Chinatown In Ottawa

23 September 2009By Zhu 15 Comments

I love ethnic neighborhoods.

I use to hang out in Chinatown a lot in France. As a student of Chinese language, it was the best place to pick up notebooks and 小说 (novels), chopsticks and bamboo baskets to steam dumplings.

Ottawa’s Chinatown is quite small and not as colorful as in other cities. Yet, it’s a great place to go out for a walk, to sample authentic Chinese roasted pork, Vietnamese Pho and Korean Kimchi, to buy noodles, tofu and dried mushrooms.

I like the old houses along Somerset Street, where Chinatown is located. It’s a relaxed and artsy neighborhood where walls and painted and people actually walk around instead of driving.

Chinatown In Somerset	Restaurant In Somerset
The Kowloon Market	Chinese Horoscope Murale
Old Can Ashtray On The Porch	Panda Murale
Blue Sky And Church	Parking Lot
Shanghai Restaurant	Small Store
Blue Murale	Small Stores

15 Comments »

Feng said:

That’s pretty.

It’s a bit too fake for my liking though.

# 4 October 2009 at 11:10 am

Final_Transit said:

Lovely tour! I like going to Chinatown because the crowd, noise and dirt reminds me, strangely, of Indian markets… LOL
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# 27 September 2009 at 7:55 pm

RennyBA's Terella said:

There is no China town in Oslo, Norway – so thanks for taking us with to yours. You’ve documented the aria very well with your photo (as always!)

Happy Sunday and a great week ahead.

Btw: I had a visit from a Singaporean in Oslo last week. You may read about my guiding through the city in my last post. Do you think you would consider to participate if I organize a blog gathering next August?
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# 27 September 2009 at 9:35 am