Aiāna Ottawa is a Vine Routes award winner
Stepping inside Aiāna restaurant, a short walk south from Parliament Hill, your attention is drawn to curved banquettes that sit centrally beneath striking light fixtures. Adjacent is a large glass enclosure of wine bottles on one wall and windows onto busy O’Connor Street on the other. Bookending the dining room, an inviting bar near the entrance and chef and co-owner Raghav Chaudhary’s open kitchen, toward the back. are focal points.
Recipient of a 2026 VineRoutes “Vine Award” for Best in Distinction, Aiāna’s design and décor motifs serve to highlight the plates that are presented to diners at their tables, according to Chaudhary.
“We wanted to open up the space here with simplicity and elegance. Guests are immersed in and fully exposed to the food, the service, the experience,” he says … For the rest of the story on how Aiāna draws on Canadian ingredients, global influences and the voices of his team are all part of defining the restaurant’s identity, visit Vine Routes.
