Golden Triangle

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About this Neighborhood

Golden Triangle sits between Bank Street and Elgin in Ottawa's downtown-adjacent commercial zone, the kind of neighborhood that exists to serve people who work nearby and then becomes, over time, somewhere people actually want to live. Sixty-nine restaurants — Zak's Diner as the democratic anchor, Harvey's as the other anchor, Pizza Pizza as the in-between option — and 12 coffee shops including Bridgehead, Ottawa's independent chain that has been the local answer to Starbucks for 20 years. Ten parks anchored by Annie Pootoogook Park (recently renamed to honor the Inuit artist) and Minto Park, which functions as the neighborhood's public living room. Nine fitness venues including Uprise Fit and the considerably more ambitious Zen For You. Social Glue at 76 reflects a neighborhood where government workers eat lunch together for years and develop the particular bond of civic proximity. The Nomad score of 100 is the consistent Ottawa commercial district reading — Bridgehead provides real work infrastructure. Doppelgangers with Summerhill and Moore Park Toronto correctly identify Golden Triangle's operating mode: a midtown-ish Toronto analog that has the commercial density without the Toronto prices.