Chez François - Plaisirs de Provence — Restaurant in Ottawa

Walking inside this French deli and boutique was a bit like being transported into a pocket of France. I loved the atmosphere, and was nearly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of goods inside for such a small shop! Half the store is a home goods section with nice items like classic cookware, decor, candles, etc. and the other half is the food market, of which there was an awesome assortment of loose teas, spices, cheeses, meats and baked goods. The spice section really caught my eye in particular, as I found some things that are a bit of a rarity in non specialty shops. I also want to mention that Chez François is an active member of the Too Good To Go community here in Ottawa, and their commitment to fighting food waste is admirable. I recently picked up a bag from them and the goods were not only really high quality, but all extremely tasty and well worth the...

Wonderful little family owned and operated French shop/cafe. Had an absolutely delicious, reasonably priced lunch - baguette sandwich with Black Forest ham, guyere cheese and a delicious mustard made by the owner, really great salad with their own house dressing, incredible cream of broccoli soup, freshly made cookie and a coffee, all for $15. The items on the menu are made with their own homemade or imported items, which you can purchase in the store. Customer service is very casual at first so don't expect to be doted over right away. Just make yourself at home and you will be pleasantly surprised. An amazing array of imported gourmet foods, sauces, jams, etc. There are many foods items, sauces, soaps and teas made by the owner and his family. High end kitchen tools available for purchase as well. My new fave place. A little slice of France...

One of those niche stores that you hope pops up in your neighborhood. Chez François really goes above and beyond if you are looking for getting goods from a French style boulangerie. They import quite a bit of items from Europe and France, specifically.

I went there for their croissants (buy 5 get the 6th one for free). But they also have a buy a croissant, get a coffee for $1.

I might be biased, but I found the spinach croissant with cheese and leak croissant with cheese to be the best, personally. Although you can’t really go front with each of them. The only thing I wish they could bring back is the breakfasts they served here (which are what you will see when you click on the menu tab on Google maps), but unfortunately they stopped serving them...