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What Happened to Meat Press After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 31 Ottawa, Ontario

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Meat Press has closed — confirmed via Google, October 19, 2026.

What the source shows: A Google Places record for Meat Press at 45 Armstrong St, retrieved 2026-10-19, carries a permanently-closed status; no closing date or successor business was found. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Meat Press appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in the episode "Meat Sampler," which aired 2020-01-17. Food Network's restaurant page lists the Smoked Duck Sandwich, served on a freshly baked bun with homemade mayonnaise and bacon-cabbage slaw, and The Jefferson Sandwich, and describes the shop as an upscale sandwich spot at 45 Armstrong St in Ottawa. Food Network's episode listing describes the Ottawa segment as duck sandwiches and a pork trifecta. Apt613 published a column by François Levesque on 2016-01-15 noting that the restaurant had opened behind the LCBO on Armstrong Street, run by chef Étienne Cuerrier, previously the chef at Soif in Gatineau, with sandwiches, soups and house-made charcuterie. Google's listing for Meat Press at 45 Armstrong St was marked permanently closed in October 2026.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 31

Episode 4
Aired
Title: Meat Sampler · What was featured: Smoked duck sandwich and The Jefferson, plus a pork trifecta sandwich
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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/restaurants/no-state/ottawa/meat-press-restaurant
  2. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/episodes/31/p/2
  3. apt613.ca https://apt613.ca/west-end-comings-and-goings-hintonburg-edition/
  4. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Meat+Press+45+Armstrong+St+Ottawa+ON
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Record ddd-1639 · checked by Cal Marchetti.