Guidebook for Calgary
Food Scene
Galaxie Diner
1413 11 St SWBest breakfast diner in Calgary!
Amazing meals to go, coffee and high-quality groceries like local dairy products.
15 locals recommend
OUR DAILY BRETT
1507 29 Ave SWAmazing meals to go, coffee and high-quality groceries like local dairy products.
La Vida Loca
1129 17 Ave SWGreat Mexican food, cheap wings, buckets of beer.
Delicious pizza and appetizers - large space so a little easier to get in than other, smaller restaurants. Beautiful patio.
54 locals recommend
Cibo 17th
1012 17 Ave SWDelicious pizza and appetizers - large space so a little easier to get in than other, smaller restaurants. Beautiful patio.
Best pizza in the city! They also recently opened a takeaway restaurant next door which features pizza by the slice, coffee pastries, sandwiches, etc.
91 locals recommend
UNA Takeaway
616 17 Ave SWBest pizza in the city! They also recently opened a takeaway restaurant next door which features pizza by the slice, coffee pastries, sandwiches, etc.
The Nash
925 11 St SEWithout Papers Pizza
1216 9 Ave SEInglewood Pizza
1225A 9 Ave SEAmazing Jamaican / Caribbean food! Great for take out on your way home.
11 locals recommend
Simply Irie Caribbean Cuisine
1510 6 Street SouthwestAmazing Jamaican / Caribbean food! Great for take out on your way home.
Another outstanding restaurant serving food with lots of locally sourced ingredients. Great patio right on 17th.
23 locals recommend
MARKET
718 17 Ave SWAnother outstanding restaurant serving food with lots of locally sourced ingredients. Great patio right on 17th.
Native Tongues Taqueria
235 12 Ave SWBlanco Cantina
723 17 Ave SWTen Foot Henry
1209 1 St SWStarbucks
951 General Avenue NortheastOriginal Joe's Restaurant & Bar
2047 34 Ave SWThe Beltliner
243 12 Ave SWAnju
Anejo
2116 4 St SWModel Citizen
308 17 Ave SWcharbar
618 Confluence Way SEMyhre's Deli
1411 11 St SWGreat smoked meat sandwiches!
Belmont Diner
2008 33 Ave SWGreat diner in nearby Marda Loop.
River Cafe
Incredible food on the beautiful Prince's Island.
Pulcinella
1147 Kensington Crescent NWDelicious pizza in a neighbourhood worth exploring!
Village Ice Cream
431 10 Ave SECalgary's best ice cream, just a short drive away!
Clive Burger
736 17 Ave SWThe Coup
924 17 Ave SWBest vegetarian food in Calgary.
Everything Else
Yoga Mandala Inc
3522 19 St SWFavourite yoga studio.
Essentials
Community Natural Foods
1304 10 Ave SWGreat grocery store for natural, whole and local foods.
Safeway Pharmacy Garrison
2425 34 Ave SW1 of the 2 nearest conventional grocery stores.
Midtown Co-op
1130 11 Ave SW1 of the 2 nearest conventional grocery stores.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Ship & Anchor
534 17 Ave SWMy favourite pub.
One of the newer cocktail bars in the city. Really unique cocktails, great vibe.
78 locals recommend
Proof
1302 1 St SWOne of the newer cocktail bars in the city. Really unique cocktails, great vibe.
If you don't know its there, you'll walk right by. Look for the tiger over a doorway. Some of the best cocktails in the city.
42 locals recommend
The Milk Tiger Lounge
2004 4 St SWIf you don't know its there, you'll walk right by. Look for the tiger over a doorway. Some of the best cocktails in the city.
Kind of a sports bar theme complete with skee ball and arcade basketball but cleaner, more modernly styled and with a great menu. They have have a big patio right on 17th.
25 locals recommend
Home and Away
1207 1 Street SouthwestKind of a sports bar theme complete with skee ball and arcade basketball but cleaner, more modernly styled and with a great menu. They have have a big patio right on 17th.
1410 World Bier Haus Restaurant & Lounge
Palomino Smokehouse
109 7 Ave SWAmazing BBQ followed by live music - what could be better?
Commonwealth Night Club
731 10 Ave SWBigger nightclub - two floors each with its own DJ
The Hifi Club
219 10 Ave SWSmall nightclub, good vibes.
Arts & Culture
Glenbow Museum
130 9 Ave SEShopping
The Livery Shop
1119 10 Ave SEThe Bamboo Ballroom Calgary
814 16 Ave SWPeacock Boutique Consignment Beltline Location
1415 11 St SWPeacock Boutique
1145 Kensington Crescent NWAdorn Boutique
1216 9 Ave SEPurr
940 17 Ave SWPurr
940 17 Ave SWKismet Clothing & Jewellery
118 10 St NW27 Boutique
506 12 Avenue Southwest6455 Macleod Trail SW
6455 Macleod Trail SWEntertainment & Activities
The Scotiabank Saddledome
555 Saddledome Rise SoutheastCalgary Stampede
1410 Olympic Way SECalgary Zoo
Calgary's Science Centre. Super fun for kids and adults! First Thursday night of every month is 'adult night' and features a DJ, drinks, etc.
362 locals recommend
Telus Spark
Calgary's Science Centre. Super fun for kids and adults! First Thursday night of every month is 'adult night' and features a DJ, drinks, etc.