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Every Friday

Free meals and food banks open on Friday in Ottawa

47 programs publish hours on Fridays, listed by opening time. Statutory holidays can change these hours.

Meals

Meals on Friday

Hot meal · Breakfast

Community Kitchen (Soup Kitchen)

Shepherds of Good Hope

216 Murray St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — dinner
  • Every day · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. — drop-in meal (leftovers/sandwiches)
No appointment613-789-8210

Hot meal · Breakfast · Families

Breakfast and lunch

Caldwell Family Centre

6 Epworth Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. — breakfast (Closed first Friday of the month)
  • Mon–Fri · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — lunch (Closed first Friday of the month)
No appointment613-728-1800

Hot meal · Breakfast

Centre 454

Belong Ottawa

454 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (Wednesday the centre closes at 1pm)
No appointment613-235-4351

Hot meal · Breakfast

Dining room meals

The Ottawa Mission

35 Waller St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. — breakfast (Listed as year-round; days not itemized)
  • Every day · 11:20 a.m. – 12 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-234-1144

Hot meal · Breakfast

The Well (La Source)

Belong Ottawa

275 Elgin St (entrance), Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast (Women and gender-diverse only until 12:30pm)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — dinner (Open to all visitors)
No appointment613-594-8861

Hot meal · Breakfast

St Luke's Table

Belong Ottawa

211 Bronson Ave (Mac Hall, Bronson Centre), Ottawa, ON; Saturdays at 70 James St

  • Mon–Fri · 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — breakfast (211 Bronson Ave)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (211 Bronson Ave)
No appointment613-238-4193

Hot meal · Breakfast · Youth

Youth drop-in meals

Operation Come Home

150 Gloucester St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — sit-down meal
No appointment613-230-4663

Hot meal · Breakfast · Harm reduction

Centre 507 drop-in meals

Centre 507

507 Bank St, Floor 2, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-233-5626

Hot meal · Seniors · Low-cost market

Dining Program

The Good Companions

670 Albert St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon–Fri · 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. — beverages, baked goods, snacks
No appointment613-236-0428

Hot meal

Drop-in and lunch

Somerset West Community Health Centre

55 Eccles St, Ottawa, ON

  • Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun · 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. — drop-in (last call 7pm)
No appointment613-238-8210

Hot meal

St. Joe's Supper Table

St. Joseph's Parish

151 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. — coffee and sandwiches (take-out only)
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — community dinner (dine-in or take-out)
No appointment613-233-4095

Hot meal · Breakfast · Families

St. Joe's Women's Centre meals

St. Joe's Women's Centre (Centre espoir Sophie)

151 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON (temporary entrance on Cumberland St)

  • Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri · 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. — light breakfast
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
No appointment613-231-6722

Hot meal · Delivery

Ottawa Mission Food Truck - Friday stops

The Ottawa Mission

  • Fri · 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — food truck meal (2700 Saratoga Pl)
  • Fri · 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. — food truck meal (1480 Heron Rd)
  • Fri · 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. — food truck meal (1300 Pere Charlebois Ave - Pere Charlebois (1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays))
  • Fri · 12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. — food truck meal (725 Bernard St - Queen Mary Court - Overbrook (2nd & 4th Fridays))
No appointment613-234-1144

Hot meal · Delivery · Seniors

Meals on Wheels

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

  • Mon–Fri · 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. — hot meal delivery
  • Mon, Tue, Fri · 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Indian vegetarian meal delivery

Hot meal · Delivery · Seniors

Hot Meal Program

Meals on Wheels Ottawa

670 Albert St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Sat · 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. — hot meal delivery (Delivered over the noon hour; exact window not published)

Hot meal · Indigenous · Delivery

Bannock Bus

Odawa Native Friendship Centre

510 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. — mobile hot meals
  • Mon–Fri · 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — mobile hot meals
No appointment613-722-3811

Hot meal

A Place to Go

St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church

152 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON

  • Fri · 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment

Groceries

Food banks and more on Friday

Food bank · Groceries

Emergency Food Cupboard

Sandy Hill Community Health Centre

221 Nelson St, Ottawa

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment613-789-1500

Food bank · Groceries · Delivery

Caldwell Family Centre Food Bank

Caldwell Family Centre

6 Epworth Ave, Ottawa

  • Tue, Wed, Fri · 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — food bank pickup
  • Tue, Wed, Fri · 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment613-728-1800

Food bank · Groceries

Debra Dynes Family House Food Bank

Debra Dynes Family House

955 Debra Avenue, Unit 85, Ottawa

  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri · 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. — food bank pickup
  • Mon–Fri · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. — food bank pickup
No appointment613-224-3824

Food bank · Groceries

Orléans-Cumberland Food Bank

Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre

240 Centrum Blvd, Unit 105, Ottawa

  • Fri · 9:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. — food bank pickup (Sept-May)
Appointment needed613-830-5152

Food bank · Groceries

Pavilion Food Bank

14 Tapiola Cres, Ottawa

  • Fri · 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — food bank pickup (doors close 11:15 am)
Appointment needed613-247-7772

Food bank · Groceries · Delivery

Britannia Woods Food Pantry

Britannia Woods Community House

115 Ritchie St, Unit 9, Ottawa

  • Thu, Fri · 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. — food bank pickup
Appointment needed613-820-0853

Food bank · Groceries

St. Joe's Food Bank

St. Joseph's Parish (Supper Table)

151 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa

  • Fri · 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — food bank pickup (Strathcona Heights, 300 Wiggins Pvt, community room at back)
Appointment needed613-233-4095 ext. 252

Food bank · Students

USC Food Centre

Carleton University Students' Association (CUSA) Unified Support Centre

132 Nideyinàn, Carleton University, Ottawa

  • Mon–Fri · 2 p.m. – 2 a.m. — food bank pickup (Sept 1-Apr 30)
  • Mon–Fri · 4 p.m. – 12 a.m. — food bank pickup (May 1-Aug 31)

Other days

Help Find Food is not an emergency service and cannot promise a program has room. Hours change, especially on holidays — call ahead if you can. If you are in danger, call 911.