Matar Kabob House

Ask anyone about their favourite shawarma place in Ottawa and few would send you here. Take it from me, the herd doesn’t always travel in the right direction. Just for today, forget about the Palace and take a walk with me.
This Matar location combines a restaurant, meat shop and grocery store under one roof. As with most of my favourite places to frequent, it’s quite necessary to look past the aesthetics and experience the food and service.
I don’t recommend it for sit-​down dining. The eating area is small and spartan, and often there is cross traffic between the grocery store and restaurant side — but it’s great in every way that really matters to me.
The food is top notch, the family that owns it are warm and friendly (particularly the gentleman who cooks), and the price is absolutely right.

Matar Kabob House is attached to the Matar Meat Shop and Food Centre at the corner of Bank Street and Albion Road, just south of Hunt Club. The specialty of the house is kabob, done over a natural wood charcoal grill.