Ottawa's restaurant scene rebounds, but patrons still 'counting their dollars'
There are now more restaurants in Ottawa than before the pandemic, but optimism might be subsiding as customers tighten their wallets in a high-inflation, high-interest economic environment.
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![Hind Mubarak Brown opened Vain in Versailles, her second restaurant, in Ottawa's Little Italy in June 2023. The city has issued 360 food premise licences since March of last year, a sign the local restaurant scene is on the upswing. A woman](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7089789.1705712447!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hind.jpg)
There are now more restaurants in Ottawa than before the pandemic, but optimism might be subsiding as customers tighten their wallets in a high-inflation, high-interest economic environment.