Fauna Food + Bar

(fau-na)
the animals of a particular region or habitat

Fauna is about the things we love: eating and drinking with friends and family in a fun space. Our menu is seasonally driven and we support local farmers and producers wherever possible. We love the neighborhood and the space and are so happy to be open in Centretown.

The food

We like to have fun in the kitchen. We serve both small and full sized plates so you can try more than one dish. We use local ingredients wherever possible. We’re inspired by where we live, places we’ve been and things we’d like to do.

The drinks

We enjoy drinking while we eat and offer a range of natural wines, classic and curated cocktails as well as craft beers. We'll stay open later in the evening Thursday-Saturday for drinks.

The space

A lot of love went into designing the space. We spent 2 years designing, sourcing products, and renovating 425 Bank Street. We wanted to take the concept of using sustainable and local products into the design as well. We have worked with some amazing professionals, vendors, and producers including Linebox Studios who designed the space, Inter_ex our General Contractor, Interversion in Montreal who made all of the tables and banquette (in Drummondville, Quebec), the Modern Shop on Sussex who helped us with our lights and downstairs tables, a Modern Space on Wellington helped us with our amazingly comfortable chairs and bar stools, Gusto Metalworks, who built our beautiful Zinc bar and Le Collectif Design who did an amazing job with our icons and branding. There are a ton of talented people around us and we have loved working with them to make fauna what it is. We also have a private room that is available and can seat up to 24 people (if you’re interested, give us a shout at 613.563.2862 or info@faunaottawa.ca)

LOCATION

425 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1Y7

Fauna's location

Contact

(613) 563-2862
info@faunaottawa.ca
Online Reservation

Hours

Open 7 days a week for interior dining.

Friday and Saturday (5:30 to late (last seating for dinner 9:45)

Sunday to Tuesday (5:30 to 11:00 (last seating for dinner 8:15)

Wednesday to Thursday (5:30 to 12:00 (last seating for dinner 8:45)

Open late for drinks

Lunch - currently closed

Parking

There is street parking on Bank Street and surrounding streets (Frank, Florence, Waverley)

There is a paid parking lot on Frank Street (East of Bank)

Public Transit

We are accessible by many bus routes. Best thing to do is check OC Transpo

Reservations

Call 613-563-2862 from 3 pm to 10pm daily, or book online.

Book Online

Purchase Gift Card

Please email us at info@faunaottawa.ca with the recipients name, the amount and your phone number and we will create a digital gift card for you if the link is not working.

Dinner

Cocktails

Beer & Cider

Others

Reserve our Private Room

We have a private room that is home to our wine cellar and can seat 20 people comfortably and 24 with the addition of a fourth table. If you're interested, give us a shout at 613.563.2862 or info@faunaottawa.ca

jon svazas - Chef & Owner

Jon has spent the last 12 years working in kitchens all over Ottawa including Taylor’s Genuine Food and Wine, Domus Cafe, Farbs, Vittoria Trattoria and the Arc Hotel. Jon is happiest in the kitchen and hanging out with his family. He has spent the last two years on the insane process of opening the restaurant and is happy to be open and cooking for you.

Billy Khoo - Chef de Cuisine & partner

Billy was born in Malaysia and raised in Ottawa. He started his culinary career very young from helping out in the kitchen of his parents restaurant. At a local hotel, he worked his way up from dishwashing to sous chef. He then went on to pursue his passion of fresh and local produce at Taylor's Genuine food and wine bar where he met Jon Svazas and Doug Parsonage. Billy utilizes culinary techniques from his asian background as well as from french training from the hotel. In his few hours off, Billy enjoys film and wine with friends.