Which Ottawa restaurants showcase Canadian ingredients?

• Beckta Dining & Wine

  Downtown, Elgin Street · Five-course tasting menu, closed Sundays

  The restaurant describes its cooking simply as Canadian cuisine built on signature Canadian ingredients, and it has been making that case on Elgin Street for two decades. The wine program, one of the city's deepest, gives you room to pair accordingly.

• Aiāna

  Downtown, near Sparks Street · Nine-course tasting menu

  Chef Raghav Chaudhary's menus are built from seasonal Canadian ingredients — seafood, game and produce from across the country — cooked with French technique and a multicultural point of view. The most ambitious answer to the question on this list.

• 1 Elgin

  National Arts Centre · Seasonal menu, rotating resident chefs

  The NAC's restaurant exists to showcase the flavours and ingredients of Canada. Its resident chef program brings in cooks from across the country, and the building even has its own rooftop garden.

• Fauna

  Centretown, Bank at Frank · Small plates, open nightly

  A lively contemporary Canadian room with a seasonally driven menu of small plates, under executive chef Jon Svazas. The kitchen sources from local farmers and producers wherever it can, which makes it the most relaxed way to eat this way in the city.

• Stofa

  Wellington West · Three- or five-course table d'hôte, Wed–Sat

  Chef-owner Jason Sawision's contemporary Canadian restaurant leans on local and sustainable products, with a table d'hôte menu that changes regularly to follow what's available. Quietly one of the more consistent kitchens in the west end.

Menus at all five change with the seasons, so what's on the plate in January will look very different from September. Check the current menu before you book if you're after something specific.