Loved the Marche By! There was plenty of vendors around with all kinds of great food and flowers for sale. There also many specialty store with cheeses, fruits and pastries. We had coffee and pastries every afternoon while we were in town. There is an endless assortment of eateries to choose from and lots of performance artists to entertain you.

This is not a big market but it is fun, eclectic, historical and surrounded by places to eat which include Irish and Scottish Pubs. There is a fantastic bakery in the main building that offers shortbread "Obama" cookies that are beautifully iced in the Canadian flag and other designs and "Will and Kate" initialed cookies that are delightful. The bakery... More

Great food, tons of restaurants, and within every budget. Lots of little kiosks, and some you can bargain in

This is a fun area of Ottawa, just to walk around, browse in stores and sample some foods in different restaurants. There are usually musicians playing on the street which adds to the open-air feel.

Byward market has something for everyone. Worth spending a day (or more) walking around. In the summer there are always great street performers and the patios open up, the market has a lot of great energy.

We always enjoy a trip to ByWard but the parking stinks and if you want anyone to really buy much rent out some carts or something

We visited the Byward market area a number of times on our most recent trip to Ottawa. We went into many shops and ate at several restaurants. Lots of choices for shopping and eating as well as people watching.

Great place to snoop around ...go to the bakery at the end ( Obama) has even been there and just people watch...it was great!

As markets go, this one is 7 days a week and if you are looking for fresh fruit and vegetables stop in. Restaurants abound in this area.