publishing, Ottawa (publisher of guidebooks, novels and more)
Clothing and accessories
- Birling, Ottawa
- Black Coffee Apparel, Ottawa
- Blondie Apparel, Ashton (Ottawa)
- Concrete Collective, Ottawa
- Copious Fashions, Ottawa
- Fletch Robbins, Ottawa
- Forest Cove Alpacas, Chalk River (clothing, bedding)
- Frances Taylor Wearable Art Designs, Stittsville (Ottawa) (clothing, household items)
- The Heart of the Willow, Brinston (alpaca-fibre clothing and housewares)
- Kaliyana, Ottawa
- Level Six, Ottawa (watersports clothing and gear)
- Little Foot Alpacas, Spencerville
- Muriel Dombret, Ottawa
- Octopied Mind, Ottawa
- Paddye Mann Clothing, Pakenham
- Raised by Wolves, Ottawa
- Stephanie Davis Designs/Fancy Pants, Ottawa
- Strévé Design, Perth
- Studio D, Ottawa
- Tangente, Ottawa
- With Camels Garments, Ottawa
Food
Baking ingredients and spices
- Almanac Flour and Grain, Ottawa
- Chef François, Westport (seasoning mix)
- Spyce Girlz, Ottawa
Candy and chocolate
- Chocomotive, Montebello
- Hummingbird Chocolate, Almonte
- Perth Chocolate Works, Perth
- Pickle and Myrrh, Merrickville (caramels)
- Ridgway Confections, Seeley’s Bay (chocolates)
Coffee
- The Artery Community Roasters, Ottawa
- Birch Bark Coffee Company, Ottawa
- Bridgehead, Ottawa
- Brown Bag Coffee Roasters, Gatineau
- Brûlerie Aladdin, Gatineau
- Brûlerie Élixir, Gatineau
- Cloud Forest Coffee, Ottawa
- Coutts Coffee Roastery and Cafe, Perth
- Eight50 Coffee, Ottawa
- Equator Coffee Roasters, Almonte
- Fifth Chute Coffee, Eganville
- Figaro Coffee House, Ottawa
- Fluid Solar Roasted Coffee, Clayton
- Francesco’s Coffee Company, Ottawa
- Good Oswald Coffee Roasters, Ottawa
- Happy Goat Coffee Company, Ottawa
- Ideal Coffee, Ottawa
- Joe the Dog Coffee, Ottawa
- Joyful Coffee/Café Joyeux, Rockland
- Kafia International Coffees, Ottawa
- Little Victories Coffee Roasters, Ottawa
- Lulo Coffee, Plantagenet
- Madawaska Coffee Company, Barry’s Bay
- Ministry of Coffee, Ottawa
- Morning Owl, Ottawa
- No Go Coffee, Osgoode (Ottawa)
- North Brew Coffee, Ottawa
- Opulence Coffee, Ottawa
- Ottawa Valley Roast House, Pembroke
- The Orleans Coffee Company, Orleans (Ottawa)
- Poppa Bean Coffee Roastery, Ottawa
- Snark Coffee, Burnstown
Condiments, oils, jams, sweeteners, syrups and sauces
- Local maple sugar bushes
- Crerar’s Honey, Vernon (Ottawa)
- Gees Bees Honey Company, Ottawa
- Gibbs Honey, Vankleek Hill
- Haico’s Hot Sauce, Ottawa
- Jambel Cuisine, Ottawa (sauces, dressings, jerk marinades)
- Luke’s European Style Market, Athens (sauces, jams and chutneys)
- Kricklewood Farm, Smiths Falls (sunflower oils and aiolis)
- Michael’s Dolce, Ottawa (preserves, syrups and sauces)
- Mrs. McGarrigle’s Fine Foods, Merrickville (mustards and much more)
- Simply Honey Products, Stittsville (Ottawa)
- Sol Raye Family Farms, Balderson (hot sauces and spices)
- Top Shelf Preserves, Ottawa (jams, jellies, chutneys, pickles and more)
- TrueBee Honey, St. Andrews
Dairy products
- Back Forty Artisan Cheese, Mississippi Station
- Balderson Cheese, Balderson (retail shop), Winchester, Belleville
- Forfar Dairy, Portland
- Fromagerie Montebello, Montebello
- Glengarry Fine Cheese, Lancaster
- Limestone Organic Creamery, Elginburg
- St. Albert Cheese, St. Albert
- Wilton Cheese Factory, Odessa
- Upper Canada Creamery, Iroquois
Eggs
- Beking’s Poultry Farm, Oxford Station
Meat
- Bearbrook Natural Meats, Navan (Ottawa)
- Mariposa Farm, Plantagenet
- Ottawa Valley Meats, Ottawa
- Seed to Sausage, Sharbot Lake
Produce
- SunTech Greenhouses, Manotick (also bottled sauces etc.)
Snacks and miscellaneous
- Hawkins, Belleville (Cheezies)
- HoneyBar, Ottawa (snack bars and granola)
- PapaJack Popcorn, Ottawa
Tea
- Cha Yi Maison de Thé, Gatineau
Housewares and home decor
- Gather Brewery and Glassworks, Merrickville (hand-blown glass items)
Jewellery
- JV Studios, Ottawa
- Magpie Jewellery, Ottawa
- Sugold Jewellers & Giftware, Kemptville
Companies that stock and/or promote a range of local products
Most of these stores stock items from elsewhere in Canada, but they make a concerted effort to source and sell items made in Ottawa, the Outaouais and Eastern Ontario. Ask—they can usually tell you more about the producers. (P.S.: Your local farmers’ market is also an excellent source of hyper-local produce, meat, crafts and more.)
In this section, I’ve also included some local tour companies that run trips or create itineraries that introduce clients to local businesses.
Shops
- All the Things, Merrickville (gifts, craft supplies, jewellery, puzzles and more)
- Antiques, Treasures and Treats, Arnprior (gifts, food)
- Cheerfully Made, Almonte (clothing, jewellery, accessories, gifts, food, home decor)
- Flock, Ottawa (clothing, jewellery, accessories, gifts)
- Healthily Ever After, Merrickville (organic and health food)
- Limestone Organic Creamery, Elginburg (food)
- Maker House Company, Ottawa (food, gifts, housewares, furniture)
- Mama’s Cheeky Boutique, Kemptville (clothing, gifts)
- Milk Shop, Ottawa (clothing, jewellery, accessories, gifts)
- Modern Thymes, Smiths Falls (health and bulk foods)
- My Local Markets, Kemptville (food, clothing, accessories, gifts, housewares)
- L’Orignal Packing Meat Shop, L’Orignal (food)
- Pêches et Poivre, Almonte (food)
- Pig & Olive, Kingston (meat)
- The Piggy Market, Ottawa (meat)
- Rosie Yumski’s, Westport (food)
- Wendy’s Country Market, Lyndhurst (food)
Tour and itinerary companies
- Aventure Outaouais (outdoor, food and beverage tours)
- Brew Donkey Tours (craft brewery bus tours)
- C’Est Bon (food tours)
- La Vida Local Food and Wine Tours
- Unexpected Journeys (drive-it-yourself itineraries)
For more ideas: General “shop Canadian” sites
- Great Canadian Food Products (UFCW Canada)
- Made in CA
- Made in Canada Directory
- Made in Canada Eh!
- Project Local Love
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