Shops & dining
Most everyday shops in this list are on Bank Street in the Glebe, with a few on Preston Street and Cambridge Street. Restaurants are listed separately.
13 shops, cafés and restaurants are listed for the Dow's Lake area, mostly on Bank Street (8), Second Avenue (1), Preston Street (1). Grocery stores include Whole Foods Market, Il Negozio Nicastro and Metro.
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Wikipedia says the stretch of Bank Street through the Glebe has many small stores and restaurants. The places listed here come from OpenStreetMap and include grocers, bakeries, a butcher and hardware stores.
Restaurants and cafés are not listed here. A pavilion at the north end of Dow's Lake holds restaurants and is open year-round, per Wikipedia.
Where to shop
- 1Holistic Roots Massage Therapy & Wellness900 m
- 2La Brioche Pastry & Bakery1.3 km
- 3Glebe Meat Market1.3 km
- 4Whole Foods Market1.4 km
- 5Ichiban Bakery1.4 km
- 6Il Negozio Nicastro1.4 km
- 7Wild Oat Bakery1.4 km
- 8Second Avenue Sweets1.4 km
- 9Metro1.4 km
- 10Preston Hardware1.4 km
- 11Home Hardware1.4 km
- 12Winners1.4 km
- Bank Street 8
- Cambridge Street South 1
- Second Avenue 1
- Preston Street 1
- Marché Way 1
- Cambridge Street North 1
Bank Street
8Glebe Meat Market
Bank Street869 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Home Hardware
Bank Street736 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Ichiban Bakery
Bank Street825 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Il Negozio Nicastro
Bank Street792 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
La Brioche Pastry & Bakery
Bank Street866 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Metro
Bank Street754 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Whole Foods Market
Bank Street951 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Wild Oat Bakery
Bank Street817 Bank StreetIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Cambridge Street South
1Holistic Roots Massage Therapy & Wellness
Cambridge Street South475 Cambridge Street SouthIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Second Avenue
1Second Avenue Sweets
Second Avenue151 B Second AvenueIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Preston Street
1Preston Hardware
Preston Street248 Preston Streetopenstreetmap.org
Marché Way
1Winners
Marché Way225 Marché WayIn Dow's Lakeopenstreetmap.org
Cambridge Street North
1Savoury Swine Corner Grocer
Cambridge Street North285 Cambridge Street Northopenstreetmap.org
Quick answers
Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.
Where do people in Dow's Lake buy groceries?
The nearest grocery stores mapped on OpenStreetMap are on Bank Street in the Glebe: Metro (754 Bank Street), Il Negozio Nicastro (792 Bank Street) and Whole Foods Market (951 Bank Street). Each is roughly 1.4 km in a straight line from the Dow's Lake area centre.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org
What everyday shops are near Dow's Lake?
Bank Street in the Glebe has Home Hardware (736 Bank Street) and several bakeries, including La Brioche Pastry & Bakery, Ichiban Bakery and Wild Oat Bakery. Preston Hardware is at 248 Preston Street, and Winners is at 225 Marché Way.
As of 2026-10 · openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org