633633 Thu Jul 02 21:36:15 -0700 2009 4 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 4826455 I'm looking for a lovely weekday lunch. I am in Ottawa on work and this will be my one indulgence. I'm vegetarian, will be dining alone and I'm looking for casual chic. I really liked Black Cat Cafe the last time around but they don't do lunch :-( Locations near Parliament Hill / University of Ottawa would work best. Thanks in advance! Thu Jul 02 21:36:15 -0700 2009 283942 geeksaregoodfun 1 4828129 If you're willing to go just a bit further, Zen Kitchen, a "high-end vegetarian" restaurant, just opened on 27 June. I'm not sure if they're open for lunch, but you could check out their website: http://www.zenkitchen.ca/ I haven't had the chance to eat there yet, but I sampled some of their food at Ottawa's Vegfest, and it was delicious. Here are a few quotes from a recent review in the Ottawa Citizen: "We sampled and enjoyed so many dishes at our table, I have space to cite only a few. Pity. I particularly enjoyed a starter of tomato pesto tartlett where the fruit was slow-roasted to concentrate its flavour, served with pesto cheese, acidulated daikon, caramelized onions and marinated olives – really, a symphony of flavours, textures and colour......Among the mains, I was served a substantial portion of seitan piccata with lemon caper sauce perched on a bed of spiced rice fragrant with caraway, alongside fresh asparagus and baby carrots." http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/omnivore/archive/2009/06/27/it-s-official-zen-kitchen-opens-today.aspx 634 Somerset St. W. in Ottawa’s Chinatown 613-233-6404 Fri Jul 03 16:59:58 -0700 2009 4826455 189569 cyberveg 2 4830247 Thanks so much Cyberveg!! Sat Jul 04 20:13:37 -0700 2009 4828129 283942 geeksaregoodfun 3 4831584 Zen does not do lunch sadly :( Sun Jul 05 16:48:39 -0700 2009 4830247 1091048 LesleyO 4 4844920 Noticed that on their website :-( Will keep my eyes peeled for other options. Thanks LesleyO. Thu Jul 09 19:03:00 -0700 2009 4831584 283942 geeksaregoodfun