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Shops and errands near Sandy Hill

Several supermarkets are within about 1.2 km (straight-line) of Sandy Hill's centre, and Rideau Street and the Rideau Centre sit at its northern edge.

31 shops, cafés and restaurants are listed for the Sandy Hill area, mostly on Rideau Street (12), O'Connor Street (2), Montréal Road (2).

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University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (29775014520)
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario (29775014520). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Mapped supermarkets near Sandy Hill include Loblaws (about 0.8 km), Metro (about 0.9 km) and Farm Boy (about 1.2 km), all straight-line. The map data also lists Green Fresh and NU Grocery nearby. Wikipedia notes that the area is very close to downtown, especially the Rideau Centre shopping mall, and that Rideau Street and the Byward Market area form the northern edge of the neighbourhood.

The main commercial street nearby falls within the Downtown Rideau BIA. For everyday errands, the ONS reports that 76.3% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a community health centre.

Map

Groceries and errands near Sandy Hill

Rideau Street

12

Beechwood Avenue

2

Main Street

2

Dalhousie Street

2

Montréal Road

2

Elgin Street

2

O'Connor Street

2

Cyr Avenue

1

Metcalfe Street

1

Marie-Curie Private

1

  • Campus Pharmacy

    Pharmacy

    Marie-Curie Private100 Marie-Curie PrivateIn Sandy Hillopenstreetmap.org

McArthur Avenue

1

Sparks Street

1

Bank Street

1

Main streets

1

  • Downtown Rideau BIA

    Business improvement area (City of Ottawa BIA layer)

    Main streetsmaps.ottawa.ca

Questions people ask

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  1. Where do people in Sandy Hill buy groceries?

    Mapped supermarkets near Sandy Hill include Loblaws (about 0.8 km), Metro (about 0.9 km) and Farm Boy (about 1.2 km), all measured in a straight line from the neighbourhood centre. The map data also lists Green Fresh and NU Grocery nearby.

    As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org

  2. Is Sandy Hill walkable?

    The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study reports an average Walk Score of 62 for Sandy Hill. In the 2021 census, 28.2% of working residents commuted on foot. The ONS also reports an average of 19.1 transit stops within a 600 m walk.

    As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca openstreetmap.org

  3. What shopping is near Sandy Hill?

    Rideau Street and the Byward Market area form Sandy Hill's northern edge, according to Wikipedia, and the Rideau Centre shopping mall is very close to the neighbourhood. The Downtown Rideau BIA covers the main commercial street nearby.

    As of 2026-10 · en.wikipedia.org openstreetmap.org

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