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Beckta Dining & Wine draws a loyal local crowd as well as wine lovers visiting Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Steve Beckta, former sommelier at Danny Meyer's Eleven Madison Park in NYC, returned home last year to open his restaurant. He offers a remarkable selection of Canadian cult wines, including house wines that he blended himself in Niagara. The wines pair perfectly with signature dishes such as caramelized hassleback scallops and Ontario rack of lamb.
- Natalie MacLean

Beckta Dining & Wine, 226 Nepean St., Ottawa, Canada; 613-238-7063; www.beckta.com