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Free meals on weekends and evenings in Ottawa

Where to get a free meal in Ottawa on Saturday, Sunday and after 5 p.m., from each program’s own published schedule.

Checked October 3, 2026

Most food programs run on weekday daytimes. Weekends and evenings are harder. These lists are built from each program’s own published schedule and update when the schedule does.

Shepherds of Good Hope’s Community Kitchen at 216 Murray Street serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day of the year, and the Ottawa Mission serves meals in its dining room every day. If you are not sure where to go, start there.

Saturday and Sunday meals

Hot meal · Breakfast

Centre 454

Belong Ottawa

454 King Edward Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (Wednesday the centre closes at 1pm)
No appointment613-235-4351

Hot meal · Breakfast · Harm reduction

Centre 507 drop-in meals

Centre 507

507 Bank St, Floor 2, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-233-5626

Hot meal · Breakfast

Community Kitchen (Soup Kitchen)

Shepherds of Good Hope

216 Murray St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — dinner
  • Every day · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. — drop-in meal (leftovers/sandwiches)
No appointment613-789-8210

Hot meal · Breakfast

Dining room meals

The Ottawa Mission

35 Waller St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. — breakfast (Listed as year-round; days not itemized)
  • Every day · 11:20 a.m. – 12 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-234-1144

Hot meal

Drop-in and lunch

Somerset West Community Health Centre

55 Eccles St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon, Thu · 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. — Mission Food Truck lunch
  • Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun · 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. — drop-in (last call 7pm)
No appointment613-238-8210

Hot meal · Youth

Haven Youth Shelter drop-in

Restoring Hope Ministries

140 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON

  • Fri, Sun · 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. — drop-in meal and snacks
  • Mon, Tue, Sat · 10 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. — drop-in meal and snacks
No appointment613-808-3321

Hot meal · Groceries

Highjinx Community House

Highjinx

290 Kent St, Ottawa, ON

  • Tue, Wed, Fri · 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. — food, tea/coffee, prepared meals
  • Thu, Sat · 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. — food, tea/coffee, prepared meals
No appointment613-864-4289

Hot meal · Delivery · Seniors

Hot Meal Program

Meals on Wheels Ottawa

670 Albert St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Sat · 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. — hot meal delivery (Delivered over the noon hour; exact window not published)

Food bank · Hot meal · Youth

Operation Come Home Youth Drop-In (food bank and meals)

Operation Come Home

150 Gloucester St, Ottawa

  • Mon–Thu · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — drop-in
  • Mon–Thu · 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — drop-in
  • Fri · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — drop-in
  • Sat, Sun · 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — drop-in
No appointment613-230-4663

Hot meal · Delivery

Ottawa Mission Food Truck - Saturday stops

The Ottawa Mission

  • Sat · 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. — food truck meal (616 Kirkwood Ave - Hampton Court OCH (1st Saturdays))
  • Sat · 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. — food truck meal (1290 Coldrey Ave - (3rd Saturdays))
  • Sat · 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — food truck meal (1400 Lepage Ave - Lepage Manor OCH (2nd & 4th Saturdays))
  • Sat · 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — food truck meal (310 York St - Lowertown Community Resource Centre (2nd & 4th Saturdays))
No appointment613-234-1144

Hot meal · Delivery

Ottawa Mission Food Truck - Sunday stops

The Ottawa Mission

  • Sun · 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — food truck meal (1365 Bank St - Ottawa Community Housing (1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays))
  • Sun · 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — food truck meal (231 Penfield Dr - Ottawa Community Housing (2nd & 4th Sundays))
  • Sun · 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. — food truck meal (453 Cooper St - Centretown/OCH)
  • Sun · 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. — food truck meal (521 Rideau St - Capital City Mission)
No appointment613-234-1144

Hot meal · Breakfast

St Luke's Table

Belong Ottawa

211 Bronson Ave (Mac Hall, Bronson Centre), Ottawa, ON; Saturdays at 70 James St

  • Mon–Fri · 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — breakfast (211 Bronson Ave)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (211 Bronson Ave)
  • Sat · 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — breakfast (70 James St (St Barnabas Church))
  • Sat · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch (70 James St (St Barnabas Church))
No appointment613-238-4193

Hot meal · Breakfast

The Well (La Source)

Belong Ottawa

275 Elgin St (entrance), Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast (Women and gender-diverse only until 12:30pm)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — dinner (Open to all visitors)
  • Sat, Sun · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast (Women and gender-diverse only)
No appointment613-594-8861

Hot meal · Breakfast · Youth

Youth drop-in meals

Operation Come Home

150 Gloucester St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — sit-down meal
  • Mon–Wed · 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — sit-down meal
No appointment613-230-4663

Meals after 5 p.m.

Hot meal

A Place to Go

St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church

152 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON

  • Fri · 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment

Hot meal · Indigenous · Delivery

Bannock Bus

Odawa Native Friendship Centre

510 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. — mobile hot meals
  • Mon–Fri · 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — mobile hot meals
No appointment613-722-3811

Hot meal · Breakfast · Harm reduction

Centre 507 drop-in meals

Centre 507

507 Bank St, Floor 2, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. — dinner
No appointment613-233-5626

Hot meal · Breakfast

Community Kitchen (Soup Kitchen)

Shepherds of Good Hope

216 Murray St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 7 a.m. – 8 a.m. — breakfast
  • Every day · 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — lunch
  • Every day · 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. — dinner
  • Every day · 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. — drop-in meal (leftovers/sandwiches)
No appointment613-789-8210

Hot meal

Drop-in and lunch

Somerset West Community Health Centre

55 Eccles St, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon, Thu · 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. — Mission Food Truck lunch
  • Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun · 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. — drop-in (last call 7pm)
No appointment613-238-8210

Hot meal · Youth

Haven Too youth shelter drop-in

Fourth Avenue Baptist Church

109A Fourth Ave, Ottawa, ON

  • Wed, Thu · 9 p.m. – 12 a.m. — drop-in meal and snacks
No appointment

Hot meal · Youth

Haven Youth Shelter drop-in

Restoring Hope Ministries

140 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON

  • Fri, Sun · 9 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. — drop-in meal and snacks
  • Mon, Tue, Sat · 10 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. — drop-in meal and snacks
No appointment613-808-3321

Hot meal · Groceries

Highjinx Community House

Highjinx

290 Kent St, Ottawa, ON

  • Tue, Wed, Fri · 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. — food, tea/coffee, prepared meals
  • Thu, Sat · 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. — food, tea/coffee, prepared meals
No appointment613-864-4289

Food bank · Indigenous · Community kitchen

Inuit Food Security (food bank and community kitchen)

Tungasuvvingat Inuit

282 Dupuis St, Ottawa

  • Mon · 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. — food bank (Inuit elders 55+)
  • Tue · 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. — food bank (Inuit families and students)
  • Wed · 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. — food bank (general Inuit community)
  • Wed · 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — food bank (general Inuit community)
No appointment613-749-4500

Food bank · Hot meal · Youth

Operation Come Home Youth Drop-In (food bank and meals)

Operation Come Home

150 Gloucester St, Ottawa

  • Mon–Thu · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — drop-in
  • Mon–Thu · 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — drop-in
  • Fri · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — drop-in
  • Sat, Sun · 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — drop-in
No appointment613-230-4663

Hot meal

St. Joe's Supper Table

St. Joseph's Parish

151 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. — coffee and sandwiches (take-out only)
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — community dinner (dine-in or take-out)
No appointment613-233-4095

Hot meal · Breakfast

The Well (La Source)

Belong Ottawa

275 Elgin St (entrance), Ottawa, ON

  • Mon–Fri · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast (Women and gender-diverse only until 12:30pm)
  • Mon–Fri · 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. — lunch
  • Mon–Fri · 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. — dinner (Open to all visitors)
  • Sat, Sun · 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. — breakfast (Women and gender-diverse only)
No appointment613-594-8861

Hot meal · Breakfast · Youth

Youth drop-in meals

Operation Come Home

150 Gloucester St, Ottawa, ON

  • Every day · 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — sit-down meal
  • Mon–Wed · 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. — sit-down meal
No appointment613-230-4663

Several churches run winter “Out of the Cold” suppers on Saturdays, usually from November to March. Their dates are on their listings.

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