Gatineau Pizza and Pasta: Where to Find Both

Gatineau pizza and pasta start in Old Hull, where a neighbourhood restaurant makes fresh pasta on site and a long-running pizzeria bakes homemade pizzas, and carry on to a brewery kitchen with a river view that serves gnocchi and ravioli, and a Chelsea cafe that added a wood-fired oven. Choose a pasta night or a pizza night, then try the other.

Tourisme Outaouais, the regional tourism organization, Tastet, a Quebec food publication, and 613today, an Ottawa listings site updated in 2026, describe this kind of place. The kitchens are described, not named, until each is confirmed. Check menus and hours before you go.

Where can you find handmade pasta in Gatineau?

A neighbourhood restaurant at 51 Rue Saint-Jacques is the clearest answer. Tourisme Outaouais says its owner-chef makes the fresh pasta on site, and Tastet wrote in October 2024 that the cooking blends Italian influences and techniques with local ingredients. A riverside brewery kitchen is a second option: Tastet describes dishes such as squash ravioli and gnocchi in cream sauce served with the brewery's own beers, and 613today lists it as a brewpub with a riverside terrace.

Handmade pasta shows in the texture. Ask which shapes are made that day, and rate the sauce separately from the noodle.

What about wood-fired pizza in Gatineau?

A pizzeria at 36 Rue Laval serves homemade pizzas made with quality ingredients, according to Tourisme Outaouais, and 613today says it uses a wood-fired oven and offers gluten-free options. In Chelsea, Tourisme Outaouais mentioned in 2020 that a cafe was trying pizza from a new wood-fired oven, and its brunch article lists a breakfast pizza.

A wood-fired pizza cooks fast and blisters at the edges, so judge the crust first and the toppings second. Share one with the table and note which topping came out best.

Which Italian food in Gatineau suits a group?

Pizza is the easiest for a group, because everyone can take a slice. Pasta suits two or three people who want to share a few plates. A brewery setting suits a larger table that wants a pasta and a beer, though the beer is not the point of this guide.

The Chelsea cafe describes a yurt and an indoor fireplace for evenings, according to Tourisme Outaouais, which makes it the pick for a family outing. Check what is on offer in each season. Seasonal menus change the pasta often, so treat any dish named here as an example of the kitchen's style rather than a promise of what is available on the day.

Is there pasta at a brewery in Gatineau?

Tastet describes a craft brewery with a view of the Outaouais River that was among the kitchens serving an event menu in 2024, with a chocolate-beet croquembouche for dessert. A brewery kitchen is worth a look as a restaurant in its own right; order from the food menu and rate the dish. Ask the server which dishes the kitchen is proudest of, and whether the menu changes with the season, since a brewery kitchen often rewrites its plates as ingredients come and go.

How do you plan a pizza and pasta night?

Make it a small project: two dishes, two places, one evening or one weekend. Pick the neighbourhood first. Old Hull has a pasta restaurant and a pizzeria within a short walk, which allows a two-stop evening: pasta at one, pizza to share at the other. The brewery and Chelsea need a car or a bus ride.

Tell the server about allergies and ask for gluten-free options in advance. Phone ahead for a group of more than four. Choose the dish first and the place second, because a pasta restaurant and a pizzeria are asked to do different jobs, and you will enjoy each more if you judge it by what it sets out to do. Eat early on a Friday or Saturday, when small kitchens fill, and keep a note of what you ordered, because the next time you go the menu may have moved on and your note will be the only record. If you are travelling with children, pizza is the safer bet and a plain pasta is usually easy to ask for.

How do you rate Gatineau pizza and pasta with Mosey?

Rate the plate, not just the room. The Mosey app needs only the place and stars; then you can name the dish, add a tag such as Italian, Great Value or Group Dining, and attach a photo. "Squash ravioli, light sauce, shared" tells the next person what to expect.

Start a list called Gatineau carbs: one pasta, one pizza. Send the invite link to a friend and compare notes, and follow friends to see what they rated and saved. The ratings page explains rating by the dish.

Using Mosey also supports the local place: it is free to list, with no hidden fees.

What else should you read?

The Vieux-Hull guide covers the streets where two of these kitchens sit, and the Gatineau brunch guide covers the morning. See the Canadian food guides for the rest of the country.

Next time you eat Italian, open the Mosey app and rate each plate by name.