Is Elgin Street Diner Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (Ottawa, ON)
You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 1 Ottawa, Ontario
Current status
As of October 2026, Elgin Street Diner is listed open on 613today.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: 613today's late-night eats article published 2026-04-11 calls Elgin Street Diner Ottawa's most famous late-night destination, and Ottawa Tourism's page updated 2024-04-22 also describes it as open 24/7. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 13
- Aired
- Address 374 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1N1
- Website elginstreetdiner.com
- Show map
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?
According to TVmaze, season 1, episode 13 of You Gotta Eat Here!, aired 2012-08-12, included Elgin Street Diner in Ottawa alongside Schwartz's Deli and Mrs. Riches Restaurant; the TVmaze summary names no dish for the diner. The directory 613today.ca lists the business at 374 Elgin Street, serving classic diner food since 1993 and open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The Pearl listings site shows the same around-the-clock hours. The diner's own website, viewed in October 2026, mentions breakfast, brunch, poutine, milkshakes and fries, carries an online-ordering prompt, and says the diner opened more than 22 years ago; it shows no hours and no dated content. A Google Places record retrieved in October 2026 lists the business as operational.
613today, in a late-night eats article published 2026-04-11, called Elgin Street Diner Ottawa's most famous late-night destination. Ottawa Tourism's late-night bites page, updated 2024-04-22, said the diner is open 24/7, 365. The 613today directory entry for the diner gives the address 374 Elgin Street with the postal code K2P 1M9, while a Google Places record gives K2P 1N1.
The episode
Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : John Catucci attempts to conquer the Mountain Burger at Mrs. Riches in Nanaimo, B.C. The 1-pound patty is topped with slices of ham, cheese, bacon and a fried egg. Also visited: Ottawa's Elgin Street Diner; Schwartz's deli in Montreal.
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 37 of 78 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Open
-
Ep 12Reggie's Hot Grill
Closed -
Ep 12Urban Deli
Closed - Open
-
Ep 13Schwartz's Deli
Open -
Ep 14Boneheads BBQ
Open -
Ep 14Landmark Cafe
Closed -
Ep 14The Dam Pub
Relocated
Nearest restaurants
-
You Gotta Eat Here!
Open -
You Gotta Eat Here!
Open -
You Gotta Eat Here!
Open -
You Gotta Eat Here!
Open -
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open -
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open
Before you go: Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.
Sources we checked
- api.tvmaze.com https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=you%20gotta%20eat%20here&embed=episodes
- 613today.ca https://613today.ca/places/elgin-street-diner
- joinpearl.co https://joinpearl.co/restaurants/ottawa/elgin-street-diner
- elginstreetdiner.com http://www.elginstreetdiner.com/
- 613today.ca https://www.613today.ca/what-to-eat/best-late-night-eats-ottawa
- ottawatourism.ca https://Ottawatourism.ca/en/ottawa-insider/ottawas-best-late-night-bites
We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.
Record ygeh-037 · checked by Cal Marchetti.