Where can I eat in Ottawa on a Monday?

• Beckta Dining & Wine

  Downtown, Elgin Street · Lunch 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., dinner 4–9 p.m.

  One of the few fine dining rooms in the city that doesn't take Monday off — both lunch and dinner service run as usual, tasting menus included.

• North & Navy

  Centretown · Dinner Monday through Saturday

  This Venetian-inspired bacaro runs dinner service six nights a week, closing only on Sundays — making Monday a reliably good night for handmade pasta and small plates.

• Thali

  Centretown, O'Connor Street · Open daily, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. & 4:30–9:30 p.m.

  Chef Joe Thottungal's Kerala-inspired thali platters — a round tray of small dishes covering the full range of flavour, sweet to spicy — served on the same schedule every day of the week, Monday included.

• Lazare's BBQ House

  Montreal Road · Monday, 3–11:30 p.m.

  A halal African barbecue restaurant that's fed the area for over 20 years, open Monday afternoon through late evening when many other kitchens in the city are dark for the day.

• Father & Sons

  Sandy Hill · Monday wing night, half-price after 7 p.m.

  A Sandy Hill institution since 1967, steps from the University of Ottawa — and Monday isn't just an open day here, it's wing night, with classic non-breaded wings at half price after 7 p.m.

• Sansotei Ramen

  Bank Street · Open Monday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

  Slow-simmered tonkotsu ramen from a well-known Canadian chain, closed only on Sundays — making Monday one of the more reliable nights for a bowl downtown.

• Mill St. Brew Pub

  Wellington Street · Open Monday, 11 a.m.–10 p.m.

  A brewery pub with food service running the same hours every day of the week, Monday included — a straightforward option when the plan is pub food and a pint rather than a reservation.

Monday is also when several of the city's better-known dining rooms go dark for the week — worth calling ahead if a specific restaurant is the plan rather than just a good meal.