One of the newest venues on Ottawa's dining scene is Play Food & Wine, a delighfully modern wine bar inside a very historic building in the Byward Market.  Here, fresh and local ingredients are prepared in playful tasting-sized portions suitable for sharing and sampling multiple courses and offerings.  The restaurant also offers an incredible wine list with each menu item paired to a specific wine.  You choose the number of ounces in your glass and the tasty pairing and voila, your adventure begins.

Our choice?  We certainly enjoyed the Mariposa Duck Confit with a lovely Oregon Merot.  Simply lovely together.  But you don't have to be limited to duck.  With so many wines and dishes the combinations are endless and a great place to spend a leisurely lunch with friends as you hop from taste to taste to taste!  Delish!