Make friends in Vanier & Overbrook

Easy first-hangout spots near Vanier & Overbrook

Public places within about 5 km that circles can pick, and why they work for meeting people for the first time.

• 🎲 Studio Staja, Lowertown · 2 km
  A cozy, bilingual board game café with tea and vegan baking; quiet enough to learn a new game.
• 🎲 Level One Game Pub · 3 km
  Hundreds of board games and staff who'll teach you one; the game does the small talk.
• 🍜 ByWard Market · 3 km
  Stalls, food shops and BeaverTails within a few blocks; easy to graze and keep talking.
• 🎨 Ottawa School of Art, ByWard Market · 3 km
  Drawing, painting and pottery courses for adults; everyone starts at the same blank page.
• 🎤 Rainbow Bistro, ByWard Market · 3 km
  A small, long-running live-music room in the Market; the Sunday afternoon blues jam is an easy first show.
• 🚶 Rideau Canal pathway · 3 km
  Meet at Pretoria Bridge and follow the water either way; cafés in the Glebe and Old Ottawa East when you want a break.
• 🎤 National Arts Centre · 3 km
  Concerts and shows of every kind downtown, with the canal-side café for a bite before.
• ☕ Little Victories, Elgin · 3 km
  A roomy café in an old brick building near the NAC, with a patio when it's warm.

How RoundSix works in Vanier & Overbrook

1. Pick your area and interests. It takes about a minute, in your phone's browser.
2. Meet your circle. When circles open, we introduce you to 5 people near you who like the same things and are free at similar times.
3. Answer a question a day together. Light, fun questions, so you know a bit about each other before you meet.
4. Hang out. Your circle picks a time and an easy public place, and everyone says if they're in.
5. Keep the ones you click with. If two of you want to stay in touch, you become each other's people.

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Nearby neighbourhoods

• New Edinburgh & Rockcliffe
• Sandy Hill
• ByWard Market & Lowertown
• Centretown
• The Glebe
• Old Ottawa South & East
• Alta Vista
• Little Italy & Chinatown
• All of Ottawa